Archive for the ‘Inspiration’ Category

Black Hills, South Dakota – October 2014

Posted by ewquilts on October 29, 2014 in Inspiration, Photography |

 Lakota prayer flags at the top of Bear Butte  Sunset at the base of Bear Butte  Looking south from halfway up Bear Butte  Sawmill, Hill City  Child’s profile, Bear Butte  Roughlock Falls, Spearfish Canyon  Hike to Roughlock Falls, Spearfish Canyon Stroppel Inn, Midland, South Dakota 

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Abiquiu, New Mexico (December 29, 2013-January 4, 2014)

Posted by ewquilts on January 12, 2014 in Inspiration, Photography |

 On-board the Southwest Chief (Amtrak)  El Santuario de Chimayo, Chimayo, New Mexico  Chimayo with faralitos  Hwy 84 north of Abiquiu, New Mexico  13-mile Forest Service road to monastery  Rio Chama  Christ in the Desert monastery  bush at monastery  stations of the cross at monastery  Los Ojos, New Mexico  Hwy 84 north of Abiquiu, New Mexico […]

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Posted by ewquilts on March 20, 2012 in Inspiration |

A beautiful collection cabin photos from around the world.

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Posted by ewquilts on March 20, 2012 in Inspiration |

My brother Scott (CA) sent me this video.  He and I discovered we both have had a lifelong fascination with Rio de Janeiro.  I love how the way it’s filmed makes everything appear to be in miniature.

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Antony and the Johnsons “Swanlights” at Radio City Music Hall

Posted by ewquilts on February 3, 2012 in Inspiration |

“Why, how did we become so hypnotized by structures that we put in place, that they seem more permanent than nature itself…?”

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Le Couturier

Posted by ewquilts on September 20, 2011 in Inspiration, Writing |

Shortly after moving into my [former] studio at Prentiss & Burlington Streets in Iowa City, I started tuning into the pirate radio station broadcasting from the space across the hall. It featured everything from raw urban rap, to stories read by a gentle-voiced young woman. Without enough DJ’s for 24/7 programming, the station often resorted […]

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Frankie Holt’s Time & Vision: Vermont/Santa Monica Metro Station

Posted by ewquilts on August 10, 2011 in Inspiration |

Some photo work of a dear dear friend and fellow Wash U photo major (1990). These images are so good it freaks me out! Frankie Holt’s Time & Vision: Vermont/Santa Monica Metro Station: “The Vermont/Santa Monica metro station in the East Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles. Designed by Ellerbe Becket Architects. Looki…”

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Joe Deal, 1947-2010

Posted by ewquilts on July 20, 2011 in Inspiration |

Watering, Phillips Ranch California, 1983, Joe Deal Remembering a dear teacher and mentor a year after his passing. Joe’s work is on par with the greatest landscape photographers that come to mind. I was thrilled to be able to view an online exhibition of some of his work at the Robert Mann Gallery website. Along […]

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Incomplete, Alanis Morrisette

Posted by ewquilts on July 16, 2011 in Inspiration |

This is one of my favorite songs of all times…it captures so much of what I feel about my life’s journey up to this point. Everyday, I am a little less incomplete.

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Posted by ewquilts on June 19, 2011 in Inspiration |

David Hilliard, photographer I love this work. He tells a story with each block – a story that could not be told with just a single image. Amazing…

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