Art @ The Hermitage: PIQF - Day 1

Thursday, October 13, 2011

PIQF - Day 1

It's that time of year again - my escape from Kansas to Oz... four days of creativity and of being surround by people who are as passionate about quilts as I. I arrived yesterday afternoon at the Santa Clara Hyatt Hotel, checked into my large, comfortable room with its view for days, set up my internet connection, poured a nice, stiff Jack Daniel's, and crashed.

At 7:00 I headed downstairs to the convention center for the show's preview. Open only to those who have registered for classes. it's always the best time to see the show, because the rampaging hordes of people one encounters throughout the rest of the week haven't arrived yet, and it's possible to take pictures of quilts without spoiling the images with floating heads.

As usual, there were some absolutely wonderful quilts, and I noticed people took a special interest in "critters" this year...

'I Spy' by Ruth Bloomfield

'Lucy' by Alexandra Tsubota

'Raptor II' by Betty Busby

'Siesta' by Tanya Brown

More pictures later... I have to go down to the Starbuck's for my latte, and then head for class... Hand Quilting with Dierdra McElroy.

1 comment:

Birdie said...: I can't wait!; October 13, 2011 at 10:07 AM

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Desiderata

Go placidly amid the noise and haste,

and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible without surrender
be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly;
and listen to others,
even the dull and the ignorant;
they too have their story.

Avoid loud and aggressive persons,
they are vexations to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others,
you may become vain and bitter;
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.

Keep interested in your own career, however humble;
it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs;
for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;
many persons strive for high ideals;
and everywhere life is full of heroism.

Be yourself.
Especially, do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love;
for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment
it is as perennial as the grass.

Take kindly the counsel of the years,
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline,
be gentle with yourself.

You are a child of the universe,
no less than the trees and the stars;

you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

Therefore be at peace with God,
whatever you conceive Him to be,
and whatever your labors and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul.

With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful.
Strive to be happy.

Max Ehrmann