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What the Tuft?!
From childhood I have always been immersed in art. Any chance I could get, I would try a new way to create. Eventually I found a love for sewing in high school and with that passion I started designing clothing with the intention to go to school for fashion design. Unfortunately that didn't quite work out as my interest in fashion was so broad that I felt I needed to have more experiences than my college could provide. I began working in retail, studying cosmetology, studying graphic design, and studying the world always with how things translate into a more tactile art. I love textures and sculptural fashion more than anything.
By Alicia T5 years ago in Motivation
Triangle
I never planned on becoming a textile designer—even graphic design wasn’t on my radar—but I knew from the time I could hold a crayon that I was going to be an artist in some form or another. Sure, my childhood plan actually included being an art-making professional soccer player who also wrote books, but drawing and painting were always on the forefront of my mind. I didn’t realize until I grew up how much the textile prints of my childhood influenced my vision and color sensibilities, and more to the point, my outlook on the world, even.
By Kim Sillen5 years ago in Motivation
A CRAFT THAT CHANGES LIVES....LITERALLY
I would never have imagined that a craft could literally change lives...but it has. A few years ago, I saw a beautiful sculpture of a mother holding a child’s hand which was so lifelike that it moved me to tears. The incredible detail that was replicated in each of their hands looked so lifelike that it was amazing. I could actually feel the love they shared just by looking at the sculpture. I couldn’t help but think how special this art piece must have been to both of them and how cherished it would be when the day came that this mother and child were no longer together on this earth. I also couldn’t help but think about my own mother whose beautiful hands I only got to hold for 18 short years before she lost her courageous battle with cancer at age 46. The sculpture I saw had such a profound impact on me that it motivated me to want to learn more about how it was created and to see if there was any way I could duplicate the process. Although I would never be able to create such a cherished memory with my own mother, I thought about what an amazing gift sculptures like these could be for others. I also thought that if I was able to create these beautiful pieces of art it would be a great way to honor my beautiful mom’s memory.
By Lala DiBello5 years ago in Motivation
7 Reasons GIFs Spice Up All Kinds of Motivation
What is a GIF? A lossless format for image files that supports both animated and static images. While many may disagree, I believe GIFs can not only motivate us, but are the superior form of communication in many different scenarios. Also, they just make me happy and it can't be wrong if they feel so right.
By Corinne Jenkins5 years ago in Motivation
Cards for a Cause
It was a day like any other, and I was online watching YouTube when an ad for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital started playing. I usually skip past the ads, but this one had me hooked. The story was so sad, and I was bawling by the end. I wanted to donate money, but being on a tight budget and already at my max for charity donations, I googled: "how to help children's hospitals." There had to be something I could do to help, and I wasn't close enough to volunteer. That's when I found Cards for Hospitalized Kids!
By Nikole Lynn5 years ago in Motivation
The New Mother and her DIY Yoga Mat Bag
When I first had my oldest son, I felt as though I would never get to be myself again or do some of the things that made me happy before becoming a parent. The needs of a newborn are all encompassing. And it's really quite overwhelming... at least it was for me. If you've been there, you know what I am saying. I don't say this to be ungrateful for the blessings but new motherhood is hard, y'all and if it wasn't hard for you, then you are extremely lucky and I will be the first in line to congratulate you! But seriously, you're lucky and I'm jealous.
By Amanda Light5 years ago in Motivation
How to Romanticise Your Life
I talked somebody off a ledge last month. He was a stranger, he was struggling, he was calling out for help. Whilst the entire thing took place online — and I don’t know quite how seriously he meant it — I wasn’t taking any chances. It was 1am, I was four seconds away from meeting Robert Pattinson in the dream realm, and then I caught sight of his plea. I knew of him, but I didn’t know him — and I knew I needed to help.
By em5 years ago in Motivation
Three Powerful Keys for Success I Learned From my Badass Grandmother.
If you ever crossed my grandmother on the street, you probably would not have seen her. She was 4’11’, reserved, and soft-spoken. And yet, the only word I can use to describe this tiny woman is magnificent. Born in a village in the mountainous coffee region of Colombia, orphaned at a young age and educated only to the fifth grade, she refused to play the hand that life had dealt her. Tata (her nickname) was not one to pontificate, but she was always ready to listen and educate if you approached her. I learned many lessons from this fantastic woman; here, I want to share the three keys to success that made the most significant impact in my life.
By Adriana M5 years ago in Motivation
What Are “Off Days” and Why Do We Have Them?
Off days. Bad days. Poor-performance days. Write-off-days (the extended version). There’s a number of aliases for this little butthole. But regardless of it’s name or what time it shows up at the front door that morning, we’ve all encountered it. We’ve all greeted it, groggily-eyed and miserable, an uninvited visitor who makes himself at home, anyway.
By em5 years ago in Motivation
All Hail the Queen of Letting It Go
When Disney's Frozen first took the world by storm in 2013, everyone was keen on examining the deuteragonist Elsa in a variety of ways. Was she a secret LGBTQ symbol? Was her iconic song "Let It Go" just a way to express the mechanisms of anxiety and depression? The ramping up of these discussions only grew with the release of Frozen II in November 2019.
By Jillian Spiridon5 years ago in Motivation
