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Carrie Bloomston

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Carrie studied painting and glassblowing at the Rhode Island School of Design forever ago (BFA, 1994) and spent the next decade recovering from it. She is now a fabric designer, mama and the artist behind SUCH Designs www.such-designs.com. Her work has been featured widely in books like Modern Baby, Kraft-tex Style, Stitch 'n Swap and magazines including Studios, QuiltMania, Stitch, Cloth Paper Scissors, Generation Q Magazine and Quilts and More.

Now in her pajamas at the kitchen counter, she is a full-time creativity enabler. She aims to help you celebrate your inner artist and step into the life of creativity and passion you have been itching for through her new book, The Little Spark–30 Ways To Ignite Your Creativity (Stash Books, 2014). ...more

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Carrie Bloomston Right this second I am designing my third collection of fabrics for Windham Fabrics. My studio is an utter disaster. I am in the trenches of my creati…moreRight this second I am designing my third collection of fabrics for Windham Fabrics. My studio is an utter disaster. I am in the trenches of my creative process and it is good. Much chocolate will be consumed. I may burn-up the speakers from playing my music loud enough to drown the voices in my head that are vying for attention. The laundry is piled up–I have to make choices or I won't have time for my creativity!(less)

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Carrie Bloomston In my book, I write a lot about inspiration–how to catch it, what it looks like, how to be prepared for it so it doesn't drift away when you aren't re…moreIn my book, I write a lot about inspiration–how to catch it, what it looks like, how to be prepared for it so it doesn't drift away when you aren't ready. For me, inspiration strikes when my mind is calm and quiet, and often when I am looking the other way (not directly for it). Commonly, it involves a multi-sensory experience. Sometimes, after a hike on a local trail, my mind empties enough for me to be quiet enough to hear it. When I tuck my kiddos into to bed, staring up at the lit-up fish tank in the dark, inspiration visits me. Then I have to stumble out and find a pen to catch it. We have to be ready for the sometimes-visitor of inspiration by making sure to capture it before it floats away and moves on. (less)

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	The Little Spark - 30 Ways to Ignite Your Creativity 3.83 avg rating — 254 ratings — published 2014 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Modern Quilting Idea Book: ModBlock Magazine Vol 2 Issue 1 by Missouri Star Quilt Company, Natalie Earnheart, Jenny Doan really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Art Techniques for Quilt Design: Drawing, Composition, Collage, and Stitch 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Big Book of Little Sparks Creativity Journal by Carrie Bloomston (Goodreads Author), Ruth Burrows (Illustrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	You Asked For It by Rosalyn Bloomston, Carrie Bloomston (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Why I Quit the Gig Economy and Got a Day Job: One Artist’s Story

By Carrie Bloomston Edited by Abby Glassenberg My husband and I had a business for seventeen years. It wasn’t scalable or glamorous. It was just him and me in painter’s clothes working in houses. We painted murals, did faux-finishes, and glazed all of Scottsdale a warm Tuscan gold or medium taupe. It wasn’t fine art […]

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