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Fall of Freedom Project Update

laura bruno lilly — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 18:48:40 +0000

Monday evening, 11/17: I just pushed ‘submit’ on the Fall of Freedom Event Registration Form. This is a big deal. Not in the fact that Kevin and I are now committed to the deadline, but because even as creative participants, we don’t fit the mold – we are not an organization. In fact, under the […]

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It’s amazing what a new set of strings will do for one’s sense of well being

laura bruno lilly — Sun, 02 Nov 2025 15:56:01 +0000

Prior to my first face-to-face meeting with K (Fall of Freedom presentation piece collaborator), I quickly changed out strings on the Prisloe. My thinking being: if we are going to live-perform our evolving ensemble presentation piece in 3 weeks, I need to have freshly broken in strings for the momentous occasion. Weeks of private […]

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ShoutOut: Fall of Freedom Event

laura bruno lilly — Fri, 24 Oct 2025 23:28:25 +0000

Note: I’ve been managing a constant stream of migraine waves since mid-September resulting in controlled silence on my end of various communications – including blogging! As many of you know, doing what needs to be done (work, teaching, just laying low, etc) during those times is challenging and often impossible. Today I seem to be […]

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Remember My “Ankara Reward” Tactic?

laura bruno lilly — Sat, 02 Aug 2025 14:14:38 +0000

Well, it’s come in handy as a transitional tool to ease into taking a break for most of August. After weeks of teaching summer session lessons, following through with essential tasks, the editing/layout of my current Giving Voice series (part three is still in the works), and dealing with heat, heavy air and asthma, I’m […]

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Weekend Notes 9/14-15/2024

laura bruno lilly — Sun, 15 Sep 2024 19:22:46 +0000

‘Start with Now’ is a good umbrella catchall phrase which describes my on & off approach to feeding the blog with sporadic & unscheduled posts…That said, let’s jump right in!

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Goals, ToDos & TryOuts – part 2

laura bruno lilly — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 22:07:49 +0000

First seen in this earlier post and then again in part 1, a certain coffee mug takes center stage as an example of a ‘quick TryOut’. That said, the ‘quick TryOut’ to finish Aromatic Steam Arising is only as good as the sum of its parts. Meaning: one of those parts was to compose a […]

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The Meaning We Make with Our Hands (Poem)

laura bruno lilly — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 21:33:03 +0000

In reading about the stories we as creatives tell through our (he)art, I came across this phrase from a Quiltfolk blog article. It resonated. I ruminated. I wrote a poem. The Meaning We Make with Our HandsLaura Bruno Lilly © 2024 I tell storiesI paint picturesI touch hearts with sound.Found soundComposed soundand sometimes spoken.Phrases shapedRhythms […]

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Weekend Notes 3/2-3/2024

laura bruno lilly — Sat, 02 Mar 2024 18:46:37 +0000

“Mounted over canvas” As per recent quilt-blogger discussions about how to mount certain fiber art pieces: Mary over at Zippy Quilts posted a callout for suggestions on how best to display a ‘map’ quilt she recently completed. The overriding consensus suggested mounting it over canvas. About two years ago, I experimented with this technique. During […]

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MMXXiii – part two

laura bruno lilly — Mon, 01 Jan 2024 04:30:52 +0000

I finally finished my Cookie Mats the other day. Please allow me to use them as a simple means to illustrate a handful of the many personal revelations/reminders I gleaned during this past year. I started them the day after reading Laura’s post on making her own “Cookie Plate Crumb Catcher”. Like her, I needed […]

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When Do Lightening Bugs Become Fireflies?

laura bruno lilly — Sun, 28 May 2023 01:34:32 +0000

June is fast approaching and there is much scheduled. The beginning of the month is my highly anticipated Visiting Artist Presentation/Performance at the Arts Center. The last weekend of the month is a long-planned mother/daughter trip. In between, there’s hubby’s and mine 45th wedding anniversary and Father’s Day. All-in-all a hearty, well-paced meal of events […]

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