Dancing with the Muse

[And no... I didn't mean "music"... in case you were wondering.]

Last night, I got home late (I went to see "Abraham in Motion" at Place des Arts as part of the Danse Danse series...it was excellent, by the way). I wasn't quite ready to sleep so I pulled out my computer for a few minutes to organize and clean up some quilt designs I had started years ago (for example, the Hollyhocks and Lilies design above.) I pulled a few elements out of the design and began rearranging them into repeating patterns and playing with colour placement. Before I knew it, it was 2:30 in the morning and I had created preliminary versions of four different fabric patterns, some in at least ten different colour ways. I'm not sure how final they are, but I have some new ideas flowing now...

When our creative muse beckons, we sometimes need to drop what we're doing and get out on the dance floor... even if we're not dressed for the ball.

For what it's worth, I think that we're also more likely to get invited to dance if we make space for those kinds of opportunities in our calendars and plan to show up...even if we're just sitting on the sidelines, waiting for someone to ask.

Either way, if we're willing to follow our muse's lead, we're bound to learn a few new steps along the way.