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Hobby???

Posted on November 28, 2013 by thomas

So, after taking some time away from fabric design (hopefully temporary) and just about everything else, I am starting to re-emerge from my hermitage re-engage with the quilting world. And with that I am encountering some of the same things … Continue reading →

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New Jersey…

Posted on October 21, 2013 by thomas

Today I am happy to admit that I am from New Jersey. I’ve been waiting for this day for a while. I also know that this is not something that I am supposed to admit on my professional blog, that … Continue reading →

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Creativity…

Posted on October 14, 2013 by thomas

If been thinking a lot about creativity (and the creativity industrial complex) over the past twenty-four hours. This time the prompt was an article posted to Salon, about which an esteemed friend of mine wrote, “I don’t often read something … Continue reading →

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Confidence

Posted on September 26, 2013 by thomas

I’ve been thinking about my own propensity for self-doubt a lot recently. The seemingly significant overlap between the motivational/self-help world and the craft world frequently sets me to wondering about myself; all the people posting inspirational aphorisms and quoting professional … Continue reading →

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Technique…

Posted on September 23, 2013 by thomas

There’s a reason I don’t draw, at least not with pencil and paper. Or paint, or anything of that ilk, if we are going down that path. I just can’t do it. Seriously. I’ve tried. I have an undergraduate and … Continue reading →

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On Statistics, Implications, and Pseudo-Academia…

Posted on September 8, 2013 by thomas

Statistics are funny things; they can be used in so many ways, especially when the user brings a thin understanding of statistics to the table. The same thing can be said of words as well, and we unfortunately live in … Continue reading →

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Gender…

Posted on September 5, 2013 by thomas

On Wednesday, the second installment of my Q&A with Why Quilts Matter went live on their blog. It should be something that I am truly happy and excited about; I have long respected the work that everyone at WQM does, … Continue reading →

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The Future…

Posted on August 30, 2013 by thomas

I worry. For much of my life I have been something of a professional worrier; I’d like to think that is one of the things that made me a good academic. I sweat the small stuff and try to put … Continue reading →

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