I am at the Spring 2009 Quilt Market trade show in downtown Pittsburgh, PA. The city is warm and welcoming and the first day of market was a blast. The convention center is a short walk from our hotel and I don’t believe I have ever been in a city (in the US) that has inspired me more.
There are old, beautifully designed and built churches with gorgeous jewel tone glass on almost every block (according to Kathy Miller of Michael Miller Fabrics jewel tones are going to be hot for at least the rest of the year). The church spires rise way up into the air and the huge, carved stone blocks have so much character.
On my walk back after the show I saw this wall insert that stopped me in my tracks. It was made out of copper and had aged wonderfully. The design and pattern are so pleasing to the eye. The last picture I took was of a door portico that had carved stone on either side and above the entry way of two fish and an urn, in a strange way it reminded me of a Baltimore Album Block.
I am going to get up early tomorrow so I can walk before the show and take more pictures of the stunning buildings and other really cool stuff that I see. I am inspired by all that I have seen so far and can’t wait to get home, print out my pictures and put them in my inspiration journal.
So my question to all of you, is what inspires you to create? Do you take pictures? Cut them out of magazines? Sketch the ideas that come into your head?
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@ctpublishing RT”A publisher’s note from Pittsburgh… http://www.ctpubblog.com/2009/05/16/post…” WOW! Great photos.
I take pictures of buildings too, there are wonderful dimensional patterns and textures in architecture that are much more inspirational to me than flat designs. Glad you’re having fun at Market, great shots!
Buildings and architecture are definitely an inspiration for me, especially if they are in Paris!
I remember Pittsburgh market fondly from last time, walked from hotel over the bridge to downtown…took the funicular up the hill. Definitely not the ‘steel town’ I thought it would be…very lovely city!
I walked for about an hour today and took 20 pictures of all sorts of cool buildings and found a chuch from 1758! It was stunning! The door hinges inspired me. More later. Thanks for the feedback!
Amy, being that I too am here at quilt market for C&T, your blog has inspired me to “walk” to the show tomorrow (with camera in hand) instead of boarding the shuttle to the convention center. Hopefully it is not raining and hopefully my feet are not still swollen from today’s events of standing on the show floor. :-)
I am very proud to say that Pittsburgh is my hometown! I grew up in Mt. Lebanon, a southern suburb. The old architecture in downtown Pittsburgh is wonderful, but I was also pleased to see the new buildings and cool modern condos that have sprung up as the steel mills go out. Although the loss of industry and jobs is sad, the town is really reinventing itself.
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