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My creative habit:  Mentors have been very important in my creative growth.  I had two growing up:  my mom, who tried every craft at least once (and that was the 70's, so we had supplies for everything from macrame to God's eyes -- remember those?), and my neighbor Ann, whose artful environment I coveted.  (They even had one small cabinet whose surface was entirely handpainted with leaves and flowers -- and a little scene of their family gathered around a table.  I have a photo of it and it still inspires me.)  As an artist, I feel so lucky to have had two more mentors:  Katherine, who will listen to me at 7am or 11pm or over a 3-hour coffee break (when we were in New York together, we never got more than six hours of sleep); and Susan, an amazing quilt artist and teacher who is being awarded the Textile Center's Spun Gold Award this week for her lifetime achievements in fiber art.  Lucky me!

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I am deeply envious- my mentors have all guided me via their work on museum walls and in books but it's been so amazing, none-the-less. Maybe someday I can mentor someone else.