My mom was a wonderful artist. She could paint, did amazing needlework, quilted of course, and crocheted. My dad was a professional photographer in his youth, now he is mostly a pain in the you know what. Besides learning to quilt, I also do regular sewing, needlework, photography, knitting and I have done a little jewelry making. My DH is Mr Fix-it, he does a little bit of woodcarving and leatherwork. Now he wants to learn to do chain maille. My DS plays trumpet, mellophone and french horn (while marching which I find amazing being a klutz). He also thought learning Japanese was fun and not hard at all????? He has a very quirky artistic style, which I wish he would continue to pursue. And while in Japan we discovered he is a budding photographer.