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Showing posts with label Ladybug's Cabin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ladybug's Cabin. Show all posts
I'm teaching two online classes today! So this will be a shorter post this morning.
As green continues to return to the valley (even with the odd snow fall here and there still) I'm cheering on the plants as they peek their tips out of the chilly ground and prepare to bloom once more. Soon, I'll look out my window or in my garden and hardly be able to recognize the landscape from what it is today. I don't remember the count (years) from the last massive bear grass bloom but I think we're getting close to another good one. With bloom cycles of 5-7 years there are some years where the entire hill sides turn bright white...such a wonderful thing to witness.
This is a thread art piece that I made of this unique plant, sketched out on a sunprinted batik to add to the depth and layers of the forest floor. It's amazing how many colors of 'white' are needed to recreate this fun plant...but I do love how it came out....might be time to make another one. :)
While not a traditional Easter lily, I decided to share a flower that I did some thread painting on a while ago. This started as a gorgeous panel designed by Stephanie Brandenburg who started Frond Fabrics. With the desire to add art into fabric her designs are a wonder canvas to play on and with.
After doing some extensive thread work on the flower I appliqued it on to a sun printed batik.
As I observe Easter, and many of my friends observe Passover
My Mom made a quilt pattern called "Circle of Friends" and ask if I could quilt it for her. There was a lot of open space in the quilt and so I knew that it wanted something special.
The quilt has a pretty modern vibe to it, but will still a call toward the traditional, so which direction to go?
I asked my Mom if she didn't mind if I went a little 'artsy' on this one and thankfully she agreed!
I opted to do a blend of traditional around the outer edges with a little thread sketching in the middle.
I saw images of leaves in each of the color blocks which made me think of a tree at the center of it all.
It was hard to get good photos of of the tree, but I changed colors as I sketched/quilted it to correspond with the changing colors of the pieced blocks around the circle. The effect is subtle, but I love how it draws the color into the center sketch.
Today's Saturday share is a collage of the work I have currently showing at the Forms in Fiber exhibit at the Bigfork Arts and Cultural Center.
I've also put together a virtual tour of the show for those not near enough to come and visit it in person. (or even if you have seen it, but want to take another look at that piece that just won't let you stop thinking about it!) I hope you enjoy it!
If you want more information about the show you can visit the BACC's website:
I almost didn't post today as I've had quite a lot going on in my world the past few weeks that has left me looking for a moment to take a breath and rest.
I can sometimes find myself buried under the weight of things I feel I should have finished already, or meeting deadlines for my business. But in thinking about the first day of spring I remembered a quote about being buried that has risen a number of times through-out history and literature and it got me curious as to the origin.
As it turns out sources point to a Greek poet (Christianopoulos) who first wrote: "What didn't you do to bury me...but you forgot that I was a seed".
This image has been useful for those fighting for social change, for fighting our own demons or in my mind today...feeling buried under a massive 'to do' list. What if I'm not buried...what if I'm just planted and ready to start growing to meet all these tasks that need doing?
So I'll keep fortifing my roots and trust that my head will break the surface and feel that sunlight soon enough.
This little art quilt was made a number of years ago, as I played with a theme of using a song title to create a small work. I was listening to an album by Norah Jones at the time and thought "Above Ground" was a good title to play with some different textures and techniques.
My Saturday share is late coming today for a couple reasons...and all of them good.
I started my day with teaching the 2nd half of a team-teach class with Karen Straight. Today we made little tree hollows for the cute felted raccoons we made last week. I love getting people excited and as addicted to playing with thread, texture and color so it was wonderful way to start my day! Working with Karen is a joy and getting to help this great little piece she created was so much.
Next up I did a little recording for some fun new toys and tools that I've been playing with and I'm so looking forward to sharing them with you.
A nice call with my Mom followed--one of the highlights of my each and every day. She and my Dad are fully vaccinated now and Bob and I are one our way...so SOON we'll be able to go and actually safely visit. I can. not. wait.
Then it was time to enjoy some of this beautiful sunshine we have here today. As a bit of lark I told Bob we should use this funny little toy bat and plastic ball and go play in the now clear from snow areas in the field. It's funny, because for the life of me I am not talented in any form of 'sport ball'....but I think I know what the fix is...I need to play with the toy version! I hit the ball, I caught the ball and even managed a few straight pitches to Bob. Maybe we need to form a Ladybug's Cabin leage! Bob was particularly fond of my hatchet chop form in hitting some of the pitches. What can I say? I'm unique at everything I do. :)
After our game had wound down...well ok _I_ had wound down....I had a customer stop by to get some supplies for a little demo I'm doing for an online meeting in a few weeks. She happened to be in the area having got to see the Fiber show in Bigfork at BACC. (which I've been working on for a while now and is finally OPEN!) I hope that if you are nearby you'll go and check it out...and if you're not close enough to come see it, I'll be posting a virtual tour of the show soon.
This evening is home made calzones and some fun Brittish comedy shows...or pretending to watch some fun Brittish shows while doze on the sofa....so yeah.....a solid good day.
