THE ARTIST NEXT STORE ART SOCIAL that Harriet and I are hosting is an outdoor event. Our neighborhood is in the midst of a weekend rainstorm...so it's been RESCHEDULED to Sunday Oct 22nd with a rain date of the following Sunday Oct 29th.
We are looking forward to sharing a fun happy and dry event on either one of those days!
Harriet Hill and I are neighbors and we are hosting an Art Social in front of my house.
November 10, 11 and 12th back at it with Frog Hollow Art Show
It's been a busy year, now taking some time to regroup my studio. It was looking and functioning hunky dory and then rug hooking supplies and weaving supplies were added.
I have an entire shelving unit filled with fringe blankets ready to become jackettes, and many quilts that will becoming coats. They will most likely debut in November at Frog Hollow Art Show.
A new skill: free motion handwriting with my sewing machine. I hope to integrate more of this going forward. I am a Baha'i and these are some words of wisdom from the Prophet and Founder of The Baha'i Faith, written in a book called The Hidden Words.
24" x 24" vintage fabrics fiber collage hand embellished with glass beads
for more information about The Baha'i Faith https://www.bahai.org/
Today was my last day as guest artist at Collabery Art Gallery. What a beautiful space with lovely, talented interesting artists. Some pieces found new homes and I made some new friends. I hope to be invited back one day.
Next stop is our biannual Frog Hollow Art Show. The month of May will be spent making new wearable art clothes and other fiber pieces.
Update: These are before and after photos of the two collages made for Barnstone, created and got them into the frames and ready for auction in 45 minutes! Was happy to see many people bidding on them.
During the event, spectators have the rare and exciting opportunity to watch artists move through their creative process, witnessing sketches evolve into completed artwork that is immediately available through an auction! This event consists of two 45-minute rounds where 20+ artists will work in various mediums to create one of a kind art on the spot!
Artwork created by children from the Barnstone community
will also be on display and for sale.
For the past few months I have been exploring a new medium, with the materials, tools and techniques of traditional rug hooking. First off made some vases with flowers. Then moved into some big stuffed 3 D angel sculptures and now making chickens. Kind of random with the chickens but saw a wooden chicken and got inspired to make some. I have an art exhibit coming up in April and in addition to other art planning to do some kind of an installation with the chickens......making a flock including more chickens, a rooster and some chicks. Chickens are 13" high, created with all cut wool strips. Backing is wool. Brainstorming right now on how to integrate chicken wire, straw and maybe cardboard to make some kind of a chicken coop display.
It's amazing that each of these little loops is hooked one at a time. This process is very time consuming but oh my I just love the way it looks! I've found so much inspiration looking at other people's rugs.
This one is 24" x 34" hooked wool on linen.
This is the second rug. Drew the picture on linen and hooking away. She is 24" x 34" Pretty big!
I love learning new mediums but this particular one has me hooked!
It is so relaxing and meditative.
