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My history of weaving

About 10 years ago when I decided to give up wearing suits every day and working in the real world to pursue a more creative way of life I decided to take a weaving class. I had always been fascinated by how cloth was woven so when I found a weaving class not too far [...]

inside out

“inside out” 12″ x 30″,hand dyed cotton,machine stitched

details on the inspiration for this piece is on the sketchbook challenge blog here.

book review:quilt national 2011

Quilt National 2011 The Best of Contemporary Quilts Co produced by Lark Crafts &The Dairy Barn Arts Center 112 pages,Hardcover

A catalog of the 86 art quilts selected for inclusion in Quilt National 2011 this book is an absolute feast for the eyes no matter what your preferred artistic medium is. In [...]

book review:chains,chains,chains

chains chains chains 25 necklaces,bracelets &earrings by:Joanna Gollberg and Nathalie Mornu Publisher:Lark,144 pages,softcover

Chains Chains Chains is one of the most unique and clever jewelry making books that I’ve seen hit the bookshelves in a while. A quick flip through this book reveals a variety of jewelry [...]

departure

The latest word for the Fiberactions challenge was “departure”. It took me a while to figure out what direction to go in for this one and finally settled on creating a piece of work that was a departure from realism…

“purple vase”

18X24″ hand dyed cotton,Mistyfuse,machine stitching

 

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stitches and folds

You may remember that I participated in the sketchbook project last year and you can see that book here. My theme for that book was lines and grids. I had so much fun creating that book I decided to sign up for the 2012 project and I chose stitches and folds as my theme. After [...]