Snow day and April fools

Just when I thought it was save to take the snow tires off we get a snow warning 20-30 cm the first of April !!!! The good thing is...we know it will not last. I took me nearly 2 hours to get home this after noon ( normaly 1 hr 20 min) but it was that wet slushie stuff so kept the foot light on the peddle. Here are a few pictures of the back yard. Looking in to the neigbours back yard

notice the bare branches on the cedar ( to the right) Deer!!!!

Felting Samples

So much is on my Plate at the moment and very little time to keep up with 3 Blogs. I have been learning and changing things over on Something Fiber and I have even updated Articulations blog once, need to work on it more. And I have been felting and felting and felting not sure if I will ever master it but I do like the end results so far.Here are a few photos of felt samples I did to prepare myself for the project that is/will be shown on Something Fiber.

Unknown fibers with unknow fibers ( dryer method )

Wool and silk on Merion wool (wet hand felted)

Twisted Merino wool (wet hand felted)

New Blog- Something Fiber + Snow

My New Blog is a trial and error project for the Digital Communication class I am in. What I learn from that class I will be developing both blogs (over time) to a more interesting read.
Check it out at http://www.somethingfiber.blogspot.com/
Besides spending most of the winter in class I occasionally have to deal with the snow. But this year I have had no time to play it. We think we are now offically at the 4ft mark.

Studio G

If you are visiting Vancouver island this spring and interested in honing your artistic skills then check out my friend Gloria Daly new Studio http://www.studiogart.com.
Gloria has been teaching a variety of workshops in fiber art techniques and often host guest instructors. Her new space is in the process of being built and you can watch the development on her blog. http://www.studiogart.wordpress.com/
Here are just 2 of the future workshop being offered

26 - 27 MAR 2011, 9:30 - 4:00pm

The Craft of Composition Workshop

Instructor -Vickie Newington, SCA

www.vickienewington.com

8 - 10 APR 2011 & 15 - 17 APR 2011
Friday evening through Sunday for two weekends

Flexible Books in Clamshell Boxes ~ A Book Workshop in 2 Parts

Instructor: Martha Cole www.marthacole.ca

Introduction to Contemporary Hand Embroidery

I start 2nd semester today and it is going to be a busy 4 months. Besides 4 classes and an independent study I will be teaching a 7 session course in Introduction to Contemporary Hand Embroidery at NBCCD in Fredericton. I promises that it will be a fun time with only a few rules that you will be allowed to break (maybe). First session will be on running stitches.

The original is hand dyed cotton with a variety of threads

These Kaleidoscopes are manipulations of a photo of the stitched sample. They are meant to be inspirations for future pieces.

New year -Update

I discovered this morning that Blogger has new templates. So much fun so much of a waste of time! After playing with a number of different ones I decide this earthy tones will be okay for awhile.

Below is the ball of Pods made from organza. Very difficult to photograph on a snowy day but gives a general idea of what it looks like finished . And of course I had to play with the image and have lots of kks to work with. I may post more of these later.

Art Doll ~Nor'e

Nor'e a Xmas gift created between 2 Noreasterns Storms. He is of the simplest style with antique metal beads for joints . His body is made from recycled velvet and "gloves" and trim from a washed angora sweater.

The vest is a mixture of wool and silk and once felted was cut and shaped on him wet.

Waiting for the finished hat ( hair is knitted eyelash yarn from the dollar store) The face is needlesculpt and painted with acrylic

The perfect hat!

Walking tall at about 18"

Sitting Pretty


Thinking about getting away ?