SoUL sWiRL

I made this funky purse from recycled black leather (pants), black satin (around the perimeter), and layers and layers of various fabric, which I slashed. The lining is gold satin, and red velvet with stitching in the letters of my business on each side, which I stitched on the machine. I will try to take a picture of the inside.

Here's "the soul" sitting on a table outside the Vancouver Art Gallery. There were a lot of boutiques on Main Street that wanted her.

I called it Soul Swirl, because of the curvaceous lines, but mainly because that is what my soul was doing at the time I was working on it. Dizzying really, like a whirling dervish. Spinning, and swirling, loving and learning. Taking leaps, sometimes missing the bank on the other side, but still, swimming, staying afloat, leaping again, learning, and loving. Losing, and gaining, making very tough decisions, seeing many aspects of life clearly for the first time. Amazing what a little real love will do for a person. We should all have some real love. Not everyone has ever experienced it.

Here she is in the Port Moody Wearable Art Show.

I made another funky purse in different design, which I will post later. It is made with black leather, too, and pink satin. Feel free to contact me by leaving a comment on my blog, or by emailing me at klozhausfunk@gmail.ca

Breathe love.

sOmEtimes

This little piece of stitchery was fun!
I am planning to do a series of them.

Originally they were planned to go with the 16 foot installation of 7 metres of my weaving for the juried show in March. The concept is about messages in stitching... several pieces about love, life, and work, also symbolized in the waterfall display of my weaving, which represents the ups and downs of life.

I will post pics of the weaving display soon ....then later I will post the 13 purses, that the weaving will be made into. By mE. : )

You may be able to see me at The Old Schoolhouse Gallery and Studios, in Qualicum Beach, where I will work on my fibre arts, occasionally, in Susan Mclellan's studio.

This is another stitchery piece (in progress) that shows you how the pieces start out. As a base, I'm using the cut-off pieces from pants; from when I hem pants for everyone in this town. : ) (my day job- my alterations/custom business) Pieces of You, perhaps? : )

Thank you for reading my blog. I sure hope you enjoy it!! If you want to add comments, please say your first name, or a pseudonym (that I might know...... : )

Blessings, and peace.

LeaRninG tO sEw

Glue, gel medium, fabric, photocopy transfer (on packing tape), & memories, on board. : )

This was especially interesting because I discovered how to adhere fabric to the board, while keeping it's soft hand (feel). I've been wanting to know about that for a long while. Thanks Susan! ...i'll be on my way now... well, as soon as a window opens up for that creativity... for now I'm working on prom dresses, hemming pants, digging gardens, climbing on roofs, and scrubbing decks. Oh, and kid stuff......

LiPsTiCk aNd A BirDie

Ok, this is cool. I think. Well, we will see how it goes. I definitely have things to say that I want to share. I told my son the title of my blog, and he said that's weird... I said why? ... and he said Art Chicken Action, what's that? Ha ha! Well, he knows I love roosters (since long before this last trend of the last several years!-- which btw, makes them easy to find in stores...), so he thought the title was related to roosters. But, I am a chick, and this blog is about me, my art and design, and my profundities (well, I hope you think so, too!)

The pics today feature my very first foray into tapestry weaving. This piece titled, Pit Bull with Lipstick, and a Birdie (ask me), was recently in a juried art show on beautiful Vancouver Island, British Columbia. The tapestry will be encorporated into a purse (as will 7 metres of loom weaving -for 13 purses- I'll show you another day : )

I am a fashion designer, FIT grad (NYC), with a BSc. in Apparel Production Management. I am currently a mom with a home based business doing alterations/custom work. In my "spare time" I am exploring fibre arts of all kinds, and I create one-of-a-kind items for sale via klozhausfunk@gmail.com (until my nephew sets up my website!!) If you are shopping for unique and "funkygreen" products, e-mail me, and I will send you pics of items for sale.

ciao, for now.

love the planet and all beings on it