WoW

Wow...
I haven't posted for a while....
so much to show and tell!!
I've had a wonderful immersion
into fibre and creativity
over the spring and summer!
I have a whole winter's worth
of material to post about...
how will I ever keep up with
the present life?
: P

My Saori weaving.
: D

WaTeRfaLL of WeAvinG

Ok, here is the weaving I wrote about the other day. It is seven metres long (7 x 39" for those not using metric : ). I took a weaving class this past winter, and weaved a small piece during the class. I made a longer warp and wove this at home with music, tranquility, and midnight hours. I took weaving 25 years ago, but didn't weave again until now. My weaving was beautiful back then, and I thoroughly enjoyed it, but it just didn't fit into my life in any meaningful way all these years. Now it fits. Not sure why. But who cares, it's right.

I had purses in mind as I did this weaving. I planned to weave sections for as many purses as I could get out of the warp. I measured a half way point, took notes about the yarn I used, how many passes (shots), how many inches (ok, I mix metric and imperial ), then I duplicated it for the other half of the purse (front and back). I have weaving for 9 purses from this warp. I will finish the purses with a combination of knitting, crochet, inkle loom weaving, or ??? hmm... I'm sure it will get interesting... very interesting, but not stupid. Ha ha! Who can name that show?

I built the frame with a fancy little mitre saw with my own little hands. I made a model out of popsicle sticks first, because although I have done woodwork, and used lots of tools, I don't really understand "sturdy" construction. I was happy with the way it turned out. My son helped me, and he learned about "sturdy" construction. ; )

It was displayed as an installation piece in a juried art show. I don't think many people understood it, but I was happy to show it. I sent my sister pics to NY and she thought it looked like a waterfall. I like that analogy. The waterfall of life.

This weekend (barring rain) it will be on display at the Victoria Fibre Art Festival. It may feel more at home there with all the other fibres. : )

Have a great night!

ciao

love as much as you can

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.

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