Playing on the computer

I washed my new fabrics from Laura Wasilowski and Cherrywood, and am ready to start my project once I press them. Ironing is not my favorite chore, and I'm putting it off until my Thanksgiving preparations are complete.. In the meantime, I did some more playing with photo images on my computer. This was a bleeding heart. I like it, although I also liked the original photo. I plan to base the second of my galaxy series on this. The first one just happened accidently.

Talking about art today

Friday the 13th of November was an exciting day at the Guilford Art Center: opening day for both Artistry and Transformations, an international SAQA exhibit. I encourage all to visit. Fiber art presentations will take place every Saturday. On the first Saturday we were privileged to hear Debbie Bein (pictured right in front of her piece, The Spoils of War) and Judith Plotner (below, next to Adirondack Love Affair) discuss their entries in the exhibit, as well as their other work and how they became fiber artists. Check out Debbie's blog for great photos of the exhibit.
And check out that great jacket Debbie made.

December 5 is the date CT SAQA members will hold their quarterly meeting at the Guilford Public Library. Martha Sielman, the executive director of SAQA, will give a presentation.  Everyone attending should bring show and tell. After a box lunch, we'll head over to the Guilford Art Center to see the show.  If you aren't yet a member of SAQA, you can still come to the meeting and see if it's something you would be interested in joining.

Do come, if you can. Lots of art. You wouldn't want to miss it.

Now I'm going to my studio for a while to make some art.

Art Every Day again

Another day at Artistry, but fewer hours. I brought home a couple of gift purchases because you just can't be surrounded by art all day and not want to buy a bit. And this was only my second day.

After spending a little time with my Florida granddaughter via webcam (we finally figured it out), I went to my studio to see what I could do. This is a piece I had stitched while playing  with a piece of my hand-painted fabric a few months ago. I cut  it up, sewed it back together, and added a border. This evening I was experimenting with embellishing it with yarns.
After testing a few ways of using the yarn, I decided on this.
However, I didn't sew it down yet. I'm not sure if I'll do bobbin work or couching.And I'll see if I still like it tomorrow.

Thank you Art Every Day. If it weren't for my commitment to do this (and no cable), I would have just lay on the couch and done a crossword puzzle after chatting with my little granddaughter.

Surrounded by art today

I started my weekend job at Artistry, the Guilford Art Center's annual holiday exhibition and sale, so I was surrounded by gorgeous art all day. Not only that, but SAQA's Transformations is being held in conjunction with and immediately adjacent to Artistry. (For a posting about the hanging of the show, click on the Sisters in Cloth link.) I will post photos Sunday of the SAQA artists who gave talks.

After a full day on my feet, all the "fiber art" I could manage was a bit of knitting.  I appreciate retail sales people even more than ever. But it was wonderful to see how many people enjoyed both Artistry and Transformations, and how many brought home a piece of art.

Art? Every Day

I have committed to working on fiber art every day this month. Usually I knit if I can't get to my studio, and knit I did today, both on socks and another scarf. However, I was able to spend a precious little bit of time laying out fabrics for a project I've been asked to do. It has to have a rainbow included in the design. I have worked on paper, but now is the actually piecing time. Here are a couple of rainbow colored groups:

What I don't have is a really good red, but I've ordered some of Laura Wasilowski's Rainbow Rich hand-dyed fabric. I'm sure the right red will be included.

So, do planning and designing count?

Art Every Day

I'm a bit late finding out about the Art Every Day Month challenge. We're already almost halfway through November, but let me see what I can do. I'm posting my latest knitting project, because I have been knitting every day this month and have done only a little quilting. Lot's of planning, though, for my next quilt projects.

The scarf pictured is an adaptation of a pattern a friend found online, called the Potato Chip Scarf. I worked my stitches differently, and I added a second, but smaller, ruffle. Noro's Silk Garden Lite is the yarn. I don't love this yarn. I've never used Noro before, but always admire the gorgeous colorways.

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