Thru the Wall

Feels more like the Looking Glass.

This has been so hard for me and I'm still not sure why.
I haven't a clue on a) whether is IS finished or b) how I"m going to add to this. Leaves, yes I know but that's a BIG field there.

So I bound the edges and added the hanging sleeve so I could live with it a few days, right under my nose.
NOW I can finish a quilt that's been on my machine for.. HEAVENS two weeks now. I"m glad I have patient friends.

Busy times

September /October are always busy months. Surprising as there are no school schedules, just life.

After a few days cleaning up after the workshop, and digesting the idea of a journal, I finally found the focus to return to and stitch my woven SAQA piece.
I spent three hours this afternoon stitching patches of leaves and SID.
While it doesn't have much of a presence, it's taming all the loops and twists in the fabric.
Am I half done? Not quite.
Another few days and then decisions need to be made.

 

New Month - October

My workshop last month came and went. We were all so busy and engaged nobody took any pictures.
But they went away happy and recharged to finish or start the landscape of their dreams.

It was interesting for me in a number of ways. When a person asked me a 'problem solving' question about their work, a crowd quickly gather to listen to the discussion. Every moment truly was a teaching moment. It became clear to me that a lot of choices I make in my own work are based on ideas other people don't automatically see, such as colour blocking and perspective.

So I hope to see some of the fruits of their labour soon.

Yesterday was a meeting of my home fibre art group.
One of our members is an avid journaler. So we all decided to give an honest try......for the rest of the year......every month.....with something to show at each of our gatherings.
As I sat there with my mouth open like a baby bird, some kind soul pointed out to my that this blog is a form of a journal....

I guess it is.
So it may not be too traumatic.

We'll see.

Eco Dying

Well I managed to wait 5 days.

The only materials used this time around were golden rod, sumac berries, walnut leaves, onion skin and a few blackeyed susan flowers.

Here are both front and back.
They each have interest on their own.

A Little More Painting

I didn't paint all the material I had prepped yesterday. It got too hot and the paint was drying too fast. This morning I had also planned to set some Eco-dying to boil. Yesterday evening I soaked and dried the cottons in milk (for animal protein).
I had collected some local materials the day before, Standard fare, golden rod, walnut leaves, (I already have the nuts), sumac berries and some rose hips.
The rose hips are really for planting later this fall but I had read they would add a rose tint, so into the mix they went.
Four tightly rolled and wrapped FQ  went into the pot boiling water with Alum. I let it work until I finished my mornings painting. I learned my lesson last year and now that pot will sit undisturbed until next weekend.

I had two more pieces of white fabric I wanted to paint this morning. One predominately red and the other a mix of red and green. That one got a little sun printing as well.