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Archive for May, 2010

Big Sigh!

Monday, May 3rd, 2010

After the guild board meeting this morning, I finished up some details with my work (one last hanging sleeve) and then Mr C and I delivered it to the venue. The hanging work is waiting for me to come back tomorrow and work out what I will hang in my space.

The other work, known as bin art, had to be packaged and labeled with a special identification. When I got there, I had to take the bar codes and attach them to each piece, making sure to match numbers. Most of the people in the show get to hang two items and then place their bin art in racks next to their panel. Bin art can be purchased and taken home. The hanging art stays until the show is over. Buyers come back at the end of the show to pick up their purchases.

I get four panels and since my bin art will not work well in a rack, we decided to do baskets which will be on low tables near my work. I was able to find matching  baskets at Pier one.

Tonight, I was at loose ends. I felt as if I should be doing something. I worked on the SDA website and then played computer solitaire. I need to get busy making at least one piece for the SAQA Oregon show. The deadline is June 1. The theme is Oregon – State Diversity. I am going to do an abstracted google view of Oregon, which shows the diversity in the geography. I have had a plan worked out in my right brain for some time. I think I might need to dye some more green fabric. Oregon is green, you know!!

Here are some photos that I took with my new Nikon D3ooo, over the week-end.

You can see more on my Flickr Site.

Almost Ready

Saturday, May 1st, 2010

Here are the last 3 six-inch square landscapes. One more indigo landscape and two Portland Pink Seasons.  And here are the ten of them ready to go.

I also finished eight of the batik Pearls of Wisdom pieces. I didn’t know what to do for a hanging detail for these. But, last night as I was falling asleep, I thought -ribbon! I knew that I had hand-dyed ribbon that would be perfect. As I stitched the backing to each piece, I placed ribbon at the top and stitched it in.

Now, every piece has to have a special price label with my special identification number. Mr C will help me cut and attach hanging slats for the big quilts. I need to get this finished and get ready for a guild board meeting here at my house on Monday morning. Then I will deliver my stuff and collapse!!

Hot, Hot, Hot

Saturday, May 1st, 2010

This is Lava Flow. I loved the color palette that Kristin chose for this color/colour play theme. I already had that reddish silk. I decided that this piece would need to be created from hand-dyed silks. I could never replicate the gray and taupe with dye and found that I cot a much better control by painting the silk. It was the first time I had painted silk charmeuse and it worked beautifully.

I fused undulating strips of the different colors to mimic the way lava flows down the volcano after an eruption.

Here is a detail:

I had fabric left over and by now the volcano in Iceland is wreaking havoc on the lives of folks in the path of its plume. I saw many dramatic photos online of the lava dancing and creating sparks and lightening. I decided to create a second piece which would represent the spouting lava.

I used tiny seed beads and Golden gloss medium for the sparks. I did not use the chartreuse color in this piece, but used all of the other colors. Here is a detail.

Now, I need your help. You might want to check out the other Twelve X Twelve pieces and then, let me know which one you think should go into the collection.