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Archive for April 29th, 2015

Moving Outside With The Fiber Rebels

Wednesday, April 29th, 2015

Bettyjeangrasses

It has been a week since I posted, but honestly, I have been very busy! I finished up my four seasons piece for the Moving Outside exhibit. I created an 18 by 24 inch plastic sign for the exhibit and started plans for my workshop that I am doing at Trinity next month.

We installed the exhibit this morning and it really looks great. Up above is the piece by Betty Daggett and Jean Wells. They were inspired by a Chihuly installation, titled Call of the Wind.

CarolEphemera

This isĀ  Ephemeral, a lovely piece by Carol Heist.

ChrisBrownHorse

I just love this horse by Chris Brown. It is fashioned from telephone wire and fabric bits. Click it to see it larger.

janetpillarweb

This is a piece by Janet Hiller from Eugene. She repurposed a quilt that she had made and had friends and family write messages on it. It is titled, An Old Story.

barbarasouls

Barbara Friedson created these shoes with words and symbols, titled, Walk in My Shoes.

lauraslacebombing

We all had fun helping Laura Jaszkowski lace bomb this tree. It is titled, Fragments. The streamers have childhood memories written on them.

dianeborneddy

Diane Born made this installation titled, The Spiral of Life.

gerrie4seasons

Here is my piece. I wish I had taken a photo from farther away. I promise I will. We have steel rods inserted between each panel and at the ends. I awoke every night for the past two weeks, worrying about whether this installation would work. With the help of Mr C, it seems quite stable. Here is a detail shot of the winter panel so that you can see how I added some paint marks. I also coated the panels on both sides with Golden matte medium and I am hoping it will hold up to the inevitable rain.

winterpaneldetail

Here is the sign that I made.

movingoutsidesign

And here is the flyer I made to have at the SAQA conference. Hoping some people come by to see the exhibit.

MovingoutsideFlyerweb

Tomorrow, the conference starts and I have to be their by noon to wear my expert badge to help folks find their way around the hotel and Portland. I will be spending the next few days there. I will be at our exhibit on Saturday afternoon so if you live around Portland, come by and say Hi!