Salve

I returned from teaching for 4 days to have one day to unpack and re-pack for another 2 days of teaching. Next day on a field trip (wonderful salve for working mother guilt) and today in the pouring, cold rain watching soccer practice (more salve). Tomorrow involves a little more chauffeur-ing and preparing for teaching a one day workshop at my friend Maureen's place next week. We will be learning a couple of resist techniques I teach in my bags class..."channels and spores". I know our day will go by quickly so making some good samples tomorrow will help them maximize their creative time! I am looking forward to the small group at Maureen's home base.

I then will head into busy end of school year time, more field trips, away games, dance classes/recital, projects with visual aids forgotten until the last moment, final exams. I will fit in, at every moment possible, time to make art...salve for the busy mom!

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Whew! Great Student work!!!

Anita's sea creature...

Ana's deep blue pod in progress (above)...The "Deb" collection below!

Deb and Ana

Michelle, who came all the way from Arizona, workin' it!!

Anne...thinking it through at every step!

Oh, yes!...Michelle's pieces above and below (aren't they awesome?)

Above...pretty meets peculiar (in the most special way) Work by Linda Van Alstyne (green "heart"), Veronica Fritz (Flower), Laura Burke (lotus pod)

...the Janice collection (Above)....Laura Burkes red monstrosity below (wow)

above...Connie carefully considers her pod as her other looks out!

Below...Nan attends a pod opening...and she's happy about it!

Above...go big or go home!!

Lee's quirky curiosity!

BAGS! 9 of them...no images of the "in progress" (sad face)! I was way too busy!!! We had so much fun. Alice, Michelle, Sally, Annette, Alice, Jenn, Anita, Cathy and Ellen!

Well...first things first. My students R-O-C-K! It is such a pleasure to teach those with a little (and a lot) of know-how. These fabulous ladies came ready to create. I was so excited to stretch in all kinds of directions to help them acheive an amazing array of variety in their felt work.

There were alot of open ears and open minds as I spoke of "Fiber Dynamics", as taught to me by Chris White. There were a few good little nuggets and I hope they will continue to think, experiment and learn whenever and where ever they can. The possibilites are endless. A special thanks to all those who traveled to come see me. I could not have asked for a better group. Hugs all around....

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New Work....

FILL/VOID

GLITCH

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Roller Coaster

What a week...first it's up and then it's down. Oh! Wait for it....then a sideways corkscrew. Some hills were approached with closed eyes, some peeking ahead, others with hands in the air and wind in my hair. Now I am ready for some serious Zen...and perhaps some cotton candy.

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S-L-O-W

Well, I was just reading over my list and, admittedly, progress is slow. I am being indecisive what to enter in the juried show and actually did a sketch yesterday of a new piece that may be it (added it to list)

My latest piece, finished last night, will be for my Kingston Fibre Artists show that will hang locally in about a week. I will miss the opening as I will be at away. I only had one piece in last year because I was hanging my solo show in another city. This year I have been a good girl and have several pieces (once I complete the hanging devices that are on that gosh darn list)

I had a hiccup in my picking up of materials as a couple of items are elusive. How can a dollar store NOT have spare checkers? What kind of made-in-china item is not in the dollar store... and no checkers? The dreaded Walmart, home of the off-gassing neurotoxin, will be my next stop. I know I can't be the only one that has an immediate asthmatic reaction upon the parting of the doors and receiving of the cart from the (saddly, elderly) "greeter". The whole experience is disturbing, frankly. But for checkers, I'll do it.

Scarves to be completed for Tuesday are but a fantasy, at this point, and my studio is an explosion of locks, silk, wet/cold towels and odds and bits all over like some wild felting party gone awry. I am going to head down there now, crank my heater, and get it all clean and pretty to begin tomorrow...or if I get on a roll until the wee hours. Ta-ta for now...

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A laundry List again...

How I can go from leisurely days at home to getting ready for the month to come....how does this happen? It's not like I don't know it is coming, but it is always here before I expect it. I know you all can relate.

1.) Getting art ready for a call for entry deadline Tuesday (and photographing it, filling out forms, etc.)

2.) Hanging devices sewn on my pieces for a show that hangs next Friday

3.) Making spring scarves for the Gallery in Toronto to take up when I go on Wednesday

4.) Hair appointment (a girl must look good, you know)

5.) making 4 stops to pick up some teaching materials

5.) Miscellaneous meetings, go to pet food store, soccer practices, dance class, meals to cook,

...you know the drill. Calgon, take me away!

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Sold

At the conclusion of it's tour around Europe, this piece will have a new home in the U.K.

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