As Promised...

I completed my latest piece and they are all dry and ready to send. We went out for brunch this morning and to a movie and I was looking forward to coming home and taking pictures. They are made from my favorite Finn wool. It is available here at: New England Felting Supply. It is worth every single penny. I can't tell you how fabulous this wool is to work with. This piece is "Adaptations 2". I have some calls to make tomorrow to follow up on some proposals I sent out last week (or was it the week before?!) and I soon must be thinking ahead to teaching at the Midwest Felters Symposium. I hope to see you all there!

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New Piece

Well, today I was able to spend some much needed time in the studio and finished felting my latest pod/adaptations piece. I image shows them felted and rinsed and ready to go in my spinner so they can hang to completely dry. They are now shaped and hanging and I will post the image here when I do the final photographs. They don't look to exciting now, but wait for the reveal! This piece will go to Colorado with a set of 3 green pods and the 3 "specimens" on clay. I am happy with the piece, but always look at them and want to change something! That means I will just be making more! My friend Jane (Anglin Bay Pottery) will be making me more clay pieces that I am very excited about. I know she is busy, but I hope I will get them soon! I have family plans tomorrow, but will be going through my sketch book tonight to see what is next in line to be created. I sense some tossing and turning in the wee hours...

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So, it begins!

The first day of summer vacation...ahhh, no school lunches to make. I begin each summer with such expectations. This year is a little different as I will be away quite a bit either working or playing which makes me feel very torn. I know I cannot be 2 places at onces and I have made these choices, but I am feeling over committed. Perhaps this will result in making the very most of my days home with the boys rather than us either slothing around or sitting at the computer. I promise days ahead will bring lots of pictures of ART, so stay tuned!

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More studio time soon!

I did manage to do some work on the piece that I am sending to Colorado, but life has intervened. My mother-in-law has been unwell, but is thankfully doing better. I have been checking in with her which takes time. She is a beautiful person and I gladly do so! My oldest son has also just graduated from grade 8, so we had all that excitement. He received the top academic award for the highest GPA. He has worked very hard. Last day of school tomorrow and I just found out this morning that I need to "help" the little one make a pioneer doll for his reading buddy! I welcome the excuse to sit and stitch this evening. I relish the thought of getting in the studio and getting my hands wet. I have one more rope to make for the piece (about 3 hours of work) and then I can felt all the pieces together. I have lots of other ideas in the cue and follow up to do on the proposals I have sent out! I am also planning to find a willing person with a sewing machine to sew me a wonderful apron pattern I found on-line. I hope it can be made with the oil cloth I bought so I can wear it when I felt! Not sure why the image is sideways, but you get the picture!

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Playing around

After my beads workshop I lead at Wintergreen Studios, I was a bit hooked on the minute,tiny work that I have not done in a while. I took this picture in the mirror this morning! One of the many (many, many) reasons I love felting so much is the tremendous versatility. I can be really physical and roll until I am exhausted and aching, or I can sit in front of the T.V. with my magnifying glasses and create tiny details with that magical barbed needle. The necklace above needs to be properly strung and I may make it just a few beads longer on each side. I thought this would be fun to wear just with balck to an art opening or when I teach. I don't know if I could sell them. If I had orders it would just take all the fun out of it, wouldn't it!

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Beads and Baubles Workshop Tomorrow

Today did not go entirely as planned, but I managed to get done what needed to get done. I am all set for the workshop I am teaching at Wintergreen Studios tomorrow. I am teaching beads and Brooches. I have added "baubles" too, as some of the "beads" would make great pendants...or rings...or barrettes. It took me all afternoon to make these fun little things and it felt good to sit and needle again after not doing so for a long time! These are just needle felted, but they can be wet felted too! I will post pictures of the workshop soon!

For some reason I cannot link Wintergreen. The website is http://www.wintergreenstudios.com/

Google them if you have difficulty!

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Visitor from Holland

While in Hollland for the 2008 IFA conference I spent some time with my lovely Aunt Suzie and also met up with some relations in Amersfoort that I had never met, Case and his wife and Richia. Since that time, Richia has been in touch with my Dad and is now here for a visit! So wonderful! I hope they come for coffee this morning.

Today I am going to work on the piece I began felting a week and a half ago and wait for my dear, beautiful and brilliant friend, Tracy, to come for lunch on her way through town. My Cheongju entry is being tracked and went from rural Ontario-Toronto-Memphis-Anchorage-Korea. It has cleared customs so hope it will be delivered tomorrow or Monday at the latest to make the deadline. I have no idea which work they are looking for and will be anxious to hear if I am in. I must admit, I will be disappointed if I am not! Send positive thoughts, please!

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