Out in the world

I cropped some imagery to give myself an idea of what colour relationships people enjoy adorning their bodies with. Since the summer, I have released 9 scarves into the wild.

Inspired by this lovely lady, the naming of the scarves happened at a craft night in a yurt on Salt Spring. They are:

Snow Walker

Radiant Comet
Fire Tree
Whispy Fanfare
Undersea Rosegarden
Birdpath
Indigo Lagoon
Summer Storm
Coral Dragon

Ecsquisite jacquard.

A beautiful memory from the summer. This couch lived upstairs in all its art nouveau revival gorgeousness. Thank you, William Morris.

Craft Bazaar: check!

Piled on a clothes dryer, the scarves for the Craft Bazaar and for the upcoming show in West Vancouver, CrackerJack. The lighting that evening was picturesque, so I stepped outside for some photos.

Also rustled up some felted soap that I made in summer and painted the tosies on the paper mache bathtub I made for display purposes.

The sale at Mahon hall was a success! lots of good feedback and a great opportunity to meet more of the kind folk that dwell on this beautiful little island.

Craft Bazaar!

I'm excited to participate in a 'not so average' craft bazaar at Mahon Hall on Salt Spring this weekend. See you there!

A bowl of madder matter. Some logwood-drenched cloth hanging to dry. A peek into my world in Long Harbour. I'm so lucky to have the space to create and dance in colour and fibre. I'll be working at it each day until Remembrance Day...preparing for a show. My first show.

designing for mini moo

I just ordered some moo cards to go with the scarves I've been making. Here are some samples. When cropping the photos, I was immediately drawn back to my design class with mentor and design super hero, Eleanor Hannan. Under her instruction, choosing imagery, seeing colour relationships and finding the art all around us was fun and fabulous.

I'll have these cards with the scarves on display at the upcoming Capilano University Textile Arts Student Sale:

November 23, 2010
Arbutus Building 201, Capilano University
11:30 am-7:30 pm

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Osage Orange celulose meets Cedar chip protein

Here, laid out on a stone patio is my first attempt at a long stole. The 'nuno' or ground material was dyed using Osage Orange to give it its golden yellow-orange hue. The yellowish collaged fleece on top was dyed using cedar chips found on the floor from a wood carver at last year's Circle Craft Market, while the grey, navy and burgundy were dyed with acid dyes.

The dyeing happened in a little house on the north end of Salt Spring. It was felted in a garden in the south of the island.