North House Folk School at 20
In the classroom my leather tote bag class was held at North House Folk School is a splendid wall installation, with small samples showing the variety of craft at North House. From the information sheet: In celebration of twenty years of hands-on learning at North House, all instructors, current and emeritus, intern alumni and staff were…
SAORI One progress
So, I’ve been beading and weaving lately. Here’s how I’m doing with the weaving part. I like this section. This is what happens when you wind the yarn too close to the end of the bobbin. It tangles in the shuttle. I’ve moved the loom to a different room; carpet underneath instead of wood. I like…
French pumpkin herringbone necklace complete
This makes me very happy. This is a project I’ve been beading on and off since last May, mostly as a traveling project as herringbone ropes are great for that. The necklace is 26″ long; the inner rope is four-around herringbone with stripes, the center rope is six-around herringbone with diagonal stripes, and the outer rope…
Chiaki O’Brien on Minnesota Original
Minnesota Original is a fantastic Minnesota Public Television show. It’s a weekly arts series “celebrating Minnesota’s creative community, across all disciplines and all cultures.” I believe last weekend was the original airing of episode #805, which features four artists. Two of the segments are right up my alley. One is Sally Power, a paper marbling…
Beads at the 2017 American Craft Council show in Baltimore
The wholesale portion of the American Craft Council show in Baltimore opens tomorrow, February 22. On the 24th, the show is open to retail buyers; some artists do one show, some do both. I did a quick look through the show artists, and look at the bead artists I found: Beth Farber Theodora Fine Valerie…