Pretty paper, pretty ribbons of blue…
I had a lovely, relaxing afternoon of paper marbling at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts. The pictures below are first the design floating in the water, then the print on paper. And again: And again: And one more, just of the finished product: Honestly, I didn’t think that I was going to be able…
SAORI loom, some assembly required (but very little!)
I’ve been considering purchasing a SAORI loom since I took a free workshop at a local public library with Chiaki O’Brien of StudioFUN this past June. (A narrative of that is here.) Yes, I bead. Yes, I took up sewing again about two or three years ago. I also work outside the home. I had never…
O’y ya’h ohdiwena goh: “Through the Voices of Beads”
Niagara-on-the-Lake is a beautiful town in Ontario; it reminds me of Charleston with its lovely old houses. There’s a great main street of shops plus an apothecary museum, and forts to tour – and I saw a mink in the park on Lake Ontario’s south shore two years ago, when I was looking across to Toronto.…
Six years of updating
That’s a rather grand title, but true: I have added two to three pieces per year of beadwork to my gallery, and changed its format. The new format is easier to view, and will be easier to maintain. It’s interesting to try to determine themes and trends. Blue is one theme! I also use less…
French pumpkin herringbone options and 2017
I still love to bead – and/but I’m developing more interests. I’ve tried a lot of things this summer and onward, and they generally are still textile arts; I stitched a tiny bit of sashiko embroidery noodling around in an embroidery class. Not complete. I took a class on coiled basketry (from Sandra Brick!). Not complete.…