New work

Gallery 2 now includes several new vessels I've completed lately.  These will be at the Talmadge show this coming Sunday, along with many others.

Earlier this month I took time away from felting for a two-day class on eco-friendly indigo dyeing.  I've worked a lot with synthetic dyes, but never with indigo, and I wanted to check it out.  I'm glad I did it, though likely will never do it again.  But when the class ended, we got to divide up what was left in the dye pot and take it home with us to finish up.  Along with a lot of cotton fabric, I threw a couple of felt vessels into the pot.  These were pieces that had been sitting on a shelf in my studio because I was too unhappy with them to offer them for sale or display.  I find the indigo a definite improvement -- though neither piece could ever be mistaken for my best work!  Here are before and after images of one of them, a small vessel:

After:  Am I Blue?

Before:  Pewter #3



 



A brief hiatus, coming to an end

I've been resting on my laurels - and just plain resting - since the show in late November.  I'm doing some weaving, for the first time in over a year, and some sewing.  It's restorative to step back from the felting work and think about what to make next.  Soon, though, I'll be gearing up for the next Talmadge Art Show on February 27.  So I should have photos of new work to post here before too long.