WeWell, the weekend in North Bay is over and I had a great time….and my friend Sonja was such a boon with helping out and just knowing what was needed (…like a coffee!). I didn’t take any photos myself but I’ll get some from the ladies who took the Button Making Workshop on Saturday and…
Sweater Sticks in progress. Whew! What a month. February was a month of workshops. Two machine knitting in my studio which were such fun and two button making, one at Wool Tyme and one with the Kingston Sewing Connection here in town. Working with cane. I had such a blast with all the groups, and…
Long time no post….lots going on in my family as I have senior parents and am spending a lot of time with them these days. However I did participate in the Up The Garden Path studio tour the last two weekends in May. My wraps were selling so I am making more for the Art…
Wha???? Took my wrist supports off late, washed them and three hours (3am) later got up to hit the road for the Syracuse airport to get to here…Mounds View Minnesota. The supports were still wet so I thought sticking them in the air vents while the warm air blows out might work, it did, they…
KAC Juried Arts Salon submission. Well, it’s that time again. One of a Kind show and Originals coming up. I think I have had the loooong Winter to get lots of stuff done, new experimenting with different machines, textiles, shapes yada, yada, yada! No such luck!!! Here I am on the bring of another show/workshops…
Well after an evening of felting then a day or claying I’m worn out and still two days to go until the show. This is a detail of the back of the collar I made, this is the centre back that you’d see if you were standing behind the wearer. Here is the set laid…
Why ouch? Because I’m hurting in more ways than one and – forgive me – but I need to vent. My wrist hurts, it’s De Quervain’s tenosynovitis and its in my right hand. It can be cured…if I stop using my right hand for a while….I’m getting symptoms now in my left hand. Sheesh… where…
I’ve been having fun with my gant money, it’s enabled me to take classes, buy materials and do things I didn’t think I would be able to do for a long time. Spending a day with Andrea Graham in he studio felting was wonderful and really opened a brand new door for me creatively. Here…
Well, my friend Margot Miller in Rockport Ontario has grabbed me some time at the Old Schoolhouse there. The Rockport Rec Centre as it is also known, is booked for Saturday August 22nd 10am – 4pmfor aButton Making Workshop Working with Polymer Clay and a package of tools to get you started and a tile…
The April Fool’s Day display at this year’s Spring OOAK Surely while I’m on vacation I can find time to post. Taking my laptop with me (and printer this time) to the rental by the shore with friends I can keep up with my email. This is good as I am getting emails about a)…