A quick patch
Seeking comfort. Just cut up a pre-dyed tea towel and a scrap of gauze (from a Free People shopping bag) and made a little three layer patch. It was so soft and tender. I’ll...
Category: Making
100 days project 10 – 18
Still going. Feeling more relaxed and exploratory, although mostly into documenting the colors I have in various palettes and maybe a foray into mixing, A light goal, besides finishing the 100 days, is to...
Zati mask
A feeling of accomplishment – I’ve wanted to weave a mask like this for years, since I first saw it in Susan Barrett Merrill’s book The Art of Weaving a Life. It has taken...
Saffron Weave Along
A three-week weaving project on the Mirrix Saffron loom, led by Claudia Chase. I learned some new techniques and practiced some familiar ones. New: pick and pick, soumack knotting, four-selvedge weaving. Familiar: weaving in...
Valentine’s Day
After seeing Jude’s old heart, I wanted to make something similar. I didn’t get close, but I got somewhere. There are actually three hearts in the strip and they are light purple. I photographed...
100 days project 1 – 9
I’m painting a watercolor circle every day for 100 days. It’s a tiny commitment that so far is bringing a lot of joy.
Thread basket
The base is red, then I started with blue fabric as the sides curved up. I wanted more red visible, so added another band. The top coil features a white scrap with a red...