The Blessings of the Season

Christmas time is a time I love most. Decorating the house, getting ready for family gathering and celebrating the birth of our Lord, Jesus Christ with those I love.

This year I wanted to have a winter wonderland since we have no snow here where I live. The table in the dining room is the center of this wonderland.





Hidden away on the china cabinet are the Snowbabies playing quietly.




On the window seat are my two favorite bears, enjoying the frosty trees and view of the wonderland on the dining table.





















The Christmas tree stands tall waiting for gifts to cover bareness beneath.






The beauty awaits the joy to be shared.

Happy Holidays to All!

Ribbon Lace and Button Cuff

Having fun in the studio making ribbon and lace cuffs. Thought I would share some pics.

FOND MEMORIES

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VELVET & LACE

Another class Tracie Lyn and I will be teaching for Ruth Rae is the bracelet made of VELVET & LACE. This is a class filled with fun and intrigue for creating a bracelet resembling a piece of jewelry from the past. Using velvet ribbon, bits of vintage lace, satin ribbon and vintage buttons coupled with a variety of beads and jewelry hardware we will spend the day exploring the art of days gone by.



Techniques will include, not only sewing and triming in a way to give an aged appeal but also the stringing of beads, crocheting buttons and crimping to finish this most lovely jeweled treasure. An optional bonus will be to embroidery a handmade pillow for displaying.














Once completed students will enjoy wearing this bracelet on special occasions or as a necklace with a treasured dress.





Please join us as we take a STEP INTO THE PAST!

EXPLORATION IN MIXED MEDIA

The past few weeks have been filled with a busy schedule of creating Mixed Media samples for the class Tracie Lyn and I are teaching for a fellow teacher, Ruth Rae. She has been ill the past few monthes and is unable to attend International Quilt so we were asked to teach her classes.

As most of our time was scheduled for getting ready to teach our proposed class, it was necessary for us to create samples, class outline and class kits for the students in the Exploration in Mixed Media Class.

Here is a sneak peak at samples:

This is created with various burning effects using a heat gun and candle on a variety of fabric media. RocLon bump is used as the background for the piece.
















In this piece are Roc-Lon Multi Purpose Cloth, various other fabrics and trims all afixed to a vintage quilt piece from a flea market find. Behind the door is a small doll given to me years ago at an art event from a student. I have always loved the doll and wanted to include it in a special piece. This is just the right piece.













Creating this piece was a lot of fun. I made resin paper, created a transparency, then used various fabrics and burning to give the aged look.




I am excited to teach this class with several techniques. We will be demonstrating the resin paper process, review the art of printing transparency images. burning techniques using both a heat gun and a candle on various fabrics, trims, laces etc., followed by assemblage to create a lovely work of art.

Please join us for a day filled with FUN and CREATIVITY!!!

GALLERY SHOW

July 16 thru August 22 is the gallery show at Muchnic Gallery in Atchison, Kansas. I am honored to have been asked to show my pictures created with scraps of ribbons, yarns, threads, fabrics and other fibers. Each picture is a one-of-a-kind creation framed in a black frame.

The artwork provides me a way to recycle scraps and small bits of fibers that I would otherwise toss. I frequently use small trims and embellishments that I find at antique stores. At other times I purchase French trims, flowers, and buttons at a favorite shop in California.

I hope you enjoy the works as much as I have enjoyed creating them.

Once the gallery show is over I plan to include the remaining works among the items for purchace in my etsy shop.


This is a favorite: I call it "Le'Fleur". It has silk flowers, crocheted stem, felted centers in the flowers on black velvet.





This is "Spheres". It consists of three separate spheres placed one on the other, then placed on a black velvet background.



















"Mystique" is the name for this creation. It has a very unique French lace and buttons. The way the lace is made was a bit mysterious to me thus the name for the artwork was born.










"Sumburst" became the name for this work. I created it then decided to have the ragged backdrop to create the look of the rays extending beyond the sphere.


















I have a favorite work named "Sea Beauty" which has captured my heart. It was my very first picure and I just cannot bring myself to part with it. I wanted to include it in the gallery show but decided I would create a sister to it. Thus, I created this piece, " Sea Beauty II". I love the use of the peacock feathers to create to look of a sea creature.





I invite all of you who live nearby to visit the Muchnic Gallery and see my works along with thos of two other artists.

Location:
704 North Fourth Street
Atchison, Kansas

Hours Open:
Saturdays and Sundays 1-5 p.m.
Wednesdays 10-5 p.m

Creating Gallery Pictures

Sorting through all my yarns, threads, fabric scraps, wild flowers, buttons and other ephemera to create artwork for the gallery show.













Stiching ribbons, yerns and threads to create a 4 x 6 inch piece of fabric to include in artwork.















Snippets and bits come together to creat geometric shapes accented with various yarns then stitched onto black velvet before framing.







This piece includes unique trims and floral buttons from France sitting atop a scrap of sheer tuille and stitched to black velvet.






Well, back to creating new pieces.....