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A GRAND OPENING
I don't have time to write anything, and I didn't have time to take pictures of the show. Well, that's not quite true. I took a few less than adequate images, so I will head over this week and take...
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MORE PICTURES FROM 53 YEARS AND COUNTING
I never get tired of looking at this wall hanging with reeds and shells, date 1968.Above and below are walls of work. You'll just have to ask questions if you want to know what you are looking at. I...
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PRICELESS PICS OF WEAVING PEACE AT THE GARDEN OF ONE THOUSAND BUDDHAS
Although the 9th annual Peace Festival at the Garden of One Thousand Buddhas happened over a month ago, I JUST got these pictures from my wonderful photographer/artist friend Marti DeAlva!Imagine my...
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CRAFTY DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN
START FROM WHERE YOU ARE! Although many things have happened since my last post, in Blogland one can only move forward--especially with the holidays fast approaching. This is just one of several gifty...
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SILK BROOCHES
From my large stash of ikat dyed silk yarn (some dating back to the early 80's when I first started making the brooches), I meticulously wrap and wrap and wrap. It takes me approximately 20 minutes to...
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BOTANICAL WEAVING
Way back in the 50's and 60's, weaving with weeds and sticks was very popular. Of course, I had to give it a try. Below is the weed weaving I created in 1961 while I was a student at Rhode Island...
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SAORI SELFIE elfie elfie
I recently had the opportunity to visit Saori Berkeley and actually sat down and wove for an hour or so. I love Saori Weaving! It is very freeing. The only thing I focused on while I wove was to NOT...
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AS THE BLIZZARD, SO THE SHUTTLE
Amazing weather out there, so what's a gal to do? Weave, of course!This is my first Color Horoscope Weaving with Tencel warp (and recycled cashmere weft). I have done a few sample pieces wanting to...
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TA DA!
The weather has greatly improved, and TA DA, the tencel/cashmere shawl is completed and delivered.And I already got a jump on the next Color Horoscope Weaving. Once again I am using tencel. I had some...
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TENCELICIOUS
I had such a good time with the last Tencel horoscope weaving that I posted it on FB and got a request for another. For some reason, the image of the weaving in process did not upload, so you will...
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WOVEN COLLAGED PAPER
During the last 10 years I lived in Seattle, I taught a workshop called FINDING THE COLOR WITHIN. It was lots of fun and consisted of making a series of collages focusing on different aspects of the...
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RETROSPECTIVE IN LAVENDER
AGAIN AND STILL TIME PASSES--I riffle through the comodious cedar chest, selecting bits and samples of cloth woven in other times and places. Some of the fabrics date back 40 years. I've been saving...
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THE POWER OF GATHERING OVER TIME
Combining moments of time in woven thread and color has been a journey spanning more than a half century. Every once in a while, it is useful to throw open the cedar chest and take a look at one’s...
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WHEN YOU'RE HOT, YOU'RE HOT. WHEN YOU'RE NOT, YOU'RE NOT
It has been a mighty long time since I've done anything on the computer except for hanging out on FB and nothing much on the loom. Sometimes our journeys take us in unexpected directions. So FINALLY I...
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FINISHED SCARF POSING IN THE GARDEN
I couldn't decide which image I liked the best, so here they all are. The Buddha was the only model I could find. Please click here for previous details of scarf. Posing with blooming chives.
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WEAVING IS...AT LIVING ART
I have had the recent pleasure of teaching beginning weaving to a wonderful group at Living Art of Montana. .In a series of 4 classes, students created the pieces below. Upon completion, students were...
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Yes, I am Still Alive
After a rather long break, here is weaving going on the loom! And now I begin the season of Tencel, hopefully a fiber for all seasons. I'll have to weave at least a dozen pieces before I know enough...
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And Weaving
Sometimes I believe the warps are better before they are woven, but not in this case. This particular horoscope weaving incites my "aura envy" (grin). Webs Yarn makes several variegated tencel...
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CLEARING THE PALLETTE
Yes, it's true! I can weave without color. I call it clearing the palette. It is quite refreshing, actually. Many years ago, a lovey gentleman gave me 50 cashmere sweaters to recycle. In exchange I was...
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AH, THE PALETTE IS CLEARED
I have to say that after all these years, these moments remain some of my favorite. In case you haven't been following, this is my own horoscope woven in 8/2 Tencel. I love to experiment with weft...
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