Tag: fiber art
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New Project!
My daughter Jess, who is in nursing school, asked me to create some art for the bare walls of her room. I am loving the new “assignment”.
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My First Gallery Show!! Yay!!
In April I became a member of the co-op art gallery “Lunaria” in Silverton, Oregon. My first show will be in July and last the whole month. Carl Capps is also a new Lunaria artist and he will be sharing the show with me. On the first Friday of July there will be a reception…
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“Layers of Fluff!”
Here is the felted piece that seems to be lively and almost dancing. I have since added some things (photo coming later in another post) but I loved this before piece as well so thought I would share. Below is a slideshow of the details of “Layers of Fluff.” This piece is approximately 18″x16″. “Layers…
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Melanie’s Creation at a Recent Felting Workshop
Above, final layout before felting. Melanie laying out the fibers and silk for the sky. Laying out the darker green in the fields for the shadows cast by the clouds. I swear, this looks positively 3-D! The felting process. Above, the finished product after felting and drying. Absolutely gorgeous!
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Melanie's Creation at a Recent Felting Workshop
Above, final layout before felting. Melanie laying out the fibers and silk for the sky. Laying out the darker green in the fields for the shadows cast by the clouds. I swear, this looks positively 3-D! The felting process. Above, the finished product after felting and drying. Absolutely gorgeous!
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Yay! Sold Two More Scarves!
The last two scarves I had at The Arts Center in Corvallis sold! This one, a 4 way reversible wrap made of soft merino wool, baby camel, silk, and yak; and this one, a reversible scarf made from soft merino wool, baby camel, and silk. When a fiber is called “baby” it doesn’t mean the…
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Fiber Painting #2 Finished
Here is #2 finished. I removed the thin gauzy silk material which was originally covering
Michele Ballantyne 