Wow, its been a busy week. Yesterday I was interviewed by Sheryl Mackay from CBC Radio One about The Community Yurt Project and my personal art practice and the now defunct Textile Arts Program at Cap U. It was lovely having her and Sheila Peacock in the shop it was like a visit with old pals even though I had never met either of them. Then today I was off the the environmental school in Maple Ridge to meet with the principal about the upcoming Wool Processing segment I will be presenting there. What a wonderful glorious school…..kids reading in groups out in the forest amid the mist, a fire going in one of the tents and a homey yurt that is the base of the encampment. What lucky kids to attend such a hub of learning in such a low tech space, watch, these are the kids that will be successful, these are the thinkers, the savers of the planet. I could feel it standing in their presence. Here is a link to the environmental school http://es.sd42.ca/ and another link to CBC North by Northwest https://www.facebook.com/cbcnxnw

Good Heavens......its been years. But.....I'm back....so much has happened, so much has changed. Fresh Start.

bundles

I have so much cloqueing on the go but I had to stop to preserve some summer on cloth.....I think this is a silk cotton blend that got damp in the shed and mildewed.....perfect for bundles.....mordanted in aluminum sulphate.....ladys mantle leaves and flowers, rose petals, and holy hocks with a sprinkling of dried eucalyptis from an old bouquet....now we wait.

Distillation of Techniques

Distillation of techniques....its been on my mind lately. Last term in the textile arts program I spent on product development and really delving in and exploring 2 techniques....the first was working with kozo and the second cloque......how sad that that opportunity will not be available for any more advanced students....I am really grateful for the time that I had in that wonderful creative environment with instructors that give freely of their knowledge but also challenge you to push further and develop your own creative practice....It occurs to me that I have benefited from the distillation of exploration of many textile artists before me as a result of the program....to get to this skill level on your own would take a lifetime of textile experiments.....and I continue on from there.....I am currently making cloques scarves....pushing the technique and discovering what it will do..I have 2 big shows coming up and I am working on designing some signature pieces as well as a basic line of offerings Here are 2 scarves screened with cleanline resist and embellished with singed poly using freeform embroidery......multi process textiles...this is an experiment with a loose weave cotton with a repeating metallic thread in the warp........we shall wait and see how they turn out after being cloqued.

New Theme For Summer

In keeping with the new eco millinery theme for this summer I have ordered some new cards......