This has been a week of shibori. It takes a lot of time and patience to do some of the more intricate techniques, but this pole wrapping is not as fussy as stitching or tying beans or beads for pattern making and the results are so satisfying! This is a 5 inch piece of PVC […]
Author: turtlemoonimpressions
As a native plant gardener, the natural world is phenomenal and so much of the man-made world - our architecture, our cities - are stunning accomplishments. They exist hand in hand in both beautiful expressions and sometimes disastrous manifestations.
Our entire existence with the natural and the invented is intertwined – each dependent on the other, even as my art evolves, each breathing in the wake of the other.
As a mixed media artist - textile, paper, printmaker - various substrates and mediums - surface design is one aspect of the process that I love. I thoroughly enjoy the play with color, value and construct, particularly the improvisation which starts with one thing, an idea, a glimpse of a vision, perhaps something that captures my eye for a moment in time and it grows organically. I become focused on whatever piece I'm working on and follow my muse to find my way.
Art As Quilt: Transitions in Contemporary Textile Media Exhibition
Well, I showed you a peek at one of my finished pieces as it was being made. Yesterday I hand delivered it to The Fuller Craft Museum in Brockton, MA where it will hang in the Art As Quilt Exhibit! I was going to hold off to post about it until it was time for […]
From Photo To Fiber Art 4
More textile artists are using photos in their work today as current technology makes it such a natural fit to combine the mediums. Some of us were quick to appreciate the new duo but as usual, some remain naysayers. Of course, there are always those less willing to accept the new kids on the block, so […]
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