BACK to WORK!

I know I have mentioned before that I often work late into the night.  I just find it is the best productive period for my creative thinking.  And I'm not the only one!  I recently read a quote from a famous piano player...He was talking about how working in the wee hours of the night is liberating and stimulating for him...And I know how right he is!  It was great to find someone else putting out there.

So the studio is coming along though not finished.  Haven't even been able to set a date for an open house yet.  Still there is progress.  And my finger is healing so I have been able to get back into my studio the last couple days...though I must admit that the antibiotics are giving me fits and drain my energy so no late night working at this time.  But...I am off and running on a new batch of projects and it feels so GOOD!  Creating is so exhilarating!

1. A set of curtains/drapes for the front windows of the studio.
2. A wrap/scarf/jacket kind of thing using nuno felting techniques.

Each are coming along well.  I have some pictures for you...first the full length curtains...

And now here are the beginnings of what I hope will be a stunning spring wrap for me to have for the opening of Farmers Market...

The wrap is made up of layers.  In one layer will be the fuchsia gauze fabric, along with the pink & purple metallic gauze and a stretchy velour burnout fabric.  Then there is a layer of merino...that covers another layer made of silk roving, nubby wool blend and more metallic gauze.  I haven't yet decided if I will add some floral silk on top of the fuchsia gauze...

Soooooooo much fun!

Janet

Bhahhh! What to do, What to do?!

Hi,

I got the bah-hum-bugs today so I went shopping!!! Great idea, right?  Well I thought so... and I did find a great dress at the second hand shop that I can use to felt with.  Then as I was looking around at home to decide what to do next I ran across this set of patterns I had purchased back when my sister was getting married...



And I decided that I would use some speciality fibers that come from Montana to make the shrug shown at the bottom in mauve.  The fibers are a mix of wools and silk that make a beautifully, rich and vibrant yet soft and supple felt.  To this I plan to add a crochet border that I hope to make out of another fabulously luxurious fiber - mohair - from another company in Montana.  Their mohair yarn has such a wonderful luster and sheen, plus great body that I just want to lay a bunch on the carpet and roll up in it!

So tomorrow I may go shopping again to buy all the fiber I will need to make this very special wrap.  Then I am going shopping for lace weight yarn and needles so I can start on a personal project...more on this tomorrow!

Later,
Janet