November 2010 Blog Posts (8)

HI

Hi Sharonb, Thankyou for adding me as your friend. I am an avid embroiderer and also teach embroidery. I am working on a couple of projects that I suspect wont be finished for some time. Cheers Judy

Added by Judy lyne on November 24, 2010 at 21:07 — 1 Comment

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

An evening for artists

We are hosting an evening for artists in our area, tomorrow night. The idea behind it is to help artists prepare submissions to galleries,…

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Added by Wendy O'Brien on November 23, 2010 at 7:55 — No Comments

This is really my week, I just received a notice from the Glenhryst Gallery that I have won an Award of Merit for my entry "Sentinel". This is a real kick for me as I have really just started entering public galleries call for entry.

Also, there is a book coming out about the talented artists of this region and yours truly is page 103. I'm pleased to be in with so many other…

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Added by Wendy O'Brien on November 19, 2010 at 7:46 — No Comments

Back to Stitching!!!!

Finally, time to pick up a needle and beautiful threads and ribbons!!!!! Back to working on my piece for my blog: www.llkdesigns.blogspot.com. and write and photograph Journey With a Quilt and a Blog. It has been wonderful to keep my imagination going by checking in and seeing what all of you are doing!!!!! Amazing!

Added by Linda L. Keller on November 15, 2010 at 13:40 — No Comments

Liniecat.blogpsot.com

I started the blog so the kids might have sumthing to read about me and what I 'do', when Im gone lol

but its become a chart of what I do craft wise more than anything. I doubt the kids will ever have time to sit and read what Im about!

I devise and make tactile educational learning resources for predominantly visually impaired bairns and call myself a

'CL-artist' .....but do all sorts of other crafts for my own therapy beyond work.

I say it keep me off street corners but in… Continue

Added by Lyn Lewis on November 14, 2010 at 7:52 — No Comments

Sow's Ear - Silk Purse?

As you can see - this piece I've just started looks an absolute fright! Bitty and sparce, except for the circles, which managed to establish themselves from the word go! A friend of mine said "see how many layers you can build before you give up!". I am going to see if I can make a silk purse out of this Sow's ear! ....... It may take some…

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Added by Barbara/Hopscotch on November 13, 2010 at 9:30 — 4 Comments

For every leaf that twirls the breeze.

A friend gave me a bag of scraps, soooo exciting. I found a piece of felt and silk throwsters and began to create a collection of autumn leaves, by adding organzers and machine embroidery. I wanted to age them to look more like the leaves falling all around me; so I melted them and left them to cool in distorted shapes. I had initially planned to sew them all together in a falling cascade wall hanging, but once pinned together I realised that it did not balance and lacked the flow that I was… Continue

Added by Claire Cousins on November 13, 2010 at 4:00 — No Comments