A Little Fiber Art

I told you I'd get around to sharing a bit of fiber art with you, but I had hoped it would be sooner! We went off to the condo for a couple of days and I left my camera cord at home, so couldn't upload the latest batch of pics! ARGH!!!!

But here goes! I was surprised and really quite delighted when a blog reader emailed me and asked me to make a cardigan for her! Actually, I was quite honored, as I often read her blog and am quite blown away by her work. Life has sort of gotten in the way, over the past few weeks, but here it is, finally!



I made a few changes from mine, and I really like hers better. I've noticed that the style now has the midline a bit off center, so I did that with this one. I've also used a bead closure at the top, and I lettuce finished the edges, including the cuffs. The other difference between mine and hers is that I rushed a piece of jersey to add as a flower:

The rushed flower is attached with a snap, so it can be removed before laundering. I'm very pleased with how it turned out, and I hope she will be as well.

I made this short sleeved tee for myself, while I was at it:

I've created a Thermofax screen using an old letter in Swedish that my cousin Eva sent me. The letter was written from my Great Uncle Carl to my Grandmother Augusta. I love his handwriting.

I am participating in two round robins through the Complex Cloth group right now. This is, I believe, the last piece from the 2009 "Round Robin 1" group. It is lovely silk habotai and belongs to Marea in Australia. I will be putting it in the mail to her tomorrow. I added a series of celtic knots, using thickened Procion MX dyes and a Thermofax screen.

I'm also doing a t-shirt swap. This tee came to me in blue and white with the red motifs stamped on it. Since the t-shirt owner is a red head, I decided it needed a bit of green:
I batiked vines on the tee, but I don't think that they are too apparent in this pic.

And, non fiber related (well, I guess plant material does qualify as fiber, doesn't it?) here are a couple of pics of the clematis blooming in my yard right now:

For some horrible reason, the snails think that the white clematis is a delicacy, and they promptly chew holes in the lovely petals.........so it is a challenge to snap a pic before they do their dirty little deed!

Here is the one at my mailbox:
I feared that I would lose it in last summer's drought, but it seems to have survived just fine!

OH, AND ONE MORE THING: I'm entering a local juried show and must submit a cd with one picture of my entry. Grace on Tenth is my piece. I'm all new at this, so I'm very nervous about entering, etc. PLEASE tell me which pic you think is the best:

CHEERS!

What I Really Meant

When I was dreaming about the 'circle thing', the image that kept running through my mind was more on this idea:

It was nice to finally get this down on paper (well, Timtex...is that paper?), and now perhaps I can get on with life.

Every day when I walk out to my studio, I am greeted by this lovely:


Of course, she is not always quite this showy, but I enjoy watching her from the time her tender green foliage begins to appear on the brittle vine in early Spring, until her last leaves fall and blow away in the Fall. She climbs up the outer wall of our outdoor shower and adds color to an otherwise drab and shady corner. Kristin gave me this Clematis and her twin sister for Mothers Day about five years ago, and both plants continue to give me pleasure..........as does my darling daughter!

PEACE