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Scott & White

Jean — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:01:42 +0000

Scott & White Hospital has built a new facility in Round Rock, just North of Austin. The Chapel will have 3 standards. One at 5′, 6′ and 7′ tall. I was selected to provide fabric banners/streamers for the standards. The picture is of the 5′ standard with it’s fabrics.

ABIA Fabric

Jean — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:42:52 +0000

The Austin Fiber Artists were contacted by the City of Austin to hang a show at Austin Bergstrom Airport. The fiber pieces go up Wednesday August 19, 2009 and will hang until November 3, 2009. A backdrop to one of the show cases is my piece of cotton/silk. Lovely.

An interesting photograph

admin — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 14:47:13 +0000

In January we experienced a large full moon. This picture was taken early in the morning. The house is to the North of where I was standing. The rising sun, reflected in the windows, gives the illusion of an inner fire as though the house had light of its own. The setting moon, is in the background.

Discharge

Jean — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 14:46:10 +0000

An ugly piece of fabric made lovely. When I finished the many processes to print/dye this piece of cotton/silk, I really didn’t like it. Too dark. It was about to go in the discard pile. I had made up some discharge paste several days ago. There was a little left. Mounded the fabric on my print table. Filled a syringe with the discharge paste and dropped bits of the paste onto the fabric. Put it out in our 100 + degree heat and periodically checked it. Loved the results. It reminds me of a summer water color.

Time

Jean — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:59:10 +0000

It doesn’t seem possible that months have passed since the last entry. Many new wearables have gone to The Copper Shade Tree Gallery and Wear Art Thou, in Austin. Pieces have been submitted to the Texas Federation of Fiber Art Show. Tim Hardy is the juror (timhardy.com). Waiting with baited breath to see if my work was accepted.

Bastrop 2009

admin — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 18:26:02 +0000

This part of Texas has been in a severe drought since 2007. Wild fires are a very real threat. Spring, high winds, coupled with very dry conditions make us prime candidates. Bastrop (east of Austin) experienced one of these terrible fires a month ago. This fiber wall piece is in recognition of the fire.

windows

admin — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 17:21:59 +0000

Working with “intent” has been my challenge. This piece has the three elments of the picture. The background (red/black), the supporting elements (black slashes) and the “star” (windows). Enjoy

Winter Doldrums

admin — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 20:49:29 +0000

Chilly, gray days are a great time to sew. There is a soothing rhythm to cutting, piecing and sewing. As the days get longer and the temperatures get warmer, my dye pots will call. No time for making a quilt top.

Rising sun, setting moon

admin — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:07:51 +0000

Last week, we experienced an overly large full moon. One morning as I went out to get the paper, the sun was rising and the moon setting. The sun reflected on the home’s windows makes it look like an inner glow, if not fire. The moon is the observer.

Going to market

admin — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 15:55:24 +0000

Wearables ready to go to a show/sale. Having lived with the fabric through its many processes, they become part of you. To take them out in public, to risk rejection, is a daunting task. Will anyone else like them. Would they actually buy one? How will I feel if there are no sales? We will see in the next two weeks. There is a private home sale on one Saturday. The Wesley Gallery Wearable sale on the following Saturday.