My cilantro machine embroidery on the background fabric I've chosen (still to be completed.) |
Regardless, I want to be honest with you... I think it's important to recognize that we can't always reach our goals. I've had a few people feel like they couldn't continue with the 5 x 7 challenge, because things came up and they weren't able to do their artwork a week or two. Sometimes the most important thing is to accept our failures and then get back to work. Perseverance pays. So even though I know last week and this coming one might not be as productive as I had hoped, I will not give up.
Here are a few more wonderful pieces from the Bellevue Art Museum "High Fiber Diet" exhibit:
"The Contact: Climax Forest" by Ann Johnston |
These three pieces by Ann Johnston were hung together and all feature Ann's hand-dyed fabrics. Climax Forest is hand dyed cotton that has been hand & machine stitched. I love the complementary color scheme with the golden yellow-orange and blue.
"The Contact: Nevadan Orogeny" by Ann Johnston |
The final piece,Vigil is also hand dyed cotton with hand & machine stitching. I love the cracked look of the mountain peaks. I've climbed glaciers in Alaska and while the beauty of the great blue ice is incredible, something that many people don't know is that the ices has cracks and lines of dirt, from the rocks that have been crushed through the force and power of the glacier.
"The Contact: Vigil" by Ann Johnston |
The next piece, "Studio" was constructed with Felt, Polyfiber, wire, and PVC. Tamara Wilson of Fairbanks AK recreates her surroundings with felt and thread. She feel that comfort and warmth, safety and security are conveyed both through the topic of her familiar surroundings as well as the usage of felt.
Each part of the scene below is made out of the felt and supporting pieces... and I mean every part of the scene... the bike on the wall, the light bulb and wire it hangs from, the table & chair, the sewing machine, reading glasses, cup of noodles, trashcan, etc. All of it!
"Studio" by Tamara Wilson |
"Studio" detail view |
BAM High Fiber Diet | A Sprig Away | Developing the Creative Habit |
Family is always more important. If things get put on the back burner you'll get to it after you visit with your son and friends. Love the work of the two artists you featured. Thanks for bringing these artists to my attention.
ReplyDeleteThank you... I think it's difficult sometimes to get back to the basics of family first, especially if you put your art on the back burner for family for many years. But, the memories we're creating together and bonding of the family are much more important and will last beyond the years the kids are with me, when I'll have more time to invest in my art.
DeleteThank you for sharing the artist's work. You will get back to your own work soon enough.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Stella! Hope to get to some Bay area fabric stores today!
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