I keep sheep. Sheep make wool and lots of it. At the moment, I have WAY more wool that one human could possible use. Starting this summer, I have renewed an interest in my flower garden. The Hostas for the most part have hung in there through two summers of neglect and now deserve to [...]
Passion Pod-lace sculpture test-Rachelle Gardner http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2135210356/the-aspen-adventure-casting-lace-sculpture The lace work of Kansas City fiber artist Rachelle Gardner is gathering notice. Her work recently was accepted into juried art shows in New York, Maryland, Colorado, Kansas, and Arkansas. This fall, one of her works will decorate a Kansas City Arts Board billboard in the Crossroads art district. [...]
The Wreck of the Dumaru, 2004 Note: All links will take you to an index page on Jennifer Steinkamp's website. Find the image and click on it. This will take you to an animation. I have wanted to write about Jennifer Steinkamp for a while but was perplexed on how to present this dynamic digital [...]
There is an interesting exhibit currently at the Mulvane Museum, located on the Washburn University campus in Topeka, Kansas. From 1089 works submitted from across the US & Canada, only 100 pieces were selected. A full variety of media are present but I was especially excited to see the fiber works. Here are just a [...]
Women and Birds printed cotton dress fabric, after Joan Miró , produced by Fuller fabric-c. 1955-56 I have been researching fabric lately. Having decided to create my own drapes or Roman Shades for my living room, I’ve been looking for inspirations. I love Mid-Cen stuff so that is what I have zeroed in on. In [...]
Espace, sceen printed rayon fabric, designed by Elsbeth Kupferoth for Pausa, 1954 My research has led me to this wonderful fabric. Designed by Elsbeth Kupferoth in 1954, I see a connection between its design and Spanish Surrealist artist Joan Miró’s (April 20,1893–December 25,1983) ConstellationPaintings. I am attracted to the Constellation paintings because of the toned [...]
MeadowTree Style 