FiberArtTraders Trade - Journal Wings

I recently was asked to take on the job of trade coordinator for one of my very favorite Yahoo groups - FiberArtTraders run by my dear friend, Normajean Brevik. The previous Queen of All Trades, the lovely and talented Deb McKenzie, left some unbelievably organized and artistic shoes to fill. However, never one to be afraid of a challenge, I jumped right in.
Since I had also not yet hosted a swap, the opportunity for that arose just this past month. It's open until next Monday on our wondeful list and my contribution is featured on the home page.

The base is hand-dyed wool from Moondance Color Company as are the wing-tips. Vintage buttons tacked at the top of little feather-shaped booklets cut from a vintage textbook on American History. An eyelet at the top allows for ring binding or a ribbon for individual display.
There are a lot of unique fiber trades - two a month - with technique weeks and challenges on the F.A.T. group. It's a membership group and newbies are always welcome. As soon as I figure out how to add a button for the link, I shall.

My work in Susan Lenz' January 2009 CyberFyber Exhibit

My ATC and PC were part of artist Susan Lenz' CyberFiber Exhibit held in January in Columbia, South Carolina. The snowy weather and extremely icey roadways kept me from attending but I was honored to be part of this exhibit that included fiberart from the world over.

The ATC is dedicated to all the seals in the world.

Jordan saw the original piece and said, 'you know, Mom, that section looks like a seal.'

So it became an homage to the cute - if contrary - little critters.

The background is created from fused organza fabrics with a cheesecloth seal.

My PC is made from geometric shapes pinked from Warm&Natural batting over upholstery silks, accented with bugle beads and size 15 delicas.

Thanks, Susan!

All featured fiber art can be seen and information about the 2010 exhibit found here:

http://cyberfyberexhibition.blogspot.com/

Long Live The Queen

So do you think the grand queen Marie Antoinette will come back and haunt me for making her a 'cigarette girl'? It wasn't my intention when I began this Inchie doll. Her skirt is from a painting of the palace Versaille and the whole cake thing just took on a life of itself. Marie's face is from a painting of her as a young girl, just before the marriage that would make her queen of France. She's decorated with metallic pearl paints and alcohol inks. The inchie is, of course, her torso and tray.

Collage Mania II - 'Think Pinked'

'Think Pinked'

is the title of my first collage for Virginia Speigel's Collage Mania II, a magnificent fundraiser for The American Cancer Society.

Crafted from pinked cotton, shredded tulle and gauzecloth over snipped threads, this work is stitched in glossy DMC rayon floss and heavily beaded with delicas, rocailles, and pearls. It was stitched in honor of my aunt, Minerva Mains Williams, a talented artist in her own right, who is a 27 year survivor of breast cancer. Eensy, teensy delicas in muted hues are stitched in rows on this square. The simplistic long-stitched rayon floss enhances the twisted shreads of a rose-colored tulle.
 This tiny square features stylized floral beadwork in glass rocailles and tiny bugle beads.
 Raspberry bugles are worked across this portion. You can also see the three colors of the rayon floss and its shiny texture.
This auction comprised of the artwork of a multitude of artists worldwide begins online

Monday, May 5, 2008, with a second day on Tuesday, May 6, 2008.

Complete details can be found at:

http://www.virginiaspiegel.com/CollageManiaDetails.html

My Fiber Booklet

Soo I've been doing a lot of swaps lately - for practice and because I love the work done in the groups to which I belong. This swap was for a fiber art ATC book so I got to try out several new things I'd bought. The first being the Orange Sherbet Batik fabric that is the front of the book.

The next is this rainbow assortment of adhesive vellum behind which I enclosed several vintage pictures as well as pieces of sheet music and lettering. I also used on top of the vellum rub-on letters in several different fonts. I enjoyed making this little book and hope it likes its new home.

My Little Piece of Bling

Meet my little tin man who is part of a collaborative artistic venture on on of my Yahoo groups. We were given the chandelier parts with instructions to add whatever we needed to make a dolly with bling! His little hat is an old perfumer's funnel - his face and arm are vintage glass beads. The wire is the new gunmetal color with which I've fallen in love.