The Scarves relate to my Sculptural Woven Work

The scarves relating to my sculptural woven vessels and installations...

are now available at Craft(s) Gallery in Louisville, KY.

To create the scarves, I start with striping down yards of cotton muslin. Then dye them with coffee and fiber acrylic wash and dry them in the sun. I then rewash the strips to make sure the dye is set and there will be no shrinkage.



I give the strips a light pressing with the iron.

I make sure I have plenty of thread color choices.

Then I stitch the strips together, one at a time.

And in the end, the whole process creates a scarf with a unique raw quality. Super Fun to wear! Great Fashion Statement -wear art!

All scarves are slightly different in length, color choice of thread, and color choice of dyed strips combination. Sorry I'm not taking custom orders on these unless it is in bulk. Contact Crafts Gallery if your interested:
Craft(s) Gallery 572 South Fourth Street
Louisville, Kentucky  40202
502.584.7636 (SOFO)
http://craftslouisville.com/cms/

Sketchbook Project 2013

Printmaker, Courtney Coriell, told me about this project. You order and create a sketchbook which is included in the Brooklyn Art Library -a small storefront in Brooklyn entirely made up of these sketchbooks from around the world. My sketchbook and Coriell's sketchbook will be on the Right/Write When You Get There tour of the mid-west this year. Visit The Sketchbook Project website for more info or participation.

New Albany Farmer's Market Booth Pics

 

I'm really enjoying working the Farmer's Market every Sat 8am-1pm. I love the people I meet and talking about craft and basketry.

 

Legacy Project for Kerrick Elementary, Fall 2012

I was asked to collaborate with the Art Teacher, and her four 4th Grade classes, at Kerrick Elementary in Louisville, Ky. The teacher was interested in my proposal to construct four quilts in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the aquisition of thier wooded area next to the school. Each quilt was to represent a season. I first met with the teacher and a representative from The Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, acting adminstrators of the project, in late summer of 2012.

 

 In fall of 2012 I conducted a series of four classes. On my initial visit we looked at a picture book together, The Leaf Man, where in the book various leaves are used to create woodland creatures. We then went out into the wooded area and collected leaves for relief printing on fabric, to create our own leaf creatures. In conjunction with this project the school held a Family Literacy night, where parents also previewed the book, The Leaf Man, collected their own leaves and relief printed them on fabric with their children. The last two sessions during my stay at the school included teaching the students how to embroidery on their printed quilt squares. 

At the conclusion of my stay at the school, I took all of the quilt squares home, both the students and their parents, and used them to create four legacy quilts for the school. The following pictures are the result of this project.

Working with a student.
 

Detail of Winter Quilt

 

Winter Quilt



Detail of Spring Quilt
 

 




Spring Quilt
 

Detail of Summer Quilt



Summer Quilt

Detail of Fall Quilt





Fall Quilt