The wisteria stump has started sprouting leaves again. I'll try to keep it trimmed into a nice, manageable bush this time. Although that may be just wishful thinking!
After taking in all the sun-drenched kakishibu pieces, I just had to make something. I had some really nice rust-dyed fabric that combined well with the persimmon dye color, and some scrim that Pam and I had used to wipe our hands after dyeing. That, together with some beads, lots of thread work and a certain amount of obsession resulted in the piece below. This one is very personal, of course, dealing with the partner/helpmeet relationship of Adam and Eve (GN 2:23), with unfinished edges and dangling threads, layers and all those loose ends. All the bits and pieces have their own back stories. Working on it was deeply absorbing. Don't know where I'll hang the thing; for now it's in the dining room where I hang stuff to photograph. Persistence (in process) You may remember "Persistence," the wisteria segment saved when I had dead trees taken down. Here she is, seated on a big flowerpot. I gave her a coat of oil (a girl needs moisturizer once in a while) and I'm searching for an appropriately sized gazing ball to be glued in place for a head. I'll do some shopping for that tomorrow. I'm not sure about shoes. It's been raining very hard today, so she'll need to dry out before I can glue or paint. Then I need to decide whether she's to stay exposed by the front door, or to find a more sheltered spot.
The wisteria stump has started sprouting leaves again. I'll try to keep it trimmed into a nice, manageable bush this time. Although that may be just wishful thinking!
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AuthorBobbe Shapiro Nolan, Fiber Artist in Eagle Lake, TX. Trying to learn to call the sewing room my studio, and myself an artist. I retired after 15 years in hospice nursing--so now I have the time!. Archives
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