Bobbe Shapiro Nolan, Fiber Artist
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Family Art

7/18/2012

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Years ago my mother took a watercolor class, and painted this  land/waterscape. It might have been nostalgia for her native Minnesota, or a memory of something more recent (since she lived on Puget Sound).  In any case, the little fisherperson in the rowboat has been sitting in my closet for  a very long time.  Now I'm beginning work on a jacket for my sister in Florida, and I've printed this onto cloth to be part of the garment.

It will be accompanied by embroidery done by my grandmother and dyed with indigo, and surrounded by all shades of reds and a few blues.  I had the wonderful opportunity yesterday to donate stash fabrics to a group going to a Native American reservation to teach arts and crafts.  I filled five liquor boxes with pieces I'll never use, diminishing my stash by almost half.  In the process, I rediscovered all these great red/purple/orange fabrics that will be perfect for the jacket.

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So now I have to go get the perfect lining fabric and get started.  I love diving into a new project.  Plus, now there's room in my stash closet to fold everything neatly and fit it all in.  I may yet achieve some kind of order, even though I recognize it will be transient.
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Catherine Shapiro
7/20/2012 01:34:12 am

I love this painting. I found some water colours my mom had done too. Insight into our mothers.

I recognize fabric on top of your pile. I was in Reno visiting a friend who has ALS.... she had a quilt on her bed that really captured her love of water. The jacket for GEe Gee will be beautiful

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    Bobbe 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!.

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