Here is Smudge trying to be helpful as I continue handwork on the Gecko wall hanging. I should mention that the fabrics in "Gecko Apotheosis" have a history of their own. The geckos are made from ties left by my husband Pat, and by the father of the person who commissioned the work. As I was working on the beading, I remembered that a friend had told me she had "a garage full of silk from my aunt Samuella. So if ever you need silk, please come see me before you buy anything." I called and visited, and we had a delightful hour or so rummaging through the many, many plastic tubs of silk. Each was carefully labeled: "Shantung, blue and green," "Reds/Purples," "Plaid," "Small bits, "Charmeuse," etc. I selected an armload, including the lively plaid that forms the background of the silk forest pictured above, and all the harmonizing silks. Then, as the taxes were finished, I could begin on the double-sided leaves. . I should be done quite soon, all things being equal. Then I have a pair of jeans to fix for my granddaughter, and I'm not sure what the next project will be. I'm noodling about one titled "In Praise of Home Cooking."
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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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