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I've been enjoying my outdoor 'studio' so much of late, that it's been tough to sit here and post! However, I have been busy, and have posted some new photos to prove it!
First, because what I do out there has to be handwork, I took up a black and white piece that I began when I was the 'gofer' for Pamela Allen in her design/composition class at Quilt Canada in May. I call it "My Back Yard", and like it so much that I'm going to add it to the collection in my "Nature" series, even if the style is quite different.
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Second, I've come up with an idea for the SAQA Exhibit, "Beyond Comfort" , wherein I'll be using recycled materials that I have on hand, but haven't really used -- except in classes about the subject. Yesterday, with rain threatening in the afternoon (it arrived early evening, actually), I got busy with some sun printing, using guidelines from 3 Creative Studios TOM (Technique of the Month) for July. I created 2 good pieces (and 2 disasters, ,which I'll recycle!), one of which I think I'm going to use for "Circle Play". If in the end it's not accepted in the show, I've decided to submit it to "This is a Quilt", SAQA's 2011-20121 Travelling Trunk Show.
What else has happened?
Well...in mid-September our province celebrates the arts with Alberta Arts Days. The village of Alix, which is about 10 minutes from here by car, is joining in by holding 3 art demos at their public library -- and Beth, the librarian there, asked me on Tuesday if I would be one of the artists this year! She was looking for something "different" (they've had several painters in the past) and realized that I would fill the bill, because textiles is an unfamiliar art medium to many folks. I get an hour to play -- and now have to decide what to do! It's not a 'make and take', just a demo, but I want to spark interest and not get too complicated at the same time...
And... I've begun my participation in The Sketchbook Project 2011. My sketchbook arrived on Monday, and I have managed to create the intro page and to paint 2 other pages in prep for my next entry. I decided to allow them to select my journal's theme;
they gave me "In Flight" -- ! Thus...I am contemplating birds, bees, butterflies...
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