Weaving

 I wove my first scarf on a rigid heddle loom!  Jude Hill at Spirit Cloth first introduced me to weaving in her Considering Weave online journeys.  Last week I took a weaving on a heddle loom class at Compatto. Of course I was hooked and became obsessed with the loom this past week.  I do not have my own loom so am renting one at the moment.  It is small but good for me as a beginner.  I hope to buy a 20" loom, but they are not cheap!  Below is  my second piece using a linen/cotton yarn and a silk yarn.  I have many projects going, painting, landscape quilt, hand sewn pieces, and a mixed media piece, but this one has my attention  at the moment:)

Showtime tomorrow

If you missed seeing my work last month at the Artwalk, it is up this month again during the MOPLA Month of Photography Los Angeles show. Hope to see you.

By the Sea Turquoise Paper Pieced

Yesterday was stay at home time after the show on Saturday.  The show was fun, I talked to so many people, but I am exhausted.   So yesterday I did not leave the house, (also it was the LA marathon and streets were closed. If you live in LA avoiding traffic is a big part of your life.)  I decided to look through my fiber pieces and found this one.  This is paper pieced and I think I started it in 2007...maybe?  In all I have about 25 pieces that I have started and need to finish.  I found this piece and hope to finish this year.  It is my "By the Sea Turquoise Paper Pieced." Painting and Fiber my favorite things to do.

ARTWALK 2015 By the Sea Series

Yesterday was the opening of the show.  It was fun  seeing old friends, meeting new friends, listening to the comments.  "What is it?"  "I think it is..."  Of course I know what thoughts were going through my mind with each piece, what started each creation, the bubble I was in with each brush stroke.  It is the journey and my fascination  with the sea that weaves it's way through all  mediums I work with.

Show coming up on Saturday

 I have six paintings in the Artwalk show this Saturday.  If you are in the LA area come by and say hi.

Pieces of Sky Storm Coming?

I'm stitching these days.  I like combining paper, silk, paint, and thread.  I have many pieces stitched.  This is my first piece on a dark background, about 6"x 6."
Although my friends around the country are experiencing snow and bad weather, here we are in a drought.  We get very excited at the prospect of rain!

Working on Violets

 Violets

Fabric collage in progress.