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You may not see Rothko in this….
A few years ago I had a friend who would go on and on about the paintings of Mark Rothko. She even wanted to make curtains like some of the paintings. I looked him up, admired the paintings, and (in … Continue reading
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Monoprinting Made Easier
I’ve played around with monoprinting off and on over the years. (BTW monoprinting is a process where the artist makes a design on a plate using paints or inks or dyes, and then transfers that design to another surface–paper or … Continue reading
Year Long Journals
This time of year lots of artists are talking about starting year long journal projects, with strong senses of purpose and good intentions. More power to them. Really. But I won’t be doing it. Part of it is the ‘been … Continue reading
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Being Janus
January is named for the god Janus, a two-headed sort of guy, with one head looking backwards and one forwards. So I guess it is as good a time as any to look back on where I’ve gone in the … Continue reading
To Bind or Not to Bind
Double thickness binding and I are not friends. When I was making quilts, adding it to cover up the raw edges was my least favorite part of the process. My corners never did get up to snuff (according to the … Continue reading
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If You’ve Got Them, Use Them
Recently I was discussing one of my pieces with a couple of other fiber artists. They asked about my use of decorative stitches on the piece: Specifically, on some of the raw edges where I used a wide, decorative stitch … Continue reading
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Why Fiber, coda
I kind of thought I was done, for now, explaining why I make fiber art instead of watercolor art or whatever medium art. Then I started getting comments about the emotional aspects of textile. For example, one of my favorite … Continue reading
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Why Fiber Part 3
Color. I’ve put a lot of thought into this part of my answer. Color is what drives me as an artist. As a fiber artist, I have the same visual spectrum of color available as any other artist. So what … Continue reading
Why Fiber Part 2
Texture, one of the main characters in this thing called ‘Design’. That’s what really drives me to use fiber as my medium of choice. When I paint with watercolors or oil pastels, color, line, shape, that all comes easily. Varying … Continue reading
Why Fiber?
I get asked that question a lot. Once I get past the quick retort (why not fiber?), I try to explain what attracts me as an artist to using fiber as my medium. If I had stayed in the watercolor … Continue reading
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