Again, the year has been traveling way too quickly.
I'm going to add a few photos of new weaving here but I did want to share some of the other blogs I write.
I have a very part-time job at the Rockingham County Arts Council, in Wentworth NC. I wear a
closet full of hats with this position and lately, one has been very much like wearing a crow on my head. Yep, a bit bitter at some decisions by the board but.. things change and I'm hoping that this job i really do love will let me turn it back into what it was evolving before the wall fell (
note reference to Star Trek TNG metaphor culture!!! hahah).
So, the jobs are as Executive Director- meetings, politicking, writing grants, bookkeeping, grants administration, events coordinator, gallery exhibit coordinator, website updates and a monthly or so blog there. One of my favorites got a bit personal and
you can read it here. I really had fun with the artsy educational games! A new one to play with is
Blendoku, a color sorting game.
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| Hayfield-green warp. |
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| Chickory blossom |
With the giant cutback in my "regular job" hours (from 30 to 10 and yes, the pay cut is a tough bite to deal with) I am working to be positive about the time i have on my hands. I don't see ever NOT having enough to do! One thing is spending time with family, another is working on my garden and yard, and there are the two estates of my parents that have been so very difficult to deal with. But I will and this too shall pass, as my grandmother used to say.
I also write blogs for my friends who have businesses and soon i will launch my own website. I think it is time to do that in conjunction with my stab at getting back to weaving, art, workshops and festivals.
I have been teaching a bit.. it is so very rewarding for creativity as well as income (cats must have crunchies!).
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| Live Music! |
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| Mullein plants |
I had a chance to visit Elk Creek. My pal Marianne invited me for the pre-fiddlers convention and there was so much wonderful music. I have always liked traditional music and these folks played everything with enthusiasm. The mountains are my favorite place to be and once again, the colors were very inspiring. A warm blue-violet chicory blossom, soft greens and earthy browns of hay fields and rusty red and bronzed oranges of climbing poison ivy are just the color ways for the square wraps I've been putting on my Nancy Bruce Leclerc.
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| Red to Rusty Orange threads for square wrap warp. |
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| Hayfields and Christmas Tree farm. |
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| Mallow blossom |
An 8-harness twill with a few reverse points placed through the width.. the threads are different sizes from 16/2s to 5/3s and rayons, tencel, cottons and some silk.
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| Mullein, yarrow, chicory and Queen Anne's Lace |
These have been a fun project- weaving a square with fringe on two sides. These fabrics have a wonderful hugging drape that can be cinched with a fibula, loose knot and a variety of twists for accent. yep, still need more photographs!
