ATC Trades for ArtFest 2009

ATC Trades for ArtFest 2009
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Getting started on trades for ArtFest!

ArtFest 2009

Registration for ArtFest 2009 opened up this past week, and hopefully I'll get to attend this time around. I've sent in my registration, however this event fills up FAST and my paperwork is still in the postal system. I've got my fingers crossed! I attended last year's ArtFiberFest and completely thrived on the energy and atmosphere. ArtFest is like ArtFiberFest to the 5th degree drawing 500+ people, whereas AFF was a modest 150 or so. I'm holding my breath until the confirmation parcel arrives. 

Cyber Fyber Exhibition 2009

Cyber Fyber Exhibition 2009
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Cyber Fyber is an international Postcard & ATC swap hosted by Susan Lenz, that will be exhibited at Gallery 80808/Vista Studios in downtown Columbia, South Carolina January 8-20th 2009. The focus of the exhibition is to highlight the influences of internet access for todays fiber artists. To participate in the swap and/or sponsor this event please visit: 

Cyber Fyber Exhibition

More from the Scrap Pile

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Here is another yarn spun from salvaged bits from various projects. This yarn contains wool, alpaca, angora, recycled silk, some unidentified sheer fabric and burned out velvet.

still single

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This yarn was spun from merino fiber carded up with felty bits I received in a swap with Wooldancer in Australia.

the single life...

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I seem to be favoring singles here lately...

Extreme Tweed

Extreme Tweed
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Extreme Tweed

Extreme Tweed
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Extreme Tweed

Extreme Tweed
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Natural silver romney wool carded with lots of fiber scrapage!

Art in a Carton

Art in a Carton
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Here are two of the cartons I put together... I've got another finished and 3 more to make.

ATC 's in the Works

ATC 's
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I've been slowly working on these. They are made of watercolor paper I had done some printing on during a journal making workshop. The second layer is made up of leftover bits of painted papers and end cuts from other mixed-media projects. I have one more layer of textile elements to add before they are finished.

Art in a Carton

Here is the contents of what I received in my Art in a Carton. This came from Germany. I tried to upload a pic of the carton, but for some reason blogger and my new mac book just are not working well together. It took me ages just to get this photo to upload. Blogging through flickr seems to work at light speed, however I can only blog one pic at a time unless I put together a mosaic. 

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Loop's Spontaneous Spinning Club

I fell in love with the gorgeous colors and textures of the spinning batts produced by Loop. It was more or less an obsession at first sight, and even though I could card up similar batts of my own, I couldn't resist joining Loop's Spontaneous Spinning Club. I guess the allure is the anticipation of not knowing what's coming next, but knowing it will be something that inspires me. Each month a new and wondrous batt arrives in my mail box- an exquisite treat that has me running for my wheel as soon as I get home. I even forgot to take a photo of the batt for the last yarn I spun cause I couldn't wait to spin it! 

Goth Rave

Goth Rave
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Scrounging up Leftovers

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Sometimes when you are driven to spin something, and all you have at hand are leftovers from other projects, you create something quite wonderful and unexpected. I love how this yarn shifts from coils, to standard ply to crazy plied. The colors and textures are continually shifting throughout the yarn.

Silver Lining- The Yarns

Silver Lining- The Yarns
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Here are the yarns spun from my silver lining batts. You can see more details of these yarns on my flickr page.

Dyed & Printed Fabric

Dyed & Printed Fabric
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Worked on dying and printing a piece of fabric this week that I've cut into smaller sections for working into mixed-media art quilts, ATC's, Postcards, etc. This is only one section. To see more visit my flickr page.

Weaving Works in Seattle

Weaving Works in Seattle
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Check out Weaving Works next time you are in the Seattle area. They have an amazing selection of yarn and fiber. I had a very limited time when I was there and felt so overwhelmed. Make sure you have at least a couple of hours to kill, otherwise you are just torturing yourself.

Glen and Mar Rock Seattle

Two words for this show: Fucking Brilliant! I managed to video the first song before I got busted by one of the bouncers, so once I figure out how to upload video from my flip camera I'll get it posted somewhere online. Snapped one pic of the show, but was worried about getting kicked out for a second offense so didn't risk any more photos than that. Got to meet them afterwards, as I was staying in the same building, and have to say they are both very warm, amicable human beings. I wish them all the best and hope they make it up to Alaska some day...