Alabama Designer Craftsmen Show(ADC) - November 14 and November 15
Support your local Alabama Artists and Craftsmen! This weekend - November 14 and November 15, I, along with many others will be having the annual
Fine Craft Classic Show at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens. The show will be open 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, on Sunday - 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. This is a group of wonderful artisans including textile artists, potters and sculptors, metalsmiths, glass artists, jewelry artists of all kinds, printmakers and more. This a group of artists who have all been juried and have high standards in their fields. Opportunity to buy fine arts and crafts for Christmas and visit with all the artists. I hope you will take the opportunity to stop by and say, "Hello". I will be in the Fiber Artists area, along with two other textile artists. I will be having lots of felted wearables for you to look at!
LITE BOX GALLERY - Opening Reception, Thursday, November 5
I'll be at the opening reception at Lite Box Gallery, Thursday, November 5, 5:30-8:30 p.m. The gallery is located in the Pepper Place Building on 2nd Avenue South and 28th Street. This is the area where many antique and interior designers are located, along with the prominent location for the Farmers Market that is held from May until the 2nd weekend in October.
There will be many fine artists that will be there for the opening reception and hope you can come join us for a festive event. The gallery will then be opening during the holiday season on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Come see us!
There will be many fine artists that will be there for the opening reception and hope you can come join us for a festive event. The gallery will then be opening during the holiday season on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Come see us!
3rd Place Winner - Arts and Music on the Green and Leeds Folk Festival
UPDATE - I have the honor of announcing that I was juried and won 3rd place at Arts and Music on The Green and 3rd place winner at The Leeds Folk Festival. Thank you.
Multi-colored Shawl
DebsThreads wearables - multi-colored shawl created for show - Arts and Music on the Green
Nuno-felted Vest for Arts and Music on The Green -DebsThreads Wearables
Nuno-felted Vest for Arts and Music on the Green Show - Ross Bridge - Hoover, Alabama
OCTOBER EVENTS - Pepper Place & Arts and Music on the Green
Come see me at these events: PEPPER PLACE in Birmingham, Alabama. I'll be there in the Alabama Designer Craftsmen(ADC)booth on Saturday, October 3.
I'll be there as a juried artists along with other vendors. And, of course, there will be plenty of homegrown vegetables from our Alabama farmers and a cooking demo. I'll be there from 7:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
ARTS AND MUSIC ON THE GREEN - Saturday, October 10, 2009 at the lovely ROSS BRIDGE in Hoover, Alabama. 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., along with many other juried artists. Along with this wonderful event, there will be a wine tasting provided by UNCORKED.
This is a wonderful event not to be missed! Hope to see you there!
I'll be there as a juried artists along with other vendors. And, of course, there will be plenty of homegrown vegetables from our Alabama farmers and a cooking demo. I'll be there from 7:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
ARTS AND MUSIC ON THE GREEN - Saturday, October 10, 2009 at the lovely ROSS BRIDGE in Hoover, Alabama. 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., along with many other juried artists. Along with this wonderful event, there will be a wine tasting provided by UNCORKED.
This is a wonderful event not to be missed! Hope to see you there!
LEEDS FOLK FESTIVAL - September 19 and September 20, 2009
ART - Leeds Folk Festival in Leeds, Alabama. Lots of juried artists will be there, including myself. I'll be there with lots and lots of wearables, and, many, many colors. I'll have scarves, shawls, cute little tops, some soft and cozy hats and more. They'll be plenty of other fine artists with pottery, glass, metal,folk art and jewelry. There is something here for everyone!
Bare Hands Gallery
Bare Hands Gallery - Wearable Art Show
Bare Hands Gallery has a wonderful wearable art show taking place the month of May. It's located in downtown Birmingham, opens Wednesday through Saturday 11:00-6:00. I've placed a couple of my hand-dyed silk scarves and three sleeveless tops in the art show. There's a lot of talent in the area, so I hope you'll get a chance to stop by.
In the meantime, I'll be dyeing some silk! Feel free to contact me!
Bare Hands Gallery has a wonderful wearable art show taking place the month of May. It's located in downtown Birmingham, opens Wednesday through Saturday 11:00-6:00. I've placed a couple of my hand-dyed silk scarves and three sleeveless tops in the art show. There's a lot of talent in the area, so I hope you'll get a chance to stop by.
In the meantime, I'll be dyeing some silk! Feel free to contact me!
ONB Magic City Art Connection 2009
Everyone's invited to the ONB Magic City Art Connection 2009, April 24-26, in Birmingham, Alabama. The 3 day event will be held in downtown Birmingham at Linn Park. I will be one of over 200 artists that will be showing that weekend. Artists from all of over the US will be featured. ONB Magic City Art Connection is listed as one of the top 20 things to do in the South. In addition to the art, there will be a Cork and Chefs event - wine and great food, along with many other activities.
Hope to see you there!
Hope to see you there!
It's the International Year of Natural Fibre
Check out the Keepthefleece.org
International Year of Natural Fibre
In case you were not aware of it, this year is the International Year of Natural Fibres. It is a United Nations initiative designed to raise awareness of and stimulate demand for natural fibres. We just found an interesting web site started by Linda Cortright at Wild Fibers that aims to celebrate this year and build the community. If you are interested in visiting it (and maybe entering the competitions )
International Year of Natural Fibre
In case you were not aware of it, this year is the International Year of Natural Fibres. It is a United Nations initiative designed to raise awareness of and stimulate demand for natural fibres. We just found an interesting web site started by Linda Cortright at Wild Fibers that aims to celebrate this year and build the community. If you are interested in visiting it (and maybe entering the competitions )
Alabama Designer Craftsmen Show - November 2008
Alabama Designer Craftsmen Show at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens - November 1, 2, 2008. This is the second day of the show. I had sold quite a few of the items, so I ended up re-arranging the items I still had for sale. It was a good show and I had a great time with my two fiber artist friends - Terry Martin and Susie Strauss. We all had the "Fiber Arts" area at the show. There is so much talent in this group, blacksmith, wood-artists, glass blowers and glass artists and so many talented jewelry and clay artists. I'm glad to be a part of this group representing the state of Alabama.
WHO DO YOU KNOW - THAT NUNO'S.
It seems like I never get around to posting. Actually, I'm working a lot on production of my textiles. I've been more in the workshop than anywhere else. I've got the ADC(Alabama Designer Craftsmen) show coming up on November 1 & 2, at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens. I've also been getting photos ready, too.
ADC has a meeting on Monday night, where we will be "licking and sticking" postcards to mail-out for the show. My items will consisted of traditional feltmaking and nuno-felted items. In case some of you that don't know, nuno felting is a term that was coined by an Australian feltmaker, Polly Stirling and her Japanese assistant. Nuno means fabric in Japanese. It is a technique I have really come to enjoy as it enables me to create lighter and more airy fabrics with the combination of wool and silk. I dye all my fabrics and then apply the nuno-felting technique.
So, I hope you'll come and see the show and stop by and say, "Hi"!
Off to the dyepot!
ADC has a meeting on Monday night, where we will be "licking and sticking" postcards to mail-out for the show. My items will consisted of traditional feltmaking and nuno-felted items. In case some of you that don't know, nuno felting is a term that was coined by an Australian feltmaker, Polly Stirling and her Japanese assistant. Nuno means fabric in Japanese. It is a technique I have really come to enjoy as it enables me to create lighter and more airy fabrics with the combination of wool and silk. I dye all my fabrics and then apply the nuno-felting technique.
So, I hope you'll come and see the show and stop by and say, "Hi"!
Off to the dyepot!
Autumn's Almost Here - Nuno Felted Scarf
As summer comes to a close, I am thinking of Autumn, my favorite season in the South.
This particular scarf came to being, as a result of me thinking of Fall and the beauty that surrounds us. The scarf is made with dyed china silk and merino wool.
It is one of many of the scarves that I have created to get ready for some Fall shows.
Vision is Important to My Fiber Art
Recognition goes to the UAB photographer, Grant Martin,and Virginia Rogers, both employed at UAB. UAB has a wonderful School of Optometry and highly recognized. I was featured on the back cover of the magazine that is put out by the UAB School of Optometry. Each issue features someone who comments on how VISION is important to them in what they do. Vision is important to me in every decision I do, when it comes to working with my fiber art, especially color values and hues. I find myself being very careful working with colors, as I want them to compliment each other and stand out. My vision plays a part in that every time. I'm also thankful to a wonderful eye doctor I have had the pleasure of being a patient with, Dr. Lynn Hammonds.
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