Saturday, 17 October 2015

Good Times, Bad Times: Sometimes You Write the Story; Sometimes the Story Writes You

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One of the most interesting things about writing is that the writer, who thinks she's in control of the story, always discovers that poi...
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Thursday, 24 September 2015

The Sound of Silence: A Different Kind of Journey

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It's been a long stretch of silence on the blog for me. We headed out to Kelowna in early September, to visit Young Ms. DD. Mr. DD packe...
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Sunday, 30 August 2015

Smoke From a Distant Fire: Sea of Joy Continues

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I live nowhere near a forest, except the urban one planted by my house, but this has been a summer of haze and smoke. The northern part of t...
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Friday, 21 August 2015

Sea of Joy: Expanding Horizons

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I ventured out to Open Fibre Night last night. My friend, Michele M-H, started this event a couple of years ago. OFN is held monthly; it...
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Saturday, 8 August 2015

Sea of Joy: A Small Study, a Big Change and a Glimpse into the Process of Designing

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I finished another small tapestry this week, "Sea of Joy," a study from a tiny sketch I'd done years ago while drinking white ...
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Saturday, 1 August 2015

Badlands: Continuous Strand Tapestry Weaving

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I finished weaving my Badlands sample last night. I'm pretty pleased with it at the moment. The colours are lovely and the spontaneous d...
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Thursday, 30 July 2015

Somewhere Over the Rainbow 2015: Controlling Colour Placement in Tapestry Using Hand Spun Singles

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Yesterday, I discussed how I use my multi-coloured singles weft yarns to build a tapestry design. This style of free form weaving is relaxin...
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