A moment of Thought

I have been making bits and pieces for some time. A reveiw of what I have learned about, what impact making and meeting others both formally and informally (instutional and workshop) has had on myself.

I have found study both benifical and frustrating as it requires one to consider both what one wants to learn, how to gain the knowledge and skills, with the requirments of assessment.

Both have been learning curves for one who was not encouraged in the schooling department, by family. But with time comes awareness of how to be oneself and where to place oneself, while aknowledging all involved. Harmony is something I strived for, yet with experience gained never sure when it will happen.

Workshops are bit different as everyone knows - shorter time frame, no assessment Usually- getting to focused on the one area of interest - more exploration options - at times facilator has a large knowledge and passion base and wants to share.

So I will do both in some formate as a natural part of my life to meet new and re aquaint with past friends while gaining skills, methods of interest and of how others live the life of making as an Artist Craft person.

I recently got the joy of being in a three day workshop run by Jason Collingwood in Melbourne. Yes a bit late in writing about this- but is there a wrong time. I really enjoyed the three days, learnt lots about weaving rugs in the formate that Jason makes and more. I had friends and other kind people around who where encouraging and passionate about why we were there. The coming away with woven samples -in my case just a few- but feeling a desire to keep going and finishing the warp, I have done. So here are my humble, enjoyed, slighty unfinished samples off the loom.

The start of sampling at Jason Collinwood workshop in Melbourne.Trying some of the techinquics show over three days.

The blocks are to be matching to make continuos width of a rug. It was the first sample of weaving that we were shown. This is to be sewn together once I know the correct method

Saori

White bubbles

This saori was fun to make, while exploring more of my white 'n' white idea. the clasp weaving with inlaying of a thick and thin yarn white is supposed to felt, but having used before does not very much. I wonder if it was because of being used more for knitting which would allow for more shrinkage.

The Square

While weaving this one I was wondering how the Alpaca that I had dyed would look like together. there is something very touchable and compelling about this piece. The squareness is what I call freeform with constrained as a harmony comes to me while I was making.

Red

To plan for three weaving from the one warp, which gave me a freeing from just patterning by the lifting of shafts to how or what yarns I use will give individual looks to of a different nature is fantastic.

Bamboo

Bamboo and wool what happens well a very soft drapable length of material with the greens giving another element to this piece.

This is another of the three which goes with the red saori which I think of as motion with the two yarns. The way a variegated yarn shows up both as a stripe and balancing the pink side and the demin together.

The making of these saori pieces by myself had given a passion in how many more ways can I create colour, texture, patterns and excitement.

Butterflies

A moment in the garden

It has been interesting how the warm weather we had earlier this year brought about the showing of butterflies. It was a wonderful sight of twenty or more gently flying around the house, and for some weeks did this last. A encouraging way into making which from new years eve when I saw in the year with friends by weaving. I did a sample of SAORI weaving using an actual loom. So with this new knowledge I am motivated to do more of this sort SAORI weaving.

White Wrap

This Wrap was made for a friend who is graduating this year. It is for a raffle at the fundraising night auction. A pleasure to weave and share with a friend who has offered many moments of friendship and help to myself over the time I have known her.