Teddy Bear

I created this little guy for my 3D Fibres and Mixed-Media Sculpture class. He is made out of fabric Band-Aids. It was challenge to make sure the adhesive didn't gum up my sewing machine.

Strange Pet

For the last project in my surface design class, I revisited an older image of mine. I photocopied the original embroidery, made a silkscreen print and embellished it with hand painting and hand embroidery.

Weaving and Felting Redux

One of my excuses for the lax blogging is that it's been so dark and dreary here in Vancouver. The sun came out for about a half an hour the day before we left town for the holidays and I ran around with the camera taking pictures of various projects. Excited by all the weaving and felting done in our class this fall, I revisited the process for an open project for my weaving class. I used linen and wool of a similar hue and wove it very loosely. After weaving, I threw it in the washing machine. The wool felted and shrunk, the linen did not. I am very happy with this scarf. I love the texture.

Blogging Catch-up

Happy New Year! My blogging habits spiraled downward as the year came to a close, providing inspiration for yet another New Year's resolution. In addition to cutting back my sugar intake, I resolve to blog more often! Here are some pictures of brother Christopher's visit over a month ago.
We hardly ever get any snow here in Vancouver. The weekend that Christopher, Maryka and Kevin were in town we had the treat of a snow storm that covered the streets of Vancouver with a pleasant dusting. We all piled into Kevin's car and drove to North Vancouver for a walk in the woods beyond the thrilling Capilano suspension bridge.