Saturday, October 22, 2016

A trunkshow and a little finish

This has been a very busy week , on Tuesday evening our guild hosted a dessert party and trunkshow with Kathy Tidswell as our special guest . Kathy is from New Brunswick and is a very talented fibre artist creating some amazing work . There were lots of Wows from those in attendance.  I am sure you would like to see a few things she shared with us . I will warn you my photos are not the best as they were taken with my phone and I have to admit I find this thing challenging.








 So this is just a small taste of what we saw , as you can see Kathy is talented and has a wide range of talents, even making her own garments adorned with thread painting.
 Our workshop on Wednesday with Kathy was so interesting,  she gave us instructions on making grasses and weeds, flowers and trees . Sorry I don't have anything to share at this time from the workshop , I will need a lot more practice before I can share any 😉
 However I do have one little art piece to share . On saturday of last week our guild took a trip to Amherst to a Fibre Arts Festival which was just fantastic.  We viewed three quilt shows and various displays as well as a Zonta fair.  I will share those photos at a later date now that I have figured out how to get them off my phone.
So here's my story , there was a lady at the Zonta fair selling her hand dyed fabrics and in a basket on her table was bags of her scraps.  Be still my heart , I quickly dug through the pile and found three bags to call my own at only  $5 per bag.  Seemed like a real bargain to me since I had purchased from her before so knew what to expect , well sort of as you never quite know what is in those bags.  I was willing to chance it and I wasn't disappointed,  they were filled with lovely shades of fabrics perfect for landscape art . Now I had bought a bag or maybe two from her a couple of years ago and I decided to combine my treasure but before doing so felt I should at least take the time to iron them all . That's when inspiration struck . In my original bag I had some very narrow strips that i am sure most people would have tossed in the garbage but I just had to find a way to use them so here is what I came up with.

Notice the raw edges , these scraps were so narrow some as little as 1/2" and they were frayed like this which was perfect for what I had in mind . I proceeded to lay out the pieces and started stitching them down . I am really loving this and it was such fun to do plus I saved some scraps from the landfill 😉
 I will let you go for now but I thank you for stopping by and I hope to see you soon. 
 Hugs Sheila 

13 comments:

  1. Looks like a fabulous trunk show and I am sure will master this - you little scrappy, frayed, saved from the trash piece is a perfect example at how talented you are.

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  2. What amazing talent! Your art piece is amazing! I would have thrown most of that away, I'm afraid, but you made something beautiful.

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  3. This is stunning work, Sheila! Keep it up, and pretty soon that will be YOU up there giving a trunk show! Your landscapes are all so gorgeous, right down to your postcards! XO

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  4. Gorgeous landscape you made. Just amazing. Love it. The trunk show looked fabulous.

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  5. Hi Sheila,wow i love your landscape,what an amazing trunk show,thankyou for sharing my friend xx

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  6. Love your landscape. Those frayed edges really give it depth. Imagination is great

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  7. What a talented lady - I love the green jacket. Your landscape is gorgeous Sheila - those fabric scraps were just perfect for it. xx

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  8. What a beautiful trunk show.... such a great inspiration and I expect the workshop was fabulous too! Your own picture is just beautiful Sheila.... what a great way to use up those scraps! Christine x

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  9. Beautiful little piece of art you created with those scraps...
    Such an amazing truck show...

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  10. Looks like an interesting truck show Sheila! I love the little scene you have created, amazing what can be done with someone else's scraps!!

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  11. I love your new art piece made from someones scraps - way to go.... lovely trunk show too... so inspiring
    Hugz

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  12. I like the variety of pieces she brought to the trunk show. I still marvel at your new piece, each time I see it.

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  13. Kathy is an amazing fibre artist. You were lucky to see her works close up. I saw some of her work in a gallery a few years ago. Your little piece of art is amazing too!

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