Works in Progress

Work in Progress

Work still in progress. The re-bar needs to be straighten and waxed.  I am still working on the idea  and what I am actually conveying in this piece. I am using a new camera, which I am uncertain it does the work justice so the camera back get returned.  I have fifteen days for a final decision.

Work in Progress

This piece was a direct result of  my local fiber group by demonstrating how to achieve locks. This piece was made of raw fleece, un-scoured, uncombed or carded  with wee bits of previously dyed fleece.

he teal, aqua, blue piece was totally an experiment with un-carded, non-scoured fleece and white silk  gauze. Once the piece was felted then fulled, it  soaked in white vinegar then while still wet, it was bound with  cotton twine and scrunched together. Three shades of blue of acid dyes were mixed and dripped onto the wet wool. The silk readily absorbed the dye the most.  Once the dying was completed, wrapped into cellophane shrink wrap and nuked for 2.5 minutes on high power.  It was reste4d then additional 2 minutes in microwave. Not shown are the intact locks at the top, which adsorbed the deep midnight blue dye that match the silk portions. It was left to dry in the scrunched position.  The vessels is in progress as I am making a copper tubing to hold it.  Once completed the piece will be displayed in its entirety.

Untitled as work is in progress

New Camera

I am doing a test with a new camera; they told me I could take it for a spin for 15 days before I made my final decision. The blue vessel is merino with silk gauze nuno felted on top. Once completed the vessel was soaked in acid, and the dye was dripped on with eye droppers.It was an experiment to see if I could control where the dye was placed.

The wrap on the sofa was made by a friend expressing a trip she took to the 10K feet Rocky mountains. A totally lovely piece with the colors coordinating exquisitely in my living space.

The glass mosaic with the hand blown glass balls is merely and experiment to see how camera reacts with reflective materials.

The jury is out on the camera, though it is a lovely camera I am still evaluating its limits and possibilities.  Though it is nice, it is an entry level SLR and I am not terribly satisfied with its limits. It is a Canon T3 and though it does recording pics in RAW and is a 12 mp camera I need something with more pixels per inch. This will only do 72  by default and I have unsuccessfully  attempted to raise it which limits  it immensely.  One can raise the over all pixel but it merely changes the size of the pic hence I can make posters of my work. LOL At this juncture it is heading back to the store. It does well with landscapes and people and functions but I did not purchase it for those purposes. My conclusion is my $67.00 camera is much more flexible than this $600 item.