Monday, October 7, 2013

"Loon Lake' won Honorable Mention at LaConner Quilt and Fibre Art Festival

I am so pleased to announce that my "Loon Lake" piece won at LaConner Quilt and Fibre Art Festival.  There were so many incredible entries from all over the world.  

As I walked through the show, inspiration took over and now I am going to spread my fibre art wings a little further.  If you like to try making a fibre art piece go for it!  Don't know here to start?  Well, for me it was a picture that inspired me.  I wanted my picture to look like you could walk right into it and walk through the trees.  How would I do that, what techniques had I learned that I could use to make what I see come to life?  It takes time, but the journey is incredible!

If you want someone to bounce ideas off of, just e-mail me at suequilts1@shaw.ca and I would be more than happy to help you get on your fibre art journey!

Till next time, make sure you include "fibre" in your day!

Susan
 

Sunday, July 28, 2013

LaConner Quilt and Fibre Art Show Oct 2013

I'm so honoured to have my submission "Loon Lake" accepted in the upcoming LaConner Quilt & Fiber Arts Festival on October 2013. 

So if you have the opportunity, please drop by, it's a wonderful show!

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Maple Ridge Quilter's Guild Quilt Show

Well, we are running around getting ready for our show this weekend.  I'm in charge of the tearoom!  Don't worry, I'm not cooking so all is safe....! 

Come and join us at the Burnett Fellowship Church on 123rd Avenue, Maple Ridge on
Friday, May 3 - 10 - 7 and Sat. 10 - 3:00 pm. 

We have Judy Greenwood as our feature artist, Fibre Art Network and the Fraser Valley Modern Quilt Guild as guests!  Great Vendors, live music, join us for a day of inspiration and meeting new friends!

Friday, April 5, 2013

Right Brain vs Left Brain

Thanks Vivian for this, now I know where I am when I'm creating......!  My right brain.

The Right Brain

According to the left-brain, right-brain dominance theory, the right side of the brain is best at expressive and creative tasks. Some of the abilities that are popularly associated with the right side of the brain include:
·         Recognizing faces
·         Expressing emotions
·         Music
·         Reading emotions
·         Color
·         Images
·         Intuition
·         Creativity

The Left Brain

The left-side of the brain is considered to be adept at tasks that involve logic, language and analytical thinking. The left-brain is often described as being better at:
·         Language
·         Logic
·         Critical thinking
·         Numbers
·         Reasoning

Thursday, April 4, 2013

This is my latest fibre art piece.  I took a picture up at Loon Lake at the UBC Research Forest overlooking the lake.   I hand painted the background onto silk, then continued to build from there trying to get a 3D effect.  I tried to make it into a small quilt, but it just screamed out to be framed under class.  Any comments would be appreciated.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Susan J. Jensen Fibre Art

Well it was time that I start showing you what I have been doing in the fibre art world!  I'm part of the most wonderful and inspiring group of women who make me feel that I might just be a fibre artist. (well okay a wanna a be!)

My journey as a quilt pattern designer is a busy one, but when I have time, I love to create fibre art.  I didn't really know that what I was creating was known as fibre art.     I like to dye fabrics, paint threads, paint on silk, hand embroider, felting, mix mediums to name a few, so I guess you get the picture.  My group told me that this was what I was creating.

I'm a firm believer that we all need to work in our right brain to give life balance.  My Dad had a great influence in my life and encourage all of us in the family to be nice, kind, gentle, how to share, to laugh, appreciate the world around us, to never take it for granted and most importantly how to play!  We need to remind ourselves and our children and grandchildren the importance of play and to learn there is more to life than the world of computers, TV, and cellphones! Introduce them to the wonderful world of painting, sewing, woodwork, drawing or colouring!

So here is what I create when I play. Just try it, you will be amazed with what will come out of you!

This was felted with wool roving and eyelash yarn.

This was handpainted, then I did some couching, decorative stitching, used a little angelina and organza, then quilted.

This is rubbing alcohol, sharpie markers, tsukeniko inks, emboridery and quilting.

This is hand dyed silk, decorative stitching, felting, cotton balls, organza and angelina.  Then a fabric frame!

I hope you enjoy them and let me know, I would love feedback!