Fibre Art Class Series - First Class "Reap what you Sow" Yes, it's true and we are excited. The first class will be held on Monday, September 28th, 2015 from 1 - 4:00 pm. in Pitt Meadows, BC. There is limited space, cost is $50.00. Contact me at suequilts1@shaw.ca

Small Seascapes

What's fun about fibre art you can make it a large piece or a small piece.  I prefer smaller pieces that I like to frame and living here on the West Coast, the ocean is a great inspiration.  I made a series of 3 pieces using a variety of fibres such as organza, hand dyed silk, wool, eyelash yarn,  and cotton balls.

Tsukienko Inks and Cheese cloth painting day!

It's a sunny afternoon and I'm out on the deck and decided it was a great day to ink up some cheese cloth. Cheese cloth creates wonderful texture to any fibre art piece, and you can create such a lovely array of coloured fibres by using a paint brush, water and inks.  Once they are dry, just heat set them with an iron.

Tomorrow it will be Paj silk and inks....so stay tuned!

What's new in my world! Well as you know I'm one to look at what's around me that I can use to give me the feeling that I'm there. Sand added to my piece, 606 and an applique pressing cloth gave me the look I wanted in the first picture known as "To the water". I'm now working on a piece called "Rippington's Farm" which is in Pitt Meadows on Rippington Road. I took a picture back in 2012 and decided this is my next piece.

Merry Christmas!

I thought I would  take a break from wrapping and as I sit here wondering where the time went!  I have so many ideas but didn't but the time just slipped by.  So.....my challenge for 2015 is to take
time even if it is 30 mins. a day  to create something small.

 I was invited to join in a post card exchange and the theme was snowflakes.  Here is the one I did which was shipped off to Idaho!  Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy Healthy Creative 2015!
God Bless.

My "Wabi-Sabi"

As I look for creative ideas on my walks I always find myself taking pictures of old fence posts, broken down barns, rusty gates, rotting tree stumps.  I wasn't sure why, but I always found the beauty in them. Now I know that there is a name for this and  it's called   "Wabi-Sabi"  In Japanese it means  " beauty of things imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete".

Here are some of my photos that I have taken that I would like to do as art piece in and maybe you will see them come to life in a series of fibre art pieces!  Until next time!

"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