Some projects just take time. They are never going to fulfill any need I might have for instant gratification. The Green Man tapestry has been one of those. I started this project back in August 2012. My goal at the time was to have him completed for the February 2013 Ann Arbor Fiberarts Guild annual […]
Weaver Janet Phillips in the UK has been involved in the project to weave shoulder tendon patches. There is a short news item on the BBC website at the moment. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-25573341 “I have been doing ongoing research with this team of scientists from Oxford University for five years now developing an internal woven bandage. It […]
With the studio completely enclosed…. cold weather setting in with snow outside… and only 40F inside… it was time for one last weekend to complete this building project. The trim was added to the exterior walls… hurricane ties were attached to the roof and walls… and trim was added to the rafters. The interior walls […]
Putting on the roof… cont. 2 weeks later we were back at Riverbend with a spiffy machine that Terry designed to lift the panels. This was a LOT easier than hoisting them up the 12 feet using only brute force. Let’s hear it for machines and the engineers who build them! With the porch […]
The call came in mid October that the studio was ready to be delivered. With the 25 panels, 4ft x 8ft and weight in at about 120 lbs each, coordinating some extra ‘muscle’ to help was necessary – which meant building on the weekends. The clock was ticking to get the structure up […]
In researching different options for building my studio I came across Panel Concepts – a Michigan company that manufactures ‘kits’ using 4ft x 8ft panels. We met in March to see a model and I liked what I saw. Summer was busy but we were able to test a floating foundation system (using the shed) […]
Working out of my house is a good news/bad news sort of thing. The good news… I don’t have to pay extra rent for studio space. The bad news… it’s not always easy to shut out the distractions of everyday life. (2008) 5 years ago this month, I was able to purchase 5 acres of […]
As we packed up our weaving, tools and looms we paused to give a big THANK YOU to our instructor, Alastair Duncan. For 7 days he encouraged us as we honed new skills….. challenged us to push our art….. help us work through the ‘bumps in the road’ that come with every project….. and was completely […]
One of the best things about summer school is the ‘Walk About’ on Saturday afternoon. This is when we all get a chance to see what everyone else has been doing all week. It’s always a bit of a scavenger hunt adventure to find them all and this year was no different = 16 courses […]
With my landscape finished plus a spacer in place…. Thursday morning I ‘moved up in the world’ — from sitting on the floor to sitting on the bench = YEA! This bench is designed so the seat can be moved higher as the weaving moves up the loom. In designing my next project, I wanted […]