Creativebug Daily Practice: Shape, Pattern, Color: Hand-Stitched Sampler Books

 I have a new series of workshops on Creativebug!

The series is called:

Shape, Pattern, Color: Hand-Stitched Sampler Books

It is a "daily practice" series wherein one mini-workshop is released everyday in November - starting November 1st, 2024. After the workshop is released it will remain available - so, if you are a Creativebug subscriber, you will have access to the class anytime thereafter.

In this daily practice I will walk you through many textile surface design techniques including fabric painting, stencil cutting and printing, embroidery stitches, mending techniques, natural dyeing, working with earth pigments, and the list goes on...for 30 days! At the end I will guide you through gathering your decorated pages and making them into books: pamphlet, slot book, accordion, and Japanese side sewn.

There is A LOT of information in these 30 days!

At the end you will have beautiful hand-made sampler books that reflect your own hand and style, and that can serve as references for your future projects.

I hope that you will join along on Creativebug. 

Sign up now so you will be ready to go on November 1st!

Here is a link to my other workshops on Creativebug.

Aqua Lab Project

 I've been quite remiss about blog posts lately but wanted to get some information up here on a project I've been working on and an upcoming gallery exhibit.

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I'll be having a solo art exhibit at Minnow Arts in Santa Cruz, CA entitled: Aqua Lab: in Search of the Third Thing.

The exhibit runs from May 3rd - June 9th, 2024. There will be an opening reception from 5:00-8:30 on First Friday, May 3rd, as well as a closing reception on First Friday, June 7th. I will also give an informal talk from 3-4:00 on Sunday, June 9th. Minnow Arts location: 204 Locust Street, Santa Cruz, CA. Regular hours are Saturday and Sunday, 2:00-6:00.

Since First Friday is often crowded and it’s sometimes hard to talk and see the work, I will be in the gallery from 2-4:00 on the Saturdays and Sundays following the opening and closing receptions: May 4th and 5th, and June 8th and 9th.

DH Lawrence wrote: 

Water is H2O, hydrogen two parts, oxygen one,

but there is also a third thing, that makes it water

and nobody knows what that is…

Aqua Lab is an attempt to define that “third thing” through open water swimming and the collection of data including: swim dates, water and air temperature, latitude, longitude and elevation of swims, the collection of earth pigment from the shoreline of lakes, recording swim routes, and photographing the color of the water. All of these elements will come together in the gallery with a watery and swimmerly installation. I hope you’ll float by…

And, just a reminder if you are interested in workshops - I'm good about updating my workshop page here on my blog. Also, online workshops are available 24/7 on Creativebug!

Making Zen Online Stitching Retreat

 

Happy Spring!

I'm going to be part of the Making Zen online retreat later this month. It is a series of online presentations by some very talented makers (twenty in total), and there will also be some give-a-ways as part of purchasing your all-access pass ticket. I'm including a pdf version of my book "The Boro Aesthetic" as part of the bundle. Access to individual presentations is free, but only for a limited period of time. To get wider access, and the goody bundle, you need to purchase the all-access pass which is very reasonably priced.

Here is what Kate Ward, the organizer of the event, says about the event:

"Making Zen is a 5-day online retreat for stitchers and crafters to help them learn new processes, improve technique, and get inspired through a holistic approach that nurtures creativity. Not only does this retreat offer all of the above through presentations from incredible artists from different places and backgrounds, it also offers an excuse to slow down, practice mindfulness, and bring some zen into your life!"

The retreat will cover lots of topics, including different methods of printing, visible mending, and bringing nature into your craft. My presentation is entitled: For the Love of the Back Patch. I will be sharing my collection of mended textiles using the back patch technique, will show images of my artwork that incorporates the back patch, and then will demonstrate how I make a back patch - and viewers are welcome to stitch along.

Tickets are available on the Zen Stitching Website here. You can also find lots of information there, as well as FAQs and a full list of the speakers that will be presenting throughout the retreat.

The above link is an affiliate link and I will get brownie points if you use it! Thanks, as always, for your support.

 

I also have some in-person workshops coming up. You can see them here.

 

Hope to see you out there!

Happy New Year: Winter and Spring 2023 Workshops!

 Happy New Year to All!

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I hope that the New Year is treating everyone well so far.

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My workshop schedule is filling up so I thought I would share. Here is a round up of my Winter and Spring workshops (and a couple beyond that...):

 

Decorative Longstitch Binding

 

Decorative Longstitch Binding (zoom)

Wishi Washi Studio (online)

February 11th, 2023, 1:00-5:00 Pacific

Textile Surface Design

Textile Surface Design

Stitches West, Sacramento, CA (In-Person)

March 2nd - 4th, 2023

 

Textile Artist's Book - Tokyo Book

 

Textile Artist's Books (Zoom)

BARN, Bainbridge Island Artisan Network, WA

March 18th, 19th, 25th, 2023, 1:00 - 3:00 Pacific

 

 

The Hussif

 

The Hussif: a Travel Sewing Kit (Zoom)

Hello Stitch, Oakland, CA 

April 15th, 2023, 1:00 - 3:30 Pacific

French Stitch Cracker Box Book

 

Just added:

French Stitch Cracker Box Binding (Zoom)

Wishi Washi Studio, Online

April 22nd, 2023, 1:00 - 4:00 Pacific

 

The Studio Coat

 

The Studio Coat: a Hand Stitched Garment (In-Person)

Cabrillo Arts Extension, Aptos, CA

May 20th and 21st, 2023, 10:00-4:00 daily

 

Mending Sampler Needle Book

Mending Sampler Needle Book

San Francisco Center for the Book

June 24th, 2023

 

The Boro Aesthetic

 

The Boro Aesthetic: Creating Fiber Art Pieces Inspired by Japanese Textiles

 Fibre Arts Australia, Ballarat, Australia

September 13th - 19th, 2023

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Hope to see some of you out there!

I'm very good about updating my workshop page here - so check in there for updates.

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I also regularly promote workshops on Instagram and Facebook.

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As always, I have workshops available 24/7 on Creativebug!

 

Fall 2022 Workshops

 Fall 2022 Workshops!

There are a couple of online workshops coming up this Fall as well as two in-person workshops:

Printed and Stitched Tabletop Quilt (Zoom)

Hello Stitch

Two part workshop:

Saturday, October 1st, 2022, 1:00-3:00 Pacific

Saturday, October 8th, 2022, 1:00-4:00 Pacific

 

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The Hussif: a Traveling Sewing Kit (Zoom)

Wishi Washi Studio

Saturday, October 22nd, 2022, 1:00 - 3:00 Pacific

 

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 Origami Travel Notebook (In-Person)

San Francisco Center for the Book

Saturday, November 12th, 2022, 9:30-12:30 

 

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Exploding Picture Box (In-Person)

San Francisco Center for the Book

Saturday, November 12th, 2022, 1:30-4:30 

 

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Crossed Structure Datebook Workshop (Zoom)

Wishi Washi Studio

Saturday, December 3rd, 1:00 - 5:00 Pacific

 

Let me know if you have any questions about the workshops and I hope to see some of you out there!

 

Just a reminder that I also have workshops on Creativebug 24/7!

In-Person and Zoom workshops - 2022

 Boy, oh boy, am I a liar. In my last post (date 12/2/20) I promised I would post soon. Oh well. Best laid plans. These last two years have been...A...LOT!

But, here we are and I want to let you know where I'm going to be teaching in the next 6 months - both in-person and zoom.

I will be adding to this list so check back with my "In-person and Zoom Workshops" page where I am being really good about updating my workshop engagements and dates.

Here's what I have so far (click on workshop title for more info.):

Two fun and accessible workshops that I am offering via Zoom through Wishi Washi Studio:

 

Exploding Picture Box (Zoom)

February 5, 2022

1-3:00 PST

 

 

Origami Travel Notebook (Zoom)

February 12, 2022

1-3:00 PST

 

And, here are some In-person workshops that I have scheduled:

 

 

Stitch, Mend, Print, Make (In-person)

April 21 - 23rd, 2022, 10-4:00 daily

Ephemera Paducah, Paducah, KY 

Exploring a Sense of Place with Books, Textiles, and Objects

June 12 - 26, 2022

International Center for the Arts, Monte Costello, Italy

Hope to see some of you out there and remember that I have classes on Creativebug 24/7.

 

 

 

 

Workshops in the time of COVID - 2021

What a year!

My last blogpost was on March 21st, at the beginning of the COVID-19 lockdown. And, only one 2020 post before that. Looks like it's time for another post.

 

I don't even know where to start regarding what this year has meant to me and mine, and am not even going to try. So many changes...but those are stories for another time.

 

For now...it is time to look forward.

 In September and October I taught two Zoom workshops and gave one Zoom talk. These were all events that had been planned as in-person, and we decided to morph them into Zoom events rather than cancel them. And, it went swimmingly. I even enjoyed them! There is nothing like connecting in person but it was so nice to connect with like minded people during this time of intense isolation.

 

Mending Sampler Needle Book

 

 So...shoot me an e-mail if you are part of a group, guild, shop, retreat, etc. that would be interested in my teaching a workshop or giving a talk via Zoom. 

 

I've reached out to a couple of my regular, in-person, venues and we are scheduling some upcoming workshops.

 

 

One that is already posted and ready to register for is:

 

Mending Sampler Needle Book

French General, Zoom Workshop

with two dates to choose from:

January 9th, 2021 from 1:00 - 5:00 PST

or

January 10th, 2021 from 1:00 - 5:00 PST

 

Click on links above to register or go the French General.

 

 

 

As the vaccine nears and we all start to dream of traveling and gathering again it is ever important to continue to practice safe protocols: isolating, distancing, wearing a mask. And, while we are doing that let's take advantage of gathering virtually! I know I have been enjoying some of the workshops, talks, and events that have been made available virtually for the first time ever! 

Let me know if you want me to give a workshop or give a talk. Hope to see some of you in my scheduled zoom workshops (click here to see listings that I will update as they arise).

 

Next post I'll share a series that I've been working on during the pandemic...I promise it won't be eight months away...