Author Archives: ruthlane

Adding a Focal Point to Rebekah’s Collage

Posted on April 18, 2019

In March, when my sister Rebekah visited, we had one of our group art meetings. She and her daughter Lizzie went along to do some ice dyeing and create a paper fabric collage. This is Rebekah’s collage. She decided to … Continue reading →

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Old Hand Stitched Projects, What to Do?

Posted on April 10, 2019

In the quest to clean out some of the “stuff” in my studio, I found a couple of old projects that are hanging around either not finished or in the “why did I think this was a good idea” pile. … Continue reading →

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PechaKucha 20 x 20

Posted on April 6, 2019

I attended a local event yesterday called PechaKucha. I had never heard of it before and thought you might like to hear a little more about it. The idea began in Tokyo in 2003, when architects Astrid Klein and Mark … Continue reading →

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Registration Opens for Online Classes and a Question

Posted on April 2, 2019

Registration is now open for the four online classes Embellishing Felt with Surface Design Techniques – A Mixed Media Approach. These are all a fun, experimental approach to adding different types of surface design to felt. Any of these approaches … Continue reading →

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From Tiny Acorns

Posted on March 25, 2019

I completed the second nuno landscape that I was working on. I showed you the first one here. Here is the piece of silk that I used. I can’t even remember how this was created but it looks kind of … Continue reading →

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Update on Hand Stitched Trees

Posted on March 17, 2019

I showed you the start of my most recent hand stitched project here. It’s been about a month and it has made some progress. Here I have added a deep green perle cotton thread over the “branches”. I am continuing … Continue reading →

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Level 3 Art and Design Exhibition

Posted on March 9, 2019

After more than two years, I am finally completing my Level 3 Art and Design course at the Gail Harker Creative Studies Center. We are having an exhibition to show our class work, sketch books and finished pieces of art … Continue reading →

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