Arlenesfelt
Monday, September 28, 2009

Off to Taos!

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Last year I went to the Taos Wool Festival , in Taos New Mexico, with my friend Zaynab from Anchorage. She had been there before but it was...
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Thursday, September 24, 2009

Marcia's Scarf

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My friend Marcia is one talented girl. In addition to being a fabulous beader, published in fact , she is a knitter extraordinaire. I lov...
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Monday, September 14, 2009

Felted Soap

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I felted bars of soap for my husband and myself, using our favorite pachouli soap. They work so well in the shower because they are not sl...
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Sunday, September 6, 2009

Felt Without Borders

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There's not much of a nuno felt community where I live. Not like painting or pottery where you can check out local galleries that show ...
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Tuesday, August 25, 2009

The Beauty's In The Details

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I finally got all of my new nuno felt pillows listed on My Etsy Site . The new pieces are nuno felt on the front and recycled knitting on ...
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Saturday, August 22, 2009

August Nuno Felt Workshop

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We spent a productive two days learning and having fun making nuno felt. Other exciting felt processes that were explored included making p...
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Monday, July 27, 2009

Best Tool For Wetting Felt

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I must admit that I especially love the fact that I can felt anywhere, anytime, without needing special tools.  I tell my workshop students ...
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Saturday, July 18, 2009

New Nuno Felt Scarves

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I guess my fabric dyeing adventures have been occupying a lot of my recent attention, and as a result I have been a bit lax in listing my ne...
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Sunday, July 12, 2009

Learning to Dye Silk and Cotton

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It seems like I am in constant pursuit of just the right color of silk and cotton fabric for my nuno felt pieces.  So, it was just a matter ...
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Sunday, June 14, 2009

A Burt Watson Original

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My husband Burt makes the most beautiful  beaded leather handbags.  We went to an art show and he found these faux bakelite handles.  I cou...
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Thursday, June 4, 2009

Shopping with Monty

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I like to shop for bits of lace and fabric to use in my Nuno Felt projects.  A favorite place to look is The Attic in Coronado .  I took my...
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Sunday, May 24, 2009

Group Effort Mosaics

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My friend Kirstin Green is a fabulous mosaic artist, and beyond. This week she took me on a tour of the large wall mosaics at Coronado High...
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Thursday, May 21, 2009

At Home With Purple

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Having indulged  my wanderlust all week, I'm representing purple Friday with samplings of my own, close to home, purple endeavors, inclu...
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Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Reds and Pinks in China

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Strong and beautiful, red is the color I most associate with China.   Here are images that represent the color of China as I saw it.   China...
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Africa Orange and Gold

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Color week has me revisiting all the wonderfully colorful places I have been fortunate enough to travel to.  For Orange and Yellows I went t...
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Monday, May 18, 2009

Green Tuesday in Ireland

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This mosaic is really a nostalgic picture story.   Burt and I spent a delightful week of artistic community in the lush country side that i...
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The Blues of Turkey

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Thinking of blue , blue like the sky, blue like the ocean, sent me browsing through my photos of Turkey, where I found great inspiration for...
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Thursday, May 14, 2009

Felt is NOT a food group

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Try telling that to my boy Monty.  Yesterday he got into the studio while I was gone and ate a piece of magenta pre felt.  While I admire hi...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Nuno Felt Scarf Workshop

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Last weeks Nuno Scarf workshop was the first class since the studio renovation.   We all loved the natural light, and  being able to feel th...
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Saturday, May 9, 2009

Let the Sun Shine In

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After two years of working in our windowless garage, we decided that the cars are never going to be spending time in there and we are, so we...
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