tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37435459824860183732024-02-08T06:21:47.650-08:00Monica Bennett - Fibre ArtistHand felted wearable art in wool and silkMonica Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04003998033429713425noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743545982486018373.post-13699336797214044692019-06-15T15:05:00.001-07:002019-06-15T15:05:39.137-07:00Working on another piece for my show...trying out an ombre effect for a vase. .still have to add some dimension with silk chiffon. That's going to stay a secret until July. 😉 . . #felt #feltart #feltartist #felting #wetfelted #merinowools #silkchiffon #filt #filtro #keçe #filz #vilt #feutre #makingfelt #canadiancraft #canadianmade #canadianfeltart #monicabennettfelt #slowart #handmade #feltedvase #penderislandbc #penderartist #textileartist #penderisland #bcfeltartist #MBarchive<img src='https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/vp/a6ce8dc10f3030936d6dc3c50b43c859/5D847035/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/p640x640/61845530_492302588176688_5879921267802762438_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com' style='max-width:586px;' /><br />
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Monica Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04003998033429713425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743545982486018373.post-26443593017326175772019-06-14T19:05:00.001-07:002019-06-14T19:05:25.946-07:00A teaser view of a new piece. I've submitted it to felt::feutre canada's online presentation 'Words' so I won't show the whole piece yet...but it will be at my show here on Pender July 5-7. ;) . . #feltart #felt #feutre #filt #filtro #keçe #filz #vilt #makingfelt #localart #handmadefelt #bcfeltartist #penderartist #monicabennettfelt #monicabennett #penderislandbc #penderartist #penderisland #handmade #wetfelting #handfelting #feltartists #feltartist #finnwool #resistfelting #feltfeutrecanada #canadianfeltart #canadianfeltartist #canadianmade #MBarchive<img src='https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/vp/0497b5a15a556e8df80bc9bd94867966/5D82F83C/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/p640x640/64241142_470950780346585_9167792556343067794_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com' style='max-width:586px;' /><br />
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Monica Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04003998033429713425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743545982486018373.post-1889883229199906782019-05-29T14:46:00.001-07:002019-05-29T14:46:12.024-07:00Day Three of sampling.. what will it become? I love this felting technique. I have a great idea for a piece but before I commit to it, I make a sample. Such a time and materials saver in the end - a lesson that I had to learn the hard way, of course. . . #feltart #samplingisasuperpower #samplingismycreativesuperpower #samplingsavestime #felt #feutre #filt #filtro #keçe #filz #vilt #makingfelt #canadiancraft #canadianmade #canadianfeltart #textileartist #penderislandbc #penderartist #penderisland #handmade #finnwool #felting #MBarchive<img src='https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/vp/2d0b35c92b5aba9d7a0414c6bfabecf1/5D82FCA4/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/p640x640/60262003_437420633742735_1149974250842628312_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com' style='max-width:586px;' /><br />
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Monica Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04003998033429713425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743545982486018373.post-22173322900634738162019-05-27T13:57:00.001-07:002019-05-27T13:57:05.693-07:00Another sample for another project. I really like the texture and subtle sheen of this monochromatic piece. . . #feltart #felt #feutre #filt #filtro #keçe #filz #vilt #makingfelt #wetfelting #wetfelted #canadianfeltartist #feltsample #samplingisasuperpower #MBarchive #felting #penderislandbc #penderisland #bcfeltartist #penderartist #monicabennettfelt<img src='https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/vp/5baaf6c8570d362b897e750b0aed6de8/5D7F9E34/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/p640x640/60925592_447233085838264_5387161537858642956_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com' style='max-width:586px;' /><br />
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Monica Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04003998033429713425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743545982486018373.post-6440308884980092322019-05-26T15:02:00.001-07:002019-05-26T15:02:14.909-07:00Sampling -a great way to test ideas/materials/layouts and see what works (and what does not). Interestingly, the far left is the one that fits the plan...it's brighter in real life. 😉 . . #feltart #feltartist #felting #wetfelted #merinowools #silkchiffon #handdyedsilk #wetfelting #samplingisasuperpower #penderislandbc #penderartist #monicabennettfelt #monicabennett #felt #feutre #filt #filtro #keçe #filz #vilt #makingfelt #canadiancraft #canadianmade #canadianfeltart #MBarchive #collaborativeart<img src='https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/vp/74d9b78ee2a1f6c65036537487a24453/5D863AA2/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/p640x640/61017488_666887907093432_3336882853798869230_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com' style='max-width:586px;' /><br />
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Monica Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04003998033429713425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743545982486018373.post-42857870435362278372019-05-21T13:15:00.001-07:002019-05-21T13:15:46.294-07:00Four ferries in one shot - Queen of Cumberland, Mayne Queen and Salish Orca and Spirit of Vancouver Island, on whose deck I'm standing. On our way to the big city, with all its crazy traffic and drivers.....going to deliver some artwork to @craftcouncilbc along with family stuff. . . @bcferries #bcferries #ferrytravel #penderislandbc #gulfislandliving #islandlife #crazycitytraffic #feltart #feltartist #MBarchive #penderartist<img src='https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/vp/30f08ef5c61bd8c06e258633df4ae5e3/5D9733AD/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/s640x640/60062252_2316008081790537_446866688609591811_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com' style='max-width:586px;' /><br />
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Monica Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04003998033429713425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743545982486018373.post-11480685155139163372019-05-14T14:04:00.001-07:002019-05-14T14:04:21.892-07:00Today this scarf gets finished! I like the colour palette and the painterly swirls. A rather new and different design for me. . . . #feltart #felt #feutre #filt #filtro #keçe #filz #vilt #makingfelt #canadiancraft #canadianmade #canadianfeltart #feltartist #felting #wetfelted #merinowools #silkchiffon #wearablefelt #wearableart #wetfelting #handfelting #feltartists #penderislandbc #penderartist #textileartist #penderisland #bcfeltartist #MBarchive #feltfeutrecanada<img src='https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/vp/3f522acb1405335af6a3509e1e24df0a/5D54BAB4/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/p640x640/58994673_118268582711042_7951007570102906846_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com' style='max-width:586px;' /><br />
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Monica Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04003998033429713425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743545982486018373.post-30263831131445250472019-04-14T17:55:00.001-07:002019-04-14T17:55:39.706-07:00Working again! It's been a few months and I didn't realise how much I missed it. Maybe that's why I've been cranky. 😁 . . #felt #feltart #feltartist #felting #wetfelted #merinowools #feutre #filt #filtro #keçe #filz #vilt #makingfelt #canadiancraft #canadianmade #canadianfeltart #monicabennettfelt #slowart #handmade #madeincanada #bcmade #bcartist #localart #handmadefelt #bcfeltartist #MBarchive #penderislandbc #penderartist #finnwools<img src='https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/vp/ecd4157e5a4dae0f09d8e5e51875311d/5D4CFCF3/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/s640x640/56558711_194431618185603_3937967084358893891_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com' style='max-width:586px;' /><br />
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Monica Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04003998033429713425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743545982486018373.post-60051011208485092752019-03-03T21:55:00.001-08:002019-03-03T21:55:53.755-08:00Day 3 - March Meet the Maker challenge. A Flatlay, a word which I learned only yesterday, meaning a flat display of items, photographed from above. Rather than the usual items one might put in, I thought it would be fun to show some of the fibres I use (other than sheep). From the top left moving clockwise: 1. Hand dyed Mohair goat locks (aren't they shiny?) 2. Dyed wool neps (little waste wool balls - great for surface texture) 3. Sari silk waste (recycled sari fabric all shredded up) 4. Hand dyed silk fibres (soo luxurious) 5. Dyed hemp fibre (just slightly more coarse than silk) 6. Rose plant fibre (yes! Rose - the flower. Cool, eh?) (I have pearl fibre, too 😆) 7. Soy silk fibre (yes, from soy beans!) All of these are great for adding texture, design, movement, colour and shine to my felt art. . . #marchmeetthemaker #marchmeetthemaker2019 #meetthemaker2019day2 #penderislandbc #penderartist #handmade #feltart #feltartist #flatlay #silkfibre #woolneps #mohairlocks #soysilk #rosefibre #hemp #MBarchive<img src='https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/vp/df1aff9310626cfc3527a05db7f85d6d/5D22E5F2/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/s640x640/52509196_2374058819542492_3111313502963257821_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com' style='max-width:586px;' /><br />
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Monica Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04003998033429713425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743545982486018373.post-69903141951794581172019-02-14T10:55:00.001-08:002019-02-14T10:55:54.789-08:00Happy Valentine’s Day! 💗💙💚💛💜💖 Here are some colourful spring flowers to look at rather than another photo of snow! . . #happyvalentinesday❤️ #happy💜day #penderislandbc #springflowers🌸 #nomoresnow #prettycolours #tulipsfortoday #MBarchive<img src='https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/vp/85160d589fbfbbf48b95304471b81963/5CF2845E/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/s640x640/50898645_103156967415221_4283870176381512251_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com' style='max-width:586px;' /><br />
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Monica Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04003998033429713425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743545982486018373.post-56614786613006228322019-01-31T15:56:00.001-08:002019-01-31T15:56:03.917-08:00Going back to last summer, when this collaborative piece was published in FELT magazine as part of an article on Felt United, the online FB site celebrating felt worldwide. We were (and still are) very excited to see our work in print! #throwbackthursday @sandyshreve @penderhouse #feltart #feltartist #felting #penderislandbc #penderartist #feutre #filt #filtro #keçe #filz #vilt #makingfelt #canadiancraft #canadianmade #canadianfeltart #canadianfeltartist #madebyhand #madeincanada #bcmade #bcartist #localart #handmadefelt #bcfeltartist #MBarchive #feltfeutrecanada #collaborativeart #ceramic #ceramicart #acrylics<img src='https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/vp/f65c570d751652fa6aa2f10545151420/5CE20D22/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/s640x640/50605895_248215329403167_6975937717094071219_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com' style='max-width:586px;' /><br />
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Monica Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04003998033429713425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743545982486018373.post-79621344312684121872019-01-09T10:55:00.001-08:002019-01-09T10:55:52.906-08:00Really happy to find out that Copper-nicus sold this holiday season! It was a challenging piece to make with the silk chiffon inserts and inner felt circles. Thank you to whoever bought it and Thank you to @craftcouncilbc staff 😊 #feltart #feltartist #felting #wetfelted #merinowools #silkchiffon #felt #feutre #filt #filtro #keçe #filz #vilt #makingfelt #canadiancraft #canadianmade #canadianfeltart #localart #handmadefelt #bcfeltartist #bcartist #bcmade #bcfeltartist #feltfeutrecanada #MBarchive ##penderislandbc<img src='https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/vp/c57867ef4384c1a03915c7dcc58597c4/5CD50CFE/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/s640x640/47691213_2317298921822374_4654825860521160204_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com' style='max-width:586px;' /><br />
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Monica Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04003998033429713425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743545982486018373.post-5062207843309991462018-12-03T22:55:00.001-08:002018-12-03T22:55:37.994-08:00Any thought now? Getting closer to the finished products. #felt #feltart #feltartist #felting #penderislandbc #penderartist #feutre #filt #filtro #keçe #filz #vilt #makingfelt #canadiancraft #canadianmade #canadianfeltart #fibreartist #monicabennettfelt #slowart #handmade #finnwool #bcartist #localart #handmadefelt #canadianfeltartist #bcfeltartist #MBarchive<img src='https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/vp/e5578a6795611f127d32284908069e72/5C97DA64/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/s640x640/45397286_305531463632086_7291067109032501615_n.jpg' style='max-width:586px;' /><br />
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Monica Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04003998033429713425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743545982486018373.post-31071471095391683852018-12-03T13:55:00.001-08:002018-12-03T13:55:43.637-08:00Slightly more interesting photo of these felted pieces... Any ideas about their final use? #feltart #feltartist #felting #wetfelted #handmade #finnwool #feutre #filt #filtro #keçe #filz #vilt #makingfelt #monicabennettfelt #slowart #canadiancraft #canadianmade #canadianfeltart #bcartist #bcmade #bcfeltartist #penderislandbc #MBarchive<img src='https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/vp/69dc6bf41757aabe03176edae004b391/5CAC8162/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/s640x640/46583411_254667541896013_3710264556777083704_n.jpg' style='max-width:586px;' /><br />
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Monica Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04003998033429713425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743545982486018373.post-91946761575562342942018-11-26T15:55:00.001-08:002018-11-26T15:55:38.515-08:00Working on new mushroom caps for my ongoing Woodland mushroom series. I love all kinds of fungi, especially the beautiful ones that are popping up all over our little island. #mushrooms🍄 #feltedmushroom #feltart #feltartist #felting #wetfelted #needlefelting #feltart #felt#feutre #filt #filtro #keçe #filz #vilt #makingfelt #localart #handmadefelt #handmade #madeincanada #bcmade #bcartist #canadiancraft #canadianmade #canadianfeltart #canadianfeltartist #penderislandbc #MBarchive #monicabennettfelt<img src='https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/vp/3547e78221bc0f8498958cb242d6b96e/5CA886F7/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/s640x640/46096402_343813513085568_1079056132242634108_n.jpg' style='max-width:586px;' /><br />
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Monica Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04003998033429713425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743545982486018373.post-49197632679568417982018-11-22T00:55:00.001-08:002018-11-22T00:55:39.751-08:00I ask this question because yesterday, when I told someone that I was an artist, they said, "Oh, you don't look like an artist." I asked this person what they thought an artist looked like..."Well, sort of, well..flaky." By which I think they were meaning in dress and outward appearance. This got me thinking, (as much my head cold would allow)....What does an artist "look like"? Should one's outer dress/apppearance match one's inner creative world? Is it more "authentic"? Does one get taken more seriously if one dresses for the role? Tell me what you think... #artist #artistsofig #artistwear #whatdoesanartistlooklike? #doyoulooklikeanartist? #howdoartistsdressthepart? #amianartistifidontlooklikeone? #innercreative #insideimanartist #outwardlymaybenotsoflaky #beingtakenseriously #itsagoodthing #beinganartistnomatterwhat #doesitmatter? #thinkingwhilesick #MBarchive #penderislandbc<img src='https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/vp/202c498711d782f5efcbf31fe574c008/5CAF7EA4/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/s640x640/44886809_529357570808931_7566094429305906676_n.jpg' style='max-width:586px;' /><br />
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Monica Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04003998033429713425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743545982486018373.post-69564871611185665522012-11-20T12:18:00.001-08:002012-11-20T12:20:05.477-08:00<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Do you ever talk to yourself while working in your studio? I do. I've found it to be one of the best ways to figure out just what I need to do with a piece to make it all come together. Last month, Robert Genn addresses this topic in his bi-weekly free newsletter in answer to a question posed by a reader. I've copied the letter below (permission has been given). </span><br />
<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mr. Genn is discussing this topic from a painter's perspective (no pun intended), but he raises an interesting point. Does one need to speak 'out loud' or even should one? Does this limit one's ability to solve a certain problem in one's work? </span><br />
<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While I have always believed that speaking negatively to one's self isn't helpful, I do think that one can wrestle with a design problem by discussing the issue out loud either with myself or my husband. Sometimes putting it into words allows the solution to pop right out. It is as if all my thoughts need to coalesce into speech in order to find a solution. Conversely, sometimes not thinking at all (as one can do in the shower or while doing mindless tasks) is often the best way to have an idea or solution appear, as if by magic. In this, I agree with Mr. Genn - the creative brain is above the verbal one. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've included a link to Mr. Genn's free bi-weekly newsletter at the bottom of this post. I recommend checking it out. There are back issues of newsletter to read and interesting topics to consider, along with access to a wealth of quotable quotes. It is artistically stimulating to receive Mr. Genn's newsletters each week. Sign up and you'll see why!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Arial;">Happy Creating,</span><br />
<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Arial;">Monica</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="color: #999999;">October 19, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="color: #999999;">Yesterday, Jeanette Obbink of Burlington, Ontario wrote, "Is
it helpful to talk through a problem in a painting--as in out loud, with or
without suggestions from others--fellow artists or not? I like to ramble. I've
found it helps me to verbalize problems, halfway-dilemmas and stuckness. It
gives me keys to the next steps. Feels odd, but it seems to work. Am I alone in
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="color: #999999;">Thanks, Jeanette. You're definitely not alone. Talking things out
is certainly a ploy, and a popular one, but it has problems that visual artists
need to be aware of. Words--spoken or written--have a way of making rigid that
which needs to be exploratory and free. Words are small straitjackets when put
around creative flourishes and maneuverings.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="color: #999999;">As every demo-doer knows, verbalizing aloud can be difficult, even
though we all know it's a most valuable educational tool. Many demonstrators
also find that "talking demos" produce what they consider substandard
work. Attempting to verbalize often mysterious brain routings is the cause.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="color: #999999;">In the real world of creative artists, care needs to be taken. Out
loud, blow by blow mind-change explanations should be left to the politicians.
When artists need to ask the "What could be?" question, or about
colour or composition, it's not necessary to ask out loud.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="color: #999999;">Because of our internal sense of morality, we tend to want to
honour our "word." I noticed this problem years ago and devised a
system to overcome it. I've passed it on to other painters who swear by it.
Instead of talking about what might be wrong with something, you need to sit
back from the work and silently make a series of mental notes to do this and
that, to get rid of this and that. When the artist moves back to the easel,
some of the mental notes get executed, and those that do not are handily
filtered and defeated without a word being uttered.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="color: #999999;">The creative brain needs to be above the verbal one. The artist's
brain needs to work like that of a centipede. As it turns out, a centipede has
a complex nervous system and practically no brain at all. And yet it moves its
hundred legs in flow and harmony. Watching a centipede walk around is
delightful. If a centipede stopped to talk about which leg to move next, it
would certainly stumble.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="color: #999999;">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="color: #999999;">Robert</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="color: #999999;"><a href="http://clicks.robertgenn.com/">Robert Genn's Twice Weekly Newsletter<o:p></o:p></a></span></span></div>
Monica Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04003998033429713425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743545982486018373.post-65346605697564690132012-11-16T22:52:00.001-08:002012-11-16T22:54:42.639-08:00<span style="color: #999999;">Having spent the last month</span> <span style="color: #999999;">working hard in the studio, I can finally get to posting a bit more about what I've been up to. The total inventory for the juried show I am in reached 21. I made about 11 more new scarves and took some from inventory at Red Tree Gallery. Now just have to finish the beading on two of them, reprint all new hang tags with my new website address <a href="http://monicabennett.ca/">http://MonicaBennett.ca</a> and photograph all the new and newly altered scarves for my records and to post here and in my website gallery. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #999999;">Time is getting really short as I am off to Vancouver in a week to drop off all my work and display stands at the show for the set up. Still have to get at least one big wrap made for the ladies clothing store my work is in so I can deliver it while in town. I think I'll do a red one with a gold metallic yarn design on it. Also, I have to make a scarf for myself. The Artists' Reception for the show is on November 30th! Yikes. I can't ever decide what colour to make for my own use. Last year, I made a red one as we were going to be in the big city with family for Christmas. I got it done just before we left so didn't get a photo of it. My aunt bought it from me. She said she had to have it. Still don't have a photo so don't remember what it looks like.....Just completed a commissioned scarf with suns and moons in teal and olive green on black silk, with silk accents. Beautiful! (if I do say so myself).</span>Monica Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04003998033429713425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743545982486018373.post-2087930039008611112012-10-05T22:14:00.002-07:002012-11-16T22:53:28.921-08:00I'm excited to report that I was juried into the Great Stuff 2012 show and sale at the Ferry Building Gallery in West Vancouver. The show runs from November 30th to December 21st and is filled with fine art and artisan work. This is the first time I have ever sent my work for jurying so getting accepted was even more meaningful! <a href="http://www.ferrybuildinggallery.com/">www.ferrybuildinggallery.com</a>Monica Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04003998033429713425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743545982486018373.post-78668516428678222932012-09-02T22:51:00.001-07:002012-09-02T22:53:03.484-07:00<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm getting back into the studio, now that summer is almost over, and will be making more of an effort to keep my blog up to date. Just finished three smaller scarves as a commission. Well, the order was for two, but I wasn't sure about the first one, so made a second one with the same colours, just in case. My client can't decide which one she likes better. The third one, a green one, was a hit also! Phew! Commissions can be nerve racking for me...never sure if the finished product will match the client's vision. I'll post photos of these newest pieces soon.</span>Monica Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04003998033429713425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743545982486018373.post-79063621239270200732012-05-28T17:58:00.000-07:002012-09-02T22:55:52.689-07:00<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-T_O6EKetUq4/T8LF4sCEl0I/AAAAAAAAAB8/rCux6G8VDyw/s1600/Spring+has+Sprung+wrap%252C+May+2012++%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-T_O6EKetUq4/T8LF4sCEl0I/AAAAAAAAAB8/rCux6G8VDyw/s320/Spring+has+Sprung+wrap%252C+May+2012++%25281%2529.JPG" width="214" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">"Spring has Sprung" wrap</span><br />
<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Merino wool and silk wrap with hand dyed silk accents</span><br />
<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">and mulberry silk/Merino art yarn detail</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aB0QZx6Fhao/T8LHDJitFWI/AAAAAAAAADQ/a-SgXFGlnUY/s1600/Summer+Sunrise+wrap%252C+May+2012++%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aB0QZx6Fhao/T8LHDJitFWI/AAAAAAAAADQ/a-SgXFGlnUY/s320/Summer+Sunrise+wrap%252C+May+2012++%25281%2529.JPG" width="214" /></a></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Merino wool and silk chiffon </span><br />
<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">with Mohair art yarn design</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Iss6mEXiQxs/T8LGmEialnI/AAAAAAAAACg/xJNQ6nh21TQ/s1600/Joie+de+Vivre+wrap%252C+Jan.+2012+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Iss6mEXiQxs/T8LGmEialnI/AAAAAAAAACg/xJNQ6nh21TQ/s320/Joie+de+Vivre+wrap%252C+Jan.+2012+%25281%2529.jpg" width="243" /></a></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Merino wool and hand dyed silk </span><br />
<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">on iridescent silk chiffon (sold)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--1FBBITpQXw/T8LGpsNxaqI/AAAAAAAAACw/4nHODL7SAJY/s1600/Moody+Blues%252C+Feb+2012+1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--1FBBITpQXw/T8LGpsNxaqI/AAAAAAAAACw/4nHODL7SAJY/s320/Moody+Blues%252C+Feb+2012+1.JPG" width="214" /></a></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Merino wool and art yarn on iridescent silk chiffon </span><br />
<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">with hand stitched glass beads</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vYtVOaibEtM/T8LHD7n_vXI/AAAAAAAAADY/mQUCtSkxfVI/s1600/Bright+Lights+ruffled+edge+scarf%252C+May+2012+%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vYtVOaibEtM/T8LHD7n_vXI/AAAAAAAAADY/mQUCtSkxfVI/s320/Bright+Lights+ruffled+edge+scarf%252C+May+2012+%25281%2529.JPG" width="214" /></a></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Merino wool with silk accents, ruffled edge</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">"<span style="color: #999999;">Lovely Lilac" wool scarf</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Merino wool with silk, ruffled edge</span><br />
<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Hand stitched amethysts along the edge and at the neck (sold)</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Merino wool with hand dyed silk and metallic yarn accents</span><br />
<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">on iridescent silk chiffon</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Couldn't get the slide show from Picasa to open in my blog after much frustration and wasted time, so I decided to just post the photos here. This is a sampling of my newer work. </span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">It's my feature month at Red Tree Gallery </span><a href="http://www.redtreegallery.ca/"><span style="color: #666666;">www.redtreegallery.ca</span></a><span style="color: #666666;"> here on Pender, so I made these pieces for the show. All my wearable art pieces are given a title. Sometimes I know the name right away, it's as if it is telling me its name, and other times it takes awhile for just the right name to come to me. My husband is often a big help with naming pieces. I hope you like see my work - finally got some photos put on here!</span>Monica Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04003998033429713425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743545982486018373.post-76942877016187320542012-05-25T22:23:00.001-07:002012-09-02T22:55:16.952-07:00“Tofino Tide Pools”–Hand felted wearable art wrap<br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo coming soon….after the June 3rd bridal tea!</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just finished this Wrap for my new sister-in-law to be – a bridal shower gift.</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I made this piece with teal, blue and soft chartreuse Merino wools, hand dyed silk from Treenway Silks and kettle dyed mohair locks on teal/blue iridescent silk chiffon. It felted really quite quickly, although the bit of lime green Corriedale wool I had added for a little accent colour took longer and some direct attention to get it to attach. Guess I’m just spoiled by the Merino, which felts like a dream.</span>Monica Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04003998033429713425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743545982486018373.post-51751113372188422902012-02-25T11:43:00.003-08:002012-05-27T16:42:31.518-07:00<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Welcome to my blog! I am excited to have a web presence, finally. I'll put up photos of my latest work and some older pieces in the next few days. There will be a separate post that shows and explains the hand felting process coming soon.</span>Monica Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04003998033429713425noreply@blogger.com0