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.

"Spring has Sprung" wrap
Merino wool and silk wrap with hand dyed silk accents
and mulberry silk/Merino art yarn detail

"Summer Sunrise" wrap
Merino wool and silk chiffon
with Mohair art yarn design

"Joie de Vivre" scarf
Merino wool and hand dyed silk
on iridescent silk chiffon (sold)

"Moody Blues" scarf
Merino wool and art yarn on iridescent silk chiffon
with hand stitched glass beads

"Bright Lights" wool scarf
Merino wool with silk accents, ruffled edge

"Lovely Lilac" wool scarf
Merino wool with silk, ruffled edge
Hand stitched amethysts along the edge and at the neck (sold)

"Heavenly Wonder" wrap
Merino wool with hand dyed silk and metallic yarn accents
on iridescent silk chiffon

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.
It's my feature month at Red Tree Gallery www.redtreegallery.ca 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!

“Tofino Tide Pools”–Hand felted wearable art wrap

Photo coming soon….after the June 3rd bridal tea!
Just finished this Wrap for my new sister-in-law to be – a bridal shower gift.
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.

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.