Hi Sandie, Pat, Julie & Stacey
Good to hear what you have been up to.
I had about a 4 month break from felting after Xmas. It was just too hot in my felting room & my arthritis in my feet made it difficult to stand for long periods.
I ran an Easter needlefelting workshop & taught people how to make eggs, chickens & bunnies. I have also organised a number of workshops for this term but not many registrations as yet - which is a way I am relieved about as I have a very full felting program over May & June.
I recently sent 3 scarves off to the Melbourne Scarf Festival which will be held 15-17 June. I have added a photo of one of them to my photo album in yahoo http://au.ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/AussieFeltmakers/photos.
Also finally finished off the elf that I made at Birgitte Krag Hansen's needlefelting workshop last year. I made her a dress & sent her off to the West Wyalong Fibre Muster soft toy competition. I have also put a photo of her in my yahoo album.
I joined ATASDA (Australian Textile & Surface Design Association) in March. They have lots of fibre related workshops, plus opportunities to sell & exhibit work. I need to produce a piece for their exhibition in August but am struggling to come up with an idea based on the theme. It is "On the Grid...black, white & one other element". Because I draw most of my inspiration from nature I am finding it difficult to restrict myself to those colours & needed to incorporate straight lines. But I am sure it will be a good learning experience to think something up LOL.
I also need to make a few small items for sale in the foyer of the ATASDA exhibition venue. I am supposed to bring samples by this Saturday but haven't started yet so I need to my act together. One of my children has been home all week with tonsillitis which makes it difficult get any felting done.
Next week I have 3 days in which to make 2 felted beanies for the Alice Springs Beanie Festival Competition. After that I will be working on a couple more beanies for the Beanie Market & 3 nuno felted scarves for the Woolcraft Competition in Bendigo (run by the Australian Sheep & Wool Breeders Association.)
I also plan to visit the Craft Show at Darling Harbour & maybe help out on the Guild Stall.
After that it is school holidays which means no felting for 3 weeks, except for running a felt ball workshop for my son's Kindergarten Class.
What is everyone else up to?
Wendy
-----Original Message-----What are you all up to??
From: AussieFeltmakers@... [mailto:AussieFeltmakers@...] On Behalf Of sandken
Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 8:47 AM
To: AussieFeltmakers@...
Subject: [AussieFeltmakers] Question of the week!
Please write this week and let us all know what you are up to, maybe you
have been unable to felt because other things are happening at the moment,
maybe you are working on a challenging project at the moment, maybe those
industrious ones of you are just business as usual churning out all your
wonderful creations to sell, please fill us all in!!!
This past couple of weeks I have been the most productive I have been for
the past 9 months!!!! Its actually a bit scaring DH (Ken) keeps looking at
me as though wondering what drugs I am on though I have to say none, just
being creative for a change!!! Family knows I am back on track there is
fibre (and not the edible kind!!!) in their dinner.
The textile group I belong to is holding an exhibition in July (Kiama) and
Late August (Bowral) so I have been working on some bags for those as well
as a sculptural piece, I also make stained glass eggs out of felt and I am
working on another at the moment. They take ages so I dont do a lot of them!!!
My studio has been painted and the lighting is going in this week but still
cant work here too long until we get the gas connection in as it is
freezing especially today (my office is down here too!!!) Think my feet are
blue, cant feel them any more!!!
What are you up to!!!
Regards
Sandie :-)
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