The new issue of Embroidery magazine is out. Can’t wait to get into it! As I look through the many art/craft magazines out there, I am drawn to ones that are more on the “art” side of things. Some magazines present articles that help you make a specific “thing” at the end, while others present articles that show things you can’t, and shouldn’t, copy. Learn from, yes, but copy -- no. I like the latter. Maybe that is the difference between art and craft. So hard to pin down, many contemporary magazines have moved to the first kind of magazine lately, methinks. This issue of Embroidery has articles on the Opus Anglicanum exhibit and Javanese batik, as well as many other pieces of eye candy. So inspiring!
Even more inspiring is the list of artistic to-do’s in my head. !!
Hoping the next Quilted Fabric Collage class at Create Artisan Studio fills up for next week. I love seeing how others take the process I use and run with it. Eight week course starts Thursday night! It is going to be a busy Fall with quilt and art happenings. Lots to do! Hoping to register for the EGUK Machine Quilting course, too. What’s one more thing on the plate?
Hapi heads to Angell Memorial tomorrow for a consult with the Certified Avian Veterinarian there. I trust Carol completely and she agreed this is a good thing to do. Get another pair of eyes on my little man. Hoping for either suggestions to make the plucking better, or a “mental pass” that this is something that is physically benign and I can let some of the worry go. Maybe I am missing something obvious. I have to take time to refine my long list of questions for the vet to make best use of the time. Hapi is emitting loud belly laughs, whistles, songs, and streams of conversations right now, letting me know he is ready to get up and out, and is not in a state of suffering, despite the bald patches.
For an art link today, here’s a link to a video about recycling scrappy bits of fabric and thread into new cloth that can be used for other things. It shows trapping using organza, as well as nylon and use of a heat gun to dissolve some of the visible layers. While this is a crafty context, there are many more original applications for this kind of technique. I imagine sorting the scraps into color groups and then cutting the finished fabric pieces up into pieces that can be used to build dimensional reliefs...hmmm. Enjoy!