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Fall Retreat 2018

November 16, 2018 admin

Hello,

The Schweinfurth Fall Retreat was last week end. I had a good time and got a bit of work done along with lots of old friends. Janice, a friend I made at the fall retreat two years ago, made and appearance and worked on this baby quilts. Her child is due in April. Sally finished up this top. One of her children gave it to her.

Victoria returned to work on this piece that has some hand dyed stuff in it that she created in the wet studio last fall.

Susan made three Christmas stockings( yes, that is an opossum on the one above her head ) and quilted on a piece that she started at QBL two summers ago.

Sally F worked on this wonderful soft colored piece that is a jump off from a Kay Facet design.

Randy quilted with the quilting machine in the front of the class room and made progress on this quilt.

Janet worked on creating these diamonds in Cherry wood strips and she got all the blocks done this weekend.

Liz worked away on this piece using some of her hand dyed fabric.

I started playing with some trapped cut yarns just to see what would happen. Then I also started to assemble a top using the crows I printed at Susan’s in Florida in March. Everyone had fun and made progress. There was so much going on it was rather exciting.

Sisterhood of the Scissors meant at the Schweinfurth today and looked at the the Q=A=Q show. We decided to use this nine patch quilt as the basis for our next challenge. The wild piecing and applique work appealed to us. Not sure about he rules- but I think it will push folks to some unique work.

After checking out the Q=A=Q show the group went upstairs to view the Members Show. This is my piece, Deep Jellies that is in the show.

Lots of my friends are in this one too. There is work by Victoria . I know she dyed this in a workshop with Pat Pauly.

Lori’s piece from Danalia was displayed.

Angela’s felt work was shown too. I regret to say that my shot of The Crows Of Auburn, by Regina , is too fuzzy to post- but it was there as well. NOel had a ceramic piece too. It is a strong show with lots of variety and very enjoyable.

Progress Report: Purple Study I enjoyed building this little 11” X 11” piece. The hand work class is still resonating with me.

JacketAs further proof of that the handwork classes influence, I started altering this linen jacket this week. I took out the shoulder pads and added a few patches of color. I have even done a little hand stitching here as well. I can see this is a long term project.

Black Capped Chickadee I did some tread painting of Chickadees this week as I want to keep building the free motion skills.

Earth – Waterfall I have not touched this piece in awhile but I got back to it this week. I am building in the trees at this point. The water over the rocks will come later.

Scrap Happy I am assembling the rows through the backing and batting in a sew and flip fashion. I will quilt over all of it later to add strength.

Rework FOX I thought I was finished with this work a few weeks ago. When I took it to the QuEGs meeting folks like the colors and the layout- but said it needed more quilting. This is a case where in my rush to finish I did not really look at the work to see it’s flaws. It is easy to repair this one- I merely took off the sleeve and labels and pealed back the facings so I could add more machine quilting. I am building up the new quilting in a diagonal pattern.

Daily Practice The hand work continuers to fill in on this work. I need to finish that step and then live with it a while to see if it needs any additional embellishment. I am trying to allow for the looking stage.

Southern Crows The top I stared at the the retreat is all assembled now. Pressing and basting need to come next so I can begin to quilt it.

Shredded Color This is a close up of the other piece that I started at the retreat. I have plastic bags of shredded yarn in color groups that I capture between the felted background and various colors of nylon net with free motions stitching. It is an experiment and I am leaning lots. I may or may not keep the piece as a whole unit. Got to do the careful looking and living with it – but first I need to finish the work.

Label Card: Beyond In this crazy fast pasted world, it is difficult to look beyond our next step or the next day. I fear we are losing lots of joy and wisdom by not looking a little bit beyond the immediate events. So this card is to remind me to slow down and think about the future as well as the past.

Next Thursday is Thanksgiving so there will not be a post next week. Enjoy your blessings.

Keep Creating,

Carol

All American, Collections, Daily Practice, Deep Jellies, Enduring, FOX, Indian Pipe, JIG, Label Cards, Scrap Happy Quilts, Thaw in Xavier Wood, Word Forms

Bounty of Show Work

September 14, 2018 admin

Hello,

It is fall and the season of quilt shows. I always submit lots of entries and this year I really did well. I have two works in the Associated Artists at the Manlius Public Library. That show opened on the 8th of Sept and will go until the 29th. The reception is Sat. Oct 8 from 2:00 to 4:00 at the Library in Manlius NY. My works Black Capped Chickadee and Birch Trees are a part of that exhibit.

I am also a part of the Interwoven Journeys in Fiber Arts show at the Broad Street Gallery in Hamilton, NY. This show opens on Sat Sept . 15, with the reception from 5 to 7. Indian Pipe is one of the 14 pieces that I submitted to this show.

This is one of the four works that will be in the Quilts Unlimited show in Old Forge at the View from Oct 5 to Nov 5. The first weekend on Sat is the opening with a lunchen and awards. The other three works show are Quartered Glyph, Asters and Calling Crows.

Generational Whispers was the work that is in the judged “It’s All Relative” show by Experience Fiber Arts in the Whiler Building, 1 E. Main St in Rochester NY. The opening is Oct 6, 2:00 to 5:00. This show runs until Oct 26.

I was also accepted in the international Schweinfurth Quilts= Art= Quilts show Judged Show. My Label quilt was the entry for that show. It opens Oct 27 and runs until Jan 6, 2019 . 205 Genesee St. I also will be a part of the Members show at the Schweinfurth during the same time. My piece Deep Jellys will be a part of that show. I am flying high with all this work coming and going and it is requiring a bit of juggling on my part too.

I have also spent a little time with my friend Tanya this week. She is exploring dyeing silk with procion dye. I really like her use of color on this experimental piece.

Progress Report: JIG This quilt is 40″ w X 39″ t. I enjoyed working on this piece. It really was finished last week, but I wanted to fray the edges of the letters so it was in the washer last Thur.

I dyed the orange and red fabric behind these letters. One of my personal challenges for this year was to use my hand dyed in all my works this year and this is it for this piece

FOX

I have cut all the words for this piece and pinned them in place. I am now in the process of stitching the words down before I satin stitch around the out sides. The light green and the rust words use my own hand dyed work.

Forest Fire The base for this piece is a yard of Judy Roberts fabric. I have added Angelina to represent the light in the burning sky. The fur trees are fuzed down and I will build on top to create the feeling of fire burning them.

Scrap Happy I continue to add together strips and bits of fabric from the Ethel box to create squares for the new Scrap Happy quilt.

Daily Process The red orange in the background is some of my hand dyed on the fabric. I am now adding the hand stitching to this work as well.

Collection IV I am working on the hand stitching on this project now. I call it Friends because I am using lots of items that my friends have given me. The flower applique is from Tanya.

Label Cards : Life is Art For all of us the creation of our individual self is an ongoing process. doing it artfully is the big challenge.

Enduring Some images are just universal and speak to all of us. They last the test of time.

All American The Grand Canyon and a native American chief- both are items that are a part of our culture and no other country.

Keep Creating

Carol

Deep Jellies, Ethel's Scarp Nine Patch, FAD (Fiber Art Dames), Far Off Forests, Felt Work, Label Blocks, Tall Text, Text in Quilts

Summer’s Ending

August 25, 2016 admin 1 Comment

Hello,

As the nights get shorter and a few bits of color are starting to appear in trees one is reminded that summer is fast coming to an end. I went off to Mill Sight Lake along with other FAB gals for a weekend of talk and quilt work. We did swim in the lake too, but due to a much needed rain on Sunday we did not get any boat work in. We talked and discussed all sorts of things including the projects we where working on. Patti made Pillow cases and Judy and Nancy worked on Disappearing Squares- a block with lots of possibilities. The food was great and we had a good time.

Progress Report: Deep Jellies This work is 37” long and 41.5 “ wide. I did stay true to my vow to do hand work on it every day for and hour and it got done this week. I sure enjoy the mixing of the orange and blue. The dyed blue green lace and the deep blue ribbons represent the parts of the jellyfish that capture the food and pull it into the center so digestion can begin. I still find the idea that these colorful fellows live in total darkness.

Tall Text This quilt is 49” long and 32.5” wide. started this project in Rosalie Dace’s class at QBL. I did reflective quilting in the negative spaces around the text in this work. It has been a good week to finish things up as I prepare for my travels. I like to come back with a clean studio as I am sure I will get lots of new ideas on this trip.

Far Off Forests I am now done with the free motion work on this piece. I need to get new stretcher bars to finish it as the machine work has so distorted it that it will not stretch to fit the ones I have.

Ethel’s Scrap Nine Patch I inherited this box full of leftovers from Ethel. I took it on the camping weekend. I had one idea about how to use these colorful pieces but the other gals have convinced me to make a nine patch quilt with them.

This is a shot of all of the parts I put together over the weekend that I am now ready to cut into 5” squares and mix with solids for this project. I know I would not have done it in this fashion without the influence of the other gals.

Label Block # 75 I only got one block done this week. I have several near completion though so I will keep my numbers correct.

I will be traveling with Marty for the next few weeks so the next post will be Sept 15.

Happy Trails to you as well.

Carol

Collage Based Work, Deep Jellies, Far Off Forests, Felt Work, Going Deep, Ivy Wall, Label Blocks, Tall Text

Work Week

August 18, 2016 admin

Hello-

I saw this young fellow in the cematery on my walk this week. Later I watched in horror as he ran across Comstock Avenue dodging cars and into the woods behind Manley Field House. Good luck Bambi!

This week was one where I got a lot of studio time and although I have not finished much I feel good about what is going on. Uneventful weeks are good for reflection I find. In class with Rosalie Dace at QBL she stressed the importance of Values in our work. Now I have heard that many times but I just never really got the concept. One of my fellow class mates showed me how to see it more clearly and although I have not got the whole idea yet I am seeing what they both meant.

Here is a photo of a group of fabrics that I think work together. In color they seem to have a wide range of values. ( this is were my eye needs training) because when the same fabrics are viewed in black and white it is easy to see there is very little middle value in this collection. So now I need to go back in to the stash and fine a few more pieces in the middle range like the grayed oranges to have more values in this work.

It is good to always be growing.

Progress Report:Going Deep I added the backing to this work after I stretched it yesterday. I really enjoy the building up of the layers of these wool based projects. This is the first one where I do not have a canvas under the fiber piece and I think that allows for more a feeling of buoyancy. The thread build up on these works takes a lot more time then I think will when I start. But the final effect is well worth the efforts. Sometimes it only takes such a small bit of fabric or yarn to really add color to an area. It is like building a puzzle with flexible pieces.

Deep Jellies I am still doing the hand quilting on this project. I have been putting in an hour a day on that process- but it is a big quilt so I have about one third of it done now.

Tall Text I started this in Rosalie’s class. The top is all assembled now and I am in the quilting stage. I am doing reflective machine work around the cut up letter units with variegated thread. I think the textural interest will add a nice dimension to the work.

Ivy Wall This is an early stage for this work. The butterfly will all be done in thread painting with the machine. The image is mounted on organza with tear away stabilizer on the back. I did the brown leaves as a rubbing with pastels last summer. There is a little machine work at the bottom so I know this technique will work.

Far Off Forests- wool work From this corner one can see that it only takes a small scarp to build up an area with a different color.

New Project This is my current three challenge piece. It is all one unit now and I am pondering ways to quilt is as well as the way I want it oriented. This shot is exactly upside down from the original, But some how it works better for me.

Label Blocks #73 and #74

I am pushing my self to get a few blocks ahead as I know I am going away for a three weeks at the end of August.

Keep Creating

Carol

Deep Jellies, Going Deep, Label Blocks

Full Summer

August 11, 2016 admin

Hello,

Summer is proving to be hot and dry here in central New York. I am still washing out fabrics form Carol’s class at QBL. The top half of this photo is stuff from the class. The bight bottom half is what I did at the play day meeting of the Mixed group on Sat. We did discharge work and paint printing due to the water shortage. The day started out with Pat showing us the simple process of using watered down bleach to remove color. We watched and then went to work applying the knowledge.

This shot is of Anne and Anne working out in the sun.

The drying lines quickly filled with beautiful fabrics.

Not all of us worked out side.

Pricilla and I both work away in the barn with paint and acrylic ink. I did my printing with shaving cream and inks. I tried using shaving cream and water color too- but it ran when I heat set it as I sprits it with water. The yellow is ink and the red is water color and it ran. I was experimenting and when one does that there are no guarantees.

I was very successful with the other pieces however. The fabric was beautiful and we had fun.

Yesterday I went off to Susan’s and played. She was busy cutting stencils and working on a big layered project.

Sally was there as well doing paper clay figures. She is marring the paper lay with drift wood to create her figures.

Regina was doing hand work on her projects that are due for a show by the 29th. I did hand work on my Deep Jellies quilt. We talked and worked all day and everyone made progress on there various projects. It is good to work with others some times.

Progress Report: Deep Jellies I did a lot of quilting on this on Wed. and I tacked down the fuzzy orange around the big jelly fish. I made an assignment for myself to do and hour on this every day for the next few weeks.

Class project This project along with three others also need hand work attention so that is part of the reason I though I should start to dedicate an hour a day to hand work.

Felted Wool works I keep moving forward on these projects. The gold one is ready for stretching. This close up is just one small section of it.

Going Deep This blue wool one is almost done too. I discovered that it is longer then my stretchers so I will lose about six inches of it. Again I am learning. I do not know how much the wool with shrink when I do the machine work because this green one will not fit the stretchers already and I have just started the machine work on it.

New work This is my new three challenge piece. I have barely started it so there is not much to see yet. I do like using the collage as my starting place for work. Looking with more intensity seems to stretch me more then my typical approach of responding to what is on the pin wall all the time.

Label Block 72 And the beat goes on with this project.

Keep Creating

Carol

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Category Archives: Deep Jellies

Fall Retreat 2018

Bounty of Show Work

Summer’s Ending

Work Week

Full Summer

Creative Fiber Collage Artist Carol Boyer