Artisan Fair at the Esplanade

An absolutely fantastic gathering on Saturday

of talented artists

from Medicine Hat and Area.

Funded by Alberta Arts Foundation and

organized locally, this artisan fair

brought together multi-talented persons all

under one roof!

The main lobby hosted musical delights such as the

M.A.S.S. instruments band from California.

Absolutely the largest electric harp I will probably ever

have the delight of listening to in my lifetime.

The 2nd floor lobby, as well as outdoors along

the front of the Esplanade hosted tables of art

and wonderful eye candy to enjoy.

The Studio was set up with a variety of artists displaying

and selling their works.

The pictures below are of the table I shared with a fibre

friend Celia Lehr.

I had an absolutely wonderful afternoon.

Not so much in selling my creations, but in

the fun of opening the visitors eyes to the

wonderful wonders of fibre arts and

catching up with friends in their latest happenings.

Kids Camp At Fibre Arts

Well I think that the photos of the campers explains it all! There was allot of learning and trying new techniques with fabulous fun fibres. The kids were very talented and such a great group to have for a week of fibre fun. Photos are from the 12 -16 year old age group as this is the group I joined in with. The morning had another talented group of 6-12 year olds. Thank you goes to wonderful members of the Fibre Arts of Medicine Hat who volunteered their time to organize, share and teach a great group of kids. Things the campers learnt were weaving, finger knitting, dyeing, stamping, beading, painting, embroidery, felting, and sooooo much more.

Looking forward to Fibre Arts Kids Camp 2010 :)

Where Fibres Meet Studio

My new little studio :)

August 1 I began renting a little studio space

one block from my home.

It is soooo exciting!

Set up time took just over a week and since then

I have been popping in as frequently as I can to

create my fibre art.

Here are some pictures I have taken circling the entire studio.

Currently I have allot of items in the works!

I am working on putting together samples for a group

that want an organized art night twice a month. For this group

I have a felted knitting sample, a hand felted sample, some silk painting and dyeing

with embellishing. .

Then there is another group that I would like to teach how to knit, using hand painted

merino wool. I have ordered all the yarn and am waiting daily for it to arrive.

Along with the group work I have some knitting, some weaving, a slice quilt and more

filling my calendar.

Wish you all could come visit me there like many have already :)

There is nothing like MY SPACE To CREATE