Mystics Dance

detail

I have been fortunate enough over the past few months to have been part of the organizing group for an upcoming show called “Fibre Content” and also lucky enough to have my own piece “Mystics Dance” juried in! I have had the opportunity to work with a wonderful group of artists that are passionate about fibre art.
I have been working on this piece for a while on this (among others) … Mystics Dance is watercolour on muslin with hand-stitch and free-motion, … I was so thrilled to have it accepted.

If you would like to read more about the show please go to the fibrations website and we are on facebook as well thanks to the hard work of one of our committee members.

So, click here to go to the website - fibrations.org - and click here to go to the facebook page for the Fibre Content Show.

This is a two day show at the end of October hanging at the beautiful Burlington Performing Arts Centre!

Have wonderful weekend,

Barbara

Prince Edward Island

I know it has been a while since I posted - and I have been busy with my artwork and have much news to share in the coming weeks about fall shows and such!

But first I would just like to share some photographs that I have just taken in a wonderful place ~ Prince Edward Island ~

We have been visiting the island and these particular cottages since 1994 ( for the first time) but life and things get in the way sometimes (which I know is not good) - so it has been a few years since we have been back. I won't let so much time pass next time.

Taken in Darnley, PEI (on the North side) at Beach meadow Cottages ~ enjoy ~ and thank you so much Elizabeth and Richard for welcoming us back!

Thank you for visiting and have a wonderful August
~ very best wishes ~ Barbara

Secret Garden

Hello again and hoping that you have had a great weekend, I wanted to share this piece which has become my "secret garden" - I am not quite sure who lives in there but it looks warm and inviting! It may be hard to see all the stitching but it is heavily machine stitched to enhance the watercolours and wool rovings.

Some detail photos

This is watercolour on muslin, wool roving and threads!

About 18" x 18"

~ have a great week ~

Halton Youth Symphony Orchestra Auction

I just wanted to report back on the opening of the Halton Youth Symphony Orchestra. It took place Tuesday past and was a huge success. There was a big turnout and it seemed that all the fibre art pieces recieved bids which was great news for us.

This is an image of the HYS taken from the website http://www.fibrations.org/ which is the website which details  the various fibre art projects paired with classical music events.

We had a great evening with lots of questions about fibre art and also comments on the texture and colour of the pieces. You can view the works by visiting the website and following the links to Halton Youth Symphony Orchestra.

Wishing you a wonderful weekend,
Barbara

Summer Symphonies

Hello again,

And I know it has been a while since I posted but thank you for being so patient. Life often throws us things that we are not prepared for! I have been working through it!

The following photos are pieces that are being donated to the Halton Youth Symphony Orchestra for silent auction. It is always a fun time but a lot of work just the same. Lots of work on the set up!

I hope you enjoy ...these are watercolour with wool rovings - hand and machine stitch!

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
They are 24" x 24" mounted on stretcher bars and canvas.
 
Wishing you the very best, Barbara

Boreal Forest - in last stages

Lots of texture

and lots of detail

Oh, I have missed this blog so much ... but I have been working on my pieces as able !!! It is all good. A little more detail in the foreground and I believe I will be content ...

~ Thank you so much to my blogging friends for staying in touch and keeping me tuned in, wishing everyone a great upcoming holiday season ~

Many, many best wishes,

Boreal Forest - In Progress

So, I have the background trees on the far side of the pond stitched and you can see some of the details in the pictures that follow.

I hope that you can see the shadows of the far trees left unstitches to provide some depth!

I will add grasses to the foreground and some soft detail in the sky.

Hoping that you have a good rest of the week and a great weekend ahead!

New Boreal Forest Work

Good Morning and I hope you are having a great weekend ~

Since my last piece about Boreal Forests ... I have learned so much about this amazing forest biome ... so this next piece will try to capture the bauty of this fragile eco-system of which we can depend upon to help our planet!

This is (so far) watercolur and acrylic on muslin and will be stitched to highlight the painting.

I just want to say thank you to everyone who has checked in on me over the summer and sent messages just to say 'hi" ... that was wonderful and I thank you!

~ wishing you a wonderful week ahead ~

this day remembered

it is a beautiful day where I am today ... much as it was 10 years ago

... difficult to remember and impossible to forget what one was doing that day

our friends and family members living in Gander ~ worked around the clock to receive so many stranded passengers ~ and have so many stories to tell

and my dear husband stuck in Halifax pitching in to help off-load passengers, crews and cargo ...

~ and all I could think about was how many husbands and wives, mothers and fathers, and childrens lives would never be the same ~

Northern Lights over Boreal Forest ~ completed

a few details

Well, this piece has been completed and will be part of a small exhibit of ~ forests ~ at the Burlington Art Centre.

I learned a lot with this particular piece and will start a second in the series soon.

Sometimes, though the vision that I start with doesn't always translate into the finished piece ~ not that it is a bad thing.

I will work again with a different composition but the same subject matter of the Boreal Forest.

This is acrylic on wool with some hand stitch and lots of free motion.