Journal Pieces 44-48

Wk 44, Fish

 Our SDA group had a thermafax workshop with Maggie Weiss

and I was given a fish print, this is what I did with it
It is mounted to a painted canvas

Wk 45, Footprint

 I had the desire to make a footprint

Then I experimented with hand stitching

Wk 46, Making Waves

 Experimentation with scraps and freemotion stitching

Wk 47, Sunset

Inspired by the beautiful sunsets I had the pleasure of experienceing on a recent cruise

Painted and machine stitched

Wk 48, Ox Bow
I was awarded a teacher scholarship to go to Ox Bow in Michigan
for a week long weaving class

This woven piece was inspired by the natural environment of the campus

Celebrity Cruises Art Collection III

Here are some of the 2D pieces

This piece was one of my favorites, and requires a close look

because it is so uniquely made of paper

You can see how it was made in this close up below

Here is one of two fiber pieces I found

You can get a better idea of the use of fiber in this close up

This woven piece was in the theatre

This is another one of my favorites

This was the piece in our stateroom

Celebrity Cruise Contempary Art Collection II

Here are some of the 3D peices

You can read a little about the collection here

 Sometimes the pieces had a tag, and other times they did not

If they had a tag, I took a picture of it

 These are made of paper

 These two were by the pools