Entries Tagged as 'business of craft'

April 26, 2008

just a reminder…

If you want to receive email notices of Shibori Girl events you have to sign up in the sidebar. I mention this because I am getting ready to send out a notice with lots of good info on the event and trunk show I’m doing next Saturday May 3rd 11AM to 6:00PM at a great [...]

April 25, 2008

Wow, that was FAST!

This is another swatch done with the Colorhue dyes. This dye attaches quickly. Color mixing is a little tricky and I’m
still practicing.
What I was referring to however, was how quickly I received my orders from the LA Textile show! My order of trims from a Japanese textile company arrived this [...]

April 23, 2008

AZ shibori artist needed

I recently received a request for a referral for an AZ shibori artist. Here’s the details:
Hello! I am looking for a shibori artist in Arizona. I chair the program committee for an organization (Prescott Art Docents, an affiliate of Phoenix Art Museum) that offers art education in the local schools. In [...]

March 21, 2008

process

is -a series of actions, changes, or functions bringing about a result
another definition of shibori. would you agree?
just working today. taking more photos and filling orders.
also contemplating the business of craft. yikes!

February 7, 2008

studio time

this week:
base dye black, mustard, teal, pink, red
iron and roll 200 yards of ribbon
pole wrap 200 yards of ribbon
discharge, overdye, steam set and dry said ribbon
unwrap, skein, invoice and ship.
made the indigo vat using synthetic indigo from prochem. i carefully followed the instructions on the website but i’m having problems (i think) with the [...]

January 31, 2008

continuing on….

Lately it seems I just can’t get settled into regular blog posting. I have so many things to make note of I keep putting it off and the list gets longer. Here are a few of the ones I can remember….
I did get a new post up on Elementary Art. Stats are improving [...]

January 9, 2008

Shibori year in review-long,long post…

I know it has been almost a month since I have posted here. I have received a number of emails and even a few calls wondering if all is well. Yes, all is well. Thanks for checking in! This is a very busy time of the year for anyone who calls making [...]

November 19, 2007

EF goes to Japan to find artisans who still practice the art of shibori

I saw this headline on a style blog write up. EF stands for Eileen Fisher the designer and they offer this shibori wrap for $138 plus shipping. I dare say that much more inspired shibori scarves can be found without traveling to Japan for the same price. I’m just saying, if I [...]

November 7, 2007

Shibori Girl at Houston Quilt Festival

First, I want to say thank you to all of you who visited me at my booth in Houston. It was such fun to meet those of you who have come to know my work through the blog and flickr as well as seeing and catching up with old friends. What fun we [...]

October 20, 2007

P is for Pay it Forward exchange

Jude over at Spirit Cloth was inspired by Heather who was inspired by…………and so on, to send a little something handmade in the spirit of “making” , something which many of us share.
I’m going to participate but in a slightly different way………
There are so many other things to make note of here I’m not sure [...]