tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62653747179816923372024-03-14T02:20:06.233-07:00Donna Sakamoto CrispinAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12815965430161662397noreply@blogger.comBlogger83125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265374717981692337.post-44592833612560344012018-11-10T17:30:00.000-08:002018-11-10T17:30:08.424-08:00News about my booklet and "Ripples"<a href="http://www.blurb.com/b/8076897-japanese-basketry-embellishments">http://www.blurb.com/b/8076897-japanese-basketry-embellishments</a><br />
Here's a link for purchasing my booklet on Japanese basketry embellishments through Blurb.com<br />
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My booklet shows how to put Japanese basketry embellishment knots and
wraps on baskets. They are the same knots you see on my rocks. There
is also a section on putting a knot on a rock. The booklet is 24 pages
long, w/ color photos. With practice, you can put any of these embellishments on your favorite rocks.<br />
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If you read my previous post, you'll know that I've been really ill. But thanks to my doctors, I am slowly recovering. That's the good news. The bad news is that I might have to have immunotherapy infusions for the rest of my life. However, you didn't stop here to read about my health.<br />
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My newest woven piece has been very fun to work on. I was able to weave with new materials (to me) and weaving combinations. The first item was ramie cord, or Chinese nettle, that I purchased at the Japanese Garden gift shop in Portland. Same family as European stinging nettle, different species.<br />
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Have you heard of hinoki? It is Japanese cypress, or <span class="LrzXr kno-fv">Chamaecyparis obtusa, which is a sacred tree.</span><br />
<span class="LrzXr kno-fv">Every year, Japanese woodworkers have planing competitions, in which they try to produce the thinnest piece of wood. Some are many times thinner than human hair! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vINeD7nQ2U">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vINeD7nQ2</a> </span><br />
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<span class="LrzXr kno-fv"> My fiber friend, Mari, was kind enough to give me some samples when I visited her studio. I decided to spin it for weaving. These were pretty thin pieces. Thinner than a piece of copy paper. </span><br />
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used both of these fibers, and more in making my newest 'hybrid
basket.' The center is pine needles woven around a resin base, followed
by ni'au blanc leaves. They are bleached white coconut leaves that you
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<span class="LrzXr kno-fv">Then I attached some leaves to the last row of coiling, and started twining. I used waxed linen, waxed cotton, more ramie cord, hemp cord, and horsehair. The last few rows are Perigord weave. (I learned this technique with Eva Seidenfaden's book, </span><u><span class="LrzXr kno-fv">The Art of Basketmaking - The Périgord Technique and Tradition. </span></u><br />
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<span class="LrzXr kno-fv">If you're not familiar with this weave, it's used in willow basketry. Here's a sample from the book. </span><br />
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<span class="LrzXr kno-fv">At first, I was going to make my piece into a wall hanging. But then, I decided that I like it better as a decorative basket. </span><br />
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<span class="LrzXr kno-fv"> That's how the Perigord weave looks, on the last two rows. Don't look too closely at my coiling! I still consider myself a beginner. And, somehow, when you're up at 3 am, functioning on 5 hours of sleep, the stitches get turned around, but you don't see it, until it's too late.😒</span><br />
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The background is cherry bark from Deb, poppy stems from Lei, willow from Tim or Sally. Thanks for your contributions!<br />
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The weaving is (bottom up): banana silk yarn, willow bark (from my yard), ramie (Asian nettle) cord, hemp cord, and western red cedar bark. The handle is a root. Not sure what type.<br />
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It is about 30" long, by 9" across. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12815965430161662397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265374717981692337.post-79662822403312665252018-08-12T12:47:00.000-07:002018-08-12T12:47:32.848-07:00Next summer (2019)<a href="https://folkschool.org/Course2018to19/flipviewerxpress.html">https://folkschool.org/Course2018to19/flipviewerxpress.html</a><br />
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I have the honor of offering two workshops at John C. Campbell Folk School. This is my first time teaching east of New Mexico. <br />
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The weekend class will include meditation rocks and a basket made of tortoise shell cane.<br />
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Some of you know that I have published a booklet about Japanese basketry embellishments, with an addendum on putting a knot on a rock. Today I tried a handle wrap on a rock, and took step by step photos for you to follow. (Please see my copyright info page. The link is on the right side.)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I should have mentioned that the horizontal piece gets laid down first!</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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The tail goes under the last lashing, and then gets tucked under the horizontal piece.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12815965430161662397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265374717981692337.post-63502326310498451592018-07-11T18:20:00.000-07:002018-07-11T18:20:39.132-07:00Yucca and new pieces<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Here are some new multi-media pieces. Ive been working with clay a lot lately. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fox's horsehair basket, with Dana Swisher face bead. His body is plaited and twined cedar bark, birch bark, and waxed linen.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Work in progress, ceramic bowl with coiled plant fibers</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finished bowl/ the top 4 rows are fibers that I processed from yucca leaves. The dark blue is hemp cord, and the bottom layer consists of fibers from a plant called cordyline. It is a relative of the yucca plant.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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What do you think? Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12815965430161662397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265374717981692337.post-78217483414612717782018-05-16T18:40:00.001-07:002018-05-16T19:48:14.135-07:00Into a new realmI usually don't make art w/ a message. It's not easy to put words or pictures on a basket, and make it be meaningful. It can be done. There are several basketweavers who do a great job at it. One of them is Shan Goshorn. <a href="https://indiancountrymedianetwork.com/culture/arts-entertainment/an-activists-baskets-the-unique-art-of-shan-goshorn-16-photos/">https://indiancountrymedianetwork.com/culture/arts-entertainment/an-activists-baskets-the-unique-art-of-shan-goshorn-16-photos/</a> Look at her work, if you are heading that way artistically.<br />
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In the past, I've done this a few times, by writing on my sticks, or on the paper that I spin and weave. But lately, I was more motivated.<span style="font-size: small;"> I've been thinking about this woven piece for several years, trying to come up
with a visual representation of my reaction to the horrific school shootings in the
U.S. Then, when the shootings at Marjoriy Stoneman Douglas High School
occurred, I figured it out.</span><br />
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In ancient Aztec, Japanese, some Native American cultures, knotting on
strings was a form of numerical bookkeeping. They each had a systematic
way of tying knots, or by color, or spacing to signify certain
numbers. So I have adapted this visual counting method to show the ages of the
victims. <br />
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My initial plan was to have the strings with no names, but then I
realized that I needed to honor each victim by identifying their
individual names and ages.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">So here is Parkland Memorial. It's about 21" across. The weaving is paper yarn and other yarns. It will be hanging at Maude Kerns Art Center in Eugene, OR. May 25th until June 22nd. Sadly, next week is the twentieth anniversary of the shootings at Thurston High School in nearby Springfield. 20 years later, and our children are still not safe in school. </span><br />
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Aug.4 Melon Basket, currently full, but you can get on a waiting list.<br />
Aug.5 Meditation Rocks<br />
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<span data-dojo-attach-point="shortHeaderNode"><span class="addressItem fromAddress"><span class="address wsItem">Coiled Basket with a variety of natural materials . <a href="https://nclctrust.org/event/make-a-coiled-basket/">https://nclctrust.org/event/make-a-coiled-basket/</a></span></span></span><br />
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<a href="http://cannonbeacharts.org/">cannonbeacharts.org/</a>Fri. evening- Knotless Netting wire projects<br />
July 28 Sat. Coiled pendant around a stone<br />
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Momigami means kneaded paper in Japanese. Washi paper is treated with konnyaku starch (root of devils tongue plant) and then kneaded. Konnyaku is actually a food item in Japan. It's also called glucomannan, and comes in a powdered form. </div>
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treated with konnyaku called momigami (kneaded paper) or kyoseishi
(strong paper) is made both stronger and more flexible than untreated
paper. Because the papers pores are coated it also becomes more wind and
water resistant as well as having improved heat retention while still
remaining breathable. As a lining for clothing momigami has often
outlasted the textile which it lines. Paper treated with konnyaku can be
crinkled up until it has the feel of cloth. The treated paper can be
sewn on a sewing machine or by hand, to create paper pillows, wall
hangings, and even clothing. fineartstore.com</span> </i><br />
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You can buy konnyaku powder online at several sources. However, since I didn't want to spend a lot of money, I purchased a small package of glucomannan powder from amazon.com<br />
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I also bought some Thai unryu paper from our local art store. <br />
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I used a recipe from hiromipaper.com, scaling down the original measurements to a manageable amount. What I ended up with was a gelatinous mess, even with following the directions. I somehow managed to spread the goop, which reminded me of both jello and rubber cement, on one side of the paper, and then put it outside to dry. After drying, I re-heated my goop, and spread some on the other side. (Yes, I did try adding more water, and re-heating the goop. I added up to a cup more water, and it was still thick and lumpy. I used my whisking tool and the electric mixer, still lumpy.)<br />
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So before you run to the internet for more information, I can tell you that there are several websites that give instructions for momigami paper, but they are using vegetable oil or tapioca starch. The oil, I can't understand, because you just end up with wrinkled, oily paper. Tapioca is close (cassava root), but not the same.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Dear </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">You told me about your cancer diagnosis this fall, and I was devastated. I had hoped to someday visit your remote part of the world, and see some of the beautiful places that you have been photographing. I wanted to spend more time with you, since I felt a connection to you when we met. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">You have the most amazing attitude towards this insidious disease. You say that you've lived a wonderful life, but when I read your post on your birthday, it filled me with sadness. You said that you started off the day taking morphine for the pain, and then vomiting. And yet, you asked for no sympathy, so I read many positive and uplifting words from your friends. You are a friend and a teacher.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I went off to my meditation group. While I was there, I practiced metta meditation, which is repetition of a Buddhist saying, "May all Beings be happy. May all Beings be safe. May all beings be at ease. May all beings awaken to the light of their own true nature. May all beings be free." (Or a variation of this.) You say it directed to yourself, then to a loved one, and a person who you are neutral about. Then you can direct it to someone you are experiencing difficulties with, and finally, all beings.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">While I was thinking this, you came to my mind, as needing some recognition. I then realized that I could also make the phrase tangible through a combination of my art practices.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">At home, I went through my decorative papers, and found a piece of calligraphy paper that I had decorated with a Japanese marbling technique called suminagashi. It involves dropping small amounts of ink from a paintbrush onto water in a tray. Then you lay a piece of paper on it, and the paper absorbs the ink in a variety of patterns. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I wrote a metta dedicated to you on my suminagashi paper. Then I prepared it to create a paper cord. I cut the paper into a continuous strip, softened it, and then spun it. Just so everyone knows, commercial calligraphy paper isn't the best for spinning. (At the art stores, it comes in a pad or roll.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The metta paper cord is now part of a little basket. The bottom portion is bamboo fiber 'paper,' which I love because you can see little flecks of the bamboo sheaths or leaves still in the paper. Also, some parts of the bowl are translucent. The upper portion starts out with waxed linen, then the metta paper cord, and ending in waxed linen again. It's all done in knotless netting.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So this piece is dedicated to you, and all others needing some healing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In gratitude, Donna</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I've also written this saying on other woven pieces, like the one below.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12815965430161662397noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265374717981692337.post-61969919695564007442017-12-02T11:05:00.000-08:002017-12-02T11:05:59.034-08:00Empty Boats"<span class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_meta_field hs_cos_wrapper_type_rich_text" data-hs-cos-general-type="meta_field" data-hs-cos-type="rich_text" id="hs_cos_wrapper_post_body">There's
a Zen story in which a man is enjoying himself on a river at dusk. He
sees another boat coming down the river toward him. </span><br /><span class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_meta_field hs_cos_wrapper_type_rich_text" data-hs-cos-general-type="meta_field" data-hs-cos-type="rich_text" id="hs_cos_wrapper_post_body"></span><span class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_meta_field hs_cos_wrapper_type_rich_text" data-hs-cos-general-type="meta_field" data-hs-cos-type="rich_text" id="hs_cos_wrapper_post_body"><br />At first it
seems so nice to him that someone else is also enjoying the river on a
nice summer evening. Then he realizes that the boat is coming right
toward him, faster and faster. <br /><br />He begins to yell, "Hey, hey,
watch out! For Pete's sake, turn aside!" But the boat just comes right
at him faster and faster. By this time he's standing up in his boat,
screaming and shaking his fist, and then the boat smashes right into
him. He sees that it's an empty boat. <br /><br />This is the classic story on our whole life situation. There are a lot of empty boats out there. <br /><br />We're
always screaming and shaking our fists at them. Instead, we could let
them stop our minds. Even if they only stop our mind for one point one
seconds, we can rest in that little gap. <br /><br />When the story line
starts, we can do the tonglen practice of exchanging ourselves for
others. In this way everything we meet has the potential to help us
cultivate compassion and reconnect with the spacious, open quality of
our minds."</span><br />
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After a week of drying, I loaded the grill with charcoal and cooked these guys for about 45 minutes. Here's how they turned out, with more polishing. (They were only covered with more charcoal.)<br />
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I made this larger piece for coiling:<br />
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Then I took it to Georgie's in Eugene for the bisque fire. Here's the finished item with additional polishing, coiled with Midwest sweetgrass. The pottery is smooth to the touch and smells good, too!<br />
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On Sun. evening, I started an artist in residence at the Sou'wester Lodge, in Seaview, WA. Yes, this is my second visit there. Last time was in March 2016, so I won't bore you with the details. However, here is a link to their fantastic artist in residence program. <a href="http://www.souwesterlodge.com/artists/">http://www.souwesterlodge.com/artists/</a><br />
We had lovely weather; sunny and in the 70's for the first 3 days. I was able to prepare some bark for those of you signed up for one of my Labor Day weekend workshops at the Sou'wester: <br />
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If you haven't signed up yet, there's still time!<br />
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I also made some new trays, which I instantly added to the decor of my beach cabin.<br />
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Inner willow bark, reclining on a whale rib!<br />
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Curly filbert twigs with assorted twines, hanging and reclining.<br />
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The other workshop is my Japanese basket purse, or kinchaku kago, which was featured years ago in Belle Armoire magazine. <br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12815965430161662397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265374717981692337.post-32540408594860191702017-07-18T10:48:00.002-07:002017-07-18T10:49:21.961-07:00Fascinating Fiber Finds at the Chapin Mesa Archeological Museum<a href="https://www.nps.gov/meve/planyourvisit/museum.htm">https://www.nps.gov/meve/planyourvisit/museum.htm</a><br />
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I spent last week visiting Doug at Mesa Verde. I went on his Long House tour, and then my physical body went on strike. I think it was a lack of sleep, high altitude, anemia, and heat. Anyways, I'm not going to go into details, but it wasn't a fun situation.<br />
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However, I did enjoy my visit to the Chapin Mesa museum. Now that I'm home, I wish that I would have arranged a study visit with the museum staff. Oh well maybe next time. Here's a little teaser of what you can see there. (I concentrated mostly on the yucca and hair pieces.)<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12815965430161662397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265374717981692337.post-8983787406829078482017-07-05T12:29:00.000-07:002017-07-05T12:29:23.138-07:00sakiori pouchHere's the pouch that I started on the mini loom! It didn't actually take me a month to make. I just couldn't figure out how I wanted to sew up this long, thin band. (If you don't know what sakiori is, see my previous post.)<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12815965430161662397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265374717981692337.post-62321942743792474662017-06-04T09:11:00.000-07:002017-06-04T09:13:46.101-07:00A new toy!I've been eyeing this cute little rigid heddle loom for over a year now.<br />
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This spring, I decided to take the plunge. Here's my first project, a sakiori sash.<br />
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Don't worry, I know there's a warping error. I was watching a youtube video about warping a loom by yourself, and messed up. I'm glad that the warps will be covered in this piece.</div>
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So what is<i> sakiori</i>? Here's a good description from Sri. <i> Sakiori weaving uses a rag weft against a warp of
either bast fiber or cotton. The weft material is often made
from shredded kimono or other recycled garments which can be of cotton,
silk or other material. Sakiori clothing was first
woven by Japanese peasants around 1750 for its warmth and
durability as newly minted cotton cloth at that time was too rare
and expensive for a farmer or fisherman. The home manufacture and
use of sakiori clothing and hearth covers in rural
areas of Japan disappeared anywhere from 50-100 years ago, although
a few individuals and some historical preservation societies
still weave this cloth today. </i></div>
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A few years ago, my friend Susan let her indigo vat dry up. This is some of the pigment residue from the bottom of the pot. I kept a bag of it for experimentation. I ground some up, and added water to make a paste for painting. I also mixed some with soy milk. The soy milk acts as a binder to fabric, so I thought maybe it would help on paper also.<br />
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The results are not as stunning as a fresh batch, but I was happy that it didn't go to waste. The paper below is for sumie. I should be able to cut and spin it sometime in the future.<br />
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Porcelain 'sticks' dipped in indigo. The weaving is abaca paper yarn that I spun with very fine wire. The background paper has been dyed with indigo, also. 8.5"x11"<br />
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Bisque fired clay 'sticks' woven with Habu paper yarn. The background is raw silk dyed with kakishibu, a Japanese persimmon dye. The flower is a variation of my family crest. It was stenciled with kakishibu and bengara ( red iron oxide).<br />
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I made a few changes, but overall, they turned out pretty well. The stitching is far from perfect, but I'm happy with them, and now it's off of my to do list. Here are the steps of the process.<br />
Special tools needed: curved needle, a <i>last</i> (shoe form) of each foot, hole puncher.<br />
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How long did they take? I didn't keep track, but I would guess about 8-10 hours each.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12815965430161662397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265374717981692337.post-87263630359349449292017-02-12T16:22:00.000-08:002017-02-12T16:22:46.081-08:00EmbroideryToday I saw FB friend, Velma Bolyard's post about embroidering on paper. It reminded me to dig out an embroidery project that I started awhile ago.<br />
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I was looking into "semamori," which is a Japanese custom of embroidering an amulet or good luck symbol on the back, under the collar, of a child's kimono.<br />
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I found several samples on the internet. The photos below are from srithreads.com<br />
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I was able to get this book from Japan-<br />
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I started practicing a few stitches on my own. The background paper is watercolor paper which I had dyed some paintings on years ago, and decided to cut up for cards.<br />
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Here are some semamori with assorted threads.<br />
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You are supposed to sew the design in a certain order, but I wasn't always able to figure that out.<br />
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So, armed with inspiration from textile artists Emily Barletta and Helen Parrott, I got out my hand spun paper yarn with copper leaf, and a piece of indigo dyed watercolor paper. <a href="http://emilybarletta.com/section/204626-paper.html">http://emilybarletta.com/section/204626-paper.html</a><br />
<a href="http://helenparrott.co.uk/">http://helenparrott.co.uk/</a><br />
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Here's the piece I embroidered today. It's not quite finished. I'm trying to decide about a stitch on the edges.<br />
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It's approximately 10 in. by 10 in. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12815965430161662397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265374717981692337.post-57558959537383130682017-01-29T09:15:00.000-08:002017-01-29T09:15:23.647-08:00Clay and FiberI've recently been playing with clay quite a bit. I don't know how long this will last, but for the meantime, I'm trying out some clay and fiber combinations. The circle is about a foot across. I used a variety of threads and fibers for the woven portion. <br />
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If you have ever warped a circular loom before you know that two layers of threads form. I decided to weave the back with a translucent ribbon.<br />
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In Dec., I spent 3 days cleaning out one of my basketry rooms. I found one of my favorite vases that I use for a mold, and decided to make a cedar bark basket with it. Here's a version that I made in 2010. The warps are cedar bark, and the weaving is NW sedge, Midwest sweetgrass, and New Zealand flax fibers.<br />
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The new version is red cedar, copper wire, and yellow cedar bark. The bottom portion is a braid weave I learned in the workshop with Mai Hvid Jorgensen, at Weaving by the Sea.<br />
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It was fun to visit this shape again, and see the differences.<br />
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Baskets from the evening session:<br />
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Thanks for bringing your basketry collection, Tim. It was a pleasure seeing (in person) baskets from cultures outside of the U.S.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12815965430161662397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265374717981692337.post-41606453836665984092016-11-06T12:08:00.002-08:002016-11-06T12:08:31.018-08:00Weaving by the Sea part 1I signed up for a willow workshop with Mai Hvid Jørgensen, a Danish willow basketweaver. Tim Johnson and Monica Guilera Subriana were also instructors. In Tim's workshop, participants wove with esparto and rush. It was first formed into a braid, and then sewn together with an invisible stitch. Monica's students wove mostly with willow, and Catalan basketry techniques.<br />
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I don't have a lot of experience with willow, and the baskets that I've made have been with very tiny willow sticks. I don't have the wrist and arm strength needed to for most willow workshops. However, Mai explained that the baskets from her class would be on the smaller size, so that I could fit them in a suitcase, so I picked her. <br />
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Here are some of the willow varieties we had to choose from, plus some water hyacinth that Mai brought. She said that she purchased it from a basket weaver in Lichtenfels.</div>
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We had a choice of bases and styles, some depicted below:</div>
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I decided to try the Catalan base (above) and weave with the water hyacinth, as in the basket with the black leather handles above. Let's say that I was less than successful. I wove a medium sized basket, and learned this new base, plus a braid weave. For some reason, my brain (jet lag?) was not seeing the pattern, and I didn't like the results, so I started another, smaller basket. I did the same base so that I could have it cemented into my brain. Then, just plain weave and twining. I did try some nice olive branches for a little contrast. I had a great time. It was very hot, the workshop was very mellow, and Vilanova was a fun town to explore.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12815965430161662397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265374717981692337.post-82791305999602709282016-11-05T16:00:00.000-07:002016-11-05T16:00:04.406-07:00Our first visit to EuropeIn October, Doug and I took our first trip to Europe. I planned a weekend in Barcelona, and 4 days in a little town south of there, Vilanova y il Geltru. After that, a week in Nuremberg. Our son, Russell, lives in Germany and he was the main reason for the trip. We hadn't seen him in a year, and I decided it was time to go over there and visit. Now you have to realize that Doug has never been off of the continent. I've been to Asia a couple of times, so I was pretty well prepared for overseas travel.<br />
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Why Barcelona? I learned about a 3 day weaving retreat with Tim Johnson, Monica and Mai,<br />
just 1/2 hour train ride south of Barcelona. It's called "Weaving by the Sea." Participants sign up to take a workshop with one instructor, at a really nice place, just a few blocks from the sea, Hotel Cesar.<br />
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Russell arrived in Barcelona on the same day we did, and being the frugal travelers, we stayed at a hostel on the north side of town. It was a very clean place, and the owner was quite friendly and helpful. She and her son ran the hostel. They both spoke English, and told us a lot about Barcelona. If you are looking for an inexpensive place that is very close to all of the public transportation, then try <a href="https://www.expedia.com/Barcelona-Hotels-Barcelona-Nice-Cozy-Guest-House.h7738585.Hotel-Information?langid=1033&">https://www.expedia.com/Barcelona-Hotels-Barcelona-Nice-Cozy-Guest-House.h7738585.Hotel-Information?langid=1033&</a><br />
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From our hostel, we walked to Parc del Laberint d'Horta. This park is a
neoclassical design, starting in 1791. It was opened to the public in
1971. The labyrinth is just one portion of the park.<br />
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We went on a 'free' walking tour of downtown Barelona, which I highly
recommend. The tour was in English, and we learned so much history and
background of the sights we visited. (Of course, you end up tipping the
guide, and then maybe signing up for tours of other areas of
Barcelona.)<br />
My favorite part of the tour was seeing and hearing the story behind this Picasso frieze, which is a closeup of the whole thing:<br />
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After 2 days of sightseeing, we took the train south to the town of Vilanova i la Geltru<br />
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for the weaving workshop, "Weaving by the Sea." We stayed at the Hotel Cesar, which is a lovely place, just a few blocks from the water.<br />
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A few weekends ago, I met my friend Deb at the coast to collect NZ flax at a Jo's house. Jo generously let us cut flax leaves from the plants surrounding her house. Amazingly enough, after 8 of us cut leaves for about an hour, you couldn't even tell we were there, unless you were standing next to the plants.<br />
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Deb showed how to prepare the flax leaves for weaving that evening. We don't know what species Jo is growing, but we had cut leaves that were 8-10 feet tall. However, as we soon learned, a lot of the bottom portion is unusable for weaving and/or fiber.<br />
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I decided that I wanted to prepare mostly fiber. Here's some fiber that I produced by softening the leaves with a butter knife, and then 'combing' it many times with a dog comb. My fiber is not as white as the Maori fiber, and I am wondering if that is because it's a different species. <br />
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<br />Another clamshell rattle. This one is red and yellow cedar bark, willow bark, waxed linen, and the top rows are NZ flax cordage (from Jo's house).Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12815965430161662397noreply@blogger.com0