tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40791330443186667972024-02-18T18:45:12.617-07:00feather creationsfeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16555172379453664771noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079133044318666797.post-52239106698823599132018-01-14T13:31:00.001-07:002018-01-14T13:31:37.109-07:00Wow! it's been 5 years since I've added anything to this post. So
many changes since then. I've gotten into weaving, bookbinding and
changed my career. What brought me back was thinking about getting back
into beading - back into creating - so I was checking out the Bead
Journal Project to see if it was still running. I can't find anything
current so I think perhaps I'll just set up to do my own thing for the
time being. I like the idea of trying to accomplish one piece a month so
I think I'll go ahead and do that. I'm also playing with the idea of
Spirit Dolls as per Robin Atkins bood of the same name.<br />
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since I woke up this morning thinking about fear and what it does and
doesn't do in my life perhaps that will be the start. I'm going to pull
out some beads and some fabric and see what I can come up with. I'll
post later when I get it figured out. Or maybe when I finish it - this
feels like something that you just do rather than something you map out
meticulously beforehand.featherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16555172379453664771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079133044318666797.post-4485709852660751582012-01-29T12:46:00.001-07:002012-01-29T12:46:49.431-07:00New adventureAs if working on the BJP wasn't enough, I've signed up to do the Creative Sketchbook course offered by Linda and Laura Kemshall at Design Matters. I'm just waiting for my kit to arrive so I can get stuck in and start playing.<br />
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However, not being as patient as probably necessary I've already started doing some of the work. I've taken some pictures around the house and started playing with them in PhotoShop. It's amazing how much a photo changes when you take the colour out of it. In some cases the central object remains the central object. The difference is that you see the tone values more easily with black and white. In other cases, taking the colour out changes the focus of the picture. For example I had a picture with a bright red collander and a royal blue mat. When the colour came out of the picture, they both seemed to sink back into the picture so that other objects stood out more. It was actually kind of cool.<br />
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I've always enjoyed black and white for faces but I'd never considered it for inanimate objects and how it might change the impact of the picture. It's been a great exercise in how I look at objects. So even though I don't have my kit yet, I've already started looking at things and learning stuff. Gotta love that!!featherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16555172379453664771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079133044318666797.post-17353273494304170892012-01-09T14:45:00.000-07:002012-01-09T15:00:21.265-07:00January's bead project<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So I sat down and created a picture of what I thought this month's project might look like. It originated from the fact that I was laid off a few months ago and am still looking for work. It was about possibilities - which direction do I go now?<br />
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Then I sat down with the different backing pieces and selected the piece I wanted. It was a very small circle/square piece in alternating black and white which to my mind is very chaotic and confusing. I was going to create the box from fabric and applique it onto the material but I found myself making a big black smudge in the centre with a black felt marker (a very odoriferous black felt marker!). Then I thought about where I wanted the path for each opportunity to go. Well, didn't that change as well! Instead of being straight lines to the opportunity, they meandered, disappeared and reappeared. Because I thought I might have to take some over the edge, I decided I would have to bead the edge first and then work on the front.</div>
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I wasn't surprised that the finished result didn't fully match the original idea - that usually happens to me. I was surprised at how quickly I completed it. Mind you, I was compelled to complete it in one sitting and stayed up late to do it!!!<br />
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<br />featherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16555172379453664771noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079133044318666797.post-42722915785304452472012-01-06T06:51:00.000-07:002012-01-06T06:51:09.630-07:00And so it begins ...So I decided to just go with the 6" squares that the sampler pieces came in. And then I started putting together my bases. However, I soon realized that I'd already used part of two of the squares so into my stash for replacements. <br />
I heat set the front to Timtex. The original plan being that I would bead the front, heat set material to the back to hide the stitching and then bead the edges. <br />
Doesn't it just figure that Spirit and the beads decided they wanted the first piece done differently!! So I heat set the back of the first piece and then beaded the edges before starting on the front of the piece. Good thing I can hide the stitching in the material!featherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16555172379453664771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079133044318666797.post-68778520785229961582012-01-03T11:03:00.001-07:002012-01-03T11:03:53.747-07:00BJP 2012So here I go again. Prepping pieces for the montly journal project. I've decided to use black and white material for the base. I found a sampler package with 2 x 12 pieces of 6" squares. I haven't decided yet whether to go with the 6" square or to cut it back. However, I have decided to let the theme for the month dictate the colour of the beads. So a piece may be one colour or lots of colours. It might just be all black or all white. Maybe it'll be shades of gray. I have no idea but I think I'm willing to let Spirit direct the process this time. Whatever happens, I do believe I'm looking forward to seeing what might emerge.featherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16555172379453664771noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079133044318666797.post-63184308773117684782010-01-16T13:38:00.002-07:002010-01-16T13:44:39.083-07:00Bead Journal Project 2010OK - so I'm adding the finishing touches to some of my pieces from last year's BJP and once my camera battery is recharged I'll post those pix. In the meantime, I'm starting anew for BJP 2010 and looking forward to it.<br /><br />A friend of mind gave me a book on menopause called the Seven Sacred Rites of Menopause by Kristi Meisenbach Boylan which talks about menopause and spirituality. I've decided that since I seem to be in the midst of it (menopause) I might just as well celebrate the da#@ thing by journalling it. Ignoring it doesn't seem to be working!<br /><br />So I'm going to work my way through the book and the rites and celebrate the process as I go along. To truly honour the process I've decided to use Always Wings as the base. They've been a constant in my life since everything started going sideways so why not honour that fact as well. The first piece is already underway.<br /><br />Let the adventure begin!!!featherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16555172379453664771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079133044318666797.post-69029605933821653962009-04-19T20:16:00.003-06:002009-04-19T20:21:15.317-06:00Marking Time<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbxbPALEZfXoKZESGGlTvz7Lc0XXG3uMTmM_2bIWkljxvq7BHoxPpAvTNzkvjf5KRg70JPHcIH6J5F2aOVdpewFPT-CktruBEqC45wLYnI93nPs2eQORKAFKFgjNt-eRLjv11u0vCF8_4/s1600-h/Marking-Time---Feb-2009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 197px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbxbPALEZfXoKZESGGlTvz7Lc0XXG3uMTmM_2bIWkljxvq7BHoxPpAvTNzkvjf5KRg70JPHcIH6J5F2aOVdpewFPT-CktruBEqC45wLYnI93nPs2eQORKAFKFgjNt-eRLjv11u0vCF8_4/s200/Marking-Time---Feb-2009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326592602733767730" border="0" /></a><br />I've spent a lot of time trying to figure out if anything stood out for me in February ... and nothing does. It was just a month - 4 weeks, 7 days each - nothing special! The most that can be said for it is that I marked off all the physio and chiropractic appointments I had to go to to for my hip. It was a very boring, uninteresting and nothing month. So that's what I made - a boring, uninteresting piece that was just about marking time!!<br /><br />Now that it's done I can move on to March - I have two ideas for that or maybe it's one for March and one for April. That could be it. Anyway, I should have them both finished before the end of May which would bring me right up to date. Yeah!!!!featherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16555172379453664771noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079133044318666797.post-69619719926963791402009-04-11T12:30:00.003-06:002009-04-11T12:39:54.031-06:00When I grow up ...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghXjG9mQKlmIv3uvfp3LF1cK1zEiSRKRVHEJwIAKipWl6OuOLv8dzlIecXOgoAyYkaTw4ufFiXwJYNEAdBTcl-sPwOfaWnNXSVoAYbx5OvD2n5lScnj9LmrNshhvnUhyphenhyphenKhlv6tmWzJkg8/s1600-h/Career-Paths---Jan-2009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 199px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghXjG9mQKlmIv3uvfp3LF1cK1zEiSRKRVHEJwIAKipWl6OuOLv8dzlIecXOgoAyYkaTw4ufFiXwJYNEAdBTcl-sPwOfaWnNXSVoAYbx5OvD2n5lScnj9LmrNshhvnUhyphenhyphenKhlv6tmWzJkg8/s200/Career-Paths---Jan-2009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323504574653026514" border="0" /></a><br />I'm going to be .... at 51 I still haven't figured that one out yet. Firstly, I'm still waiting for that "magic moment" when I'll know for sure that "I'm grown up" and secondly as I grow and change what I want to "be" also grows and changes. So it's hardly any wonder to me that time spent in January was thinking about career paths and what my next choice should be. My mother was always amazed by variety in my resume - it is a bit daunting - however, I've often thought I wanted to be a "renaissance" woman when I grow up so may that's still influencing my thought processes. Anyway, January is about "Opportunities" and trying to figure out which way to go. This time I'll keep my day job until I'm a little more solid about which way to go before deciding I want a change - new direction for me.<br /><br />More importantly, I've figured out the design for February. I need to back the piece and do the edging. Should be able to post it in a few days and then start work on March. In the meantime, I'm gathering ideas for April.<br /><br />Next is to get caught up on a piece for fSA which was due last month but should be completed before our next gathering ---- I hope!<br /><br />Cheers,<br />featherfeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16555172379453664771noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079133044318666797.post-45450437977614536692009-03-21T20:44:00.004-06:002009-03-21T20:57:57.714-06:00March goes out like a lamb....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjpcpHFpPQaFewx9p1-qBQgtUOZEQ28h8dlYDavx9dxfeSQ2dMRPCVQ76jGs8-KHspljoDPJ2fHhwBvIWSMMtGyy_mZWV93M_hHjvMyLKgOXvnaESTcVE2ESFlJkb5pbrEs91HKfQiUoI/s1600-h/Pain---Dec-2008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 198px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjpcpHFpPQaFewx9p1-qBQgtUOZEQ28h8dlYDavx9dxfeSQ2dMRPCVQ76jGs8-KHspljoDPJ2fHhwBvIWSMMtGyy_mZWV93M_hHjvMyLKgOXvnaESTcVE2ESFlJkb5pbrEs91HKfQiUoI/s200/Pain---Dec-2008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315839520782302210" border="0" /></a><br />Apparently not in Calgary. We're expecting 20 cm of snow tonight. This after a gorgeous sunny morning where I was sitting on the back deck in a t-shirt. Oh well... this too shall pass!!<br /><br />Having said that I've finished my December piece for the Bead Journal Project. December for me started the last weekend in November when, for some as yet undefined reason, the muscles from my knee to my groin on the inside of my right leg seized completely. Despite the efforts of two friends, both of whom have massage techniques, we couldn't get the muscles to let go. In fact, the chiropractor wasn't having much success either. I finally ended up having IMS - a needle technique that forces the muscles to let go - done after Christmas. So Christmas wasn't fun; I missed work for a month; and I didn't get much sleep. Neither muscle relaxants nor codeine seemed to help much with the pain.<br /><br />So my December piece is absolutely a reflection of that month. The background is burgundy silk, the beads represent the knots in the muscles and the silver stars represent the sharp pain that was a constant.<br /><br />I guess I should say that my hip is now almost 100% and I'm spending more time finishing projects that should have been completed earlier.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioOqve4pT5hmOAghM2JM5gwkfS1r_ETAIP2gHEUIxWDf3503MAPghSDhPvOmZVx5wY6Km5H-E-55hj7TNKSBYLxNNH1AMhE6bxZiECu6-MUpO3MiZfwK7Ek1wvkRDlqX0zglXxguih8ao/s1600-h/Good---Mar-2009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 184px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioOqve4pT5hmOAghM2JM5gwkfS1r_ETAIP2gHEUIxWDf3503MAPghSDhPvOmZVx5wY6Km5H-E-55hj7TNKSBYLxNNH1AMhE6bxZiECu6-MUpO3MiZfwK7Ek1wvkRDlqX0zglXxguih8ao/s200/Good---Mar-2009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315840628314998274" border="0" /></a>On a much lighter note, I just finished Susan Sorrell's Fiber Collage class on Joggles. It was interesting. I really had to push myself to add the beads and the French knots. I like things to be simple and I really needed to push myself to go beyond what I thought was enough. Even at that I'm sure I could do much more. However, I'm not quite there yet. Maybe on the next one.<br /><br />As for the BJP, I've designed the January piece and possibly March. Still haven't figured out what February will be. I might just have to cover a piece with beige beads and leave it at that.<br /><br />Cheers!!featherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16555172379453664771noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079133044318666797.post-13882760891345837352009-03-08T15:38:00.005-06:002009-03-08T15:58:30.381-06:00Busy life - little blogging<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLHctPTl372xy8HUZoSZl8vSxuJfQmHVwTVFF0__yg4t8ETrIl7FsxAzWJcTYNGQTqUmLrK7n437Z0Es_58kHuhPoAqcRwTA9xRf0aZVchbRnUrwhx4B4ianUpJv3yt4bNaekPfBZdoN8/s1600-h/Reflections---Sept-2008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 203px; height: 201px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLHctPTl372xy8HUZoSZl8vSxuJfQmHVwTVFF0__yg4t8ETrIl7FsxAzWJcTYNGQTqUmLrK7n437Z0Es_58kHuhPoAqcRwTA9xRf0aZVchbRnUrwhx4B4ianUpJv3yt4bNaekPfBZdoN8/s320/Reflections---Sept-2008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310936276551517986" border="0" /></a><br />OK - so I'm not yet an avid "blogger". I'll get there eventually. I've finally managed to finish 3 months of Bead Journal Project pieces.<br /><br />September was my answer to two challenges: the first being BJP and the second being freeSpirit Artisans October challenge which was colour. For the FSA piece we drew crayons from a bag and that was the colour we had to work with. Fortunately for me, the colour was blue which was my favourite colour as a kid. Anyway, as I mentioned before September for me is a time of Reflection which is the name of this piece.<br /><br />'Reflection means a number of things to me: the time spent in reviewing where I am in my life and where I'd like to be and also what I see in the mirror at different times. So it's a good title.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTZFLtCLe4Yc02zTCbStvmsTK0_6EHXC2iz08t7k43_lFsQNp0jjiA_MoIMTD7yyBkwGcr5FhgTwQs_8hrHzgIkMEJgWSCvKv7LiRWX2IM0xVxAw3cTJm5bmQ7awS9DXMNkDpKiK1CCL0/s1600-h/Crowsnest-Mountain---Oct-20.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTZFLtCLe4Yc02zTCbStvmsTK0_6EHXC2iz08t7k43_lFsQNp0jjiA_MoIMTD7yyBkwGcr5FhgTwQs_8hrHzgIkMEJgWSCvKv7LiRWX2IM0xVxAw3cTJm5bmQ7awS9DXMNkDpKiK1CCL0/s200/Crowsnest-Mountain---Oct-20.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310937164595058610" border="0" /></a>October was focussed on going down to the Crowsnest Mountain area for a shamanic workshop. I really love this area of Alberta and the mountain itself calls to me. I figured since it figured so largely in October for me that it would be the focus for October's Project.<br /><br />The image comes from a picture I took in July. I was taking pictures of small wild flowers with the mountain in the background. This shot turned out to be my favourite one. I've travelled down to the Crowsnest area a number of times of the past year and the mountain always figures in some of the shots I've taken.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirEOcol_aKCX2WgGnul3emV6f9BCubahsEg7qnzjIQ0kDc02mVxrVCLJ3PXJ7aeVo1h0b5_dK_jbrJOFzKbRg3kFY97zDO4udFMRAW5iBwpijLWIKfjSSrz8b3CIS6ePJAzKwIOqD82Ig/s1600-h/Mental-Confusion---Nov-2008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirEOcol_aKCX2WgGnul3emV6f9BCubahsEg7qnzjIQ0kDc02mVxrVCLJ3PXJ7aeVo1h0b5_dK_jbrJOFzKbRg3kFY97zDO4udFMRAW5iBwpijLWIKfjSSrz8b3CIS6ePJAzKwIOqD82Ig/s200/Mental-Confusion---Nov-2008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310939058025265090" border="0" /></a>And finally, the piece for November. This piece is entitled 'Mental Confusion'. The image as a whole represents my thought processes. Every thought or idea should have a place where it can sit and organize itself. Somehow though in November it felt like thoughts kept creeping into other thoughts and I just couldn't seem to stay focussed.<br /><br />This piece totally reflects that thought. Each colour of bead represents an idea that somehow manages to break outside it's box and spill into other areas.<br /><br />I've also figured out what I want to do for December, January and probably March although it's not over yet. I just can't seem to wrap my head around February. Oh, something to work on.<br /><br />Cheers!!!featherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16555172379453664771noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079133044318666797.post-8531153814266401922008-09-07T23:32:00.003-06:002008-09-07T23:39:04.773-06:00September BJP piece<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">I've been zipping around the BJP blog and also all the individual blogs. There's some very cool stuff happening on that site. I haven't started my project yet as it's only a week into the month and I'm not sure how it will go. I have been thinking about September - for me, it's always been the beginning of my year mostly because my birthday falls in this month. I just function better if I think along these lines. So it's about beginnings, birthdays [in my family, there's 6 of them this month) and anniversaries (my mom's death). So I guess it's mostly about beginnings - the beginning of the BJP, the beginning of my year and the beginning of a new adventure. It'll be interesting to see where I end up in August.<br /> Oh, yeah, and the beginning of freeSpirit Artisans' year. I think I've managed a start on my "legend" piece. I don't think I've ever been a "legend in my own mind". I don't have delusions of grandeur. I do have ideas of where I'd like to be. What comes to mind is movement, colour and music. So I'm putting together a free form wire work project that will incorporate wire, ribbons and beads. No pictures yet but soon.</span>featherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16555172379453664771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079133044318666797.post-64352151022606583972008-08-24T18:17:00.002-06:002008-08-24T18:23:59.149-06:00I'm back in !!!<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">OK - it took me awhile but I've finally figured out how to get back in here. I had a few cookie problems with IE so I switched to Firefox and it's not a problem. I've had a busy summer. I was down in the Crowsnest for a few days and managed to play with different things: polymer clay, beadwork, design, and some touristy things. Next, I participated in the Calgary Weekend to End Breast Cancer. I was part of the bike crew - which means I probably did double the 60 kms the walkers did. Then in the beginning of August I was at Red Deer College doing a 5-day precious metal clay class that was a blast. Five days of doing nothing but creating - I loved it. Then today I was laying a cork floor in one bedroom. I have another bedroom to do but it needs painting first - well selecting the paint first. Now I'm gearing up for the Bead Journal Project and for the fall gathering of freeSpirit Artisans, a group of seven art quilters and me. We've designed our projects for the year and I'm still trying to figure out what to do for the September one - A Legend in My Own Mind. I'm sure I'll think of something - I better.<br />Cheers for now.<br /></span>featherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16555172379453664771noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079133044318666797.post-23483352169702983812008-07-05T18:28:00.003-06:002008-07-05T18:32:37.311-06:00Posting to an empty page<em><span style="font-family:verdana;">Well, I decided to take the plunge and open my own blog. I wanted to see how simple/complicated the process is.</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> Apparently not that complicated so here goes.</span></em><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><em></em></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><em>I want to use this blog to showcase my design work, my beadwork and try to work through different ideas. Also, to post information for online classes that I may be taking so that others in the class can see what I'm doing.</em></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><em></em></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><em>How's that for a start?</em></span>featherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16555172379453664771noreply@blogger.com0