Had a chance to enjoy some beautiful sunshine and even more beautiful friends this weekend 🙂 Stay tuned for more photos to come of my pieces in action!
Nov16
Photoshoot with friends…
Tag Archives: upcycled
Nov16
Looking forward to the Craft NS winter show!!!
I’m so happy that Craft NS is having a show again, Fall wouldn’t be complete without it! Such an amazing list of local artisans, I’m honoured to be joining them. Link to event is here.
Nov24
Octo friend
Bring this portable hug with you and always have a friend nearby. Vintage silk velvet creates the softest face and the suction cup tentacles give lots of wearing options.
Deep Sea Dreams
Nov24
light and airy
these wraps are lighter than air, which means they can be worn lots of different ways. While they look delicate, nuno felted piece are sturdy and long wearing.
Moon Mist
A confection of vintage striped silk, sweetened with merino and silk felt. Wear it multiple ways using the handmade chestnut fallen branch pin.
Cotton Candy
Vintage japanese silk spins with 3-D felt bobbles, leaves and details. Wear it multiple ways with the handmade chestnut, fallen branch pin.
Crown Jewels
Layers of vintage silk and sari scraps adorn this jewel toned, nuno felted, cobweb wrap. Use the handmade chestnut pin to wear it multiple ways and each side provides a different look.
Nov24
Nuno Felted Clothing!
I’ve been trying my hand at seamless felting, starting with a giant piece of old flooring underlay, cut into a resist. These pieces are part of my geological series.
Geode Dreams Coat
The base layer of this wrap jacket is a beautiful piece of hand-painted silk, with layers of merino and silk felt. A piece of vintage beaded silk and the geode pin reflect the beautiful sparkle of these amazing natural forms. The jacket can be worn multiple ways, with felt or silk side out.
Sedimentary, my dear…
Nuno felted vest echoes the layers in rock and the beauty of geodes. Wear it multiple ways with the geode pin. It can be worn multiple ways for a completely different look. This piece was my donation for Craft NS’s Aestival.
Nov23
Oh Bee-have!
In prep for the Evergreen Festival, things have been buzzing in the studio….
Bee Mine Silk Wrap: Vintage silk buzzes with merino and silk honeycomb. Use the needle-felted bee to wear it multiple ways.
Hive Mind Wrap: Vintage Silk Velvet buzzes with merino and silk honeycomb. Wear it lots of ways with the needle-felted bee pin.
BeeKeeper Wrap: Vintage silk buzzes with merino and silk honeycomb. Use the pin to wear multiple ways.
Oct27
Let it Shine!
“Eco Dreams”
There’s something almost otherworldly about this delicate nuno felted wrap. It ripples and moves with 3-D leaves, roots , branches, and delicate swaths of eco-printed silk. There’s so many different ways to wear it, each one revealing a new perspective and detail.
UP close and personal…
Feb29
’tis the season… for updates :P
Seems I prefer the making to the recording! I’ve been very busy with all kinds of new pieces over the Fall and Winter 2019-20 but none have made it to the website yet!
So, here’s a snippet of this years works with more to come. My menagerie continues to grow with lots of dramatic dragons inspired by GOT, seals from looking out the window at Aspotogan (Mi’kmaq for where the seals come in and go out), the ever favourite foxes utilizing colourful vintage men’s plaid scarves.
I’ve also really been enjoying using resists to create seamless pieces, like my one piece “Peas on Earth” cowl with 3D pea pods on vintage acid green silk and “SuperHero” , a reversible cowl with lightening bolt cutouts revealing the neon coloured sari silk underneath.
This season also saw a lot of felt lace, using the amazing self healing properties of wool to create delicate patterns of different shapes and holes.
Aug3
Felting in the heat of summer? Why not!
It’s been far too long since I’ve posted pictures of my work, so here is some of the latest from the 2016/2017 season. I’m now working on new pieces for the fall, inspired by past favourites but always striving for new and exciting combinations. Stay tuned for new work and updates on where to find me in the Fall, including the Etsy Made in Canada- Maritime Makers event September 23rd at the Cunard Centre. Can’t wait!!!
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