Esparta Fiber Arts Blog

Ok, I really tried hard to finish this piece for IQA Houston, but that did not happen… I was moving right along and it had potential to be finished on time, but rushing probably wouldn’t have given me the better end result. I really enjoy working on Dock Ropes #6, it is colorful, nice texture and really embodies where I live. In fact, I should thank one of the local fishing persons who was picking up their child at school. I saw the truck piled high with used ropes and loved all the bright, yet worn colors all tossed around. I am pretty sure these were heavily used lines and they were being sorted to see what was still useful or what needed to be recycled. (In these parts, many of the used lines get made into door mats.)

So I tried to be creative with the progress photos this time and I created a slide show with them… There is music (“Ushas” by E.S. Posthumus: Makara album) so if you do not like sound, please either turn down or turn off your volume. The pictures end with the current state of finish… as you can see, I have more to go!

I hope to finish in the near future. Thanks for stopping by…

have fun,

mathea

click on link below to see slide show

Dock Ropes #6 progress

Hi everyone, I know it has been a bit… Work has been busy and in this economy I need to work when I can! Spanish for grades K-3 has been fun and most of my free time goes to making up lesson plans, coloring pages, and games for the kids. But I have managed to create some small pieces for therapy and I hope to finally get back to some of my larger stuff when I get a chance!

Here are some photos of my “dock ropes” series… all of the photos are of unfinished pieces, they are very nearly done… enjoy and thanks for visiting. Incidentally, this is my 100th post… hmmm… maybe I should celebrate with a cappuccino or espresso…

have fun,

mathea