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Edwina Sutherland's Creative Journey. My life in textiles and art. Cloth doll art, classes, doll making and creativity are all pondered on these pages.
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Show time!
Busy, busy with my felting needle! This week I created some needle felted penguins, a polar bear and a sheep. I am very pleased with the penguins, which I haven't tried before. How many to make, that is the question? I saw the idea on Martha Stewart's site. Of course, many people make penguins, but I felt it right to give credit for the idea.My sister loves penguins and has quite the collection. They seem to be associated with Christmas now. I am not sure why as they have no relation to the North Pole, Santa or Christmas, but there you are. They are creatures of the snow, is the only connection I can make.
I am almost ready for the next show at St Stephen's Church in Ottawa, on Watson street. It takes place on November 27, from 10 to 3 pm. It's my first time at the show and I hear it's a good one. If they don't sell at the show, look for them in my Etsy store. It's called "NotCarvedInStone" if you are looking for me.
I am also selling my needle felting and dolls at the Fisher Park craft show on December 4. It's held at the school on Holland Avenue, Ottawa. I hope to see you there!
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Wordless Wednesday photo
Since you asked, I thought I’d write about the picture from Wednesday. I took this in my friend’s back garden in Surrey, England. It’s an English mailbox, very old. You may observe it has the “E II R” insignia, which dates it to Queen Elizabeth’s reign, but it’s old. You don’t see new mailboxes in walls anymore.
On my last trip home to England and Wales, I was struck by the mail boxes or post boxes as they call them. They call the free standing ones Pillar boxes. I love that title! They were everywhere, almost calling out to be used in this age of email. Their cries kept calling to me and I now have quite a collection of photos of them. You may find more on another Wordless Wednesday! Maybe I’ll do a series. Some dated back to George III’s reign.
So the wall box was being decommissioned and my friend bought it and installed it in her garden. The ivy is a fitting tribute to its decades of use, I think, like a warm blanket for a cold wall.
On my last trip home to England and Wales, I was struck by the mail boxes or post boxes as they call them. They call the free standing ones Pillar boxes. I love that title! They were everywhere, almost calling out to be used in this age of email. Their cries kept calling to me and I now have quite a collection of photos of them. You may find more on another Wordless Wednesday! Maybe I’ll do a series. Some dated back to George III’s reign.
So the wall box was being decommissioned and my friend bought it and installed it in her garden. The ivy is a fitting tribute to its decades of use, I think, like a warm blanket for a cold wall.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
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