The Party is Over

Leslie Morgan of Committed to Cloth working in the Virtual Studio at the Festival

New work by Jane Dunnewold, " Love Affair"

Paper Lamination piece of mine from the workshop
 (this is a different piece than I previously posted)

Detail of my piece

Anyone who has ever been to an art conference knows that once you are there, you are totally emerged in art for the entire time. That is just what happened to me. I met wonderful artists, saw fabulous exhibits, spent lots of money at the vendors, and made art. What could be better? But now the festival is closing until next year. Everyone is leaving energized to go back to their own studios and get to work. The photos I have included are from the Festival. Leslie and Claire set up a "Virtual Studio" where working artists let the public see how they worked and all the processes involved in making art cloth. Jane Dunnewold was an invited guest to the Festival. She had an exhibit of some recent work and showcased her new book, "Art Cloth". And the final photos are of a small piece I made in my class with Sarah Welsby. Sarah was a joy to work with and I came away empowered to explore paper lamination in my own work. It has been fun writing this blog and a great learning experience. My goal now is to use this experience to create a blog and website of my work. I will let you know when it happens. Thanks for going on this adventure with me. So long for now.                         

Claire Benn of Committed to Cloth with Claudia Helmer at the Virtual Studio