Meet Gina Shvartsman, a UMass student with intelligence and heart to spare. She is a wonderful addition to the studio when she comes to weave and felt and fill me in on what is happening in her Zen class.
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Sunday, March 3, 2013
Printing with Wool
Sometimes one just needs a
break from weaving and felting! This is when I get to print and draw with wool,
mimicking the many layers of the sculptures.
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| Untitled, ink on rag paper, 8x10 inches, 2013 |
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Collecting Wool
Wow! What a wonderful first week of fundraising at USA Projects. For my artist friends I highly recommend this crowd-funding website if you are initiating a project you need to fundraise for. They are helpful, professional, tax deductable and 100% of the funds raised go towards the artist.
My USA Project page is here
I visited two Vermont sheep farms this week to collect wool and stories for this large installation, The Lighthouse. Below is a video of shearing at Vermont Shepherd
Sunday, February 24, 2013
fundraising update
I am excited to announce that I have chosen a crowd-funding website to help me raise a portion of the funds for my outdoor public sculpture, The Lighthouse. USA Projects is a tax-deductable platform for artists to raise money for their projects. Here is where you will find information and a video about my upcoming sculpture in Boston;
At USA Projects, you can contribute a tax-deductable gift for this ambitious project and pass the information on to others that might be interested. This networking is an important part of your help, the more people that can help spread the word, the further the reach of my circle of friends who share a passion for the arts.
Detail of The Lighthouse model
I thank you for your interest in this important artistic endeavor!
Sunday, February 17, 2013
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Model
Playing with the model of scaffolding for The Lighthouse is helping to plan the material layers that are involved in this piece
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Wool
Sarah Cormier weaving wonder on a wintery day
We have been going through my store of wool! The search for farms that have wool to spare is on. It is my dream to get farms involved in this project, list their names as contributers and show the public how many New England sheep farmers there are. Lisa Westervelt of Moon farm in Cummington MA runs the Massachusetts Fibershed and has gotten in touch to help with our wool needs.
The Massachusetts Fibershed is an affiliate to ‘Fibershed’ http://www.fibershed.com/ whose mission is
to
change the way we clothe ourselves by supporting the creation of local textile
cultures that enhance ecological balance, and utilize regional agriculture
while strengthening local economies and communities. The Massachusetts
Fibershed is a newly formed community based group whose intentions are to
support and promote fiber producers and fiber artists in the state of
Massachusetts by helping link artists, farmers and designers together and also developing artisan and educational programs.
Massachusetts Fibershed
Respond to: fibershed@goodwool.com
Connecting fiber growers and fiber artists
New steel structures in the studio from Carolyn Clayton at BMW Ironworks
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