2022 Second Quarter Challenge

[caterina]

I join in with all the people saying that their expressions are priceless! So funny! Great idea, Lyn!

[MTRuth]

Lyn suggested that we post the photos submitted to the website for the challenge here. I am posting them but they are not my work. If you see your work here, we'd love to hear from you if you have more details.




Entry by Cindy M.



I was delighted to see the 2nd Quarter Challenge – it is perfect for the piece I just made -a close up of Saguaro ribs. I have been admiring the light and shadows on the ribs on the saguaros in my backyard. I made a few small saguaro felt sculptures trying some different techniques to get some textures. I then had an idea to make a close up of the ribs -thinking that the Shibori process would work for image I was seeing. I made a piece of prefelt with layers of colors, then stitched with running stitches to make the “ribs” and between the ribs for design purposes. I then continued to felt and full the project by hand. I cut small snippets out of the top of the “ribs” to unearth/see the colors underneath. Felted a little more to heal the cuts. I am very happy with the final piece – shown here on a piece of felt and wood frame. I enjoy working with fiber every day and find it amazingly wonderful all the ways you can work with it! Hope you enjoy! cindy 🙂

[MTRuth]

Entry by Marie E.S.



Needle felt and stitch attempt to recreate the moss-covered stone in my garden, for the 2nd quarter challenge.

[MTRuth]

Melissa O



For my 2nd quarter challenge, I took a photo of chipped paint on the side of a building and then created a large (about 4ft long) multilayer design with nuno felt at the back followed by a layer of joomchi paper rods, free motion embroidered cheesecloth and finally more joomchi paper on top. I decided it needed to be a wall hanging and added a series of felt ropes as my interpretation of macramé. When I hung it on the wall, a completely different image emerged – I thought it looked like a dress! I added another series of ropes as a “belt” and am calling this one done. Having seen some of the dresses at the Met Gala this week, I think this would have fit right in. 🙂

[MTRuth]

Capi’s 2nd Quarter challenge entry



To read more about Capi’s challenge piece, click on this link.

[MTRuth]

Donna B’s 2nd Quarter challenge entry

Here is my submission for the 2nd Quarter Challenge! I loved the inspirational photos provided and attempted to incorporate many of the images into this single piece. It was great experience for me to try to replicate the peeling paint, the bird’s wing, the sedum? plants, the lichen growth on the brickwork. I used mostly merino wool as well as some silk fibres using a combination of wet and needle felting techniques. I would appreciate any comments that could help me increase my skill level as I am still learning (and probably always will be).

[lyn]

All 5 entries are fantastic examples of the inspiration that can be found close by!

Cindy - Saguaro ribs is a wonderfully textured piece of wall art that must look different through the day as the light moves round the room.

Marie - Your needle felting and embroidery skills have really captured the mossy stone and it took imagination to find the techniques to achieve that.

Melissa - Who would have thought your lovely Met Gala Gown wall hanging could have been inspired by peeling paint? Love seeing the way it evolved.

Capi - Which one is the real stick? Fabulous needle felting!

Donna - Your vessel is wonderful! Taking so many pieces of inspiration has produced a really interesting vessel. The bird's wing, the brickwork, the peeling paint, the plants and lichen etc - very skillfully done.

[MTRuth]

So interesting to see how inspiration evoves in different ways. Great entries by all!

[caterina]

I could not say it better than Lyn, all the entries were very interesting!

[charley]

Thank you Lyn, I did enjoy doing that, and I can do french knots in my sleep now.....!