Monthly Archives: March 2011

Dyeing in Process

Posted on March 12, 2011 by Rebecca Fox

Arranging fabric on pulley system in preparation for dyeing.  Yup, pulley works.  Yay! Fabric being dyed main color: teal blue that doesn’t really look teal. Under-dyeing with ombre technique using teal blue. About an hour later: Over-dyeing in bronze using … Continue reading →

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New teapot

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Lisa Yarost

I can’t help myself. This is the inaugural pot of tea in my new Bodum teapot. The glass strainer in my last teapot broke after about a year’s use, leaving me to make individual cups of tea. This is quite … Continue reading →

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Swatch Me Ombre

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Rebecca Fox

Ah, more dyeing adventures and another work in progress….Just to complicate the dyeing process of a silk dress-in-the-works, I’ve decided that I would give ombre dyeing a shot.  It didn’t go too badly with these small strips of silk.

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Monster 2

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Lisa Yarost

So, here is another monster drawing. I like that the child’s relationship to the monster is ambiguous. Is the monster a protector, a pet, or both? Five points to the person who guesses what real live animal inspired this particular … Continue reading →

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Rethinking a concept

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Lisa Yarost

Sometimes things just don’t seem to come together the way I want. Take the painting I was working on yesterday, for instance. I liked the idea, but the execution was escaping me. Today, however, it seems to be coming together, … Continue reading →

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Work in progress

Posted on March 6, 2011 by Lisa Yarost

Here’s one of my works in progress. Farther along today.

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Works in progress

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Lisa Yarost

Here are three of the many pieces I’m working on for ArtScene, which is a city-wide Art show hosted twice a year in Rockford. Spring ArtScene is April 15 & 16.

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Swatching!

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Rebecca Fox

I recently purchased twelve yards of stretch silk charmeuse with the intention of making an infinity dress.  Usually I bravely dive into the dyeing process in such a way that no sane person would: throwing the careful measured process of … Continue reading →

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Bucking the System with Horse Haiku

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Rebecca Fox

Yay!  I managed to get two pieces ready for a show in one week.  At least graduate school has me well-practiced at getting no sleep.  So…my latest quandary?  I can’t figure out how to hang these things.  Clearly the Asian … Continue reading →

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Glam needlework from the fifties

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Lisa Yarost

If I could look half as fabulous as these ladies do while wearing these sweaters, I would learn to knit well enough to make them. These are from a 1954(?) McCall’s Needlework Annual. They’re gorgeous. And so are the ladies … Continue reading →

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