Playing with some @camelliafibercompany handspun this morning. 〰️ 🐞 . . . . . #weaving #floorloom #handspun #camelliafibercompany #artyarn #wip #creativeprocess #handwoven #textiles #homedecor
What self care has been looking like lately. 💗 Making time to knit the #mycupofteasocks with my #whfcsockclub ladies this month. Also happy to finally use the @labienaimee Pêche Mignon yarn that I got two years ago when I was in Paris. . . . . . #sockknitting #knitting #mightywooly #mightytraveler #labienaimee #labienaimeeyarn #peêchemignon #socktawk #operationsockdrawer #handknitwardrobe #wip #handknit #destash #magicloop
Took this picture, stared at it for awhile, decided the piece wasn’t done, did more work to it and sent it off to an upcoming show without a taking a new picture. 🙈 The Faculty Biennial Show at Mount Mary University opens on February 26th in the Marian Gallery. Come see what all us awesome faculty are up to outside of the classroom. . . . . #fiberart #sustainableart #zerowaste #texture #muslin #pleats #handstitching #mountmaryuniversity #milwaukeeartist #fiberartist #artistmom
That texture tho 💫 . . . . . #sustainableart #fiberart #pleats #milwaukeeartist #sewing #zerowaste #muslin #handstitching #creativeprocess #wip #artistmom
〰️〰️🌨 . . . . . #wip #fiberart #fiberartist #artistmom #zerowaste #sustainableart #handstitching #sewing #milwaukeeartist #creativeprocess #slowprocess #meditation
Back at it, only this time we’re going big or going home. ➿ . . . . . . #fiberart #sustainableart #muslin #zerowaste #pleats #texture #studiowork #wip #artistmother #motherartist #fiberartist #milwaukeeartist #sewing #fabric
Channeling some of that warm, winter sunshine ☀️ Been night hustling on some natural dye samples for new projects! . . . . #madder #fustic #naturaldye #naturaldyersofinstagram #botanicalcolors #plantcolor #workingmom #artistmother #fiberart #color
When your project bag matches your outfit. 🖤 Is it knitting happy hour yet? . . . . . #foreverneutrals #blackandwhite #mightywooly #cestariyarns #lilliancardigan #maddermade #knitting #handknitwardrobe #slowfashion #handmadewardrobe
Handwoven blanket for baby niece 💕 Made with wool warp and @madelinetosh ooak dyed wool weft. I think this little gal is gonna love Mad Tosh as much as her mama! . . . . #handwoven #handwoventextiles #ooak #wool #handmade #madtosh #madelinetosh #floorloom #birdseye #twillweave #babylove #weaving #weavingloom
When life gives you leftover warp- you weave some new pillows! 〰️ Happy to continue the destash of yarn and give the living room some new texture. Also happy to say that the black handwoven pillow is stuffed with leftover wool yarn! I’ve been collecting leftover wool straps from knitting and weaving projects for two years now, and finally had enough for pillow stuffing! I’m kind of in love how heavy the pillow is. 🖤 . . . . . #handwoven #handwoventextiles #homedecor #weaving #floorloom #zerowaste #wool #ooak #handmade
Got a fresh sock project ready and a full mug of tea. 36, I’m ready for you. ✨
Some visible mending on my mama’s jeans. ➿ These jeans were bought with tears in them that kept getting bigger as she wore them. I told her she’s more on trend now than the original pair. 😉 . . . . . #visiblemending #mendingmatters #mending #handstitching #slowfashion #denim #sustainablefashion #ooak
Getting back to some personal projects and boy does it feel good. 〰️〰️ . . . . . #weaving #floorloom #weaversofinstagram #yothyarns #btinthewild #brooklyntweedquarry #handspunyarn #ooak #homedecor #interiordesign #destash
...and then there were 30. #30x30x30exhibition #vargallery #fiberart #textiles #texture #smallart #fiberartist #sustainableart #naturaldye #handstitching #weaving #piecework #artistmom #milwaukeeartist @vargallery
Day 30 of 30. 30 shapes to represent 30 artists making brilliant work for 30 days. This is my community piece. We did it! When I applied to be a part of this show I didn’t know what to expect. I was in a creative rut in being a new mom. I had been thinking a lot about fabric waste during the time. I wasn’t sure if I would even have the energy or mental space to commit. But my proposal was accepted and I got organized and did it. Every nap and moment before bedtime was used to create these 30 pieces. I fell asleep every night brainstorming ideas for the next day. Most of those ideas never came to fruition because I went with the moment and let each piece really create itself. If you haven’t already checked out the other #30x30x30exhibition artists participating in this show, do yourself a favor and give them some likes. We have a FB group that only show participants are members of, and it’s been such a positive and supportive experience working alongside these artists and seeing everyone’s work. Save the date for the show opening on April 26 at the @vargallery. I have to give a shout out to my partner Brian. I couldn’t have done this without his support (and him giving me that extra half hour before bedtime to work on things). It truly takes a village. I hope you enjoyed these past 30 days as much as I have! Now back to more knitting and weaving 〰️➿ . . . . #vargallery #piecework #artistmom #smallart #muslin #handstitching #zerowaste #sustainableart #sewing #milwaukeeartist #fiberart #fiberartist #texture #community #wedidit #creativework
Day 29 of 30: damn it’s cold outside. To all of my Midwest friends- stay warm and safe these next couple of days! 🌬 Today’s scraps are muslin from the trash, leftover cotton warp and silk/linen scraps from Paris. . . . . . #30x30x30exhibition #vargallery #piecework #pleats #texture #smallart #zerowaste #scrapfabric #sustainableart #movement #artistmom #milwaukee #socold
Day 28 of 30: I’ve made my way back to my new/used loom this past weekend (snow day included). Weaving is one of those meditative activities that always leaves my mind wandering- it’s hard for me to stay in the present moment when I’m weaving. After an hour or so of working on a weaving I usually end up texting Brian saying, “I’m in a funk.” 😅 All kinda of memories and to-do lists pass through my brain as I’m weaving. Today’s scraps are leftovers from a naturally dyed weaving, leftover warp from same weaving and muslin from the trash. . . . . . #30x30x30exhibition #vargallery #piecework #smallart #weaving #handwoven #floorloom #naturaldye #naturaldyersofinstagram #movement #texture #artistmom #milwaukeeartist
Day 27 of 30: I’ve been knitting socks since 2006, and in 2016 I took a class using the magic loop method for knitting socks. It was a game changer and I was addicted to sock knitting all over again. I think it was around June of that year when I realized I had already knit six pairs of socks- one for each month. So why not keep it going? I knit twelve pairs of socks that year. 🧦 Towards the end of the year I started feeling a little burnt out but in the end I learned so much from all the socks I knit. I got to try knitting toe-up socks, two-at-a-time, cabled socks and use up a lot of yarn from my stash. All of that also gave me the confidence to write my own sock pattern (Community Socks came out in 2017). I also realized that knitting socks is my love language- only two out of those twelves pairs were for me. ❣️ Today’s scraps are muslin from the trash and leftover cotton warp. I also had this piece positioned another way but as I was editing the photo I realized I liked this position better. So it’s the only piece that has been dated and signed upside down. 🙃 . . . . . #30x30x30exhibition #vargallery #piecework #gathering #rouching #exposedseams #texture #smallart #socktawk #creativechallenge #fiberart #zerowaste #sustainableart #lovelanguage
Day 26 of 30: Channeling some warm blue skies on these cold winter days. 🦋 Today’s scraps are leftover cotton shibori dyed with indigo, muslin from the trash and leftover cotton warp. . . . #30x30x30exhibition #vargallery #shibori #indigo #naturaldye #piecework #zerowaste #sustainableart #artist #fiberart #artistmom #texture #milwaukeeartist #smallartwork
Day 25 of 30: I’ve been thinking back to some other creative challenges I’ve placed on myself in the past as we are coming to the end of the month. In 2014 I decided to make a pie every month for the whole year. I completed the challenge, and I think the top two pies ended up being the peanut butter and chocolate ice cream pie to celebrate Brian’s birthday, and the peach pie made from a friends backyard peaches. While it always seemed like the pies were being made at the end of each month, I really enjoyed the creative push to be making things seasonal and perfecting my from-scratch pie crust. I’ll take a slice of pie over cake any day of the week. 🥧 Today’s scraps are muslin from the trash and leftover cotton warp. . . . . . #30x30x30exhibition #vargallery #milwaukeeartist #artistmom #pleats #sewing #handstitching #fabricmanipulation #movement #texture #shadow #smallart #muslin