Today we have some snow along with very cold temperatures. Our autumn was long and beautiful and now gone. Last year at this time I began a series of three small pieces in wool and two of them will be on exhibit next month. As the days grow short I feel an instinct to draw inward and stitch. I love the feel of a needle through wool and the deeply intense colors of woolen cloth. I am working on a second generation of armor, this time made from rescued wool blankets, shawls and sweaters. Check my Instagram for some in-progress photos of those.
Wintering: Nightfall, handstitched wool with cotton backing, 35 x 34”
Wintering: Nightfall will appear in the Artlink Contemporary Gallery Midwest Regional Exhibition from January 4 through February 4, 2024 in Fort Wayne, IN. Wintering: Snowbound is in Craftforms at the Wayne Art Center in Wayne, PA from December 2 through January 20. At First Blush has been selected for Art Quilt Elements 2024, also at the Wayne Art Center.
I have been reading some good books: Night Watch, by Jayne Anne Phillips; The Vaster Wilds, by Lauren Groff; Chenneville, by Paulette Giles; (all in audio), Broken Light, by Joanne Harris; City of Thieves, by David Benioff and The Lost Children Archive by Valeria Luiselli. ( in print)
Much to be thankful for this year!