This summer a call to artists was put out for participants in a workshop called Indigo and Linen Workshop with Pamela Wilson. Sponsored by Green Mountain Linen, I couldn’t resist. I was accepted, but alas, I was offered a spot on a day I could not attend. How I wish things could have been different!
It’s interesting to note that the work done in this workshop used indigo pigment, not fresh leaves. (I’ll be harvesting my own home grown indigo in the next few weeks…)
This afternoon I went down to East Barnard to see the work submitted by participants. The beautiful birds (above) were made by my friend Sue Schlabach. The mobile is called “Moonrise and Bluebirds”, the embroidered wall hanging is called, “To Begin Flight”.
The beautiful quote was woven by Lausanne Allen, and is titled “Elephant in the Room”.
Pamela Wilson painted “Indigo Bloom Sampler #2” with indigo, pitblack and black walnut watercolors.
“Skies” was created by Rebecca Wiggins, using linen, indigo, cornstarch, cotton thread and wood. It was exquisitely diaphanous…floating in the air as people passed by.
Eliza Meeker hand sewed “Pinafore” with linen cloth dyed with indigo, cotton thread.
“The Indigo Orbweaver” was created with flax, hand spun and hand dyed by the artist, then knitted into this table topper. In her artist statement Sarah Barton likened the process to a spider spinning her web.
I am sorry I could not avoid glare on this framed piece. It was gorgeous. Titled “Origin”, Poppy Gall used dried stems from flax grown in East Barnard, VT woven together with indigo dyed linen thread, stitched to indigo dyed linen fabric.
To read all about Green Mountain Linen click here. To read about the East Barnard Linen Fair, click here.
To read about my experience at the fair last year, and other weaving adventures, click here.
I’ve got lots of other things to catch you up on, it’s that time of year…when my energy wakes up and I do a little autumn happy dance!
In the meantime, I hope this beautiful work brings you some peace and quiet. The blues and muted natural linen colors seem so reassuring to me. Like breathing slowly in and out.
I am reading My Friends, by Fredrick Bachman and it’s full of wonderful thoughts on how art can save us. I am absolutely loving this book. It may be one of my top ten favorite reads of all time. I have turned down the corners on so many pages! I really must go back and write them into my newish commonplace book. Can’t wait for book group this Friday!
Take good care dearest ones…