Open Studio

 Today I took down my work from Open Studio an exhibition at the end of a 3 month residency in Kilkenny Arts Office. My plan for the residency (not really a big plan) was to not use fleece and to experiment with drawing and small work. Not using fleece meant not slowing the process...well when sculptural pieces take 3 months to make this was a good plan!
I had to trust in the process. The photographs shown here are one of a female head from a life drawing session. The following two are of Christy (one life size), a man who came in to chat to me. All the work shown is made with thread and insect pins. The opportunity in the Arts Office brought me back to my fascination with people, the conservations and differences. The opportunity also brought new ways of working with materials.

Studio Work

I have just learnt to crochet thanks to Cristina. I don't think I will ever make anything practical with it but I love the ability of growing the fibre anywhere using this technique.
I have started to stitch into the felt....its exciting to be able to stitch onto built shapes. The photos included here show working ideas.

Courthouse

All the yarn arrived today despite being sent over a week apart. The colour is beautiful. Now we only need to fireproof and stitch it while walking 5000 times 5 meters.

I am now on week 4 of the Sculpture Commission for the Courthouse. The dry felted shapes are starting to take on the forms needed. It has of course taken way longer then expected and without the help of everyone involved would have been impossible.

The fibre has after many false starts been ordered from Spain.

The photos show the process and the postman arriving with much needed new handles for the needles.