Well, as I mentioned in my last post, I wanted to try getting back into doing some video tutorials, but the camera I was using bombed on me. So we found another one (lovingly used) and I gave it a test drive with a video tutorial on how to Drizzle Dye a silk scarf:
You can view it HERE
It was fun to make, so I hope to do more in the future.
On another note - I belong to a group on Facebook for bowl makers, and someone posted a photo of a yarn wrapped bowl... a technique I have tried in the past, but was never able to get the hang of it. All I could find was written instructions with illustrations, and I just didn't get it! But the gal who posted the photo said to look for videos on youtube, and sure enough, I found 2 that got me started. Here's my first attempt:
It's a start, but I wanted to keep going, so I started a second one - this uses cord like I use for my fabric bowls, and I decided to try a smaller diameter:
I really like how this one looks, but alas! The wrapping of the yarn is a repetitive motion, and I have an old shoulder injury that has flared up as a result, so I can't work very long on this without experiencing pain in the shoulder! So for now, this one is on the back burner. I'm also looking at tutorials on how to crochet bowls, since I do like to do simple crochet projects. I will post updates if I get time to give that a try.
On the Opportunity front: My friend Cinde, the amazing bead artist, and I will be going to Sedona next Friday to check out
Sedona Artist Market, a possible new venue for selling our work! I will post more about that soon.
On another note, I have been co-managing
Arts Connection Gallery at Flagstaff Mall for nearly a year now... a year of challenges - being shut down for 3 months by Covid-19; struggling to re-open with about half the number of artists, as so many were concerned about being in public and contracting the virus; re-opening first for 3 days a week, then 4, 5, and finally 7 days a week with artists working 5 to 7 shifts during the last 3 months to keep our doors open. It's been extremely challenging, time consuming, rewarding but a real drain on my energy. So I have given notice that I will be rolling of at the end of February, and one of our talented Watercolor Artists,
Catherine Sickafoose, has agreed to step in. I will still be showing/selling my work at Arts Connection, but if I add Sedona Artists' Market as a venue, that will mean a need to increase my production time and available inventory, so it's shaping up to be a busy year so far! And with that, it's time to head to the studio and get started! Stay tuned...😉
