Felted teapot shape with resist created openings and separate stopper, embellished with beading and charms. Inspired by seed pods, this felted teapot with separate removeable stopper has unique resist formed shapes embellished with beading and charms.
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Pod (Felted Teapot)
Shed SkinRoberta Bragg
Hand knit. Days of driving; little sleep./ Turnpike rest stop./ Away from the cars and into the trees./ There, in a small clearing, She stood./ Trunk like a dancer’s body arched back./ A sweep of slim branches and leaves – hair swept back./ Wrinkled bark open to sky./ 2 small branches tipped with sparre leavedContinue reading “Shed Skin
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Cedar Lake MemoriesJoan Bratton
Machine quilted. My first work using this technique. Invokes childhood memories of grandparent’s cottage.
Natural GlitzJoan Bratton
Hand beaded and stitched, machine quilted. Natural Glitz is the result of a workshop with Lisa Binkley. We each selected a print to work on and then designed the embellishments in collaboration with Lisa.
Corallina, Goddess of the ReefsShelley Brucar
Stiffened fabric, surface design, paper collage, beading. My goddess series is about strong women. Some of these goddesses are from mythology and some are imagined by me. Corallina protects our reefs which are being bleached and are dying as a result of warming seas. Fabric and paper sculpture.
Medeina, Goddess of the ForestShelley Brucar
Stiffened fabric, surface design, paper collage, beading. My goddess series is about strong women. Some of these goddesses are from mythology and some are imagined by me. Medeina is the Baltic goddess of the Forest. Fabric and paper sculpture.
Solara, Goddess of the EclipseShelley Brucar
Stiffened fabric, surface design, paper collage, beading. My goddess series is about strong women. Some of these goddesses are from mythology and some are imagined by me. Solara was inspired by a friend who had great excitement about and traveled. Far for the best possible viewing of the August eclipse.
Graffiti Trees 2Shelley Brucar
Surface design, paper collage. The Graffiti Trees series grew out of my love for birch trees. After the first Graffiti Trees piece, I wanted to see what these trees would look like in the sunset. Paper collage.
Bon MarriagePenny Burns
Hand quilted/embroidered. I made this quilt for a dear friend in Paris on the occasion of her marriage. Her favorite places are embroidered on the map.