I hand dyed a vintage tablecloth for the background. I painted in the dead tree using acrylic paints. The Saw-Whet Owl was hand embroidered and added into the tree followed by other organic embroidery. This piece was inspired from a photo by Leroy Buckley, used with his permission.
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My little chickadeeKim Berry-Rogers
The chickadee and cattail are Hand appliquéd using cotton fabric. The background is silk.
Amari (Courage)Kim Berry-Rogers
Fabric collage using cottons, batiks, hand dyed fabrics, fabric pens and pencils. Started in a class two years ago with Sandra Mollen. This quilt was a true labor of love.
Ricky and the BougainvilleaKim Berry-Rogers
Hand embroidered with fabric collage.
Wildflower GardenKim Berry-Rogers
Hand embroidery and stump work. Silk and cotton threads on a Linen base with vintage beads and stones.
Skimming the coral reefKim Berry-Rogers
Hand embroidered using wools, cottons, silk and mohair threads. Many natural elements were used including, shells, starfish, driftwood, coral, oysters, fish skeleton, several varieties of fresh water pearls. Antique, vintage linens and lace were repurposed. Stitched on a vintage wooden skimboard.
Wildflowers on the bluffKim Berry-Rogers
Layered Watercolor on fabric. Hand Embroidered using cottons, wools and silks. Framed and matted.
Indian SummerKim Berry-Rogers
Fabric background, overpainted with watercolor. Hand embroidered trees and foliage. Cotton, wool, cashmere and silk threads were used to create the scenery.
Where the Rainbow EndsLu Betcher
Hand knit using a blend of Merino wool, cashmere, and nylon fingering weight yarn. Fourteen color mini skeins were used along with a skein of a black/white/grey skein for added interest to one side of the scarf.
Adventures in Weaving: Plain WeaveJulia Blake
From the WGNS education wall
Winter BirdsCynthia Boudreau
Felted with several types of wool, yarns and silk and then machine and hand stitched for detail, gratitude stone embedded.
Frozen Waterfall, Starved RockCynthia Boudreau
Hand wet felted with various types of wools and silk, machine and hand embroidery, embedded crystals and fossils
Fox Hollow – YorkvilleCynthia Boudreau
Part of the House and Home group exhibit from NSNG
Time WarpJoan Bratton
Machine pieced, hand quilted, hand dyed cotton fabric
Surprise PartyJoan Bratton
Joomchi mulberry paper, beading, hand embroidery, hand dyed silk
Into the NightShelley Brucar
Hand-dyed cotton, rayon and silk, raw applique, machine stitching
Water Study 1Shelley Brucar
Hand-dyed cotton and silk, raw edge applique, machine stitching, screening
SerendipityShelley Brucar
Hand woven, pulled warp threads, hand dyed cotton and silk fabric strips, needle-felting, fabric stiffening