Work of the Week!

Scarf It Up! Work of the Week!

The Year-Long Rag Bag!

It's been several days since posting - too many doctors' appointments, commitments, tennis, etc.  It's not that I haven't been producing; it's just that I haven't found time for the blogging. 

So....here are some photos of the latest work, all being held here at home for the November 13 show at Port City Pottery & Fine Crafts.  Sara Westermark and I are the hosts of this show, called "Holiday Show of Wearable Art."  It's to be held at the gallery in the Cotton Exchange in Wilmington NC from 2 - 8 PM on November 13.  

Sunset Haze Scarf

Sac Sauvage Rouge

Holiday Loop Bag

Lavender Blue Cachecol, available on Etsy right NOW!!

Holiday Show of Wearable Art at Port City Pottery & Fine Crafts

YOU ARE INVITED!!! 

Louise Giordano, fiber artist, and Sara Westermark, fine jeweler and metalsmith, invite you to a Holiday Show of Wearable Art at Port City Pottery & Fine Crafts in the Cotton Exchange on Thursday, November 13 from 2 - 8 PM. Come see the collection of wearables for holiday giving or self-indulgence! Drawings and refreshments! Please join us and BRING A FRIEND!

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This is the invitation that went out to 350+ people in the past few days!  We certainly hope that our show is well attended.  If you are reading this and happen to be in the Wilmington NC area on November 13,  you are invited too!  There will be local press and radio promotion too,so......!  We're keeping our fingers crossed for a good turnout and good sales!

Our work is always available at PCPFC, but on that day, we will be bringing in MANY more items for show and sale.

Arizona and Back!

I wish I had time to publish the entire log of our trip to Sedona, Grand Canyon, Flagstaff, and Prescott AZ - but I don't - at least not at the moment. I am still trying to get my husband to view the 600+ photos that we all took - none of which come close to capturing the grandeur and magnificence of the wonder of the world.

But I tried to create a piece of art from the ruins of Tusayan, influenced by fiber art I saw in Sedona and elsewhere. I failed! And that after spending the entire afternoon trying. I loved the stick and know what I would like to achieve - but somehow I can't get it. Here is the result - called Tusayan Ruin. Maybe just "Ruin" would be a better choice!

The next photo shows an arrangement I quickly put together in my family room, consisting of my Ruin, a wonderful new piece of fiber art I purchased by Dee Durkee of Sedona, a clay vessel and forged iron stand by Virginia McKinney of Gatlinsburg, TN, and a small bowl from the hands of my husband. The rest of the arrangement (not shown here) is two Long Island original old oils from the Idle Hour School of Art in Oakdale, NY.

Sassyglass and Scarfitup Together!

Another bit of collaboration!

Sassyglass' Andrea Cumming and Scarf It Up have collaborated once again to produce some delightful designs in neckwear. These three distinctly different necklaces - fiber with dichroic glass pendants - will be available at our gallery, Port City Pottery and Fine Crafts in Wilmington NC, very shortly. They sell for $39 each.

Comment below or email scarfitup [at] ec.rr.com if interested or if you want additional information. More photos available here.

Knitting / Knotting with Batik

Back in the Fall, while visiting our daughter and family in Winston-Salem, NC, I stopped by an awesome yarn store and stumbled upon a new idea: a bag knitted with strips of fabric cut from gorgeous batik. Wanting to try something new, I bought a yard of batik (at great expense!) and thought I'd create my own version. Little did I know how laborious this task was going to be!

• First.....cut the batik on the bias into 3/4" (or so) strips.
• Then.....knot the hundreds of different sized strips together.
• Finally.....start knitting!

The idea is to leave the little knot tails showing. They are part of the design (even though they get a little shaggy and frayed!) THIS KNITTING IS NOT EASY!!! It is tight on the needles, hurts your hands, and requires frequent breaks. I ultimately decided NOT to knot all the pieces at once, thereby giving that needed break.

Well...as you can see, it's taken me many months and LOTS of very long breaks to complete this project. I am not the type to leave projects unfinished for long. This is probably the first abandoned project I've had in recent years, and I am rather pleased to say I finished it last night!

Working at Port City Pottery & Fine Crafts

The Gallery has been open for a full week now! It has a wonderful clean and colorful look to it that entices people to come in. It was Easter Monday in NC and many families are on vacation, so there were many out-of-towners with children, and MANY people browsing. Many fine compliments were bestowed upon us.

My husband (the potter) has sold 3 of his signature pinch pots, and I have sold a scarf and a necklace with a dichroic glass pendant (SassyGlass).

The Grand Opening is 2 weeks away - we'll be sending an announcement via email and this blog shortly.

Update on Port City Pottery and Fine Crafts

It's OFFICIAL! The gallery will open on April 1, rather than April 2. The GRAND OPENING will remain on April 27 during the downtown Wilmington "Fourth Friday Gallery Walk!" I left 40+ fiber art items there yesterday to be displayed (probably not all will be), and my potter husband left about 20 items, including pinch pots and ceramic masks. My work includes scarves, bags, neckpieces, neckwraps, wallhangings, wrapped tubes and other objets d'art.

PCPFC's HOURS: Monday - Saturday: 10 - 5:30 and Sundays: 11 - 4.

GRAND OPENING CELEBRATION: Friday, April 27, 6 - 9 PM

LOCATION: Historic Cotton Exchange, 307 North Front Street, Wilmington, NC