I am so grateful for the daily chats, strong bond and lasting friendship that Linda Armstrong and I have developed over these many months of the pandemic. Although we are separated by thousands of miles (she in Ontario, Canada and me in southern California), we have been collaborating on several felted pieces starting with complex, hand painted nuno felted garments that we submitted in response to Fiona Duthie's "Separate Yet Connected" challenge.
Several months ago, I entered our second garment collaboration in the Fiber Arts Now Magazine juried competition called Felt: Fiber Transformed. Of hundreds of applicants, we were one of a handful of lucky winners. The Fall 2020 magazine issue featured only one photo of my garment and not both of our works so I want to share with you both of these beautiful garments.
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| OUR WORK WAS SELECTED! |
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| Fall 2020 issue of Fiber Art Now |
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| We are shown as #2 in the Fall 2020 issue of Fiber Art Now magazine. |
Our design was inspired by one of Linda's cool designer tops. We made several changes including changing the hem line, adding a godet in the wide cowl neckline and adding long sleeves. Using methods that we both learned from Ellen Bakker from The Netherlands, we each painted silks in the palette of our choice and incorporated them with wool roving and other textiles to make these winning garments! Cheers to us my dear friend and collaborator, Linda Armstrong.
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| Are those tall, green boots to die for! |
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| My fun boots are by Papucci. I made the earrings from my late friend Charlie Warner's stunning lamp work beads. |
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| Check out that fun felted bracelet. |
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