Diane Christian Landscape felting workshop

I just attended a felted landscape workshop by Diane Christian.  Here are 2 of Diane's felted landscapes:

I choose a simpler subject for my landscape: rows of cultivated plants backed by mountains.

First is laying out the dry wool roving.

Then wetting down the wool.

 The dried wet felted base.

Beginning the needle felting stage

 Finalizing with needle felting.

It was great fun and Diane had great insight into working with the development of distance. Coupled with an on line color course I recently took from Carol McIntyre, also very worth while, I feel I have expanded my ability to manipulate color in wool, thread and/or paint to enhance perspective and distance in my works. Joanne

Machine Embroidery Exhibit continued

I went down to Frederick, MD today to hang my machine embroidery exhibit at the Delaplaine Visual Arts Center. I have the little upstairs room and managed to get 20 thread pictures finished and framed for the exhibit. The National Quilt Show taking up the bulk of the gallery space looks awesome. The opening is Saturday 3-5PM and both exhibits will run through the month of September. Here are the latest 2: Joanne