Vessels Workshop June 7/8

 

 What a lovely weekend of fiber and felting. We had alot to do in two days. Two of the participants were beginner felters, so not only did they have to get the technique down, they also had to work with all the design elements. There were lots of new techniques and lots of inspiration flowing through out the group.Nesteled in my garage...i spent days cleaning it up, it was the perfect place to let the water flow on the floor and to include dyeing as a part of the workshop. 

If you are interested in participating in the next workshop, contact me at coloursparks@gmail.com

Felt: :Feutre - Contemporary Canadian Felt

I am off to felt: :feutre tomorrow on Salt Spring Island, BC. There are workshops, exhibitions and a fashion show all celebrating contemporary Canadian Feltmaking.
I look forward to 5 days of felt making, advancing my techniques and working together with fellow felting enthusiasts.
When I come back I will be teaching felting classes at the Art of Yarn and ready to share some of the new things that I have learned.

 https://www.artofyarn.com/product/byCategory/workshops/

How can it get any better than that?

Playing with Wool

 I was in my studio the other day and realized that I could spend everyday cleaning up my supplies...I have a ton...but its been awhile since I worked on anything and it was time to get to work. So I started to felt....and like I am...I didn't really have a plan. Through my degree I realized I liked to start on projects and decide along the way what they would become and deal with the editing as I went. So here I realized I wanted to practice some of the techniques I had learned in the webcam workshop I had done...so off I went.
I have looked at this piece in many different ways and realized it is open to interpretation. My idea was to create pieces that may work in an Annette Messager type installation. My goal was to go bigger than the purple piece..which I achieved but was alot of work. So the idea of filling a room, as she does, is daunting...but doable. Her works are usually suspended, but I still love the idea of felt and metal so I placed it on one of my metal stands. They would also look awesome attached to a metal piece which is free standing on the floor.
Any its a start and we will see where it will go.

Twenty Twelve

The UBCO 2012 BFA Graduation Exhibition is coming up on April 21, 2012 at 7 p.m
Come and join us

The Stories we Tell

My Installation piece for my 4th year BFA show is about the stories women tell when they gather to knit, crochet or whatever. If you would like to share a story with me....I would love to hear it.

 Contact me at coloursparks@gmail.com 

or check out my website for samples.
http://judithmueller.weebly.com/stories.html

Mid Term Critique

 Well, its almost reading break and my mid term critique is behind me. It was well worth while cleaning up my studio and using it as a practice installation space. Its a great way to try all kinds of different ways of installing my pieces. I had attached my heads to the wall with plastic tubing and wasn't really convinced it was the right way. I had them at different lengths but settled on the  shorter length as that way they didn't hang as much.
As I was waiting for my critique time, I realized that something was missing....the metal. My artist statement is about the combination of wool and metal and I was forgetting the metal. So off I went to the metal shop and welded some pieces together and added them to the installation. somehow, for me it was an ah ha moment where I realized that the metal adds an interesting effect to the space. It wasmuch too flat just having the heads attached to the wall.
Anyway, I hung up my balls....I love my balls, and as you look at the heads through the walls, I feel I am getting the elements I want together. The audio is on, but needs work...its the third

 component. It allows the heads to speak....but the not so fast...they need more space
I now realize that there is work to be done and my installation won't completely gel till I have my walls up in the sculpture studio. So reading break is almost here and you will find me in my studio making heads.

Art on the Line 2012

Art on the Line is a fundraiser for the UBCO Visual Course Union to help pay for the 4th year show for the graduating  visual arts students. With the purchase of a ticket, cost $175, you have the opportunity to go home with 1 piece of contemporary art. Students from UBCO and members of the art community donate works to this juried event. Once you arrive and select your favourtie pieces, you go into the auditorium where the ticket numbers are selected at random and when your number comes up you can pick the piece that is next on your list. My piece "Abstract in White", was picked by the 25th ticket and now is at home in someone's house.  I hope they enjoy it