Sometimes, You have to do the thing you shouldn't,

to allow the thing out that has to come out.

 To acknowledge something,

 to miss an event that is important,

 to let another, happen,

that needs to happen.

At Home in my Studio

I've posted pictures of my mill studio but I have given that up after 9-10 years.
Here's a few studio shots of my very messy and FILLED studio in my home.

We are building a new home and I will have a similar sized new studio- so how will I paint?
more later...

From my journal...

Remember, Remember!

This morning and all the rest

are new!

Begin, 

Begin again,

and again!

Thermal Facts Workshop

I try to take pictures during my workshops. 

These are from the Thermal Facts workshop held at the York Art Association in ME. It was a lovely workspace with lots of light and 

Sue

if you're ever in York ME- stop in at their gallery for affordable art and gifts!

Tannya

working on a sample
The next day we had Holographic Images Workshop and everyone was so busy I didn't get a chance to take any pictures!

Nancy

Sue with her wonderful Thermal Fax elbow T!

SAQA's Showcase

I am honored to be a part of 6 artists at the special SAQA's Showcase Exhibit. 



Curators: Judith Content and Carolyn Ducey

The “SAQA Showcase” is a special in-depth exhibition of the work of 4-6 artists at the museum of the International Quilt Study Center at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebr. 

The artists chosen by jurors Judith Content and Carolyn Ducey are Deidre Adams, Michael Cummings, Gay Lasher, Jan Myers-Newbury, Wen Redmond, and Susan Shie. 
  Each artist will create several works for the exhibit, which may be considered for permanent acquisition by the museum. Artists will also be invited to participate in a symposium sponsored by SAQA and IQSC on October 20, 2012.

  The exhibition dates are set at August 3, 2012 - Feb. 24, 2013.

MY Wall!!

"The exhibition turned out wonderfully – the quilts look great and the layout of the space really works well – especially considering the vast differences in scale between the different pieces.  I just finished meeting with our local art reporter, who is featuring the exhibition in our local paper on Sunday, who said he thought the exhibition is the best contemporary art show in town!  I’ll send a link to the  newspaper article when it comes out."

Carolyn

Mind Wanderings

The Uncommon Thread

CHESTER, VT - Eight contemporary artists are set to exhibit in "The Uncommon Thread," the inaugural fiber show at the Vermont Institute of Contemporary Art (VTica) beginning Saturday, Aug. 25, in Chester, VT. The opening reception, open to the public and free of charge is set for Saturday, Aug. 25, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.

detail Trees Seen, Forest Remembered 

Featured artists include Vermont artists Judy Dales of Greensboro, Elizabeth Fram of Waterbury Center, Marilyn Gillis of Burlington, Karen Henderson of Montpelier, and Karen Kamenetzky of Brattleboro. They will be joined by Sandy Gregg of Cambridge, Mass., Wen Redmond of Strafford, N.H. and Susan Wei of Ashland, N.H.
The show will be on view through Oct. 21.

Explosion remains...

When I paint pages or cloth I like to return to them several times to layer in some more colors and unite them with a color wash. Usually, I use paints that are progressively more diluted- so the colors beneath them are still seen.  If you think in fabric terms, in a way, I’m creating more solids. 

 I use my older paint bottles for this. It’s a great way to use up the leftovers in a bottle by adding water and shaking. Yes- I’m cleaning my bottles this way too.  In this case, I’m using gesso.

            I pour a small amount of paint right onto my table. I’m working on a sheet of 4 ml plastic. I paint with an old credit card.  This allows me to scoop up the paint and scrap it onto my paper, pulling the card around, changing the angle and even using the side to create lines.

You can also blot excess paint away with a paper towel. Rub or simply press & lift. This creates another texture too- where the paint is removed the lower layer is revealed. Sometimes, I’ll spray the paint to remoisten it to allow more lift.

Another example

 you can really see the texture the paper towel left, below

Explosion!

I had an an unclaimed afternoon and knew just what I wanted to do with it!

I wanted to prepare some painted papers for a new workshop I'm offering called the Paper Quilt.

Here are a few of the papers so far.

I have several new workshops- check my tab on the top of the blog!

work table
I'll post more as I get more time to work on this.

more later...

Full Moon

Full Moon

photographic encaustic

 available at Exeter Fine Crafts in Exeter NH

Vermont Institute of Contemporary Arts Fiber Exhibit

Setting Up Your Blog to Sell

           I wanted to have an online presence just for selling. I had an idea to set up a separate blog with Small Works to Go and other Sale items. I called the blog UpLIFTMeNTs.  http://wenredmond.blogspot.com

             The set-up is the same as any blog. To make it a selling blog you need to be able to accept payments. An easy method is to first create a PayPal account. Anybody can buy your work using PalPay itself or credit cards. It’s secure and notifies you when you have a sale. Delicious!

            Once you set up a PalPal account you can create PayPal buttons in merchant service section. There are several different buttons to choose from.

            First, simply create your post as usual, with your sale item; on your blog- then go to Paypal to create your button.

            PayPal will give your html code to copy and paste into your blog post.

            There are 2 tabs - compose and html- for creating your blog post. The secret is to choose the html tab on the top left of your blog post BEFORE you add the PayPal code. Once you select the html tab, your post will be in code. 

            Simply paste the PayPal button code at the bottom.

Then hit the compose tab at the top again and your post should be complete with your PayPal button.

             It is easier to do one item per post.

Good Luck!

York Art Association in ME Fiber Workshops

York Art Association ME offers

Workshops with Wen Redmond in Fiber Surface Design

August 20 & 21 2012

You'll learn new techniques or be inspired by new ideas.

August 20 The Thermal Fax Silkscreen’s

Thermal Fax screens are detailed silk screens made from Black &White photographs or drawings. Your own photographs can be converted into silkscreens! Any image you can think of! 

    An artistic compliment to your photographic fiber art. 

August 21 Holographic Memories 

   Create your own holographic image with this inventive digital fiber technique.

Using your imagination and digital photographs, capture your loved ones or favorite subjects with an innovative 3-D effect.

Each student will mount and finish a 12x14 piece.

Similar to Redmond’s article in Quilting Arts Magazine May/Je 2007

           

 Wen Redmond, a fabric artist for over 30 years, will offer the workshops at York Art Association, 394 York St, York Harbor ME 207-363 4049.            

The workshops run from 10-4.            

To Register and for more information

Contact the York Art Association

Jill Burke

lburke6@maine.rr.com

League of NH Craftsmen’s Fair

My work Lichen on Stone Yellow won Best in Fiber at The League of NH Craftsmen’s Fair, Living with Craft Special Exhibit!

What did you do before you started to quilt?

     This question is going around on a yahoo group I take part in. So I thought I'd answer it here with the addition of pix.
     I used to make batik hand painted and long loopy hand quilted soft sculptures. 

It's funny because I just did my own thing until I joined a quilt guild in NH, when I moved here, and no one was doing that but they were counting stitches in inch when quilting. So I learned traditional quilting & piecing.  
     Anyway I actually had the thought that that's what folks are doing these days. Painting, surface design and hand quilting!

New WorKshOps

Several NEW Workshop Listings!

but I can custom design an exciting workshop to fit your schedule.- Check my workshop tap for the complete list of workshops.

New Intentional Serendipity Collage Postcards

Serendipitous Collage embraces the unknown and unexpected- magical!

This serendipitous way to create collage will compose a series of fabric collage postcards.

A great way to use all your scraps of surface designed fabrics and leftovers from other projects.  Watch as the cards appear suddenly as if by magic. Taps into your inner muse!

Partially based on Wen’s article in Cloth, Paper, Scissors

1 day to 2 days

New Printing Textured Photographs

Explore Digital Fiber with this very tactile and eye catching technique!

Use your own digital images to create painterly photographs thin enough to be sewn and collaged into small compositions.

Each student will learn this new technique and come away with an art-filled canvas journal!

Wen published this technique in Quilting Arts Nov 2012 and soon to be available as a Video Workshop.

2 days

New Creating Textured Photographs - 5 day Workshop Option

Explore Digital Fiber with this very tactile and eye catching technique!

Use your own digital images to create painterly photographs thin enough to be sewn and collaged into small compositions.

Each student will learn this new technique and come away with an art-filled 8x10 Canvas Collage Journal!

Wen published this technique in Quilting Arts Nov 2012 and soon to be available as a Video Workshop.

5 day workshop

New-  Experiment with a Paper Quilt!  

You’ll learn a variety of techniques, using watercolor paper, various painting techniques, painted tissues, and resists. We’ll create prepared papers ready to ‘quilt’!  

1 day

New  Painting, Nature Printing and Piecing in the Flow!

Learn several processes in 5 days with this cool combo of fabric painting, natural printing and curved piecing. Solar Printing.

We’ll create from our inspirations during our time together. We’ll make a natural print pamphlet book and unique curved pieced mini quilt. Complete your mini quilt with Dance Quilting and New Edge treatments.

We will explore direct cutting and curved piecing.  This is a technique exploration class! Easy and sew exciting! 5 day workshop

New Holographic Memories and More! 5 day Workshop Option

Create your own holographic image with this inventive digital fiber technique.

Using your imagination and digital photographs, capture your loved ones or favorite subjects with an innovative 3-D effect, mount and finish a 12x14 piece.

Similar to Redmond’s article in Quilting Arts Magazine May/Je 2007

We will paint our fabric borders and add our own original thermal fax images.

5 day workshop

New- Painting, Nature Printing and Holographic Photography.

Learn several processes in 5 days with this cool combo of fabric painting, natural printing and digital fiber.

We’ll create from our inspirations during our time together. We’ll make a natural print pamphlet book and unique mounted holographic digital fiber image. These unusual pictures are multi-level creating a 3-D image. Learn how to mount your piece on stretcher bars to provide the dimensional space.

Easy and so exciting!

5 days

New- Journaling: Inner landscape= Outer Canvas

Create your own personal Art Journal. You’ll learn a variety of techniques, using watercolor paper, various painting techniques, painted tissues, and resists. We’ll create prepared pages ready to collage or write into for several journals!  

1 day but expandable

New Leaving your Mark! A Printmaking Experience

We will experience several ways of printing on paper and fabric with natural and found items,

textile transfer printing, foam plate, collagraphy and  spontaneous mono-printing.

1 to 5 days

CONTACT WEN AT wenredmond@yahoo.com TO SCHEUDLE

OR Use convenient contract form at www.WenRedmond.com