Showing posts with label 2008. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2008. Show all posts

2008 Margaret Hubert

Margaret Hubert

Pawling, NY USA



I see a kaleidoscope of color, an ever changing, constantly spinning world that radiates from a core, my family, to the wider, outside world.
My children and grandchildren, each day a new surprise, pure joy.
My friends, the circle is ever growing, more joy.
My work, bringing me to heights that I never dreamed of and the ability to connect to my world in amazing ways.
My garden, in summer, fall, winter but especially in the springtime, pure inspiration.
Outside my little world though, I see dark clouds of war, unrest, prejudice, poverty, strife and man’s inhumanity to man, every where.
It humbles me, I am blessed.








2008 Tia Hegstad

Tia Hegstad

Edinburgh, Scotland




Scrumbling
When I`m feeling blue,

All I have to do
Is get my crochet hook,
Crochet a flower or two.

Then I add an arch,

Change my yarn and hue
Add a square or two.
Choose a different shade of blue.

Make a hairy oval,

And then a bumpy square,
Add a fan of mohair,
Fill in a gap just there.

Many hours of pleasure,

Then when my scrumbling`s done,
I stitch it all together,
And start another one.


Eyes open
Colours Singing
Textures thrilling

Scrumbling
Colours
Textures

I see colour
Creativity
Blue Inspiration












2008 Suzanne Barr

Suzanne Barr

United Kingdom



"After the Tide has Gone Out" 

  
This piece was inspired by a walk along the beach near where I live.  Whilst admiring the beauty around me, I also noticed all the rubbish left behind by thoughtless people who do not realize the damage they are doing to our environment or do not care.
  
By coincidence, after I had finished this piece, there was an item on the news about all the plastic and rubbish which is being washed up on the tiny Pacific island called Midway.  It is killing all the albatrosses that live there as they are mistakenly eating the plastic thinking it is food.









2008 Susan Whitlock

Susan Whitlock

Standish, CA USA
http://surawhit.googlepages.com




Potpourri Colors
A mixture entwined. 

Wild disorder is my hope of 
Rainbows and sunshine









2008 Susan Settle

Susan Settle

Fairfield, CA USA




A Binding State
These threads that bind me

to my art
strong like silk
tender like chenille.
I seem to flit
haphazard
like the butterfly
to my different art forms.
They call me from bags
shelves,
baskets,
from unfinished
un-thought of states.
These fiber arts surround me
these threads bind me
as they seek 
their transformation
through 
my
eyes.









2008 Sheryl Means

Sheryl Means
Richmond, TX, USA



Darkness Into Light

Winter darkness hiding
Shimmering jewels
 -Dawn breaks free.



“There are times when life circumstances feels like darkness hovering so close that there is no light left.  I have found, that even in dark moments, there are small rays of light begging to be seen.  When given a chance to shine, the light begins to eclipse the darkness.  I believe we all have an inner ray of light just waiting to shine brightly for the world to see.”











2008 Shari White

Shari White

New York, NY USA



Through my eyes I see

A rainbow, the sun, the clouds
These make me happy









2008 Rita Summers

Rita Summers

St. Mary's, Tasmania AU




Mask for a Fire Ball


 This piece is part of a series of fire-related works I produced after a devastating bushfire in my area in northeastern Tasmania in December 2006, which destroyed 26 homes as well as many hectares of private property and bushland.  One life was also lost.  The mask idea came from the Through My Eyes challenge, as well as depicting the destruction and fear which comes when bushfires strike. I tried to include some humour too - a kind of visual pun. hence the name.  The rings which form the eye spaces came from the tops of plastic milk bottles.  The hot colours and flame shapes relate to the fire itself, and the green expresses hope and regrowth.  The mask format relates to how we try to put a brave face on things even when inside we might be finding life very difficult.

  Mask for a Fire Ball was included in the Regener8 Exhibition, held here to mark the first anniversary of the bushfire.









2008 Prudence Mapstone

Prudence Mapstone

Brisbane, Queensland AU



"After a number of years of drought conditions, with severe water restrictions making sure that nobody 'wasted' this precious commodity just watering their gardens in our part of the world, this summer we finally had a few good falls of rain. 

My scrumble for this year's challenge has been based on a section of dry undergrowth in our back yard, when it was just beginning to shoot again, a few days after the first downpour."









2008 Pirkko Vega

Pirkko Vega
Toronto, ON Canada





By the edge of nocturnal world

I stand
embracing beauty of Northern Lights
admiring wonders of the universe.

In my mind I see beyond the depth of the night,

beyond the vast sky,
by Northern Lights 

I stand
allowing my world to reveal secrets it has 
for an open mind to explore.









2008 Perry Lowell Bent

Perry Lowell Bent

New England, USA


Autumn in New England

Country road
Changing to gravel
Corners turned
A fire that does not consume
Drifts to the ground
Near icy water
On rocks smoothed through eons
Autumn in New England









2008 Pauline Fitzpatrick

Pauline Fitzpatrick

Derbyshire, England



"I liked the idea of making a mask for the challenge. Apart from the close

connection with eyes, it symbolizes what I love about freeform
- not everything is revealed at first glance!"









2008 Patrice Walker

Patrice Walker

Kaneohe, Hawai'i USA
yarnoverpullthrough.typepad.com




"Purple is one of my favorite colors, and as I was organizing my stash into the various color schemes, -- shades of green, magenta, black and purple-- my eye kept returning to the purples, from deepest purple to the lightest lavender.  I also had many textures within this color range -- two nubby boucles,  two eyelash yarns, a very textured multicolored yarn, a couple of yarns with a thick nap, a little ribbon, a little metallic yarn, and finally a smooth wool.  The challenge then was to combine the colors and textures to create a pleasing whole.  I think I accomplished that."