It was with a bit of sorrow that DH and I took down the “Sisters in Stitches: Sibling Revelry” at Prairie Winds Art Center last Saturday. I so much enjoyed being in my sister Susan’s first show – she has been my inspiration for quite some time. Thanks again, sis, for coming up from Texas to be in the show – and I’ll bet you didn’t realize how much work it would entail! Practically our entire family showed up for the opening reception, which is no mean feat considering the distances some of our siblings traveled. The only sib not on site was younger brother Bob, who stayed home to be with our mother who had just had shoulder surgery. With a family as large as mine (7 kids), we were a crowd in and of ourselves and had a wonderful time together.
It was amazing to me that Susan and I created so many pieces that had tree themes, because we did not discuss what we were creating for the show and certainly did not have any kind of a theme. Our two feature pieces were Susan’s “Sabinal Sunrise” and my “Lovely, Dark and Deep”, and I think they illustrate my point.
October 2, 2007 at 7:45 am |
Wow, Karen! These are great pieces. Did you use painted Tyvek for the soil in your piece? It looks very realistic. Good job and congrats on the show to you and Susan.
October 2, 2007 at 7:49 am |
Cool pieces; great concept for show.
Coo blog!!!!
October 2, 2007 at 8:54 am |
Karen – Congratulations on your new blog. What a wonderful thing to have a show with your sister. Love the trees!
Warm regards,
Virginia
October 2, 2007 at 6:55 pm |
Thank you, Charmion and Tracy! Nice to know someone is out there reading things. Charmion, the soil on my piece is actually painted kraft paper, crumpled up, fused onto fabric and then highlighted with various metallic and other paints. It’s loads of fun to experiment with – give it a try!
Karen
October 3, 2007 at 8:17 am |
Thanks, Virginia! I’d definitely do another show with my sister, and we’ll be talking about it soon, I imagine. Nice to have you stop by.
Yours,
Karen
October 7, 2007 at 9:31 am |
Karen,
I love the new blog. That’s so exciting that you had that opportunity to do a show with your sister! Interesting that you ended up with similar work without discussing it. The next one should be even more interesting.
Take care.
Ethel
October 7, 2007 at 9:57 am |
Thanks for stopping by, Ethel! It was a great deal of fun to have a show with my sister. and I look forward to doing another one. Look for more photos from the show in later posts.
Karen
December 8, 2007 at 5:17 pm |
Karen: How is your knee? I enjoyed your show much, much. One day when I ws in Prairie WInds, you were there and I told you about my deaf grandson’s love of textiles and his creativity. You encouraged me to help him express this. I bought him a sewing machine. He is trying to make a small quilt and has taught himself to crochet. Doing a workshop soon? Marlene.
December 8, 2007 at 6:37 pm |
Nice to hear from you, Marlene, and glad to hear that you enjoyed the Sisters show. It was a great deal of fun to do, and Susan and I hope to do another one in a year or two. I’m REALLY impressed that your grandson is trying to make a quilt and that he has taught himself how to crochet; he has a real drive to learn new things, doesn’t he? Are you asking about a workshop for yourself or for your grandson. I’ll be teaching one session of the children’s art class at Prairie Winds in March, but not sure what we’ll be doing. They have asked me about doing an adult class, but I am not sure there is enough demand to make it possible for me to drive in 35 miles to give it. But since you asked, what would you think about an adult class that had you first paint your fabrics and then make a landscape from them? It would take one evening a week for 2 or 3 weeks. Sound like what you would be interested in? You can email me privately (karen@kkrullrobart.com) and give me your thoughts.
December 8, 2007 at 6:38 pm |
And I totally forgot to tell you that my knee is slowly getting better. Still a long way from being good, but I can tell you about that through an email or in person some time.