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I have completed a series of weavings that I call "The Directions".

The colours come from teachings that I have received and as I explore their meanings, I have decided to create banners with my Saori weaving to represent each of the directions.

I have created four banners - one for the West (black), one for the South (white), one for the East (yellow) and one for the North (red). I know that many different traditions have different colours and meanings for the directions, but what I am doing is exploring those of my learning.

WEST

SOUTH

EAST

NORTH

CHERRY BLOSSOM
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WATERFALL
Woven for an exhibit in New York City
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New items available on Next Door Style:

Salish Seas Shawl
Salish Seas Mobius Scarf
Shades of Arbutus II

Postcards from the Edge - Cityscape

Postcards from the Edge - Lake Louise Poppies
In Handwoven Magazine - Sept/Oct 2009

The edge of Lake Louise has a beautiful array of poppies that I have used as inspiration.  The green stems are done in an icicles technique with bits & pieces laid in for the flowers.

The Salt Spring Fibre Festival has a Postcard Challenge this year:

“This year the Festival is planning a display of post-card-size ‘samplers’ – created in any natural fibre, using any technique (woven, knit, crocheted, felted, quilted…), in any style, and illustrating any story a creative fibre worker could want to tell. This is a great opportunity to experiment on a small scale!” www.fibrefestival.com

So, I decided to create Postcards for it. I wanted to take the “Postcard” part literally, though that was not a requirement, and wondered how to do the finishing. After trying a number of methods, I used iron on woven interfacing that I could write on for the backing.

The Postcards From the Edge theme came about when I started using the icicles (interlocking weft) coming in from the edge of the postcard. In creating the backing, I have left that selvedge edge as woven to give the edge a more natural look.

Postcards From the Edge - Alpine Meadow
(for sale)

Read more about the Postcard Challenge on my blog

Arbutus Scarf (sold)

Mobius Scarf II

Khatas for Peace
One Thread, One World, One Peace

Summer Sherbet Shrug (sold)

Mobius Scarf

SAORI SUNRISE
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Dreaming of Arbutus (sold)

SAORI Scarf

Saori Top

Study in Greens Table Runner
(for sale)

Dragonflies

Blog entry: SAORI Weaving - A Pocket full of Dragonflies

Steppes Shawl (SOLD)

Inspired by a recent trip to Patagonia, this shawl incorporates "Steppes" using interlocking weft.

SAORI Vest

This vest is an asymetric SAORI vest. It was woven with various cottons in shades of reds, blues and purples. The icicles technique of interlocking weft was used for the colour variations.

Another Vest

She Emerges
(for sale)

This is an exhibit at ArtSpring on Salt Spring Island. The Salt Spring Weaver's and Painter's guilds collaborated on putting together a show. A painter and weaver paired up to create an exhibit of their combined works.

elehna de sousa and I created this work called "She Emerges". This speaks to the transition place between tides where "She (the Ocean Priestess) Emerges".

The scarf was woven with interlocking warp and weft to show the transition from the deep blue sea, through the tides and up onto the sand. Click on image to see close-up of scarf - and for more detail of the show - read my blog:

She Emerges - from "An Eye for Colour"
She Emerges - from "An Eye for Colour" - Part 2
She Emerges - from “An Eye for Colour” - Part 3

"Green" Christmas Stocking
Made from denim & thrums
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