We have 4 challenges for the Monterey Fiber Jam; if you should choose to accept them. First up is the California Postcard Challenge, orchestrated by Gail Becker. She has been promoting it on her blog: CA postcards. It has been very fun and challenging to work in the 4×6″ format; especially for a wide-cut hooker!
Second up is the Pissarro vanishing lines Challenge. There is a wonderful show of Pissarro’s paintings at the Legion of Honour in San Francisco right now; it is about his paintings of people, his family and workers.
Our third challenge is the Butterfly Challenge; proposed by Brigitta Phy. ‘Hook, prod, knit, quilt, felt or combine these or other fiber arts to make a Butterfly. There is no size limit or style restrictions. However, the butterflies should ‘appear’ like they would at a museum where they are displayed in cases with pins. Each Butterfly should stand by itself with a background and frame. The frame does not have to be wooden, but could be hooked, etc.’
This one is quite captivating… butterflies are like that. at some point, i remembered a colouring project i did as a child… where we would fold a piece of paper in half, write our name in cursive on the fold, then copy the name to the other side to create a design. Abstract Art at such an early age… ha!
- Laura in cursive, mirrored
well… i thought… maybe i could just add some butterfly wings to my name and proceed… (as you may notice, i sketched with pencil, then used a marker to darken in the lines that i wanted.)
butterfly wings with name
After colouring it in with Photoshop, i found the butterfly a little squat, so i stretched it a bit.
Yellow name butterfly
it is a fun and not serious exercise that might take you back to your childhood games.
Finally, a fourth challenge from Martha Whelchel; use her Mermaid pattern and add a landscape or ocean scene. it can be any size.
Martha's mermaid pattern
This is actually an older challenge and I’ve seen a few of these Mermaids around; Martha shared this pattern at 2007 Little River Inn Rug Camp and since Martha is joining us at the Fiber Jam, we decided to offer it again.
btw: if you’d like to join us this February 12-17, 2012 at Asilomar for the Monterey Fiber Jam, we have a possible participant that needs a room-mate. Let me know asap!
