Deanne Fitzpatrick » Entries tagged with "art"
blue fundy and the abstract workshop
Dear Diary, here is one of the blues that inspired my latest go at the Bay of Fundy. I was coming down the stairs yesterday and it struck me once again how beautiful the colurs were. Sometimes the light is just right. Today I spent the day with fifteen women from all over, New Jersey, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Texas, Ontario and Newfoundland, and we started the Abstract Workskhop. We have two days ahead of us … Read entire article »
Filed under: Creativity, Rug Hooking
rug love
Dear Diary, This morning I took a soft great wool and outlines the edges of the Bay of Fundy rug that I started. I have used gold and pale greens for the foreground which would be the dykes, introduced a slippery chocolate colour, and just waiting for the time when I can add the mauves. No doubt after all these natural colours I will be looking to the brights again, like the flower mats I just … Read entire article »
Filed under: Diary, Rug Hooking
Abstract Rugs and the Rainy Day Nap
Dear Diary, I have been thinking a lot about abstract rugs. As I write this today, I am taking a little break from writing my new online course. It is in the middle of being done and I have so many ideas for it, I am a bit overwhelmed. Ideas are dancing in my head like fireflies. I bet you know that feeling. It is one of excitement and pleasure, of feeling really alive and … Read entire article »
Filed under: Creativity, Rug Hooking
celebrate the indy’s ….they’re just so pretty
Dear Diary, the other day I was in Sackville , New Brunswick and walked by this hat display in the window of Blooms, a flower shop on the main street run by Haidee Roberts and her business partner. It was just so pretty, so inspiring I had to show you. I think it is a great example of “create beauty everyday”. Haidee’s windows often make me stop and take a few breaths because they are … Read entire article »
Filed under: Creativity, Small Town Life
Art and Soul Radio Interview with Deanne Fitzpatrick ( me!)
Dear Diary, I often listen to Lesley Riley’s Interviews with a variety of artists on Art and Soul Radio online. She asks good questions and gets me thinking about art and creativity. I really liked her show so I wrote to thank her for it because I do that sometimes. When I did, she invited me to be a guest on her show, and I was delighted to do. If you want to hear me … Read entire article »
Filed under: Creativity, Diary, Favourites, Studio
portrait of a landscape
Dear Diary, Years ago, I have no idea how many, but maybe nine or ten, maybe even more, a slight, pale pretty red headed girl knocked meekly on my studio door when it was still in the back room of my house. She came in and asked if maybe I had a job that she could have in the summer. It never occurred to me that I had a job for her, but after she … Read entire article »
Filed under: Diary, Guest Writers
called to the mat
Dear Diary, It has been a good few weeks of rug hooking. I finished two rugs I am really pleased with and working my way through another. I always know that the making of my rugs is the basic , most important underlying element of my work. It is the foundation for why I write, why I blog, why I created a business , why I teach. It is not a treat to sit and … Read entire article »
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Diane Krys: Take a Line For a Walk
“Drawing is taking a line for a walk.” Â Â Paul Klee Every February, Tacoma, Washington, art glass mecca, makes way for the Madrona Fiber Festival. This year I was part of the invasion. It all went down at the Hotel Murano, which is a hop, skip and a jump from the Museum of Glass and the outstanding Chihuly public art installations that line the way. It’s a flash mob of knitters and spinners. Hand knit frocks … Read entire article »
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