June Meeting: A 3D Panorama & Silk Paper

In June........

Sue#1 treated us to a silk paper demonstration

Colleen's showed us how, with Picture Panoramas..........

Sue#1 makes silk paper

Colleen's sideways canola fields

Close up and upright of canola fields

Trying with other colours and other attachment methods

.......An African landscape...Rhino hiding maybe behind the trees!

Soosie's Reef Dwellers workshop

6th and 7th May saw some amazing marine inhabitants come to life. Soosie Jobson presented 'Reef Dwellers' workshop

Soosie and sea horses

Colleen and her fish

Dale has a different fish

Jean gets some tentacles going

The beginnings of Kayleen's mermaid

.......and shows a successful result at the June meeting

Kylie makes a mermaid

Sue#2 and her tentacles

........Something fishy too Sue

Lee fixing tentacles

Sandra rolling, rolling. rolling...............

Thanks Soosie

BFG Participants with their'Reef Dwellers'

L to R: Sue#2, Jean, Kayleen, Colleen, Dale, Lee, Kylie

Winter Morsels in June

Here we are in the middle of the year - midwinter!  Hard to comprehend. Outside the Sunday afternoon sun is shining warmly and brightly in the South West. In another hour the cold will descend upon us, but who can complain with such sun-filled days?  This is Winter after all. However there is a bonus - being or living with a Felter has its definite seasonal [and social] advantages! ........

Just in time for the weather it was Natalie's workshop turn in April....... She was armed with plenty of information for newcomers, and hints for the more experienced to refine our HAT MAKING skills. This workshop was detailed and carefully planned and the outcome facilitated more professional results and stylish hats... Thanks Natalie!

Natalie coaxing the fibres on a resist.....

Wetting and working the felt.... 

......and this is how it should look after the resist is taken out

...shaping on a hat block...

Ren checks out the stylish result

May revealed the secret of those chic and trendy BOHO wraps. BFG members had the fabulous opportunity to learn how to construct one of their own. Mother and daughter team Denise and Natalie were on hand to show us how..........first whetting our appetites with a showing of some delicious completed work!

Ahhh...such well chosen combinations!

        

Natalie shows.....

....Judith admires!

Denise displays a stunning green shawl......

Natalie showing us another way to go!

Denise carefully lays  out the wool 

...another shawl detail

                         Sue#1 shows another wrap                    New member Kylie uses the technique to make a wall hanging

 

    Dale gets into it..............................................watch out for BFG members results at the next meeting!

We had a welcome visitor from Perth. Tutor and Felt maker extraordinaire  Soosie Jobson presented a second workshop "Reef Dwellers"  during the May weekend. 

Sue#2 checking out the marine species with Soosie

Kylie produced a quirky mermaid

WATCH THIS SPACE FOR MORE CREATIONS.........................................

Related Poem Content Details

This snippet from a poem attributed to EMILY DICKINSON

There's a certain Slant of light, 

Winter Afternoons –

..........More enlightening techniques in June

Sue#1 demonstrates  silk paper making

More June news to follow................................

BFG  Members Listening and learning