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Detail of felted laprop sleeve

Fine craft made with natural materials in New Brunswick, Canada

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who popped by to chat over the last two weeks. It has been such a pleasure being artist in residence at @fredbotanicgarden .
There have been lots of interesting conversations and great questions. Thank you so much to ever

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Some more paper weaving from 2024.
Woven on a floor loom with paper yarn.

This work was supported by @artsnb
Thank you!

#weaving @paperphine #tissage #paper #paperweaving #handwoven

Linen update!

Getting around to posting more images from the collaboration with Couleurs du pays Cocagne Country Colours :)

The group Couleurs du pays Cocagne Country Colours have been growing flax, processing it into fibre (retting, hackling, the

Left: Beds of Milkweed
Right: Beds of Milkweed and Fields of Marigold
(2024)

Handwoven linen, naturally dyed with sappanwood, marigold petal, avocado pit, stuffed with milkweed fibre and milkweed seeds

Thinking of these pieces again as I see the b

Going through some old samples from a few years ago and came across this one. I was exploring ways of weaving mazes and wandering paths. I might have to revisit this :)

#weaving #linen #maze #labyrinth #tissage #naturalfibres #experiment #experiment

Title: Beds of Milkweed and Fields of Marigold
Materials: linen, natural dye (marigold petal, sappanwood, avocado pit), milkweed fibre, milkweed seeds
Year: 2024

Spring is coming and I am thinking of flowers! My thought for this piece was that the d

Excited to share about a project that I've been involved with the last few months.

This linen fabric was 100% made in NB! The group Couleurs du pays Cocagne Country Colours have been growing flax, processing it into fibre (retting, hackling, the lot

"Soft Bark, Tough Skin"
Wet felted
Wool (Merino, Coopworth, Corriedale, Rambouillet, Wensleydale, Gotland), silk, linen, coton, jute, natural dye

This piece is inspired by the textures found in the beautiful Acadian forest of New Brunwick

Very grateful to @artsnb for the opportunity to explore textural paper weavings over the last year.
Wrapping things up now. I've learnt a lot throughout the process! This was my first creation grant and I was so happy to have the chance to explore. B

Just back from the Introspect residency at Mount Carleton Provincial Park. So inspriring! A wonderful place to make and think. Swipe to see some of the park inhabitants :)

Big thank you to @artslinknb and @parcsnbparks for making it happen! Very hap

This is some work that came out of experimentation with paper yarn this summer. Having fun playing with different textures :)
More to come.
Thank you to @artsnb for support with this exploration and to @nbccdlive for everything ❤️

#weaving #paper

All set up at the Holly Jolly market today at the Currie Center, UNB, Fredericton. Come say hello :)

Photo by @ianmackenziehumber

Current warp on the loom- naturally dyed linen :)

Dyed with marigold, madder, brazilwood and avocado pits.

I think this fabric will end up as tote bags :)

Eternally grateful to @nbccdtextilesstudio
for teaching me how to dye and weave &hearts;️&h

Earlier this year I started a project involving paper weaving.

The stiffness of the paper allows for some cool textures and dimensional effects :) This sample explores waffle weave and organic shapes. The next step will be to use these techniques to

Happy to have time to experiment :)

Pictured here is a new prototype for a merino wool felt purse. Swipe to see what size it started out as before shrinking :)

Looking forward to making more of these... naturally dyed in different colours perhaps.

New large zipped pouches! :)

These will be for sale at the @etsynb
Holly Jolly Holiday Market this Saturday November 26th at the Currie Centre, UNB, Fredericton, 10am-4pm.

The fabric for these pouches was woven on an 8-harness floor loom this summe

Some recent explorations in felt jewellery: felt cuff bracelets :)

It's fun to experiment with surface design and texture on such a small scale.

I owe a big thank you to the wonderful Lisa Klakulak @feltstrong for sharing her wisdom about the math

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