tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48376935744944654092024-03-08T03:26:53.439-05:00Art Dolls & Textiles by Jennifer GouldJennifer Gould's handmade and designed art dolls, often featuring her handprinted fabric, hand drawn faces or needle-sculpted faces, articulated hands, using juxapositions of highly patterned fabric. Jennifer also displays her hand printed jackets, fabrics, and comments on how they're made and her influences and inspirations for the pieces. www.JenniferGouldDesigns.comJennifer Gouldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11321889987097762074noreply@blogger.comBlogger183125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4837693574494465409.post-27232339459358582832024-02-17T14:29:00.000-05:002024-02-17T14:29:24.234-05:00Nature Girls - Translate natural items<p> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio0qQ39o62i9aULZ53lvgLOBu9vEBpateDSBaT5jecpiqAKI0maA4zlvOH72pEXr_3h5uRezhuHLtTrgfO2qMeoMBrne1pLg1PgcMzmCXKHk3crhls7GNaFk-rpnKfqMf1nQ1szLXEpH16m7IEXtolyn5Pyi4LnfgIJzrfudl7NahdQPAuB-cJq0O9vzx_/s1892/CIMG6195.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1892" data-original-width="1417" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio0qQ39o62i9aULZ53lvgLOBu9vEBpateDSBaT5jecpiqAKI0maA4zlvOH72pEXr_3h5uRezhuHLtTrgfO2qMeoMBrne1pLg1PgcMzmCXKHk3crhls7GNaFk-rpnKfqMf1nQ1szLXEpH16m7IEXtolyn5Pyi4LnfgIJzrfudl7NahdQPAuB-cJq0O9vzx_/s320/CIMG6195.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nature Girl #1</td></tr></tbody></table>I spent over a month trying to come up with a very different kind of doll. I wanted one that was enveloped with real leaves, ferns, bark, feathers and flower petals.</p><p>Well, those items are fine if they're on something like a wreath that is hung and never touched, just looked at.</p><p>A doll is different: people look but always hold it, touch it, move things around. So, those real items had to be changed to look alikes.</p><p>The ferns became green thread drawings using Solvy. The end result are the long green ferny lengths on her skirt.</p><p>The feathers were photographed (then thrown outside), and then printed on inkjet printer transfer sheets. There are many out there in the market but I used Jolee's Easy Image Transfer Sheets for Light Fabrics. After printing on my printer, I cut out the images and ironed them onto light-colored fabric, usually cotton.</p><p>The brown "bark" across the shoulders was made using a brown paper grocery bag that I crumpled up, opened and spread out, and then wiped with brown Kiwi shoe polish. The shoe polish really makes the paper stronger and more long lasting I think. </p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLbEyF3v6BKWvZ9Zzc7vd_hMR_MWXV-i19I68k9mICZs1Z47zVHf2fNY2KigF6b7faZ-YO1LvGR-cNuZ-1gZYQLkDwRtr31YfPDEB1Ur1LocJwDFwt1RwHkTQsqWv58rcEqMX_G-gVkN6iDpNFeSuArqvl12gmcYvcBuJtON3rOjS2r2EwWR1QRxbnBAqR/s2044/CIMG6202.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2044" data-original-width="808" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLbEyF3v6BKWvZ9Zzc7vd_hMR_MWXV-i19I68k9mICZs1Z47zVHf2fNY2KigF6b7faZ-YO1LvGR-cNuZ-1gZYQLkDwRtr31YfPDEB1Ur1LocJwDFwt1RwHkTQsqWv58rcEqMX_G-gVkN6iDpNFeSuArqvl12gmcYvcBuJtON3rOjS2r2EwWR1QRxbnBAqR/s320/CIMG6202.jpeg" width="126" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nature Girl #2</td></tr></tbody></table> I continued to experiment. The skirt is kozo fiber dyed in indigo. The underskirt of white silk is printed with black lines of leaves, and the "Blue Jay" feather across her front is the finished photo transferred print. <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia5X45_4-oRGUM11ubCH3L5ZD_8McnekhTHbUQl_91jbGKxKNsMoI1bczqqOUrpd2fv-ZmQssnhaLJCMEWs6dPU79TlyHvy_aoQerfzsgnAFbglEsuxDdLIu0T2qyiZz3ji7TOClC9PjC1IyVfceSyk0hQO_AGAOFhjB2RfAT-csYxX3fwtj_nGCQVJ6vP/s1837/CIMG6204.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1837" data-original-width="788" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia5X45_4-oRGUM11ubCH3L5ZD_8McnekhTHbUQl_91jbGKxKNsMoI1bczqqOUrpd2fv-ZmQssnhaLJCMEWs6dPU79TlyHvy_aoQerfzsgnAFbglEsuxDdLIu0T2qyiZz3ji7TOClC9PjC1IyVfceSyk0hQO_AGAOFhjB2RfAT-csYxX3fwtj_nGCQVJ6vP/s320/CIMG6204.jpeg" width="137" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Nature Girl #3 has many of the same adornments and techniques used. She has rose petals and a large desiccated leaf as her bodice using the printed transferred images. <div><br /></div><div>I love to use corded tubes for arms, legs and the neck to simply the image and streamline the form.</div><div><br /></div><div>All the dolls are less than 12" tall.<br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAsafCK8p4xFW7DvDnq1-tO2PXl5tjeaPw5znZOc-TA-sJMeONv4JfAF51D-iO2D_ydw5KzAt750GWgKFnN4JxiybP7stLFyf5nyZ4-utkZQbSnohmtu1phrDFUa7GvtsTQ3pnNeU2zyhqDDY9kGOsOjCl2SBJjxEHuZrwbcRUx6RQkJfLMhVnA1Xtyvfa/s1850/CIMG6205.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1850" data-original-width="1499" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAsafCK8p4xFW7DvDnq1-tO2PXl5tjeaPw5znZOc-TA-sJMeONv4JfAF51D-iO2D_ydw5KzAt750GWgKFnN4JxiybP7stLFyf5nyZ4-utkZQbSnohmtu1phrDFUa7GvtsTQ3pnNeU2zyhqDDY9kGOsOjCl2SBJjxEHuZrwbcRUx6RQkJfLMhVnA1Xtyvfa/s320/CIMG6205.jpeg" width="259" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Close-up of Nature Girl #3</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div>Jennifer Gouldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11321889987097762074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4837693574494465409.post-75841121151405928312024-02-09T10:44:00.005-05:002024-02-11T18:25:06.556-05:00MFA Exhibit at Forest Hills Fine Arts Center<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdjAnt-LSUA3rZDFahBqxZ8vZRmoZmu0V1q_TQ8TJ_CxtR_DLyHYWse1_qmpBmOXDb71staDnvlzfL3waM-ICQex4pdfsJ_XHQaNTgKghWhrmkS9TP9odBv6qXuRoS3mXq7TPNNlvSWKIH8Z6AVUe2QHDNgdUPGFGdjpNR-t0pMQ8G-qIv-59WG5cIMSG-/s1925/CIMG6345.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Forest Woman 2 in Blue Leaves" border="0" data-original-height="1925" data-original-width="930" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdjAnt-LSUA3rZDFahBqxZ8vZRmoZmu0V1q_TQ8TJ_CxtR_DLyHYWse1_qmpBmOXDb71staDnvlzfL3waM-ICQex4pdfsJ_XHQaNTgKghWhrmkS9TP9odBv6qXuRoS3mXq7TPNNlvSWKIH8Z6AVUe2QHDNgdUPGFGdjpNR-t0pMQ8G-qIv-59WG5cIMSG-/w194-h400/CIMG6345.jpeg" width="194" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in;"><b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;">Mayfield Fiber Arts Group</span></b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background: repeat white; color: #222222;"> (MFA) of Grand Rapids will have a fiber art exhibit at the Forest Hills Fine Arts Center, 600 Forest Hill Ave, SE, Grand Rapids MI 49546 from <b>February 14 - March 14</b>, 2024. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in;"><b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background: repeat white; color: #222222; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in;"><b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background: repeat white; color: #222222; font-size: 14pt;">Artists' Reception is Friday, Feb. 16 from 6-7:30p</span></b><b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background: repeat white; color: #222222;">m</span></b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background: repeat white; color: #222222;">. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background: repeat white; color: #222222;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background: repeat white; color: #222222;">The exhibit includes textile work by Sue Clarke, Lin Culver, Joan Duggan, Kathy Forzley, <b>Jennifer Gould</b>, Marilyn Greenlee, Elaine Hengen, Linda Ippel, Cyndi Len, Kim McDermott, Eileen Urbanski, and Linda Walburn. Pieces include both 2-D and 3-D forms in felting, quilting, textile figures and dolls, knitting, and embroidered collages. <b>The</b> <b>Exhibit gallery hours are Monday-Friday 8am-5pm</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;">ONLY</span></b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background: repeat white; color: #222222;">. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background: repeat white; color: #222222;">For more information, contact Jennifer Gould at<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="mailto:jgould1526@gmail.com" style="color: #954f72;" target="_blank"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc;">jgould1526@gmail.com</span></a><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background: repeat white; color: #222222;">.</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background: repeat white;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background: repeat white; color: #222222;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background: repeat white; color: #222222;">My pieces are all tall freestanding dolls. This first piece at the left is <b>FOREST WOMAN 2 IN BLUE LEAVES, </b>18.5" tall, collaged and embroidered leaf shapes of painted and arashi shibori indigo dyed cotton, leaf shapes cut from orinui stitched and indigo dyed silk organza, beaded to corded tubes; needle-sculpted face and articulated </span><span style="background: repeat white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial;">hands</span></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background: repeat white; color: #222222;">.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrqepK9GtdaLrEGX5G2ACS8iI5ofVJETdwInL33Ib_VsECwOYaGT_EbnuiPFppK0cmlv3BvNTW7kryvu4_CjwJnV5jCvV0MWBeuJvr4_Twd69H78JtN4ucA4FiH2Z7aEMssf5KSM-cOpwqihOKpLsbuXEnwKfpCJ7su0XRjL-5vDHda6b9cBEtjApZmha9/s1892/CIMG6349.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1892" data-original-width="895" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrqepK9GtdaLrEGX5G2ACS8iI5ofVJETdwInL33Ib_VsECwOYaGT_EbnuiPFppK0cmlv3BvNTW7kryvu4_CjwJnV5jCvV0MWBeuJvr4_Twd69H78JtN4ucA4FiH2Z7aEMssf5KSM-cOpwqihOKpLsbuXEnwKfpCJ7su0XRjL-5vDHda6b9cBEtjApZmha9/w189-h400/CIMG6349.jpeg" width="189" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>PISCES WOMAN 26 WITH SHIMMERING BLUE FISH</b>, </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">18.5" tall,</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;"> deconstructed screen printed cotton knit, embroidered, </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background: repeat white; color: #222222;">needle-sculpted face and articulated </span><span style="background: repeat white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial;">hands.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvjyR7url1TXBapqf0ZXzpp5aJj29jkIgkmYd3zCpZJtSYwYTC9z1Nc8TZv6JVZi2pOGjULeH2kD36GjTIYChjMi8eCXOOcFAPFbxeIm-ZsR6LGJQJ2oGgq9JduOsYLozvSNnwaRzCVukqnUdsmLW6jm6Vb5o0AuVmJvg6wew8UB_ENAhtVfFWI2QJpatt/s2018/CIMG6352.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2018" data-original-width="824" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvjyR7url1TXBapqf0ZXzpp5aJj29jkIgkmYd3zCpZJtSYwYTC9z1Nc8TZv6JVZi2pOGjULeH2kD36GjTIYChjMi8eCXOOcFAPFbxeIm-ZsR6LGJQJ2oGgq9JduOsYLozvSNnwaRzCVukqnUdsmLW6jm6Vb5o0AuVmJvg6wew8UB_ENAhtVfFWI2QJpatt/w164-h400/CIMG6352.jpeg" width="164" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>FOREST WOMAN 3 WITH BROWN LEAVES</b>, 17" tall, eco-printed silk and wool (by Julia Voake), collaged leaf shapes, embroidered, Nuno Co. face, beaded.</span><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkTICPvHedtmDJw3zlYPW5ll46b1H-qvjZu_aQIqY1HhtlGdTxi67RkyRJ6gUOnCdn8enbBLDq0pqOix6dtchZBzpL59A2bLNqsXxcuQuIDAAVUJ3AUmlYSS45_GOUz-rfGel5j1sJXxd34oP1lXukH2980c0H_55vZUGOcwsl3XIWKMTFB2HOXoN-Ii1_/s1952/CIMG6356.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1952" data-original-width="886" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkTICPvHedtmDJw3zlYPW5ll46b1H-qvjZu_aQIqY1HhtlGdTxi67RkyRJ6gUOnCdn8enbBLDq0pqOix6dtchZBzpL59A2bLNqsXxcuQuIDAAVUJ3AUmlYSS45_GOUz-rfGel5j1sJXxd34oP1lXukH2980c0H_55vZUGOcwsl3XIWKMTFB2HOXoN-Ii1_/w181-h400/CIMG6356.jpeg" width="181" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>FOREST WOMAN 4 WITH GRAY PURPLE LEAVES</b>, 15"tall, </span><span style="font-family: arial;">eco-printed silk and linen (by Julia Voake), collaged leaf shapes, embroidered, Nuno Co. face, red twig dogwood.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJm5MAZnxLLPTklpztlhFzs09P7gNYx1UR_JoxBMiATGyRXpIj2kti_GpElsMjOhadADGWVhXtAEXyIsRaRULqEmUw4h6sWYzjop3hPqzoOcbqNTwTZZitWqwt6YNgYDi2-kMDXql4-vdg-amYZMqhyphenhyphenSKSNmGhYf529xaEK4PRwMUPkQR23Iky0c_47Rx6/s1586/CIMG6364.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1586" data-original-width="1260" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJm5MAZnxLLPTklpztlhFzs09P7gNYx1UR_JoxBMiATGyRXpIj2kti_GpElsMjOhadADGWVhXtAEXyIsRaRULqEmUw4h6sWYzjop3hPqzoOcbqNTwTZZitWqwt6YNgYDi2-kMDXql4-vdg-amYZMqhyphenhyphenSKSNmGhYf529xaEK4PRwMUPkQR23Iky0c_47Rx6/s320/CIMG6364.jpeg" width="254" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;">Detail of piece below.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvtXcFpxtf9lpDj286cOv-ArGKu4kh8d-qK03qT1tua_u9Tiy_z7p8ffztbWw3GsDM5Zlr5i4Yxfbi6OxXTPJ9CtYLtiqc-D01sy_Ieg8BvfS63WHNgeMGE6-b0zyuDcNdbJueUq-kUUZ6iURbLRbymiDriKBVyjsXPpfaKuAAu09AqQYPa0dO3oyP9-Y8/s1851/CIMG6365.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1851" data-original-width="809" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvtXcFpxtf9lpDj286cOv-ArGKu4kh8d-qK03qT1tua_u9Tiy_z7p8ffztbWw3GsDM5Zlr5i4Yxfbi6OxXTPJ9CtYLtiqc-D01sy_Ieg8BvfS63WHNgeMGE6-b0zyuDcNdbJueUq-kUUZ6iURbLRbymiDriKBVyjsXPpfaKuAAu09AqQYPa0dO3oyP9-Y8/w175-h400/CIMG6365.jpeg" width="175" /></a></div><b style="font-family: arial; text-align: center;">WOMAN HOLDING A BOX 2</b><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: center;">, 22" tall, handprinted synthetics, beaded, embroidered, corded tubes, needle-sculpted face, articulated hands.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXqWHrwBhiGlZwbfIKGAnawtF44EAsXjuwCk6W1OYPXHGlfD_tDuvdH9fiTsjmdBS3EAydmCH45wVb6PkH-j-o-m50j9_x1PIN7q7HglDiX3Zg64GFEpVpWdUbKOipP02_5rMWC1nNPRrxmzf8biS5rRxVX91ANdjyORakvCBEv-jfJ5auXqOhG_RxtEP3/s1826/CIMG6367.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1826" data-original-width="699" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXqWHrwBhiGlZwbfIKGAnawtF44EAsXjuwCk6W1OYPXHGlfD_tDuvdH9fiTsjmdBS3EAydmCH45wVb6PkH-j-o-m50j9_x1PIN7q7HglDiX3Zg64GFEpVpWdUbKOipP02_5rMWC1nNPRrxmzf8biS5rRxVX91ANdjyORakvCBEv-jfJ5auXqOhG_RxtEP3/s320/CIMG6367.jpeg" width="122" /></a></div><b>Woman in Green Leaves</b> from 2018 which I redid. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHHwOGA2_hWUSHGJndzH6fxiys__Is3QbYyqj2fNqsC0HoGsr2yyYIachSTMOjo_Xq1-JO9qBwYUMl1xQYyXA_VZr_6xHJ8aNi8vmTIvha6FYJFrDLca0fIfj4RHnIqmsSKTjNOnWodYeoEI6qeiSfc5Fkq2qWdCjPnELEuky__zxLVxSAIFrtjU98_BPM/s1733/CIMG6369.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1733" data-original-width="1200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHHwOGA2_hWUSHGJndzH6fxiys__Is3QbYyqj2fNqsC0HoGsr2yyYIachSTMOjo_Xq1-JO9qBwYUMl1xQYyXA_VZr_6xHJ8aNi8vmTIvha6FYJFrDLca0fIfj4RHnIqmsSKTjNOnWodYeoEI6qeiSfc5Fkq2qWdCjPnELEuky__zxLVxSAIFrtjU98_BPM/w139-h200/CIMG6369.jpeg" width="139" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><b>Green Woman</b> is a very tall 27" with deconstructed screen printed cotton knit which has also been discharged (color removed), and embroidered.</span><p></p><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="1286" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipd6LKMpnNt_87XC77YahXbSbZSazYLYGBC901Y20y8MmvMy7dfz-HW8P_oGFdNSswp3h4oSxglAMb9yfHij8vwxznQjoofd8KuTSIrUnd9xhmttEdSuixzTdaDZLLZq8VxYbJMBp9YMFuCUPBEOfdC1juVnsjnmpvmTPvVsQRx6kFZU11sPASaqfRwqgQ/s320/100_2965.jpeg" width="134" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Woman in a Cold Winte</b>r is also tall. </span>Jennifer Gouldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11321889987097762074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4837693574494465409.post-4758035956810550552022-12-02T11:26:00.001-05:002022-12-02T11:26:25.368-05:00Flying Tree has SOLD!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6YoOXMm10CcQVOKL7rfBC9C2igb59qvF0GWLWAEDaNWvsokXHUTiYEs6Frg047UmYNFeAI2zxV0h9gGuDYwyedxWcvlMSUku6gIsaraz-RQj75CpKPs3l46GSyTPy-o9Cn2iIgyM8eMmR0jj2Ml-9NaRXTWLMDwfzGD3dE09a16OFiw37xePOHRnXcw/s2003/0622F1BC-38E4-4D79-8101-671860AD45A3_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2003" data-original-width="1160" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6YoOXMm10CcQVOKL7rfBC9C2igb59qvF0GWLWAEDaNWvsokXHUTiYEs6Frg047UmYNFeAI2zxV0h9gGuDYwyedxWcvlMSUku6gIsaraz-RQj75CpKPs3l46GSyTPy-o9Cn2iIgyM8eMmR0jj2Ml-9NaRXTWLMDwfzGD3dE09a16OFiw37xePOHRnXcw/w231-h400/0622F1BC-38E4-4D79-8101-671860AD45A3_1_201_a.jpeg" width="231" /></a></div> Flying Tree has sold at the Northville Art House's annual juried exhibit "Small Works." I am so happy. It does feel rare to sell one of my tree structures. Flying Tree is 12" tall x 6" wide x 4.5" deep and can be viewed in the round. The collaged fabric on the base is machine stitched with a hole in which you can put your hand, if your hand is small enough. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiptOD3WBGWLt6Fn4_dUSNtOZuwYUYtcu_rnTiP54r-fGygh46Wv784kHAwkWfwBX8eiEv7FpD1n6Sfv0Gwgp90Kzgq2RJ6vGMLkc-qeR25HJttOKIcmH-3rfID-1I-XCJrCt1a5fV8EPXrwxouLSi0bErBq_hvfJkgX6BE_H6xl6C8KlxTXS_bQJy7A/s1955/B813403A-0DB7-4024-962C-283C572582A7_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1955" data-original-width="1356" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiptOD3WBGWLt6Fn4_dUSNtOZuwYUYtcu_rnTiP54r-fGygh46Wv784kHAwkWfwBX8eiEv7FpD1n6Sfv0Gwgp90Kzgq2RJ6vGMLkc-qeR25HJttOKIcmH-3rfID-1I-XCJrCt1a5fV8EPXrwxouLSi0bErBq_hvfJkgX6BE_H6xl6C8KlxTXS_bQJy7A/s320/B813403A-0DB7-4024-962C-283C572582A7_1_201_a.jpeg" width="222" /></a></div><br />In the 2nd image of Flying Tree you can see the inside of the top piece which is discharged brown fabric with stripes.<p></p><p>I have more in the Tree Series that I'm hoping to work on in 2023!</p>Jennifer Gouldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11321889987097762074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4837693574494465409.post-86038205027875396152022-11-08T10:53:00.000-05:002022-11-08T10:53:20.189-05:002022 Holiday Shows<p>Dear Followers,</p><p>I am truly terrible at keeping up with my blog. Sorry about that! So I thought I would take the opportunity to tell you about the three holiday shows I'll be in and give you some ideas of what's new in my work this year.</p><p>ArtCats Gallery in Muskegon, Michigan, at www.artcatsgallery.com is an incredibly wonderful little gallery (and not just because my work is there). The owner, Louise Hopson, is a potter with her studio behind the gallery where she produces quirky and colorful, wild and wonderful pottery displayed in the gallery. I have my dolls there all year round, fortunately, and usually have Leotard Angels and Big Skirt Angels. Here are some of the newest ones at the gallery:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7v2f9JlfGnLRiMGF_IMy84E-zQvk2Y3ES6VIpFOHgOeyWJYnDoKOyBkqZWJjrCoOymRTt1dUeTIEtqQYj4n1kI68-wkRdLCHnQ9-ye_EE2yNC_ZuWQG08hz-x0oSftHIQplkhiBhZcu6ZtS6xJxP4p3NS6uibGJ5k4n0LBe0q0BRZC-MFPACHJvkZtg/s2003/4F6B8909-0E4A-4DA0-B16B-264CC84E2501_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2003" data-original-width="1069" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7v2f9JlfGnLRiMGF_IMy84E-zQvk2Y3ES6VIpFOHgOeyWJYnDoKOyBkqZWJjrCoOymRTt1dUeTIEtqQYj4n1kI68-wkRdLCHnQ9-ye_EE2yNC_ZuWQG08hz-x0oSftHIQplkhiBhZcu6ZtS6xJxP4p3NS6uibGJ5k4n0LBe0q0BRZC-MFPACHJvkZtg/w107-h200/4F6B8909-0E4A-4DA0-B16B-264CC84E2501_1_201_a.jpeg" width="107" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRHTVXm5mdKbUBpx0wNp2MC7TYnQK4N4Tl3wqyUpTSbSAXf_b_pD89Ya5G9wNvSUkXQt53u0Hz-bqANmUpEGwVQOA_BB8haessFAE5qbGnvsbrVu2iurJHFNeRi_RSCFqQKvFCJrCVmaOMDFWL75gxyyJjGN0HNnIZewjOQwWIOsY2Nz_qKE5q2ecibQ/s2048/DA6127EC-9918-4625-BE23-0AA38979F976_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I'm a member there and love to have my dolls at the annual show. My space is a small, narrow one but it fits my work so well. The show is November 4 - December 24.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfAuLKJzS15pRmISZNpMkzd985YoQB4FXat1Ihb1_w9mOu-VVL5N6kFfg0dZwwT7vFWXeL9QmCZwG-pYwaMtJpEVDSJnkC2qES5oo7tsuy2ePrsyAzmQtglLhhuO-yRfSApuWLP2tgPxagptDpi2vttuBwM7J7xDmaZAmcZueFvZZ8CE6MocbjqKTtxQ/s1958/54DDA03B-A3A7-4FD4-A23C-8BA79EF373BA_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1958" data-original-width="1092" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfAuLKJzS15pRmISZNpMkzd985YoQB4FXat1Ihb1_w9mOu-VVL5N6kFfg0dZwwT7vFWXeL9QmCZwG-pYwaMtJpEVDSJnkC2qES5oo7tsuy2ePrsyAzmQtglLhhuO-yRfSApuWLP2tgPxagptDpi2vttuBwM7J7xDmaZAmcZueFvZZ8CE6MocbjqKTtxQ/w357-h640/54DDA03B-A3A7-4FD4-A23C-8BA79EF373BA_1_201_a.jpeg" width="357" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope you can visit to see everyone's work!</div><br /><p>I've been invited back to the BBAC (Birmingham Bloomfield Arts Center) in Birmingham, Michigan (north of Detroit) this year and am so pleased to have my work there. The Holiday Shop is December 1-20 and they spend all November setting up this wonderful show and sale. (Check them out at www.BBartscenter.org.) I have Button Jesters (seen just below), Big Skirt Angels and Ladies, Leotard Angels, Little Angels, as well as a series of dolls I call Imaginary Friends--- lots of fun to create and to see.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPh8KvyuHXuCx9NTZ_ICXCCZbvhi02XnPY-BuaBQ_ICHxZPn4DROjpMmwBX4RgKo-Ik5fBlqb8T8sjmq3_ZogdI3iMb3BF-7ALzqkBK8MBCCNZMFPcN-SMsK9l-ZU-iZzEVs_kqo8rfkm8tUDPcv6tgRMKRVY56Hs-UU3jnME4cWb5vwn0Pg0oI9BAZA/s2046/CDD3B09D-AF8D-4602-9C7D-A16FA13B940A_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2046" data-original-width="1128" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPh8KvyuHXuCx9NTZ_ICXCCZbvhi02XnPY-BuaBQ_ICHxZPn4DROjpMmwBX4RgKo-Ik5fBlqb8T8sjmq3_ZogdI3iMb3BF-7ALzqkBK8MBCCNZMFPcN-SMsK9l-ZU-iZzEVs_kqo8rfkm8tUDPcv6tgRMKRVY56Hs-UU3jnME4cWb5vwn0Pg0oI9BAZA/s320/CDD3B09D-AF8D-4602-9C7D-A16FA13B940A_1_201_a.jpeg" width="176" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMoGflYlUGtWe6PttAl0DY9q0lyQKsr9QBnJmFC4ioQRGy4pIiH0k7cwqjJ2WtxUZQfowclmX6K54dTVw6L63hRVosCQgnyBygxMyjsGBCEADzXiDOSkHRO63nHqe2bGoYVmqPmlF96XmRNQ_xF8jnG0QeAigUZxPXgwaypEPZkNQnGxdTONpIQ-x7SA/s1992/E89177A8-059F-4A48-93A4-6EB8B9339EDD_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1992" data-original-width="820" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMoGflYlUGtWe6PttAl0DY9q0lyQKsr9QBnJmFC4ioQRGy4pIiH0k7cwqjJ2WtxUZQfowclmX6K54dTVw6L63hRVosCQgnyBygxMyjsGBCEADzXiDOSkHRO63nHqe2bGoYVmqPmlF96XmRNQ_xF8jnG0QeAigUZxPXgwaypEPZkNQnGxdTONpIQ-x7SA/w165-h400/E89177A8-059F-4A48-93A4-6EB8B9339EDD_1_201_a.jpeg" width="165" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxUfxN5fUxtnXIEjZACz2liky8UpuiviZtt-Xil0boI9tnR4UjiuRs7mh0AvNRwp_8AF51N6hpjjB-4-ZhB6mB4Zzfip14aeVRKWhMEmxoZr3zffsu966MzR76J25jrL03YWpKu9t6zUC0PEEk8WGfuSI2Q78uvKNUNks7wy1gcfsCdhNTGt2QEWudDA/s2007/6D35E3FD-9118-4AD4-A998-79575AEE4ECC_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2007" data-original-width="795" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxUfxN5fUxtnXIEjZACz2liky8UpuiviZtt-Xil0boI9tnR4UjiuRs7mh0AvNRwp_8AF51N6hpjjB-4-ZhB6mB4Zzfip14aeVRKWhMEmxoZr3zffsu966MzR76J25jrL03YWpKu9t6zUC0PEEk8WGfuSI2Q78uvKNUNks7wy1gcfsCdhNTGt2QEWudDA/w159-h400/6D35E3FD-9118-4AD4-A998-79575AEE4ECC_1_201_a.jpeg" width="159" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxUfxN5fUxtnXIEjZACz2liky8UpuiviZtt-Xil0boI9tnR4UjiuRs7mh0AvNRwp_8AF51N6hpjjB-4-ZhB6mB4Zzfip14aeVRKWhMEmxoZr3zffsu966MzR76J25jrL03YWpKu9t6zUC0PEEk8WGfuSI2Q78uvKNUNks7wy1gcfsCdhNTGt2QEWudDA/s2007/6D35E3FD-9118-4AD4-A998-79575AEE4ECC_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>I hope you're somewhere in Michigan where you can visit any of these three locations that are spread from the Lake Michigan shore to the eastern side of the state!</p><p><br /></p></div>Jennifer Gouldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11321889987097762074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4837693574494465409.post-42549568870139216092021-09-21T12:38:00.001-04:002021-09-21T12:41:16.059-04:00Glue Gun Stencils: What Fun!<p>Making hot glue gun stencils was an absolutely fun time inspired by Traci Bautista's "Printmaking Unleashed" book (North Light Books). That is MAKING the stencils was so much fun. I actually use the "stencils" as rubbings. In making them, just make sure you connect the glue line enough times to keep the lines together without falling apart. (My original post was on Dec. 14, 2015.)</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-f4lg76U_zFQzoVDG2DJL0MatecE6FTuuAOKp_sr69-kXBGvDyMV0BHKfCDfv3KicBEMr8rLOtS_iXLWJ-o4nTHEj-vLtj8vbBosUEQrzc9iU_xQObbku_BkRvMssrd7NMNW4SK8VfDQz/s500/StencilsGlueGunLeavesSpirals.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="451" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-f4lg76U_zFQzoVDG2DJL0MatecE6FTuuAOKp_sr69-kXBGvDyMV0BHKfCDfv3KicBEMr8rLOtS_iXLWJ-o4nTHEj-vLtj8vbBosUEQrzc9iU_xQObbku_BkRvMssrd7NMNW4SK8VfDQz/w361-h400/StencilsGlueGunLeavesSpirals.jpg" width="361" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Glue gun stencils - be sure to connect the lines<br />often so the stencil doesn't fall apart</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here are some images of the rubbings I made:</p><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFd_1uQClRQCdSKZ-XfQKKBDQ5BglKhng1roYJ9nSuMRL0s6vCTHxyJq0cFJUFMyabJJowjr8yCS038114TS7Y29hhYhvVnLVecQKTDSSwCZ3PCfmFfOJV3kSPfMbVot5hcjyDBZfKx_Pj/s2048/fullsizeoutput_1f7d.jpeg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFd_1uQClRQCdSKZ-XfQKKBDQ5BglKhng1roYJ9nSuMRL0s6vCTHxyJq0cFJUFMyabJJowjr8yCS038114TS7Y29hhYhvVnLVecQKTDSSwCZ3PCfmFfOJV3kSPfMbVot5hcjyDBZfKx_Pj/s320/fullsizeoutput_1f7d.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Z1kHt018qOz1YjNjiTwxV020jhmYryxKZTcFVMhXB7WI_7Y6gneqvSWHcDakQh0mV15TZSYJflTX_aAQlfyVlMGRmjvewNzThBHgqvrOAdUs8fAsoF2o8AFoktZzTRV55P74ijBw0TJ8/s1502/fullsizeoutput_1f7f.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1362" data-original-width="1502" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Z1kHt018qOz1YjNjiTwxV020jhmYryxKZTcFVMhXB7WI_7Y6gneqvSWHcDakQh0mV15TZSYJflTX_aAQlfyVlMGRmjvewNzThBHgqvrOAdUs8fAsoF2o8AFoktZzTRV55P74ijBw0TJ8/s320/fullsizeoutput_1f7f.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzJHDpi1ZgVGZeNgQSN_r2qagjFYT1cvpHtAvVUCVD56irESq3NB5LC7LG0tYCWCFzgdMOib2GDlE-YmvDZHsjIoDDnTahqAGWc3nd2GugnY0b-BmulVVbAUTKqcEON2DK7uoR0Rw31ymr/s2048/fullsizeoutput_1f7e.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzJHDpi1ZgVGZeNgQSN_r2qagjFYT1cvpHtAvVUCVD56irESq3NB5LC7LG0tYCWCFzgdMOib2GDlE-YmvDZHsjIoDDnTahqAGWc3nd2GugnY0b-BmulVVbAUTKqcEON2DK7uoR0Rw31ymr/s320/fullsizeoutput_1f7e.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ4iSvGIwoAdM9uSj2efN2WkIDPTCmBHAsmIsCvcHpv7N_jYaYDqWqt_uiAQKGafnWgZsxNfho7T8oF6ePGfJ954pEWYholU1hZN7VVJdadrNXe1FGw9revDSgdDhVE5G0nJ5fj0EtoVHO/s1502/fullsizeoutput_1f7f.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div>Jennifer Gouldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11321889987097762074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4837693574494465409.post-43040006381400348772021-09-21T12:13:00.000-04:002021-09-21T12:13:30.647-04:00Embroidered Collages: Small is good!<p>I have been working on small pieces, as well as dolls, and love the ability to take pieces from my tubs of handprinted, dyed and painted scraps to make what I am calling <b>Improvisational Embroidered Collages</b>. Taking one piece that looks inspiring and adding it to another with stitching satisfies that part of me that can't through away anything, especially fabric that I've worked to hand dye, print, paint or embellish. These are my most recent pieces:</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ubLMATCCMaq_Kq0J3Z-2P2VZqmi8dekSc12znLZi9EO1_C0jqWJFdsT_2WKf0_3NK4kcEnSC9bYvEMVFsOwczQXpq0Y9BSDwRGSFo-fYSuN7d-OzD0XBqPQ9zinB3JJrVs7xjFh4egSO/s1930/fullsizeoutput_1d51.jpeg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1508" data-original-width="1930" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ubLMATCCMaq_Kq0J3Z-2P2VZqmi8dekSc12znLZi9EO1_C0jqWJFdsT_2WKf0_3NK4kcEnSC9bYvEMVFsOwczQXpq0Y9BSDwRGSFo-fYSuN7d-OzD0XBqPQ9zinB3JJrVs7xjFh4egSO/w320-h250/fullsizeoutput_1d51.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Jennifer Gould </b>"Purple Clouds on the Horizon," 8" x 6", synthetics, cotton; deconstructed screen printing (DSP), rubbing, printing, stamping, embroidery<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfvWRlDabFynUmtnnqG7zniWOM989KQAJ0zzEDuvxFy4YYWL6Gn6E0xKGVym0Y6afAyXwTI1OHMH_albjR7Ie-kjG1IxyW0ZloSe97__Kpn83I2MuEWWyEOTpRNwgsnpsJU0QFZViTGh4G/s1903/fullsizeoutput_1d69.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1903" data-original-width="1384" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfvWRlDabFynUmtnnqG7zniWOM989KQAJ0zzEDuvxFy4YYWL6Gn6E0xKGVym0Y6afAyXwTI1OHMH_albjR7Ie-kjG1IxyW0ZloSe97__Kpn83I2MuEWWyEOTpRNwgsnpsJU0QFZViTGh4G/w291-h400/fullsizeoutput_1d69.jpeg" width="291" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Jennifer Gould</b> "Radiating Spiral," 5" x 7.5", Indian dyed/printed cotton, synethics, sheers; stenciling, fine line printing, hand and machine embroidery</td></tr></tbody></table>,<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5xHmAuY8rl_ueGk74UAph0FqnsLyoDQKS4Hcm81q5u68bQRYNmfhKQAWpFFTEeqEF8ypxr474j7nDZJLD9TYsaOWFW2LrlNHQPOtXCLCdXafYJHNSTkD9ay3ItnfftyvPpvt9s09IkHim/s1680/fullsizeoutput_1d91.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1680" data-original-width="1001" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5xHmAuY8rl_ueGk74UAph0FqnsLyoDQKS4Hcm81q5u68bQRYNmfhKQAWpFFTEeqEF8ypxr474j7nDZJLD9TYsaOWFW2LrlNHQPOtXCLCdXafYJHNSTkD9ay3ItnfftyvPpvt9s09IkHim/w382-h640/fullsizeoutput_1d91.jpeg" width="382" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Jennifer Gould</b>, "Out There," 6" x 11", cotton, synthetics; hand printed, <br />stamped, drawn, embroidered</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Jennifer Gouldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11321889987097762074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4837693574494465409.post-88302309427684013092020-09-03T10:29:00.003-04:002020-09-03T12:13:28.336-04:00Profusion: newest 3-D shibori indigo piece<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="Profusion, 10" x 10" x 3", cotton, Procion dyes, textile paint, indigo, shibori stitched" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1511" data-original-width="1495" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBn_dZt7n8ckSH7K1RGHapd3mKssby-04t25UU7qi8zoNTZGuwDVCWnysMW0AowzPc5eE4tHH5AjRZDtc5DjydVw0gtelnb58T5Pqdkpl5GMeE1dMOv8jXUfy_kObfcR78y3kTOASaLQq7/w317-h320/fullsizeoutput_1a56.jpeg" title="Profusion, 10" x10" x 3", cotton, Procion dyes, textile paint, indigo, shibori stitched" width="317" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white;">Profusion is my latest piece in three-dimensional shibori stitched and indigo dyed work. It's 10" x 10" x 3" deep; cotton, Procion MX dyes, textile paint, indigo and shibori. Also, because the pre-stretched canvas frame has almost a 2" deep side, I added flattened fabric to the edges to give a wrap-around effect.</span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwwz8hD8JNJ6bq5574KEBwOmInRdeBFeYklb6EB5MP0AkeR14tDPmhO3NpizXwb6AjZDdhkKCn694bAwGOGx41UAXd71pGz46oBdVnpnZsVk3JtJmz2AItO6KR-Xhci6pKFEXJVM51q7Sv/s1878/fullsizeoutput_1a82.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1436" data-original-width="1878" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwwz8hD8JNJ6bq5574KEBwOmInRdeBFeYklb6EB5MP0AkeR14tDPmhO3NpizXwb6AjZDdhkKCn694bAwGOGx41UAXd71pGz46oBdVnpnZsVk3JtJmz2AItO6KR-Xhci6pKFEXJVM51q7Sv/s320/fullsizeoutput_1a82.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>I wanted to do more than just have blue on white fabric and decided to dye paint large areas of bright colors. Relearning to mix Procion MX dyes was good experimentation because I discovered that my red and pink dyes had died. So, I brought out my ProFab textile paints and did a thin wash over those faded areas. Knowing that indigo does attach to textile paint (can't be too plastic-y though), I was glad of the results.</p><p>Unfortunately in this new Blogger, I can't get the caption to appear no matter how I follow the instructions in the Help section. </p><p>I find it amazing in this new virtual exhibit reality we have right now that we can have one piece in multiple shows and never physically send it anywhere!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfEIEfwZfbUr4EEZlwWWkPE5XsqCC8xgx_omXBaCxbMo_td43dLukuTe01V7amWKp02xQoJ2EvNeSiW9Ej6jydrYhJRNMNA4narhr4gUeihH_Y4NIpFtD3oveSApMH7o2x2l6VB1dCdcpQ/s1536/fullsizeoutput_19ee.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="1441" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfEIEfwZfbUr4EEZlwWWkPE5XsqCC8xgx_omXBaCxbMo_td43dLukuTe01V7amWKp02xQoJ2EvNeSiW9Ej6jydrYhJRNMNA4narhr4gUeihH_Y4NIpFtD3oveSApMH7o2x2l6VB1dCdcpQ/s320/fullsizeoutput_19ee.jpeg" /></a></div><p>Here's what it looks like when it's all scrunched up after pulling and tying off the stitches.<img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="1338" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgegPK3Ji4khPQrTVJ6hULc4Iszs91Q6ofuq2uvFTwHmh1c14MhTPLS9Y11qU7sISJCU-DiQW6f_pQ5C1ApjBDfG8w97bt8w1NRLgseqgJ-6T6URbL6cGfuIL-aenzl7IxqUw5bPZLol2Sa/s320/fullsizeoutput_1a3d.jpeg" /></p><p>The second photo shows an entire dishpan filled with indigo dyed fabric. There are all different colors of blue because indigo overdyes beautifully and creates lovely and unusual colors. My favorite is indigo on orange/yellow!</p><p><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Jennifer Gouldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11321889987097762074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4837693574494465409.post-31235366032536867132020-07-09T16:11:00.000-04:002020-07-09T16:11:27.563-04:00New Dolls for ArtCats Gallery<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oriental Poppy Woman</td></tr>
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A customer at ArtCats Gallery in Muskegon MI requested a commission for two Square Headed Women dolls in the flower themes of Oriental Poppy and a second one of Sunflower. It was a great challenge that I loved.<br />
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I used some fabric from my most recent 3-D shibori stitched and indigo dyed fabric to make the dress fabric for the two dolls. The dress for the Poppy is mokume which reminded me of the leaves of the Oriental Poppy.<br />
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Sunflowers have big oval pointed leaves. The dress for the Sunflower Woman is exaggerated whole cloth ori-nui pressed flat unlike the Poppy Woman. <br />
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The petals of the poppy are red silk organza around black flocked netting. The sunflower is constructed of many yellow cotton petals, ruched yellow-orange crinkled cotton and a discharged green knit fabric. Both dolls' flowers have stems of my printed knit tube. And both have green UltraSuede faces!<br />
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<br />Jennifer Gouldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11321889987097762074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4837693574494465409.post-21693260620880828362020-07-09T15:52:00.000-04:002020-07-09T15:52:23.712-04:003-D Shibori Indigo Pieces for "Tiny But Mighty" exhibit<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pink Volcano Landscape</td></tr>
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I've continued with the three-dimensional shibori and indigo dyed work.<br />
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This time I did 8" x 8" square pieces (the maximum size required for the entries to the "Tiny But Mighty" exhibit at the d'Art Center in Norfolk VA). This is their 2nd National Exhibition of Small Artworks. <br />
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The "Pink Volcano Landscape" piece is a collage of cotton and knit fabric shibori. The kumo "mountains" and ori-nui wiggles are two of the most 3-D shibori which I love doing.<br />
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"Wild Jungle Leaves" is shaped shibori (maki-age) which I love to do in leaf shapes. The cotton was dyed as low immersion in yellows and oranges so that overdyeing in indigo created an odd green.<br />
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"Lush Bananas" is a whole cloth piece in exaggerated ori-nui. The embroidery uses the holes created during the first shibori stitching.<br />
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Jennifer Gouldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11321889987097762074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4837693574494465409.post-70501579421105522942020-06-12T12:29:00.002-04:002020-06-12T12:31:42.171-04:003-D Shibori Stitched Indigo Dyed Pieces<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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Wow, it has been such a long time since I last posted! But I have been very busy, especially working on and finishing these two 3-D shibori stitched and indigo dyed pieces: Oceans Deep 1 and 2.<br />
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Initially they started out as one very large piece that was 3'w x 5't--- too much for my arms and hands to handle. I took it apart to embroider the shapes and really make them stand up and be three-dimensional. I used the holes already made by the shibori stitching and my purple hand dyed embroidery floss.<br />
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I realized that they didn't fit together any longer after the stitching (of course it shrank). In the end I think it looks much better as two pieces.<br />
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Oceans Deep 2 is actually a deep green (a melon yellow overdyed with indigo creates an interesting green). Oceans Deep 1 is an odd blue gray on a slightly orangey yellow cotton with beading and purple synthetic sheer painted with blue and used as additional "ribs" on the huge kumo circles.<br />
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I've entered these two pieces into the Surface Design Association (SDA)'s "Exhibition in Print" so I'm hoping to see them in this Fall's 2020 Journal.<br />
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I'm looking forward to working on more pieces as the 3-D aspect is so much fun to plan and execute.<br />
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Jennifer Gouldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11321889987097762074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4837693574494465409.post-66042878830649181662020-02-26T09:33:00.001-05:002020-02-26T09:33:55.140-05:00New Collaged Embroideries: January 2020<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chinese Shoes, 7.25" x 10"<br />by Jennifer Gould</td></tr>
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I am really pleased with my work in January. I had foot surgery (hammer toe) on Jan. 7 and forced inactivity gave me almost a month to sit and work on a series of pieces. My first is the "Chinese Shoes" which I did on a day when my fiber arts group in Grand Rapids was meeting. I couldn't be there as I wasn't able to go out yet. I was watching YouTube videos on my laptop of Chinese costume designer, Guo Pei, and so inspired by her fantastically gorgeous and outrageous costumes.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Wizard's Tower,<br />5" x 16"<br />by Jennifer Gould</td></tr>
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I've been working on pieces that are not rectangular or square, but with edges or shape that are either asymmetrical or uneven.<br />
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"The Wizard's Tower" followed, then "Alien Monoliths." I love the cave-like shape of this latter piece and the floating monoliths. I made a lot of monoprinted fabric last year and I've begun to use them in my pieces (background of "Alien Monoliths"). This piece includes freeform machine sewing on the background, handstitching on the textile printed and arashi shibori and indigo dyed cotton knit and shibori/indigo dyed brown linen; the cotton embroidery floss is handdyed.<br />
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I had begun "Donuts Tumbling through Green Air" years ago and now had time to finish embroidering the remaining rayon printed fabric. A fun piece which includes commercial rayon fabric, and handdyed silk noil.<br />
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"Silk Pagoda" included a small portion on the bottom of printed silk from the bolt end of kimono fabric. The first kanji (Chinese characters) reads "silk." <br />
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"Alien Landscapes 2" uses two pieces of monoprinted acetate, freeform machine embroidery, hand stitching, and 3-D round pieces of embroidered fabric wrapped foam core.<br />
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I'm looking forward to working on more such pieces but especially printing and painting more fabric this winter!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Detail, Alien Landscape,<br />by Jennifer Gould</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Here are the workshops I'm offering at my house this summer. </span><u style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">YOU</u><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> get to suggest the dates of the workshop you want to take! Just contact (jgould1526@gmail.com) me to give me an idea what dates would work for YOU. Workshops during the week or weekend are fine from <u>June through August</u> (and possibly in September). I'm excited about the workshops and look forward to hearing from you.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The seemingly mysterious dye, INDIGO, used throughout the world but famous for its special development in Japan, dyes BLUE ---- from light to darkest of navy. When combined with the Japanese technique of SHIBORI (stitch and bound resists), the two create delightful patterning on natural fabrics (cotton, linen, rayon, silk, wool). Further combined with already colored fabric, multiple colors can be achieved. Students will have their own indigo pot, learn about the history and use of indigo around the world while stitching their fabric, and develop a basic library of stitches in order to design pieces using shibori. Fabric, yarn, and small pieces of clothing (shirts/blouses, thin fabric dresses, small jackets, scarves) can be dyed. A supply list will be sent upon paid registration. Two days. $200 plus $12 for materials.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a;">A whole new world awaits you with synthetic fabrics printed with disperse dyes. Everything from polyester organza, iridescent sheers, </span><span style="font-size: 16px;">acetate muslin, </span><span style="color: #1a1a1a;">synthetic knits and more can be used. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> Transfer prints made with the dyes create fascinating patterning which can be layered for multiple color overlays especially on sheer fabric. We'll cover exciting possibilities such as basic painting techniques to make transfer prints, manipulating fabric and steaming pleats in place while printing color, using laser copies to print photographic images, using resists to create patterning (such as leaves, lace), and discharge. </span><span style="color: black;">A supply list will be sent upon paid registration. </span><span style="color: black;">Two days. $200 plus $15 for materials.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a;">Your own handmade stamps, stencils and rubbing plates give you the most exciting patterning. We'll use rubber insulation foam, polystyrene plates and many other unusual but easily available items. These produce patterning that's personal and never seen before in commercial products. On the second day, students will use textile paints to sample their stamps and stencils. </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;">A supply list will be sent upon paid registration. </span><span style="color: #1a1a1a;"> Two days. </span>$200 plus $20 for materials.</span></span></div>
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Jennifer Gouldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11321889987097762074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4837693574494465409.post-11241568665712462232019-03-18T16:57:00.000-04:002019-03-18T16:58:27.156-04:00Valley Fiber Art Guild: MONOPRINTING Workshop<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A happy Marie with her monoprint!</td></tr>
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<span style="text-align: center;">The first day of the workshops for the <a href="https://valleyfiberartguild.org/workshops" target="_blank">Valley Fiber Art Guild</a> in the Green Valley area south of Tucson, Arizona, was MONOPRINTING. This is a technique that is part of the surface design portfolio and specifically uses some type of printing plate. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Combination of trace monoprinting and a<br />
brayered leaf resist (Jennifer's)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trace Monoprinting</td></tr>
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My choice of printing plate is always a plexiglass plate. Some people love gelatin plates but I find them too limiting in size and I don't care for the squishiness. I gave my gelatin plate to away to a friend, including the bottles of glycerin that I was going to use to make the glycerin/gelatin plate that keeps indefinitely at room temperature. I've collected a huge number of very different sized plexi plates so I can make both small pieces as well as huge (3' x 4') prints.<br />
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Monoprinting was new to the Valley FA Guild but they requested this part of surface design as their first workshop and were very enthusiastic about diving in and learning.<br />
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Using a firm brayer with thick textile paint (or thickened dyes) is the first requirement. (My textile paints are ProFab that come from ProChem (<a href="https://prochemicalanddye.net/paints/profab-textile-paints.html/" target="_blank">ProFab paints</a>). Too thin a paint gives only a minor brayered texture. A smooth rolling motion gives an organic lined texture (like a duck or a swan taking off from a pond). If you stop in the middle you get a line----maybe what you want but maybe not.<br />
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Many techniques can be used for reductive printing (taking paint away by using something like Q-tips or a chopstick to create lines) or additive printing by adding more paint and drawings after each print. Trace monoprinting is an exciting way to create a lined drawing.<br />
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My favorite technique is to make a print (plexiglass turned onto the fabric, pressed with your hands and then lifted off), then spray the plexi plate with water, and take another print. The sprayed water liquifies the leftover paint and creates tiny dots that seem to jump off the fabric.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marge experimenting.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Anita used paper to do a lot of her gelatin<br />
prints.</td></tr>
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Monoprinted pieces are perfect for adding stitched work because of a lot of the amorphous areas created by brayered areas. This worked perfectly for the last workshop on Friday, Contemporary Embroidery.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ann produced a huge amount of gorgeous<br />
fabric monoprints.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Margalis uncovering a trace monoprint.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Assistant Peggy made a doll out of the<br />
printed fabric on the left.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sue used a large stamp.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kathe paints the back of a fig leaf to<br />
create a leaf print.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Linda used a finely carved wood stamp<br />
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Jennifer Gouldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11321889987097762074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4837693574494465409.post-8747552393361690762019-03-18T15:00:00.000-04:002019-03-18T15:00:10.377-04:00Arizona Images: Agave, Cacti and Landscape<br />
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I didn't have time to do a travel diary while in the Green Valley area, south of Tucson. I was teaching a different workshop each day, standing up for almost 8 hours each day, and then in a car being driven around to see the sights.<br />
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I did take photos--- a lot of them and as many as I could without being intrusive or annoying to my hosts. <br />
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I was so amazed by the mountains as West Michigan is rather flat. A drive up to Madera Canyon gave me a chance to photograph the mountains a little closer up. I wish we could have gone as far as the observatory atop one of the peaks.<br />
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The cacti, though, amazed me the most. So many kinds, close together in so many varieties. The towering saguaros are probably the most imposing. Towers of pale green with spines along the ribs can be interrupted with a bubble at the top or side, the beginning of a new "branch." Birds are often sitting on top of the saguaro and don't fly away even if you walk by.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Saguaro Cacti</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dried inside of a saguaro cacti.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hole made by a bird for a nest on<br />a saguaro.</td></tr>
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Jennifer Gouldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11321889987097762074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4837693574494465409.post-45209034847633151422019-03-02T10:24:00.000-05:002019-03-02T10:25:41.900-05:00Postcards from Arizona!<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I don't have an image of my trip in Arizona yet so you<br />
get this fantastic tapestry by Nancy McRay which is<br />
now part of my collection.</td></tr>
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I'm on my way to Arizona very early tomorrow morning to teach a week of workshops (a different one every day) for the Valley Fiber Art Guild in Sahuarita/Green Valley (somewhere between Tucson and the Mexican border). Check out the workshops <a href="https://valleyfiberartguild.org/workshops" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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I was reading part of Cas Holmes' newest book, "Textile Landscape: Painting with Cloth in Mixed Media" published by Batford in London, and she's talking about <b>travel diaries</b>.<br />
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I did one for my last trip to Japan (see posts <b>Postcards from Japan</b>, October/November 2016).<br />
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So, I'm going to try and take the time outside of the workshops to write about my first time in Arizona, the landscape, people, plants/birds/animals, and more during next week. Maybe I can make my <b>travel diary</b> into a textile piece or more!Jennifer Gouldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11321889987097762074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4837693574494465409.post-27142665092204991132019-01-11T10:57:00.001-05:002019-01-11T10:57:22.678-05:00POSTCARD SALON 2019<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibytbMNOycTRsjcL9YsPOGifQyMd-uvV_kJ2rH5xaLOK37bSV91d0lcz03qgvOMtP8sPo9V6zZk_Z-BVZCMi7dxbWwYV6iuFYE9I9sjIC3SoBcX5lB7EmXisg6Lz-ulxG7XtMDGx0slv02/s1600/Postcards2018FiveLeaves.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="230" data-original-width="633" height="145" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibytbMNOycTRsjcL9YsPOGifQyMd-uvV_kJ2rH5xaLOK37bSV91d0lcz03qgvOMtP8sPo9V6zZk_Z-BVZCMi7dxbWwYV6iuFYE9I9sjIC3SoBcX5lB7EmXisg6Lz-ulxG7XtMDGx0slv02/s400/Postcards2018FiveLeaves.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Again, I'm doing the Muskegon Museum of Art's POSTCARD SALON. I love working small and the 4" x 6" size they require is just right for me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The first long image of five 3-D leaf postcards was my entry for the 2018 salon and now is at the LowellArts Member Show (through Feb. 9). Check out their fabulous gallery <a href="http://www.lowellartsmi.org/" target="_blank">here</a>. Once I have the unsold postcards back from the show (each can sell at the MMA for $30 with a 50/50 split), I mount them on 5" x 7" pre-stretched canvas frames.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For the 2019 POSTCARD SALON, I went back to using shibori stitched and indigo dyed fabric with a theme of Indigo Sunsets. I really love the ones that I put together:</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Postcard 1: Orange Indigo Sunset</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>All the fabric have been dyed in indigo as the last step</u>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Postcard 1: Top part is mokume shibori on my handdyed textured cotton; bottom is the same but on black dotted white cotton.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Postcard 2: Indigo Sunset on Pink Water</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Postcard 2: Mokume shibori on white cotton on the top and bottom; white rayon previously dyed with some pink then mokume stitched.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Postcard 3: Indigo Storm Sunset</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Postcard 3: Top is mokume stitched stretch cotton (with Spandex) that was coral colored (warp is yellow and weft is pink)--- fabulous fabric to work with and the Thiox in the pre-reduced indigo often gives a halo effect; also the indigo can be transparent enough to make the blue and the base yellow become green on the final fabric. The bottom fabric is a tan/rust cotton knit that was stamped/printed with textile paint and then arashi shibori striped. The top mokume section reminds me so much for that strange sky when a bad storm is coming.</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkeyjWOG-DL5Dt8VXZyKies7LoGuFIcYD-QrewUsCdl_xIgk3WRSP9lU0kVMOzrBlFMwJx_h0LsQjVuQOYaCew3BrGZ8xGt-M0ftxtwhvwIgXBVSFuUfdrwC2diRIL74UzP429uWr2Ar5M/s1600/Postcard4OrangeSunsetWithIndigoClouds2019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="150" data-original-width="200" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkeyjWOG-DL5Dt8VXZyKies7LoGuFIcYD-QrewUsCdl_xIgk3WRSP9lU0kVMOzrBlFMwJx_h0LsQjVuQOYaCew3BrGZ8xGt-M0ftxtwhvwIgXBVSFuUfdrwC2diRIL74UzP429uWr2Ar5M/s200/Postcard4OrangeSunsetWithIndigoClouds2019.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Postcard 4: Orange Sunset with <br />Indigo Clouds</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Postcard 4: Top is a purchased cotton gauze that came with lots of orange and yellow random dyed areas. The bottom is a damask cotton napkin. This piece was the only one that I machine stitched crosswise and the effect to me is not as good as the vertical stitching, maybe....</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Postcard 5: Pink Sun in an Indigo Sky</span></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-standard; font-size: small; text-align: start;"></span></td></tr>
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<br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Postcard 5: The </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">bottom was my Mom’s old cotton sheet (fold over section at top) that was first dyed pink from deconstructed screen printing and then accordion folded for indigo dyeing; top section is white and very fine turquoise cotton knit printed pink with textile paint with round sponge stamps, then kumo bound on the circles and indigo dyed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">I did all of these within only 3 days--- a really short time but fortunately I not only knew what I wanted to do but I had all the stitched and dyed fabric on hand!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The next pile of shibori stitched fabric ready<br />to dye in indigo!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span>Jennifer Gouldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11321889987097762074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4837693574494465409.post-58695405691360626792018-03-12T08:11:00.001-04:002018-03-12T08:11:36.763-04:00MLH Biennial Fiber Show, Feb. 11-March 11, 2018<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Utter Confusion: Which Way is Home?<br />Monoprinted acetate muslin, embroidered, collaged<br />by Jennifer Gould</td></tr>
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I was so happy when my most recent monoprinted embroideries got into the 20th MLH Biennial Fiber Show at the Shiawasee Arts Council in Owosso, Michigan. And one of them, "Utter Confusion: Which Way is Home?" got an Honorable Mention.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crazy House<br />Improv collage and embroidery,<br />by Jennifer Gould</td></tr>
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My favorite, though, is "Crazy House." It's what I'm beginning to call my improv collaging and embroidered work.<br />
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Also, in the show was "Leaves: Rising from Below."<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Leaves: Rising from Below<br />Monoprinted acetate muslin,<br />embroidered by Jennifer Gould</td></tr>
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Lovely reception where I got to see so many MLH friends I haven't seen in a long time!Jennifer Gouldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11321889987097762074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4837693574494465409.post-77999614557753365752018-02-13T18:36:00.000-05:002018-02-13T18:36:21.641-05:00Postcard Salon at the Muskegon Museum of Art - Feb. 15, 2018<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Postcard #1</td></tr>
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The sale and reception of the postcards are this Thursday evening, Feb. 15, 2018. The reception of great food starts at 5:30pm with the sale beginning at 7pm. Postcards sell for $30 each with $15 going to the MMA and $15 to the artist. It's a wonderful evening of viewing small scale art from all ages to meeting friends and seeing what other people purchase!<br />
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Check the MMA's website at www.MuskegonArtMuseum.org. <br />
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Here are my five postcards I submitted:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Postcard #2</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Postcard #3</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Postcard #4</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Postcard #5</td></tr>
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<br />Jennifer Gouldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11321889987097762074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4837693574494465409.post-24619682567196977942018-02-13T11:21:00.000-05:002018-02-13T11:23:05.281-05:00Contemporary Embroidery: From Surface Design to the Stitched Mark<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Handprinted on<br />
synthetic iridescent knit,<br />
and embroidered; inset<br />
onto doll front by<br />
Jennifer Gould 2015</td></tr>
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I'm looking forward to doing this workshop at the KIA. There are already six students. Glad to hear from anyone who has questions. It will be a lot of fun, a lot of playing (no adult thoughts allowed) and experimentation!<br />
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March 24-25, 2018 Workshop<br />Kalamazoo Institute of Arts (KIA)<br />314 S. Park St.<br />Kalamazoo MI 49007<br />269.349.7775</h3>
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For those with an adventuresome spirit but looking to work in a contemplative textile method, students will use textile paints to print and paint fabric with images of their own design during the first morning. This work will create pattern, areas of color, or designs that inspire students to put stitching onto the fabric —anything goes! During the afternoon and next day, “the stitched mark” or one’s own personal hand stitch vocabulary, will be discussed and used on fabric to create rhythm, movement, and visual and physical texture. This workshop will strive to have students look at stitching on fabric, not as decorative, but as an expression of themselves—pulling something new and different from inside and onto the cloth. Jennifer will have many samples of her own embroidered pieces, images of contemporary embroiderers’ work from around the world, and books on hand. <a href="https://www.kiarts.org/page.php?page_id=1573" rel="noopener" style="color: #de1644; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;" target="_blank">Check the KIA for registration info</a>.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Discharge cotton Kona fabric, hand stitched by<br />
Jennifer Gould 2014</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crazy House,<br />
freeform<br />
improvisational collage<br />
and embroidery by<br />
Jennifer Gould<br />
2018</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stars Mending the Universe,<br />
wipe-up cotton cloth with<br />
textile paint, embroidered;<br />
by Jennifer Gould 2014</td></tr>
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Jennifer Gouldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11321889987097762074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4837693574494465409.post-81064884385166072302017-09-10T09:41:00.001-04:002020-10-10T10:28:09.583-04:00<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scroll #2: Strange Kanji<br />
by Jennifer Gould</td></tr>
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My latest work involves using red twig dogwood (osier) to create my own Chinese characters that are used in writing Japanese, called かんじ (kanji). <br />
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I have a long association with Japan, starting in 1971-72 when I was a student in Tokyo at Waseda University's International Division. When I returned to the US and Hope College (Holland MI) as a senior, I met my future husband who had been born and raised in Tokyo. His mother, now at 94 and almost 95 on November 2, is still lively just very, very hard of hearing.<br />
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I have been fascinated with nature and the world of trees, leaves, flowers, insects (as long as they're outside, not in my home) and clouds. In other words, the biosphere or the environment and our place in it.<br />
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Leaves, especially, have a large part in my artwork as seen in my Square Headed Women and the Flower Packet Folding Books I've made. <br />
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I had pruned a volunteer Red Twig Dogwood in my terraced garden behind my house one autumn after the leaves had fallen. They looked so fascinating that I stored them in my garage during the winter. I realized that was an excellent decision to have made because it gave the twigs time to shrink. I've just cut more, even though it's still warm weather with leaves on the trees, but I may have to use some of the twigs soon, as I will explain.<br />
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My first attempt at using the osier twigs was in 2014 on a doll that I felt exemplified my feelings about winter: cold, brittle, white and gray, but with the beauty of some of nature shining through, such as the osier twigs. I made 3-piece and 4-piece twig frames bound together with dark red thread and piled down and around the figure. Unfortunately when ever I was at a show in which this piece was displayed, there were always broken frames; or I'd get the piece back with numerous broken frames in the box....<br />
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So I took the twig frames off the figure and have looked at them for a number of years trying to figure out how to use them. <br />
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In the meantime, I visited my mother-in-law last October (see all of my Postcards from Japan from Oct. 12-Nov. 9, 2016 in this blog). Before and after this trip, I visited <a href="http://www.kanji-a-day.com/" target="_blank">Kanji-A-Day</a> daily to study so I can read friends' letters, magazines and more. I love Japanese and Chinese calligraphy and <i>kanji</i>. In fact, that's probably one of the major reasons I decided I wanted to go to Japan to study. But there are some really odd and weird looking <i>kanji</i> such as: <span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: x-large;">鼠 </span><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">mouse, </span><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">卵 </span>egg</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHlEbF-ebAq9cP8MlZ9u26ecK3lXcxIerrEyuMUVAZlFXLuxVb1AMt-_kzfijqlU8VGxlZVL285fQ9oL-O-NZc1yLeqOfA-MFyen31SrXbyG_dSSZ-jYpmMveA-7bUYqWe50QndYRmHmyg/s1600/fullsizeoutput_739.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1430" data-original-width="1600" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHlEbF-ebAq9cP8MlZ9u26ecK3lXcxIerrEyuMUVAZlFXLuxVb1AMt-_kzfijqlU8VGxlZVL285fQ9oL-O-NZc1yLeqOfA-MFyen31SrXbyG_dSSZ-jYpmMveA-7bUYqWe50QndYRmHmyg/s200/fullsizeoutput_739.jpeg" width="200" /></a><span style="color: #333333;">I started playing with the broken pieces and realized they made some very odd shapes that looked rather like <i>kanji</i> to me. These developed into the above <b>Scroll #2: Strange Kanji</b>. I had made a previous one, my first attempt at making a Japanese scroll, using Japanese postage stamps and kimono/obi fabric. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333;">So, my current project is working on individual fabric wrapped rectangles that have twigs couched down to form my own imagined <i>kanji</i>. These so far include these three at left.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333;">I'm working on a piece which will have these individual rectangles of <i>kanji</i> placed in a row hanging vertically down the wall. My vision is wonderful. I'll see if the final piece is what I imagined!</span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg775XWgnKk6CBnWps-qhEmM76C389X7Crao2SEW2v3UsIwrZqV9zCvL1rgm7np8XGpemHN9b0J2fEin8sU8OwduoKkCcIEA4DNkwVIOWJff9Fjs6JzzYFimUjkkUX75nBUjXzFNXgHRkhyphenhyphen/s1600/StrangeKanjiSample2Front.jpg" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1123" data-original-width="700" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg775XWgnKk6CBnWps-qhEmM76C389X7Crao2SEW2v3UsIwrZqV9zCvL1rgm7np8XGpemHN9b0J2fEin8sU8OwduoKkCcIEA4DNkwVIOWJff9Fjs6JzzYFimUjkkUX75nBUjXzFNXgHRkhyphenhyphen/s200/StrangeKanjiSample2Front.jpg" width="124" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>
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</div>Jennifer Gouldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11321889987097762074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4837693574494465409.post-57408970807740293342017-09-08T09:55:00.000-04:002017-09-08T09:55:33.761-04:00Latest Dolls<br />
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My latest blog follower, Sheryl, reminded me that I hadn't posted anything all summer... I met her and friend, Pam, at the Holland Area Arts Council this week. A totally serendipitous meeting as Pam had just been talking about me (my ears weren't burning at all) and the dolls I make. And then we met!<br />
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So I had to show them the dolls that I had with me for show 'n tell at my Lakeshore Fiber Arts Guild meeting that evening at HAAC. I asked them to help me come up with titles for the dolls because I was really stumped. Sheryl's suggestions worked for all three. (I think I added the "Odd" part since they have fins in back and aren't your typical godmother, even a fairy one.) THANK YOU, SHERYL!<br />
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These dolls are hopefully going to be in the "Small Works" exhibit at the Northville Art House (Northville, Michigan; <a href="http://northvillearthouse.org/exhibits-2/upcoming-exhibit/" target="_blank">Northville Art House</a>) because they are small, only 8" tall, and the requirement is that a piece can only be 12" in any direction.<br />
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I made the first one in 2014 on a lark, just making a small pyramid doll with some recent hand printed fabric. The new item was to add feet. The feet are difficult to make BUT the worst part is attaching them and getting the Faery Godmother to stand.<br />
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When I was at the Art House last June for the opening of a show I was in with Boisali Biswas (Confluence: Fiber Art and Mixed Media--- a fabulous show that we both loved doing together), I saw the card for this upcoming exhibit and immediately thought of this doll and adding another figure or two.<br />
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I made two more with one much taller (but still a lot shorter than 12") than the first two, and later decided to have two entries rather than just one with the three figures.<br />
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Here's hoping they'll be in the Small Works exhibit Nov. 3-Dec. 16, 2017!<br />
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<br />Jennifer Gouldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11321889987097762074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4837693574494465409.post-2321365577568016532017-05-01T08:09:00.000-04:002017-05-01T08:13:42.680-04:00MLH Marketplace, June 2-4, 2017, at Hope College<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We're gearing up for the Michigan League of Handweavers biennial conference on June 2-4 in Holland MI at Hope College. <br />
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The Marketplace of commercial booths is always an exciting place to visit and this year we have 15 vendors in the Ballroom of the Haworth Inn on College Ave. & 10th Street. I, of course, have a booth there, too, and look forward to seeing you.<br />
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There will be other exhibits that are free and open to the public like the Marketplace: Fiber Art, Functional Fiber, Fashion and Accessories, and the Guild Exhibits.<br />
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Here's a list of where they are and the open times:<br />
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<u>Friday, June 2</u>:<br />
Marketplace - 2-5:30pm (Haworth Ballroom)<br />
Fiber Art and Functional Fiber Exhibits (Graves 2nd fl) - 4-6:30pm<br />
Guild Exhibits (Schaap Science 1116) - 2-4pm<br />
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<u>Saturday, June 3</u>:<br />
Marketplace - 10am-5:30pm (Haworth Ballroom)<br />
Fiber Art, Functional Fiber, Fashion & Accessories Exhibits (Graves 1st & 2nd fl) - 10am-6:30pm<br />
Guild Exhibits (Schaap Science 1116) - 10am-6:30pm<br />
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<u>Sunday, June 4</u>:<br />
Marketplace - 10am-2pm (Haworth Ballroom)<br />
Fiber Art, Functional Fiber, Fashion & Accessories Exhibits (Graves 1st & 2nd fl) - 10am-noon<br />
Guild Exhibits (Schaap Science 1116) - 10am-noon<br />
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Look forward to seeing at the conference exhibits and, especially the Marketplace!<br />
<br />Jennifer Gouldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11321889987097762074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4837693574494465409.post-42670464005540337182017-04-29T08:36:00.000-04:002017-04-29T08:38:00.426-04:00New Pattern: Square Body Lady!<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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specialty fabric (such as a textured handwoven), head and appendages from
fabric tubes, and a BIG button for the hat.
The face is usually a square of UltraSuede and the feet and hands either
buttons or beads. She’s silly, comical
and cute, and is all of us women over 50 when we begin to feel like we have to
work extra hard at keeping our figures intact. </span></span></div>
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This is a very easy doll to make. I created her so that I could feature my collection of handwoven fabrics from friends, especially those of Chicago textile artist, Jean Pluta. </div>
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Check out this pattern and others available on my website at <a href="http://www.jennifergoulddesigns.com/shopping/doll-patterns/" target="_blank">Jennifer's Doll Patterns</a>.</div>
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Jennifer Gouldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11321889987097762074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4837693574494465409.post-49832372171889041422017-04-23T10:20:00.001-04:002017-04-23T10:21:30.263-04:00Workshops at MoonTree Studios<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Big X with Red Arrow," handprinted, stitched on acetate muslin</td></tr>
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I'm looking forward to the four workshops I'll be doing at the Catholic artists' retreat, MoonTree Studios, that's just south of South Bend in Plymouth, Indiana. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Circle with Red Arrow," handprinted, stitched on <br />
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<b>CONTEMPORARY EMBROIDERY: SURFACE DESIGN AND THE STITCHED MARK</b>, May 18-20, 2017.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Indigo dyed fabrics</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Indigo dyed red fabric;<br />
clamped resist (Itajime) by<br />
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<b>DYEING FOR BLUE: INDIGO WITH SHIBORI TECHNIQUES</b>, June 14-16, 2017<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Discharge on burgundy Kona cotton <br />
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<b>DISCHARGE: THE MAGIC OF TAKING THE COLOR OUT</b>, June 19-21, 2017<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Long Necked Blue Beauty,"<br />
indigo dyed, beaded, fabric<br />
constructed by Jennifer Gould</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Say No Evil, Etc.," indigo dyed, beaded, fabric<br />
constructed by Jennifer Gould</td></tr>
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<b>DESIGNING DOLLS: DEVELOPING YOUR OWN TEXTILE FIGURE</b>, August 28-30, 2017<br />
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Look forward to meeting you and having fun in these workshops with you!Jennifer Gouldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11321889987097762074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4837693574494465409.post-69252165940659216592017-02-28T11:42:00.001-05:002017-02-28T22:15:47.151-05:00LowellArts: West Michigan Art Competition<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Leaves: Rising from Below</b> by Jennifer Gould; 8.5" x 9.5", monoprinted, <br />
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I entered two pieces and this first piece, <b>Leaves: Rising from Below</b>, was chosen. I love both pieces but I'm not only glad this one got in (I angsted about this piece--- it's shape, the heavy dark rectangle on top and its subtlies) but that one got in at all. I wondered if I had a better chance because the juror, Nichole Maury, is the WMU Assoc. Prof in printmaking (plus the curator of the their Gwen Frostic School of Art). Since this is monoprinted, maybe she was more sensitive to choosing it. I do believe it's difficult to figure out what jurors truly want so I always put in my latest best work.<br />
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Both pieces were "bare" fabric with raw edges and not framed but mounted on a purchased stretched canvas frame on the back.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Leaves: Time Mended</b> by Jennifer Gould; 9" x 6", monoprinted,<br />
stamped, embroidered; 2016</td></tr>
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The second piece, <b>"Leaves: Time Mended</b>," is small with irregular and asymmetrical outside edges. This asymmetrical shape is something I love and I've been working on this since my Water Series in 2015.<br />
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The show is March 4-April 15 with the reception on Thurs., March 9, 5:30-8:30pm. Too bad there are two receptions on the same evening as I'm going to the Postcard Salon reception that evening!Jennifer Gouldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11321889987097762074noreply@blogger.com0