http://www.studioastarte.com.au/ispirato Ruminations on Creative Living Sun, 23 Aug 2009 02:33:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Here's another scarf, hand-felted in my studio. This technique is called nunofelt. It involves combining fabric with handfelted wool. I used a piece of Lara Downs hand-dyed tissue silk. I had some multi-colored "pre-felt" that matched it perfectly. I created a felt border for three raw edges of the silk and left ... http://www.studioastarte.com.au/ispirato/?p=148 I've been busy in my felting studio. Here is one of the scarves I've made as a commission this month. Purple was requested, and I was pleasantly surprised by how magical these colors are together. I buy my wool fibers already dyed. The fibers are laid out in the desired shape ... http://www.studioastarte.com.au/ispirato/?p=146 It's been several months since I've posted any SoulCollage cards. This one is called "The Fool". Seena Frost, the creator of SoulCollage and author of the book by that same title suggests that everyone consider making The Fool to include in their own personal decks. To me The Fool is ... http://www.studioastarte.com.au/ispirato/?p=145 This 1/12th scale parlor is my most ambitious miniature project to date. I made it at a weekend workshop run by VAME last month. VAME = Victorian Association of Miniature Enthusiasts. Their annual show is on 13 and 14 July at the Mt Waverley Community Centre. It is well worth attending if ... http://www.studioastarte.com.au/ispirato/?p=144 This is one of my two latest dollhouse miniature projects. All seven members of the Tiny Tarts group here in Melbourne have made mini-classrooms for the upcoming VAME Dollhouse and Miniatures Show in Melbourne (Australia). We all started with the same size roombox, kits to make four old-fashioned school desk, and a kit ... http://www.studioastarte.com.au/ispirato/?p=143 We had our June Paperific Expo in Melbourne. I was hoping to attract 25 exhibitors but we just fell short - there were 22. However, they were all great businesses and there was a good mix of papercrafting products for scrapbooking, stamping and cardmaking. And there were SEVEN make and ... http://www.studioastarte.com.au/ispirato/?p=142 Here it is: My new felt studio above Lumina Gallery in Malvern East (a suburb of Melbourne, Australia). It looks pretty tidy from this angle of the photo. On the mantle of the lovely old, non-functioning fireplace, I've place feminine images including felt works by me, my sister Vonnie and ... http://www.studioastarte.com.au/ispirato/?p=141 I had to renew my passport and that meant a new photo, of course. And it is a utilitarian photo - no smiles or head tilting and no multiple poses so you can choose the most becoming one. The spare copies ended up on my computer desk. And I thought, "Ugh!" every ... http://www.studioastarte.com.au/ispirato/?p=140 Two months after chemo has finished, I decided to dye my super-short gray hair RED. Look closely in the upper left-hand corner and you'll see my "before" shot. These aren't my most becoming pictures and I feel very brave sharing them! But this is me, now. I am feeling well ... http://www.studioastarte.com.au/ispirato/?p=138 Well, I've got my Paperific hat on again and it fits comfortably, I must say. There will be TWO expos in 2009: 19 - 21 June ... and ... 13 - 15 November I've just updated the Paperific website with a list of the first exhibitors to confirm their involvement in the ... http://www.studioastarte.com.au/ispirato/?p=137