I’ve gotten the go ahead to start work on a 7 foot long commission and I’m going to attempt to be organized enough to document its creation here. We’ll see…
It will live on a very large curved wall and will be attached with velcro strips (technical challenges are in my future!). I had to rebuild my design wall to accomodate this length and decided to go with gray felt instead of my previous black. This is partly because my studio is one end of our large bedroom and a 12′ black wall seemed a bit goth and gloomy.. Here’s the new design wall/blank canvas:
New design wall
I spent some time last week dyeing silk charmeuse and some new alpaca yarn specifically for this commission. I also experimented with Color Magnet while doing this dyeing. Very yummy results. So here’s my palette:
Dyed for commission
Next time: the design
Karen Kamenetzky Fiber Art 
April 5, 2012 at 8:31 pm |
I will LOVE following this process. How someone begins a design and chooses tools and materials is absolutely fascinating to me. Thank you for sharing the journey!
April 6, 2012 at 8:03 am |
Patricia, I will really try to stay on top of documenting the process. Thanks for being interested!
April 6, 2012 at 7:07 am |
How interesting it will be to start the journey of this piece. Looking forward to all the steps!
April 6, 2012 at 11:24 am |
Yes, I will be eager to follow your progress. I’d feel a little “quilter’s block” looking at that pile of lovely fabrics and fibers.