Tag Archives: Dryer Lint

Happy Anniversary

Posted on November 23, 2012 by

Last year I was inspired to felt some dryer lint. When my friend Shari saw this she brought me some of her lint.  Initially I thought “Oh no!” I mean really, what if all my friends brought me dryer lint … Continue reading →

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Artist in Residence Wrap Up

Posted on June 23, 2012 by

My experience at Asilomar Conference Grounds has been exciting for so many reasons. Just being at this jewel-in-the-crown California state park is a wonderful experience. Here are just a few reasons why. This is the sunset view from my room. … Continue reading →

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More Broken Colors

Posted on June 6, 2012 by

I’m going to be the Artist in Residence for Empty Spools Seminars later this month. Empty Spools has been putting teachers and students together to fine-tune quilt-making skills since 1985. The setting is Asilomar Conference Center in Pacific Grove, California, … Continue reading →

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G is for Gray

Posted on January 30, 2012 by

Not so long ago I was distracted by dryer lint and started running amok. That first sidetracked adventure turned into a successful (by my standards) landscape postcard — affectionately known as the Lint Landscape. Well,  the adventure continued and here … Continue reading →

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More Lint

Posted on January 13, 2012 by

Remember the lint landscape from December? I had some lint left over so I felted it. This time I tried something new: I felted it directly to fast2fuse, the double-sided fusible stiff interfacing I use for my fabric postcards. One … Continue reading →

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Inspired Gifting

Posted on December 28, 2011 by

It’s always nice to know that you have inspired someone to action through your own actions. Well. . . almost always.  Just before coming to my home for Christmas dinner, my friend Shari discovered her lint trap was full of … Continue reading →

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Lint Landscape

Posted on December 13, 2011 by

The Lint Landscape is done! And I’m quite pleased with it. It seems to have a nice structure, movement and a bit of whimsy. Whodathunk that a mundane weekly task like laundry could lead to the creation of art? I’ll … Continue reading →

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Distracted by Dryer Lint

Posted on December 11, 2011 by

I cleaned out my lint trap the other day and couldn’t throw it out. You see, I usually toss the lint so frequently that I don’t have much to toss. Thanks to my recent slovenliness in this area, I had … Continue reading →

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