With a year of producing, and months of preparation my Santa Cruz County Open Studio tour Saturday, and Sunday happened with perfect autumn weather The day before we had rain when I hung the hand woven banners.....
Friday the day before however was the third day of un expected rain. So the banner instalation went up , yes in the rain.
woven banners stacked and waiting to be hanged.
My husband lee and freind Jon with the ladder preparing the hardware and pullys so that I could hoist up and bring down the banners my self.
Jon lashing the bamboo together for hanging the banners.
Then it was just me and the tying of the banners to the bamboo poles hoisting and steping back to look then lowering them etc. till they hung just right. The rain was light enough so the banners did not get too wet, just me. First banner up, my wool rectangles .
Then the other 4
From left to right first thinner cotton banner was woven by as many as 50 different children when I was at various venues the last three months introducing saori weaving , then my wool" banner in greens', followed by the" burning man "red cotton banner and the far right is my" moon stone beach "wool banner.
The stacks of 25 or more signs and frames needed to guide patrons to find my studio (which my husband drove about 7 miles away and placed them ).
Mean while inside my slide show of my process on my digital photo frame played 100's of photos.
here is Jennifer , one of my students and friend and great helper trying one of my handwoven designed tops.
A friend and and student and weaver Robin graced the the two days with her talented harp music adding to the peaceful sunny wonderful atmosphere.
people came!
and touched, and tried on and nibbled , and listened to music......
Transept scarves
Peace flag jacket
Hand painted skeins of wool I dyed for my mohair art throws
The one sleeve stole was tried on from children through adults and loved by all!
my "ethereal translucent" silk jacket and scarf
hand spun scarf , and my "woven painted canvases " and hand painted ,dyed, skeins of wool.
"koi pond jacket"
my knitted and felted wool bags.
'koi pond " jacket try ons and modeling
weaving
some of my grand children helped too.....
more fun people
A happy Leslie and a mobis cowl went home with her.
Robin and Jennifer at the saori loom
A person came in with this Tshirt which had a quote I loved.
How can I Thank you enough? All the amazing help I recieved to be able to do open studios this year starting with my.....
my husband Lee
my son Jayant
Jenifer my Friend and student
my son Pradeep
my DIL Kristen ( who does not play the harp but would like too)
my friend Jon
and my Friend Robin (who does play the harp...
....and to all of you who came and supported the fiber arts, Open studios and my work!
I know some of you who had injuries, and tight schedules but YOU DID come to acknowledge, and experence my textile arts show. Your support was so important and awesome. I am forever grateful for your true freind ship and that you had a unique fiber arts experience of my weaving instalation, autumn sun, live harp music, and enrichment of the arts!
PEACEFUL WEAVING
Jill Nickolene Sander
