Sculptural goldwork by Georgina Bellamy.Goldwork needle art created by Georgina Bellamy.This week’s Fiber Talk guest is That Embroidery Girl, Georgina Bellamy. The show is sponsored by Avlea Folk Embroidery. Out of commuting necessity, Georgina developed her technique for creating Sculptural Goldwork. She has combined that with her fashion background and a lot of determination to build a career designing and teaching impressive needle art. “Inspirations” magazine has published two of her designs. One is the Jewel of the Sea turtle that appears in the “Passion for Needlework, Blakiston Creamery” book. Georgina loves to teach and you can expect new classes in the near future. Her designs are impressive and unique, as is her needlework journey. Be sure to visit her social media pages to see more of her art.–Beth and Gary
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Immaculate heart brooch by Clara Warschauer.Clara Warschauer’s frog design.
Clara Warschauer combines embroidery, goldwork, and stump work to create striking needle art. Our conversation with Clara is sponsored by Sassy Jacks Stitchery. Clara is a talented, creative artist who loves to teach and can’t resist having at least a little gold in every design. Her designs are small, approachable at all talent levels, and lend themselves well to being finished as jewelry. She has a number of classes coming up and you’re encouraged to visit her website and subscribe to her newsletter to stay informed about her teaching schedule.–Beth and Gary
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Angel’s Breath by Taetia McEwen.Summerberry, by Taetia McEwen, appears in issue 119 of “Inspirations” magazine.This week we talk with talented embroidery artist Taetia McEwen from Adelaide, Australia. The show is sponsored by the Embroiderers’ Guild of America. Taetia is a multi-faceted artist who enjoys creating designs that include woodland creatures, foliage, and fairies. She uses a variety of techniques including surface embroidery, stump work, and goldwork/couching. Taetia has contributed several projects to “Inspirations” magazine. Her latest project, Summerberry, appears in issue 119. Taetia will also be teaching three projects at the World Needlework Convention, Oct. 5 to 15 in the UK. We hope you enjoy our conversation and encourage you to visit her Etsy store to explore her many designs.–Beth and Gary
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Chesapeake Skipjack Boat design by Holly Jackson.Holly Jackson of Flossing in the Moonlight joins us this week to talk about her mixed-media art and how she has moved quickly from starting to exhibiting and teaching her style of needle art. One of her current creation is the Chesapeake Skipjack Boat, on display as part of the Changing Chesapeake exhibition at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. It’s also a class Holly will be offering in the near future. Our discussion ranges from Holly’s approach to her love of stump-work and 3D designs. We also talk about her Mardi Gras float series, inspired by historic watercolor paintings in the Tulane Univ. collection. That leads to an exploration of New Orleans culture and art. Holly is an exciting young needle artist who is finding new areas of textile art. Visit her Flossing in the Moonlight (she’s a night owl) website to see more of her art and find out about upcoming classes.–Beth and Gary
Bird’s Nest Music Box by Holly Jackson.You can listen by using the player above or you can subscribe to Fiber Talk through iTunes, Stitcher, Amazon Music, Spotify, Audible, Google Podcasts, TuneIn, Podbay, Podbean, and many other podcast sources. To receive e-mail notification of new podcasts, provide your name and e-mail address below. We do not sell/share e-mail addresses.
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Interior view of Little Bit of Luxe casket by Alison and Steve Cole.This week’s show is a special video with Alison Cole and her husband Steve. In the video we learn about the Cole’s new casket project, Little Bit of Luxe. This is a project that has been in the works for several years. The needlework design is Alison at her finest and it’s always interesting to learn what’s behind her creations. Equally interesting is the wooden casket that underlies the needlework. It took a great deal of time and several iterations for Steve to create the box and its secret compartments and he shares all that went into that design effort. It’s a fascinating collaboration that resulted in an affordable and approachable casket project. You can watch the video at the Fiber Talk Website, wetalkfiber.com, by going to wetalkfiber.com/casket, or by visiting the Fiber Talk YouTube channel. We hope you enjoy this special Fiber Talk video show and encourage you to visit Alison Cole’s website to learn more.–Beth and Gary
End view of the Little Bit of Luxe casket by Alison and Steve Cole.You can listen by using the player above or you can subscribe to Fiber Talk through iTunes, Stitcher, Amazon Music, Spotify, Audible, Google Podcasts, TuneIn, Podbay, Podbean, and many other podcast sources. To receive e-mail notification of new podcasts, provide your name and e-mail address below. We do not sell/share e-mail addresses.
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