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Now it's finished
I'm posting both the cropped (formal finish) and the uncropped version here. Part of creating is know what to cut. The fact that I...
Mary Katherine Hopkins
Jan 27, 20241 min read
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Almost complete
This week I spent a long time on the ground, blending the sand and soil as well as adding some contours. The empty, EMPTY right had water...
Mary Katherine Hopkins
Jan 24, 20241 min read
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Workshop Prep
Had a slow start designing a workshop for the guild in Norwich. Stating what the group wants is always tricky. What I'm really after is...
Mary Katherine Hopkins
Jan 16, 20241 min read
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Catching up
I had the greatest intentions of diving into something new, but a few commitments altered that timeline. I was asked to prepare a...
Mary Katherine Hopkins
Jan 6, 20242 min read
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And a Snowy (at last) New Year
I have another hobby besides the fibre and it could be argued as an art. Though I'm late to the game I've collected/nurtured a few...
Mary Katherine Hopkins
Jan 1, 20241 min read
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MERRY CHRISTMAS
I was looking through my commercial cards for something suitable to serve as packaging for GIFT CARDS for all the Adult kids. I ended up...
Mary Katherine Hopkins
Dec 13, 20231 min read
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Well that was a bit premature
I changed my mind about the status of this piece. It was just too dull. My muse agreed and he mentioned the colour RED. Spot on! That was...
Mary Katherine Hopkins
Dec 2, 20231 min read
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Okay then. Another finished
This 'quilt block' that I named renewal, will be passed on to the group that are organizing and preparing for the the celebration next...
Mary Katherine Hopkins
Nov 28, 20231 min read
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Proof of Concept - Renewal
Far from complete...... but on the right track. Grand River Project - Willow stump renewal.
Mary Katherine Hopkins
Nov 27, 20231 min read
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A Month Later? Goodness
Did have some company and did make a trip to Ottawa. Throw in some appointments, a Trunk show and another panel quilted for a...
Mary Katherine Hopkins
Nov 24, 20231 min read
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Mary Katherine Hopkins
Oct 28, 20230 min read
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Background assembled
It took a long while for me to decide on the how, for the background. Almost everything that follows is an add on or has some dimension...
Mary Katherine Hopkins
Oct 26, 20231 min read
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Whisper Project 2
This has been a very jumbled and busy month. It hasn't helped that I've been working around Covid here. The fuzzy brain leaves me more...
Mary Katherine Hopkins
Oct 23, 20231 min read
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Christmas Panel Interlude
A friend brought me this Cardinal panel. While it clearly wasn't necessary to work on this so soon, it was a nagging presence with the...
Mary Katherine Hopkins
Oct 10, 20231 min read
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I left this Behind
It took a few days to decide what 'finished' meant with this piece. All a did was to secure the wings and after adding to the body and...
Mary Katherine Hopkins
Oct 10, 20231 min read
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Home Stretch
I worked on the big Dragonfly till I found a way to anchor the wings to the body. The body is a few strands of loosely bound rovings held...
Mary Katherine Hopkins
Sep 24, 20231 min read
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Proof of Concept
I knew I didn't have enough gold beads to finish all four wings. I also decided the wire was too heavy as it was going to be fastened to...
Mary Katherine Hopkins
Sep 23, 20231 min read
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Working on a Dimensional Dragonfly
Took a few days off. We had a new furnace/heatpump installed. I can't believe how exhausting all these stressor are. I felt like I...
Mary Katherine Hopkins
Sep 22, 20231 min read
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Action Please
The Myriorama is not static and can be rearranged. But each panel should have it's own drama. The bullfrog is eating a bug, some insects...
Mary Katherine Hopkins
Sep 19, 20231 min read
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New Ideas - The Grand River Project
While there is still a lot of things that I'll test in order to finish the Myriorama piece, I was pulled away by another project. The...
Mary Katherine Hopkins
Sep 12, 20231 min read
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