Even though most of October has been more sunny than normal, the end of the month has shown the real colors of October. It has been raining, the evenings are getting darker earlier because of the clock change and suddenly the trees have lost their beautifully colored leaves as well. Despite the darkness, I have always loved the autumnal colors, which have always been part of my color palette.
My local lake is an endless source of inspiration for me.
It was my birthday a few days ago, and it is always a good time to reflect on the last year. I might not be exactly where I want to be in my artistic journey, but after taking a few very brave steps, I am much further along than ever before. The last year also showed how important it is to focus on the little steps toward your goals. To remember that, I managed to finish off the new tapestry called “The Journey.”
"The Journey"
I also started a weekly textile workshop this month, where I will be teaching different techniques, such as felting, weaving, stitching, freeform crocheting, and many more. I am looking forward to having interesting winter nights ahead of us with a lovely group of craft-loving ladies..
I have also made some progress about the online courses and I have decided to finish the first workshop before the end of the year. Some plans have changed a bit, but at least I had some progress with them.. Still plenty of work ahead of me, but slowly I am getting there.
During October I spent quite a few days sorting, washing, and carding wool ready for the wool kits. We have a lovely new white wool from the new Gotland ram offsprings and I am very happy about it as I had a shortage of white wool in recent years.
I love the softness and silkiness of the new wool.
I am also very excited about the gray wool, which I have a few fleeces of. I can not wait to add the more gray tones to my felting palette again.
My favourite gray wool with brownish tops.
I have a few artworks for sale in the online gallery called Singulart and one of my works got chosen for the “Scandinavian Hygge” collection. Truly happy about the views and interest in the tapestry and this inspires me to weave larger tapestries later on in the winter.
I have not forgotten felting (I never will!) and I tried out some new ideas about very calm and peaceful felt wall panels.
For the first trial I chose not to go very big, but I am quite happy with the result (except a few composition flaws) and will try to make similar panels in larger sizes as well.
This wall panel is part of the Collection Bronze, which focuses on the simplicity and functionality of Japandi-style interior design. This collection celebrates our heritage fiber intertwined with other natural materials in traditional techniques.
"Japandi I" 87x140 cm
My online shop got quite a few updates and I have a new selection of photo-printed bags.
These are great presents, so guess what my friends are getting for Christmas :)
I have had a few selections before and I try to add new designs as I develop and move forward as an artist.
At the moment there are three different designs representing my three main collections (Bronze, Textured, and Intertwined).
November is going to be very, very busy, but I am grateful for this opportunity to spend more time inside my studio.
Until the end of November then,
Reena
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