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Mythologies, Stories and Fairy Tales
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The 2011 International Freeform Guild’s show, Mythologies, Stories and Fairy Tales includes creations from 50 freeform fiber artists located all around the globe.
The artists were were challenged to create one freeform piece interpreting the theme. They were not restricted except that each creation should include crochet or knitting, and many of the pieces are wearable art or sculpture. None of the artists saw other’s pieces until this online show
The Pied Piper of Projects & Acquisitions Acquisitions are wishes with dreams of becoming. They might just be WIMs or WIPs. Some become Clothing, a few Whimsey, or Art, Others…
The Fairy Queen In the meadow, by a stream, Lives a gentle fairy Queen. Her kingdom is so very small, Just blades of grass and flowers tall. She showers each…
The Journey Cape This silk cape is not truly freeform, as it comprises joined units of white centre’s surrounded by silk bullions of Nepalese recycled silk (sari) yarn. Taking this…
Straw Into Gold – The story of Rumplestiltskin There is knitting, crochet and surface stitchery using 4 ply wool and cotton as well as embroidery threads. The piece measures 30…
Rumpelstiltskin The circular motifs in this shawl invoke the spinning wheel that the miller’s daughter used to attempt to spin straw into gold. The magic of the spinning wheel does…
It has been believed that Faeries occupy a limbo between Earth and Heaven. With the power to enchant, they have lured mankind into their world where these enchanted humans discover…
YELLOW BRICK ROAD The Wizard of Oz was the first movie I remember seeing. I was about 3 years old and had to sit on my mother’s hatbox handbag in…
The Johnny Appleseed Freeform Memorial. I was working on an apple colorway for a totally different project and I was enjoying it so much I wondered HOW I could incorporate…
The Fairies that I remember and know best from childhood are flower fairies. I have always imagined large floral hats to be villages for communities of fairies. Many of the…