demonstration Archives - Acton Creative https://actoncreative.net/tag/demonstration/ Tue, 25 Apr 2017 12:40:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 What's weavin'?  https://actoncreative.net/2017/04/25/whats-weavin/ https://actoncreative.net/2017/04/25/whats-weavin/#comments Tue, 25 Apr 2017 12:40:53 +0000 http://actoncreative.net/?p=3166 When I first started the blog, I only focused on my weaving projects. And these days, I'm branching out to include "day in the life of an artist" types of stories. But, I don't want to cut out all the fun weaving going on simultaneously! So, I think the plan will be to sprinkle projects [...]

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]]> When I first started the blog, I only focused on my weaving projects. And these days, I’m branching out to include “day in the life of an artist” types of stories. But, I don’t want to cut out all the fun weaving going on simultaneously! So, I think the plan will be to sprinkle projects in randomly, providing much needed color/pattern/texture into our lives. Yay! 

Last week, I wrapped up my green project on the demonstration loom. I had originally set it up for the American Craft Council Show in Atlanta in March. But, it’s been sitting around looking pretty ever since! So, I finally finished it! 

Birdseye view of green project

Cutting off the project


I am about halfway through dressing the floor loom with a new project, which is always exciting! It’s a little red & sky blue action this time! 

Red project on the warping board

Adding choke ties before I take it off the warping board

Sleying the reed

Ready to go into the floor loom


And that, my friends, is what’s weavin’! I’ll keep you posted on how things progress! 

How are your projects going? 

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]]> https://actoncreative.net/2017/04/25/whats-weavin/feed/ 2 It's a democracy… mostly https://actoncreative.net/2016/10/03/its-a-democracy-mostly/ Mon, 03 Oct 2016 22:46:50 +0000 http://actoncreative.net/2016/10/03/its-a-democracy-mostly/ Before each art fair, I have certain rituals I go through - check the money, charge the credit card reader, pack water/snacks, and last but not least, set up the demonstration loom. A few years back, I thought, "Why not let the FB fans choose the colors of my project?" Since then, each Tuesday before [...]

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]]> Before each art fair, I have certain rituals I go through – check the money, charge the credit card reader, pack water/snacks, and last but not least, set up the demonstration loom. A few years back, I thought, “Why not let the FB fans choose the colors of my project?” Since then, each Tuesday before a show, I post yarn combinations and let people vote! It’s always entertaining to see the results! Typically, the crowd leans towards brighter colors, purple nearly ALWAYS wins, and my sweet friends Lisa & Pam cancel each other out. 

My rule of thumb is to propose 2 options that I like, so it doesn’t matter which one wins. Seems very logical, doesn’t it? Well, last week was the first time I seriously considered throwing the vote! Blue was the common color between the pair of fiber foursomes. (See the choices below.) Yet, one was distinctly spring-ier colors and the other one screamed fall! Warm, dark, earthy – all my favorites! And I’m counting on the crowd to be in the mood for sweater weather and vote the same direction I’m leaning! 

As the votes begin trickling in, nearly all of them are for spring (you should know that when I say, “nearly all”,  that’s about 5…) For the first time ever, I start strategizing how I can sway the vote! Not very diplomatic of me, I know! But, I talked myself off the ledge and decided to wait. Sure enough, by the end of the day, the crowd had planted themselves firmly in the fall camp (and by “crowd”, I mean 8…). Whew! Big sigh of relief. And after all the drama, a beautiful piece of fabric was born! (Not that I couldn’t have woven something cool with the other colors! I just wasn’t feeling it… we’ll call it an artist’s prerogative…) 

Which brings me to this week! Of which I have NO idea… better think of something soon…

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