https://www.textileartist.org/shelley-rhodes-the-art-of-repair/ Be inspired to create Fri, 05 May 2023 18:09:41 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 https://www.textileartist.org/shelley-rhodes-the-art-of-repair/#comment-840119 Fri, 05 May 2023 18:09:41 +0000 https://www.textileartist.org/?p=30229#comment-840119 I love her work, the serendipity of it in an organized way. I am a felter and working on creating a senous pieces of felt in which I can stich b ack into using no fabrics and some fabrics that I plan to use dyes to create different patterns and colors for a larger piece of work.I have no idea how this will come out, but it is in my head. I like the way you use different t hreadsand different size stitches in your pieces. I am hoping to go for some short walks in wooded areas this Spring in Minnesota to find interesting sticks and other artifacts of nature. I would ike to hear back from you when you have the time. Your work has inspired me to do something differnt,Right now, I am working a bit on a gelli plae and trying to create images that aredimensional using layers of paint. Hope to hear from you Dina Osullivan

]]> https://www.textileartist.org/shelley-rhodes-the-art-of-repair/#comment-831512 Sat, 11 Dec 2021 10:20:00 +0000 https://www.textileartist.org/?p=30229#comment-831512 I’ve been obsessed with incorporating fabrics, plastics, recycled materials, broken figurines and cermics into my paintings for many years now… I am a schoolteacher.. I received my masters from BU in art education a year before I was forced to retire early due to an extremely rare inner ear condition SSCD… I am currently organizing my studio space, after one of many moves I’ve made in order to accommodate the loss of income due to my disabiling condition….

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