claresmith.blogspot.com
Textiles on the Edge... (of the Planet): August 2013
http://claresmith.blogspot.com/2013_08_01_archive.html
Textiles on the Edge. (of the Planet). Clare Smith - textiles, art and travels. Wednesday, August 7, 2013. I just discovered the blogger app, which I can use when I am travelling. This is really a test to see how it works. In 3 1/2 weeks I start a trip I have Been looking forward to for months. New Zealand - Tokyo - Osaka - shikoku island - Tokyo - stockholm- London - southampton - New Zealand. Some random photos from a trip to Auckland a few months ago, to see how the photo loader works. 3rd September -...
claresmith.blogspot.com
Textiles on the Edge... (of the Planet): September 2013
http://claresmith.blogspot.com/2013_09_01_archive.html
Textiles on the Edge. (of the Planet). Clare Smith - textiles, art and travels. Sunday, September 22, 2013. Queue to change tickets after typhoon knocked out the Shinkansen. We got away from osaka and this was the only area where trains were still going, except they were travelling at speed of snail. Osaka in comparison, I can see why my son chris yearns to get out of town and see green. He is starting to appreciate nz. So today here are a few pictures from around the hotel. View from the hotel. It is ve...
claresmith.blogspot.com
Textiles on the Edge... (of the Planet): Travels, Art and Textiles : Boston
http://claresmith.blogspot.com/2014/11/travels-art-and-textiles-boston.html
Textiles on the Edge. (of the Planet). Clare Smith - textiles, art and travels. Wednesday, November 19, 2014. Travels, Art and Textiles : Boston. I loved Lowell and would have liked to have spent longer there. It was Autumn and the trees were starting to change color, and there was so much cotton history to explore. We went to the American Textile History Museum. Which had a touring section of the Fiberarts Exhibition on display while we were there. Gigantic looms which still work. Below are botanical an...
claresmith.blogspot.com
Textiles on the Edge... (of the Planet): October 2013
http://claresmith.blogspot.com/2013_10_01_archive.html
Textiles on the Edge. (of the Planet). Clare Smith - textiles, art and travels. Thursday, October 31, 2013. Quilt sale this week. Hi anyone who reads this blog, this week I have decided to clear the decks a bit. I want to sell some quilts at much much lower than usual prices (enough to cover materials only) as my airing cupboard is full and I'd like to get some money together to pay for membership of the World Shibori Network. Title: They are building on my View! Title: Size 50 X 50cm Price NZ$80 plus po...
claresmith.blogspot.com
Textiles on the Edge... (of the Planet): March 2014
http://claresmith.blogspot.com/2014_03_01_archive.html
Textiles on the Edge. (of the Planet). Clare Smith - textiles, art and travels. Tuesday, March 25, 2014. Local news, marking time. It's 7 weeks since I had my thyroidectomy, I'm healing well, but I'm just really marking time till the next stage of the journey. On the 7th of April I go 'radioactive'! In the meantime here are a few things I have been doing recently. I managed to get to see the sculpture exhibition 'Shapeshifter' on about the last day of the Wellington Festival of the arts. Below is more li...
claresmith.blogspot.com
Textiles on the Edge... (of the Planet): June 2014
http://claresmith.blogspot.com/2014_06_01_archive.html
Textiles on the Edge. (of the Planet). Clare Smith - textiles, art and travels. Tuesday, June 10, 2014. Art and Textiles in Samoa. I recently had 2 weeks holiday in Samoa with the intention of resting and doing a lot of reading and swimming (as physiotherapy for my neck). The first week was very restful, it was very hot and i spent a lot of time in the swimming pool and also did a bit of snorkeling on the reef. The second week, I volunteered to help at Tiapapata Arts Centre. The art centre runs classes f...
claresmith.blogspot.com
Textiles on the Edge... (of the Planet): August 2014
http://claresmith.blogspot.com/2014_08_01_archive.html
Textiles on the Edge. (of the Planet). Clare Smith - textiles, art and travels. Friday, August 29, 2014. The giant kimono was devised and organized by Emma White and Sol from the New Zealand JET Alumni. You can gauge the size by the people at the left hand side. Tuesday, August 26, 2014. Sewing in a safety helmet zone. I've never had to sew wearing a safety helmet before! Dijanne Cevaal's Pozible project. Monday, August 25, 2014. Do other people have 'blocks'? Is it after a major solo show? I will also h...
claresmith.blogspot.com
Textiles on the Edge... (of the Planet): October 2014
http://claresmith.blogspot.com/2014_10_01_archive.html
Textiles on the Edge. (of the Planet). Clare Smith - textiles, art and travels. Sunday, October 19, 2014. World of Threads exhibition, Canada, trip to Prague. If you are anywhere near Toronto, please go and see this exhibition and tell me all about it! I'm in Prague at the moment, it's an amazing place full of art nouveau buildings. I should have written more blog posts but wifi has been pretty dodgy till now. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Permanent textile shops and venues in Wellington (. Piecing, surfac...
claresmith.blogspot.com
Textiles on the Edge... (of the Planet): July 2009
http://claresmith.blogspot.com/2009_07_01_archive.html
Textiles on the Edge. (of the Planet). Clare Smith - textiles, art and travels. Monday, July 20, 2009. How to Print with a Fish. Fishface 50cm X 50cm. First select your fish! Dry it off with paper towels and put it on some old newspaper. Using fabric paint and a 2 inch housepainting brush, paint the fish upwards towards the head. This forces paint under the scales which gives a better print. Try not to paint too thickly and don't leave brush marks as they will show on your print. Friday, July 17, 2009.
claresmith.blogspot.com
Textiles on the Edge... (of the Planet): July 2013
http://claresmith.blogspot.com/2013_07_01_archive.html
Textiles on the Edge. (of the Planet). Clare Smith - textiles, art and travels. Friday, July 26, 2013. Wednesday, July 24, 2013. Where do I start? I've been a bit busy lately making costumes for several shows here in Wellington. Here is a Youtube video that the cast has made and it shows quite a few of the costumes which I worked on with costumiers Helle Rosenberg and Amy Mackaskill. New Zealand road trip. Phantom of the Opera. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Permanent textile shops and venues in Wellington (.
