Rowena Art

To Bead True Blue-Tucson 2007

This is the booth I shared with Loom N Essence during the "To Bead True Blue Bead Show" 2007

Loom N Essence
928-204-Loom  (5666)
www.loomnessence.net

The photo was taken by Cindy Allison "Buy A Kit"

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"Loves Merlot, Loves to Dance" 2 Pendants Created from Merlot Recycled Winebottle Glass

Merlot Recycled Wine Bottle Glass created into a pendant surrounded with a Vintage Southern German Bumpy Button.

On the Right the Merlot recycled glass bead is hollow.

These two pendants can be found at

Arts Prescott Cooperative Gallery on Historic Whiskey Row. www.artsprescott.com

Prescott, Arizona

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Don't forget our 4th Friday Art Walk here in Prescott!  http://www.artthe4th.com/

Linda Russey Celebrates Her Birthday with a Recycled Skyy Vodka Pendant

Happy Birthday Linda Russey in Wichita, Kansas

This Skyy Vodka Pendant was created  for Linda after many e-mails from her son Scott Forsgren.  The button was created in Bohemia from a vintage mold which was part of my button collection.

Scott told me that Linda loves her Kahlua Pendant and she wears it often. She purchased the pendant at Arts Prescott on Historic Whiskey Row during a trip with her sister Rene.

Recently, Rene came into Arts Prescott and we talked about Linda and she asked me if I remembered meeting them and explaining the recycled wine bottle process. I told her about Scott's surprise for his mother and Rene picked out Skyy Vodka ear rings to match the pendant. Linda should have a wonderful Birthday!

Scott's message to his Mother Linda Russey!

"Happy Birthday to

Linda Russey with love for all that you have been in my life.

Your son, Scott"

Recycled Kahlua Bottle Glass Makes an Artful Necklace

In medieval Europe the trade of glass making was passed down from generation to generation. This art was kept within the family and they did not share their secrets from outside that family.

 

During the late 13^th century glass making was a well sought after trade in Venice, Italy. They used Kerosene Lamps to melt their glass therefor they were labeled Lampworkers.

With fear of fire in the small town of Venice they moved the whole glass making industry to the small island of Murano.  The secrets of glass making was easier to keep to themselves.

Today we use the torch and not the lamp. In America there has been a huge love of bead making whether it be with the torch or fused in a kiln.

My creation, "Loves Kahlua, Loves to Dance" necklace is one of my favorite pieces. You can find this piece at Arts Prescott Cooperative Gallery - Historical Whiskey Row.

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Felted Purse with Bead Closure

Felted Purse knitted with Brown Sheep Yarn. On the right I added several fringes adorned with seed beads and a larger bead on the end of each fringe.

The green in the picture is a scarf knitted by Patricia Brockert. The rich brown with some eye lash yarn creates a one-of-a-kind purse.  Used as a closure is a large copy of a Z-Bead which I purchased at the Arizona Gem and Mineral Shop in Prescott Valley. It measures ca. 3 inches in length and the weight keeps the bag closed.

If you are interested in learning more about fiber check:

http://www.mtnspinweave.org/

and you can also join our bead society at: http://highdesertbeadsociety.org/

Spinning Bobbin Holder

Bobbins flying around isn't always a good thing. I love to have extra bobbins to begin several projects within a period of time.

I have an abundance of ideas how to ply several types of yarn together to keep my Treasure Tail Art Yarn from getting boring and normal.

This is a simple wooden strip attached to a small area by the door of my fiber room which goes into my Bead Studio. My entrance room is full of fiber, bobbins, books and weaving shuttles. For a short time it housed the Mountain Spinners and Weavers Library which is now at Studio 3 in Prescott.

Life is Good!

Helmet Liners Knitted by the Mountain Spinners and Weavers Guild for the U.S. Troops

Carma Koester showing just two of the Helmet Liners knitted by the members of the Mountain Spinners and Weavers Guild for our troops in the Middle East.

This cape was woven with the triangle loom shown yesterday during the Guild Program.

More interesting looms!

Looms-Mountain Spinners and Weavers April Meeting Program

  The April meeting of the Mountain Spinners and Weavers Guild - Program: Many Looms! 

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Members of the Guild put together a program showing the various types of looms used by the membership.

These looms were small enough to transport. The looms we all weave with at home is another story!

Check out Yavapai Magazine in May to see Annemarie Bellem's weaving studio!

Each loom has its own story. Please leave a comment on these looms for everyone to read.

Kathy Kelly brought the loom on the right and below. This is very small wonderful loom. This is one loom to remember.

                                                                        

"Homespun Sarah" - Great Children's American History Book

During the 2006 Arizona Federation get together in Coolidge, Arizona I found this wonderful book! The vendors in Coolidge were first rate. That is where I first met Morgaine from Carolina Homespun which is located in San Francisco.

Homespun Sarah is written by Verla Kay and Ted Rand.

Verla Kay has written 5 other picture books about events in America's history. Kay lives with her husband in Soulsbyville, California. Check out more of her books and learn more the author at www.verlakay.com

Ted Rand sounds like he is an expert on research. He researches clothing, homes furniture and learns much about colonial life in Pennsylvania.

Both Ted and Gloria live on Mercer Island in Washington State. This information was taken from the back cover of Homespun Sarah. I look forward to checking out more about the authors.

This book is a must for everyone who loves spinning and the history of spinning to have on their book shelf.

On to the web site to check out more offered by this author.

Double Weave Shuttle Holder

Learning to weave has been a real adventure. During my first Double Weave class we did a sample and I decided to make a Shuttle Holder. This hangs near my loom.

My next project is to create a Shuttle Holder with my own Hand Spun Yarn.

Majacraft and Jensen Spinning Wheels and Chair

Here is my spinning corner. Suzie Pro and Lennox Spinning Chair which I also use weaving on my Baby Wolf Loom.

Spinning is relaxing and gives one time to reflect on good things and ideas.

 

You can see the extra bobbin holders attached to my Jensen Saxony which were created by Willard Taylor from Treadles and Threads in the Martinas, California area. I love having my bobbins at hand.

Mark Duncan - New Arts Prescott Cooperative Member - Glass Show -April Art Glass Month

April is Glass Art Month!

Arts Prescott Cooperative Gallery has celebrated this for the last few weeks with  Glass Art in their front window! Walk along

Historic Whiskey Row

and stop in our local cooperative. Remember that all of the artists operate the gallery. Artists working in the gallery are members and they must live within a 50 mile radius of the gallery.

Mark Duncan, Prescott Glass Artist is now a member of our local cooperative. That makes 21 members!

Showing is a photo of Mark's Blow Fish and small Glass Vase. The glass art is displayed one a Hand Woven Wall Hanging created by member Cindy Meyers.

Mark will be showing as a guest artist from April 15th to May 14th.

Arts Prescott Cooperative Gallery has one opening for a new artist!

Check us out daily or drop by during the 4th Friday Art Walk!

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Flagstaff - A Walk Through the Galleries

Yesterday my husband and I took a trip to Flagstaff to check our the galleries. It is always fun to see other displays and how everyone displays their work. I didn't see any empty wine bottles like I have on my case at Arts Prescott Cooperative Gallery.

The weather was beautiful and it is pleasant to walk along the sidewalk from gallery to gallery. The coffee shops are great and we like to drop by the Galaxy 50's restaurant for a late breakfast on Route 66 which runs through Flagstaff of course. The place has photos of all of the movie stars during the 40's and 50's as well as silent movie running on TV on the wall. We discovered this place during a buying trip for silver chains. Several times a year the company I deal with stops in Flagstaff and Phoenix to show their new silver chains and findings.

On our way home we drove through Williams and on through Drake. Arizona is beautiful any time of the year!

Rowena's Treasure Tail Art Yarn

This week I am putting together Fiber Amulet Bag Kits for you!

In each kit you will find a Treasure Tail. This Art Yarn consists of my hand spun yarn, novelty yarn, and exotic yarns.

The Treasure Tails come in several color tones.

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Recycled Glass - Flagstaff's Artist Gallery on San Francisco Street

This year I have had some great glass shards from "The Pairport Glass Museum" and created many special pieces.

These three pendants are created from a beautiful hand blown glass bowl that found its way to the floor.

Lampworking allows me to reshape any glass object into a bead to remember.

Wine Bottle Glass is still my favorite recycled glass!

Note the wonderful European buttons used among the seed beads.

These 3 pendants on cords are on their way to

"The Artist Gallery" in Flagstaff, Arizona on San Francisco Street.

Arizona Bead Soup - Right Angle Weave Brooch

"Arizona Bead Soup"

Right Angle Weave Brooch

About 7 years ago I was lucky enough to get a place in NanC Meinhardt's Seed Bead Master's Class. The class met several times in one year. I learned Right Angle Weave and since then it is my favorite seed bead stitch to use on amulet bags and other lacy artful pieces.

The Beaded Amulet Bag has been a restful project for me. I love to make one now and then to remind myself where I began the path to the seed bead.

This "Arizona Bead Soup" Beaded Amulet Bag is created to wear as a Brooch. Riesling, Chardonnay and Merlot Lampwork Beads are added to the fringe and the button on the flap is a lovely Light Siam Crystal Button from Swarovski.

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Roving Used in Basket Making - Michelle Veatch

Michelle Veatch shows her Artful baskets at

Arts Prescott Cooperative Gallery

on Historical Whiskey Row.

Michelle is active in Yavapai Big Brothers and Sisters as well as a member of the cooperative in Prescott. Check out how Michelle uses fiber in her basket weaving. The beads add a great touch as well. Michelle raises sheep, lamas, alpacas which gives her ample fiber to work with.

You can also find Michelle's hand spun yarn at the gallery so drop in and check it out while you are in Prescott.

Market Your Craft: About Arts/Crafts Business

Arts/Crafts Business

http://artsandcrafts.about.com/od/gettingstarted/a/032307.htm

This site is helpful for artists and crafters to research ideas others have already discovered for themselves. On this site you read about the 5 Things to Know When Getting Started.

Patricia Blevins - Beads Patches- OH YES!

If you love art adornment on your jackets I know the best place to find it!

Arts Prescott Gallery shows the work of Patricia Blevins. She creates powerful symbols and I love to call it Art - to - Wear!

While Pat was working on costumes for the living folklore clowns she became intrigued with the New Orleans tradition of bead patches made by Allison "Tootie" Montana, Peace Keeper Chief of the Mardi Gras Indians. Pat began her path to her bead patches and what she shows at the gallery today.

"Prescott Blue" - Lampwork Beads

"Prescott Blue" - Lampwork beads in cobalt blue and white with a sterling silver closure.

This necklace was created with some of my very first lampwork beads I made in Phoenix after a great class with Don McKinney.

This necklace was in my case in the gallery and it somehow found its way out of the gallery. Shop lifting isn't a big problem in the gallery but when I lost this piece I was very disappointed because of the history of the beads.

If you see it walking around somewhere let me know! I hope someone is enjoying the work I put into this piece.

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Herbert Campbell Retirement Party

Herbert Campbell retirement party is the big reason everyone met at the Campell Clan household! A celebration for sure to remember! Family fun, family dinner and Spinning too. What all could I ask for.

Will we get Herb to learn to spin? I have just the spinning wheel to teach him spinning!

Congratuations Herb!!!

Willard's Taylor Lazy Kate and Distaff- Kate and Will in Phoenix

Willard Taylor and Kate Campbell Taylor spinning at the Campbell residence in Phoenix. They live in the bay area and they are active members of Treadles and Threads Spinning and Weaving Guild. I spent 2 weeks along with with my childhood friend Glenda Campbell at the Willard and Kate home during the Judith MacKenzie classes in June of 06.

Kate is spinning on her electric spinning wheel. They purchased it and at that time it was a bobbin driven wheel; Will changed it to have scotch tension and it is now driven by the flyer.

Will is spinning on my Suzi Pro by Majacraft.

Willard Taylor creates the distaff that everyone is talking about. It sets in the Lazy Kate he creates from many types of wood. The Lazy Kate in the photo below is one Will made for me from several types of wood combined. His Lazy Kate's are mainly made from one type of wood for each Kate. He uses many woods on request.

You can ply 6 strands with this Kate. Use a spinning hook to pull the strands through the holes directly across from the bobbins. Be sure the stands are all coming off of the bobbins from the same direction. All strands are drawn out from the top of the Lazy Kate and you ply without a problem of tangle.

Check out the tension knob for all six bobbins. Ply 2 to 6 stands with this Kate.

The Oak Kate is solid oak. The types of woods used by Willard Campbell makes each Lazy Kate a work of art. His wood working abilities are top rate. While I was at the Spin In at the Retzlauf Winery in Martinas, California I purchased the used Oak Jensen Saxony Wheel and one of the bobbins had a chip in the wood. Will sawed off the chip and applied a new piece of wood to the edge, sanded it down and it looks like new.

The small Lazy Kate (photo on right) is one of Will's first Kates.

This is a 3 ply Kate with the same action of the 6 ply. It has the tension and the threading ability through the center bringing the strands in position to ply easily.

You can find Willard Taylor Lazy Kates and Distaffs at any up skill weaving shop or e-mail [email protected].

   

To the left you see my Jensen Saxony Spinning Wheel, Willard Taylor's Lazy Kate on the floor and the Fairy Tail Distaff in the Lazy Kate.

Kate Campbell-Taylor spins with her Electric Spinning Wheel in the car during long trips from Guild to Guild and Spinning and Weaving Shows. Naturally, Will is driving the car!