Fiber Artists San Antonio (FASA) 43rd Annual Juried Fiber Art Exhibition by Hastypearl Welcome friend! I thought I would give you a little tour of a special event held in October, 2017. FASA’s mission is to promote fiber as an art form, through education, exhibitions, and also charitable and cultural activities. I would […]
5 Steps To Transferring An Image Using Shipping Tape Hastypearl Don’t you think the idea of Transferring An Image, is magical ? For some reason it always has been for me. I guess because it’s not a perfect art, so the wonder of seeing if it’s going to work, holds me. : ) Well, I […]
Handmade Recycled Paper Bowl and The Sustainable Souls Project Hastypearl Welcome, All! It’s a great day to have you along, as I am presenting my Handmade Recycled Paper Bowl, as my May Art for The Sustainable Souls Project. The theme this month is, Reuse, Repurpose, Recycle. I’ve had my engines revved for this one, and […]
Happy Mother’s Day: Sometimes A Loaded Statement Hastypearl I used to use the phrase, Happy Mother’s day with one point of reference. Of course, it was My point of reference. It one time surprised me out of my small world, when I read how much for some, that statement brought sorrow. I felt reprimanded. In […]
A Short Papermaking Video Hastypearl Hi All! Have you ever tried something and not had any idea if it would work? Well, you are living that with me right now. I spent the last day in and out, playing with making paper. It was great and I am really happy with the results. So, the […]
Artist Question: Does What We See, Inform Our Art or Does What We Create, Inform What We See ? Hastypearl Pretty good questions, don’t you think? I started thinking it about it when I recently rewrote my Artist Statement. I kind of redo it every time it is asked for 😉 I guess it’s a […]
Art Journals, Avocados and Biogas: What Do They Have in Common? April Sustainable Souls Hastypearl Welcome to April’s Sustainable Souls topic; Alternative Energy, Solar, Wind, Water and Biogas. I felt I was familiar with the first four on the Sustainable Souls list for April, and thought that I needed to know more about the topic, […]
Easy Book Binding Technique Hastypearl Bookbinding. What a world ! There’s an endless amount of Book Binding Technique stitch choices out there. Some are so complicated, that even holding your tongue just right, doesn’t help ; ) Short of using a stapler, what I’m going to show you how to do…The Pamphlet Stitch…has got to […]