Today Taieri Creative Fibre members were delighted to host an exhibition of some of Denise McGirr’s work, along with a talk by Denise. For those of you who don’t know Denise, she is the most amazing artist of wonderful wearable art and accessories. She travelled to Mosgiel from Naseby with a carload of her wondeful creations, crafted from a mixture of felted wool, fabrics, recycled materials, and a whole lot of dedication and imagination. For once, I did remember my camera! (to be honest, I didn’t- my lovely husband delivered it to me!) and Denise was happy for me to post a few photos…
The photo on the left is a dress made out of car parts, the hat is sitting on the dummy’s shoulders and the headlight actually glows. On the right is a glamorous pooch in an exotic handbag. The roses on the bag are made from egg cartons (note to self- must Google that!)
After our felting class last weekend, we were interested in Denise’s use of nuno and other felting techniques.
After an inspiring 90 minutes listening and talking to the dynamic Denise, we all agreed that a trip to Naseby to view more of her collection was definitely in order, and have pencilled this in for early next year…
At 12.30 we opened the door to the stash swap, where people had brought along craft items that were languishing in their stashes, and/or making them feel guilty when they looked at it. A great opportunity to re-home these items and bring home some new-to-you!
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