Category Archives: water

Cryosphere – Hydrosphere completed and out there

Cryosphere II – Hydrosphere, 80″h x 50″w, machine sewing, dry felting, stuffing; nylon, polyester, net, cotton, beads, glitter, Timtex, cotton and rayon thread. An exploration of the way water changes its molecular structure each time it shifts from a frozen state to a solid-state and back again. It is a process known as a phase […]

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Yukon Cryosphere II, Hydrosphere – Work Continues

Working with slippery synthetic sheers I can’t keep the large pieces of fabric under control. Solution – hang them on the wall and take down as needed. My current problem is to find a method for making a soft material appear hard.  I have made tapered tubes. They need weights in the bottom to keep […]

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Studio Footwear and Laundry Centre

I received lots of comments and questions about my choice of Studio Footwear, as seen in this previous blog post.To answer you all, here are the details. Outside: (Left) Suede, Danish-style clog. Brand – ‘Simple’. The best feature is when I step in soft soil the heel print says ‘past’ while the toe part has […]

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Studio Construction: Painting and Plumbing

Marshall Travis, Artisan Painting Plus, brought his daughter, Madeline, along to help him with the painting. Ron unpacked the new sink faucet that arrived in the mail. The plumber delivered the hot water tank. Ron helped carry it around the back to the crawlspace. This is a plumber’s bag. There were lots of different vehicles in […]

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Studio Construction: Lighting

Installing the lighting. Note the orange spot on the ceiling – Paul Dancy of Prices Alarms has installed the alarm system. The orange cover will be taken off once the system is activated. An electrician’s belt/bag has lots of different wire cutters. Lighting was another big issue that we were most particular about. We got 2 different […]

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