Wisconscin Debut!?

I am so happy now.
I have received a phone call from an art center in Wisconscin.
http://www.thespaceforcreativity.com/index.html

I sent some of my SAORI sample items, images of my work and application form to the center before I left for Australia.
I almost forgot about it.
Since I have an event to go to this weekend, so I thought about my work to sell.
Then I remembered "my scarf and greeting cards!!" The next day, they came back. This was last week.

Then this afternoon, the phone rung.
"You are one of the featured artists for our center next year."
"WOW!!"
The show will be Jan. 9 - Mar.10 2009 two months!

I have been so fortunate recently, really.

1. My SAORI scarves and vests are available at the Textile Center in MN for their Winter Gift Show Nov. 1-Dec. 29 2008
2. My first challenge: putting my shawl at the MN State Fair and received a blue ribbon (2nd place) and an award from the Weavers Guild of MN "Best use of colors".
3. My work I wove with organic cotton, cotton, wool were accepted for the Eco Fashion Show it will be held in January in Minneapolis.
4. Then this show in Wisconscin!

These four things happened last one month. I also went to Australia for the first time!
I can't believe it! Everything is going so well for me. I am so happy!

I need to keep weaving, weaving and weaving.
This is what I do! This is what I enjoy!

I am happy!

Let's be in touch.

I am back!

I am back in Minnesota. I am almost over with jet-lag (I hope).

Wow, it was terrible. I woke up at 2:30am and couldn't go back to sleep until around 6am. Last night, I slept good I think that is because a night before I couldn't sleep well at all, so my body was too tired to wake up at 2:30am.

Anyway, I need to get back to work as a SAORI weaver/instructor.

I have left my full time job as an assistant at a Montessori preschool last June and now SAORI is my full time job.

I have so many things ahead of me. A two fiber fairs, gift show, classes...

I have been enjoying weaving. I would like to weave with Australian colors I saw when I was in Perth, Australia.

Here is one of them; very Australia! A wallaby and a SAORI strap jeans bag. I found a nice model!

I have a good idea (I hope) and I would like to go shopping for a little tool to knit. I am not a knitter though I would love to learn how to ... If this idea is very good, I will show you what it is.

Let's be in touch.

Tomorrow...

Tomorrow, I am going back to MN.
I have almost a whole day tomorrow though since my flight is almost midnight.

It has been two weeks already. Time flies.
This last two weeks, I have been moved by beatuiful fwild flowers, colroful wild bires, beautiful ocean, lovely creatures, aboliginal art and so on.
Now, I am ready(?) to express all these impressions by weaving when I get back.

Today, I went one of my friend's daughter's school to do a SAORI demonstration.
I was a "Special Guest" at the classroom.
All 30 students listend to the story about SAORI and tried weaving.
Tomorrow, I am going to another school to do a demonstration.
It is so fortunate to get this kind of opportunity in a different country.
I am not just a tourist. Now I have a new friend who is trying to start SAORI program here in Australia. I came to help her start. I hope I did a good job helping her even though I did so many fun things such as taking lessons of Didgeridoo...

Thank you to my friend.
I will never forget this journey.

Let's be in touch.

C in Perth

Didgeridoo

I am finally confidet spelling "Digeridoo".
I tried to write a blog a few days ago, but I couldn't spell it, so I gave up updating my blog.

Now after taking the Digeridoo class twice and have MY OWN DIGERIDOO, I can spell it!
Yes, I have my Digeridoo. I bought it after I took a free workshop the other day. I am going back to MN with it next week.
I have to practice a lot. I wonder somebody plays the digeridoo in Twin Cities area.
I am going to take another workshop again Friday and I am on my own. I also purchased a DVD to practice at home. I love the sound. Do you know that Digeridoo might be the oldest music instrument.

I purchased a simple Digeridoo, no aboliginal painting on it. I purposely chose a simple one because I would like to put SAORI on to it. I would like to make a case for it with SAORI.
Wow, I have a lot to do after I get back to MN.

I have been enjoying my stay in Perth. Seafood and Western Australian wine is lovely.
I noticed many people here say "LOVELY!".

I also have been enjoying watching wild flowers and birds. There are a lot of them.
I am so fortunate to be here this time of a year. People are friendly, too.
I have taken so many pictures of flowers and birds.

My friend here is sewing now. She is making a T-shirt with SAORI piece on it.
She is going to make a vest with her woven piece that is Australian wool which is very LOVELY.
Of course, I now have some Australian wool and rovings to work with in MN.

I will show you pictures when I get back so let's be in touch!