Monday, May 28, 2018

Memorial Day Weekend Creative Markets

Woven Goodness!

Fiber LOVE~ 

When sitting down to write this blog post, the thought of writing a post to cover the entire weekend made more sense than writing two posts especially as the connection between the two events is fiber arts even though one is about the weaving workshop in Taos and the other about the Artisan Market on Sundays at the Santa Fe Rail yard's Farmers Market.

Memorial Day Weekend~ 

Both days were a success in terms of having happy weavers and happy visitors.  Having a positive engagement with our audience is vital to our continued development in our relationships.  I so enjoy seeing the joy and satisfaction on my students/visitors faces and count that as my success radar.

Sunday Artisan Market~ New Mexico's community of makers

The MOST gorgeous stone rings~  


So much yummy silver goodness


 

Mayte Cardenas~
Jewelry Designer of the most gorgeous collection of silver and natural gemstones around



new recent work added to market 

CelticSpiralDesign's AKA Judy Irene Harney's booth at Santa Fe Artisan Market on Sundays.. 




Mini Woven Lovelies such as key fobs, mini weaving for Christmas trees/nursery mobile/garden wind dancers. 

Thank you to all who came on Sunday to support our makers community in New Mexico and for my inspiring students who came on Saturday to immerse themselves in weaving fun whilst creating a environment of encouragement and support for each other in our woven adventures.  

Workshop design~

The duration of doing a weaving project can vary from hours to days, weeks, months and sometimes even years.  When determining the duration of a workshop to provide for new learners versus intermediates and advanced, we have to also consider the regions economy.  As a newcomer to the workshop community in America, I hope to share news of my services as a workshop provider for both the hearing and deaf community as well as setting up summer camps where both hearing and deaf can come together to become makers and lifelong friends. 

If interested in weaving and other fiber arts camps for kids for 2019 you can contact Judy at Celticspiraldesign@gmail.com to discuss future ventures.  In the meantime, over the next several months will be playing with potential projects for a weaving book full of ideas for both kids and any individual who love making things for the house and garden.  

Till next time... 


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Thursday, May 24, 2018

ARTISTIC Community of makers

Hey Y'all I'll be back this Sunday at the Santa Fe Railyard's Artisan Market


California Dreaming...

 Its been a wonderful two weeks break while exploring the California coast for new ideas for future works.  Its been a trip that provided an unexpected break from warm temperatures as it was a cool 50-65 F with some light rain showers and FOG... That's my favorite as the views were amazing.. Here are some photos... 

buster... little cattle dog lol

my companion for 5 days in the Bay area...  Love ya Pearl

my Matcha Latte... no caffine which was a surprise for me

two of my bros cattle roaming free... and gawking at what a picture yours truly presented

view from the foothills high above.. Love views like these.
Cause they have TONS OF CLOUDS... 


driving towards the coast... the winding roads are the best

blooming flowers near the beach


aah the SURF

I am currently resting up and will be working on several new projects in the upcoming weeks which you are sure to see if you visit the Sunday Market.  

The recent market day photos as promised... 


Organic Spiral Wall Hanging... you can purchase here   or if still available by Sunday at the market 

Entrance to Judy Irene Harney's Booth.. Still no banner for the business "Celtic Spiral Designs" so till then look for Judy Irene Harney's booth

view of the back of booth


Entrance with light sage green textile backdrop

Hope to see y'all there. 

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WEAVING mania this Saturday


Howdy everyone!  

Time is getting closer to our Weaving workshop this Saturday in Taos, New Mexico at the colorful and yummy Vortex Yarns shoppe across from the park.  


There are still a few spaces left for those of you who are interested in diving into the world of tapestry weaving.  Tapestry weaving is the action of creating visual textures to form an impression or a visual drawing/design.  We shall talk about design & color while doing a series of weaving methods.  Its seriously addictive so jump on the wagon and see us this Saturday at Vortex Yarns.  

Workshop sign from last March

Happy weavers... Laurie has since gone on a weaving bend... One of the best results to hope for!

Close up of the delicious textures 




For more details on the workshop you can go here

Date: May 26th
Time: 10 am - 4:30 pm
Location: 218A Paseo Del Pueblo Norte
email: celticspiraldesign@gmail.com



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Monday, May 7, 2018

Santa Fe Weaving Updates




Come and Join the fun 
See why weaving is taking the world by storm  

Curious?  Look no further…

Join us for an evening of fiber fun on the 21st of July from 6-8pm at the Aldea Community Center.   Learn the ins and outs of weaving and leave with you own finished piece.  $40... sign up here

Hungry for more?

You can continue your weaving exploration with your choice of 
1 or 2 day workshops at the Aldea Community Center

Woven Textures workshop on July 28th from 10-5pm… $170 
or 
Large Woven Textures workshop on August 3rd-4th from 10-5pm… $340    

These workshops are suitable for beginners and intermediate alike.  
You’ll learn how to prep your loom and weave a variety of textures with hand dyed wool and other fibers.  Everyone will take home their own Ashford frame loom as well as everything needed to continue weaving at home in a cotton drawstring tote. 

Judy Irene Harney of Celtic Spiral Designs has over 20 years of teaching 
a variety of art history and art mediums.  
Judy loves sharing her love of fiber arts with other like minded creative people.  

Website:  https://celticspiraldesigns.bigcartel.com      Email: judyireneharney@gmail.com


“Weaving has been a source of mediation and love with its comforting presence” ~ Ashley



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Saturday, May 5, 2018

First May Sunday Artist Market!

Howdy All..

Tomorrow is Artist Market and my third Sunday!  I'll be posting photos of the updated changes to my booth setup to this post during market day.  Here are some photos from last week's Sunday Artist Market in the Railyard. 

 After 2 hours into the Market day...

I came to a realization that a black backdrop wasn't the best idea for an indoor space for my woven wall art.  Why?  too dark and as the booth was on the outside along the wall it got a bit dark and the inner space was not getting any traffic.  

So today, went and purchased some home decor fabric in a light sage green which will go along nicely with the linen fabric covering the table in the background.  I'm excited to see how it works out tomorrow.   There will be more fine tuning of the backdrop by sewing it with some padding and finished edges for a more polished appearance. 





 There will be some Woven Wall hangings marked down so that more current work can be included over the next few weeks.  
Mark downs will 25%-40% off select woven pieces. 

Woven wall hangings range from $120-$320


Come on by the Santa Fe Railyard's Sunday Artist Market 


Location: 

Santa Fe Farmers Market
1607 Paseo De Peralta
Santa Fe, NM 87501
USA

Sundays
10am - 4pm

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