Monday, March 15, 2010

remnants

remnant |ˈremnənt|
noun
a small remaining quantity of something.
• a piece of cloth or carpeting left when the greater part has been used or sold.
• a surviving trace : a remnant of the past.

When I cleaned out the studio recently I was amazed to discover how much wonderful stuff I had stowed away. Ever since I launched inleaf, some six or seven years ago, I have accumulated an array of fabrics, notions, and threads. Much of it still waiting for a purpose and a plan. I have saved the tiniest scraps and the ugliest dye samplers, always thinking it may be of use some day. I have boxes of rejected leaf prints. Things that did not work for its intended purpose, for one reason or another. Most of them are lovely and deserves a better destiny. Some will be incorporated into art quilts or fiber collages. Some are becoming beautiful objects in their own right. I have enjoyed the process of planning the perfect use for a particular print, and spending time and effort into making it special. Here are a few pieces that will be listed on the website and in the etsy shop this week. More will come, salvaging discarded beauties is a new mission.

7 comments:

  1. Wow! Beauties, indeed. These are wonderful Lotta!

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  2. Härlig inspiraton!

    Ha en underbart fin dag!
    Kram Gunilla i Singapore

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  3. I can't believe you had this beautiful work hidden away! Gorgeous!

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  4. All of your work is so lovely. Beautiful treasures simply hidden away in your home. I'm sure they will all find happy homes. :)

    I wanted to pay respect to your inspiring work and posted a photo of one of your lavender sachets on my site today. I just wanted to share to anyone visiting my blog just one of the many beauties out there on etsy.

    Happy St. Patrick's Day!

    xoxo,
    Bonnie

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  5. beautiful work...that purse is to die for~

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  6. These are just gorgeous! It certainly does feel good to finally make use of stashed "scraps".

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  7. It is not surprising to me that your 'remnants' and 'scraps' make such beautiful items (how could they not)! And what a creative process it must have been finding the perfect project for each...inspiration in itself!

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