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I’m so pleased and honored that my hand hooked rug “ Ripple: Lake Water” has been acquired by the Adirondack Experience: The Museum at Blue Mountain Lake (@theadkx) for their new contemporary art collection! You can read about it in
Morning walk. Misty mornings are best for discovering these tiny hidden worlds. . . . . . . #morningwalk #mistymorning #spiderweb #hiddenworlds #loveofnature #beautyofnature #inspiredbynature
Morning walk. Always a surprise waiting to be found… . . . . . . #morningwalk #loveofnature #beautyofnature #inspiredbynature
Front is done. Back fabric chosen. Foot for scale! It’s going to be one of my big pillows. . . . . . . . . #pennypillow #pennyrug #woolapplique #bluebirds #textileart #handstitched
On my desk this morning. Finishing a thank you gift for a special friend. I’ll be teaching this technique in a Penny Rug workshop @snowfarm September 22-25 2022. Just one spot left! Hope you can join us! Sign up @ snowfarm.org . . . . . #thank
The sound and smell of a sharpie… Portrait #12 in the Ordinary/ Extraordinary Women series is under way! . . . . . . #ordinaryextraordinarywomen #portraitseries #honoringwomen #handhookedtextileart #handhookedtextile #sharpiemarker #workinpro
Yesterdays photo session. Number 11 In the Ordinary/ Extraordinary Women series. “Kristin Muller: She Courts the Flame”. @kristinmuller thank you for your inspiration! . . . . . #photosession #ordinaryextraordinarywomen #womansportrait #
Upcoming Penny Rug Workshop Just 2 Spots Left! Sept. 22-25, 2022 Snow Farm, Williamsburg, MA More info and registration on their website @ snowfarm.org Hope to see you there! . . . . . #snowfarmcraft #textileworkshop #pennyrugs #pennyrugworkshop #woo
On the table, blocked, and ready to finish the edges. Listening to a good book and the time just flies by! . . . . . . #textileart #contemporarytextileart #fiberart #contemporaryfiberart #rughooking #contemporaryrughooking #handhooked #mixedmediatext
Back at it for a few minutes this morning. Hoping to start the finishing in the next few days… . . . . . #textileart #contemporarytextileart #handhookedart #contemporaryrughooking #handcraftsmanship #textilejournal #textilediary #mixedmediatex
Patrick Dougherty installation at the Wild Center, Tupper Lake, NY . . . . . . #thewildcenter #patrickdoughertystickwork #patrickdougherty #natureinstallation
Not sure what I was thinking ( or maybe I wasn’t!) when I planted so much garlic last year. A huge harvest, and plenty to share! . . . . . . . . #garlic #organicgarlic #garlicharvest #organicgardening #groworganic #johnnysselectedseeds
I’ve learned a whole lot from working on this piece. It’s purely a daily record of my emotions. No matter how it turns out it will be “right”. It’s very liberating! . . . . . #textileart #contemporarytextileart #handhook
Some final stitching… . . . . . #textileart #contemporarytextileart #handstitching #slowstitching #mending #recycledmaterials #contemporaryfiberart
A beautiful little visitor outside my window today. Goldfinches are said to be a sign of good things to come! 🌻 . . . . . . . . #goldfinch #yellowfinch #sunflowers #goodomen
The July 2022 issue of Textile Art News, (my online newsletter) is now available on my website @ lizalpertfay.com. Read on the website or subscribe to receive in your inbox. It’s free and a great way to stay in touch! . . . . . . #onlinenewslet
Rug hooking, quilting and mending techniques… . . . . . #textileart #fiberart #contemporaryart #mixedmedia #recycledmaterials #tellingmystorythroughart #textilejournal
Happy to have this little helper in the garden! . . . . . #gardersnake #inthegarden #inthegardentoday
A few photos as I move on to the next section… . . . . . #textileart #contemporaryart #contemporaryfibre #contemporarytextileart #handhooked #contemporaryrughooking #mixedmediafiberart #mixedmediatextileart #textilejournal