{"id":11576,"date":"2022-07-05T08:46:01","date_gmt":"2022-07-05T15:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/?p=11576"},"modified":"2024-03-17T08:25:26","modified_gmt":"2024-03-17T15:25:26","slug":"island-wool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/2022\/07\/island-wool\/","title":{"rendered":"Island Wool"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I was lucky enough to go to a reception for a local exhibit called “Island Wool” featuring the work of Susan Barrett Merrill, Geri Valentine, and Susanne Grosjean. The exhibit had a really cozy feeling, accessible and nurturing, focused on wool, natural dyeing, and friendships. Susanne makes rugs with her wool, and Geri makes fabulous knitted wearables. But I was really keen to see the woven and felted creations of Susan Barrett Merrill. I just took a few photos. I spoke to her briefly and told her how inspiring I found her work. I showed her a mini mask I’d made (inexpertly), adapting her instructions for a small loom. She was impressed and suggested I wear it on my lapel! I never thought of that. We talked about the personas that arrive with the weaving of masks, how I felt that, and how she wants to “see who’s there” when she’s putting her pieces together. I mentioned Margery Knott, another blogger in this circle at Sharing Trickster’s Hoard<\/a> who has a connection with Susan, and we exclaimed joyfully over her work for awhile. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I might go back to look at the work with fewer people around and less commotion. But meanwhile, here are a few pieces I found especially meaningful. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I really love the “crocheted sachets filled with spice”! <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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It happened again – plants I’m disturbed by in the yard suddenly leap into usefulness. She dyes with comfrey, tansy, burdock leaves, all of which I have and treat poorly because I consider them weedy. I’ll be using them for dyeing now. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I like the Oma’s simplicity and her majestic ruff. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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