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Day 13: Leave, Weave, Discard or Donate

By Pamela Penney | Jul 17, 2022

Day 13 of LEAVE, WEAVE, DISCARD or DONATE my at home artist’s residency: ○ Sunday fun day, spent the morning golfing and the afternoon napping and reading. But by late afternoon had the motivation to “start” another little weaving using the photo I took at the golf course last week. ○ This piece is for…

Day 12: Leave, Weave, Discard or Donate

By Pamela Penney | Jul 16, 2022

Day 12 of LEAVE, WEAVE, DISCARD or DONATE my at home artist’s residency: ○ I’m not really feeling very well today, not sure what’s up. But, my Creativity Oracle card for the day, Muse, states that it “can be an indication that for a time, you should withdraw from everyday life as much as you…

Day 11: Leave, Weave, Discard or Donate

By Pamela Penney | Jul 15, 2022

Day 11 of LEAVE, WEAVE, DISCARD or DONATE my at home artist’s residency: ○ Friday was a “leave” day. As in I left to observe the weft of Currents 38: Christy Matson. I went on a “field trip” with a friend to the Milwaukee Art Museum   ○ It was a perfect activity for an all…

Day 10: Leave, Weave, Discard or Donate

By Pamela Penney | Jul 14, 2022

Day 10 of LEAVE, WEAVE, DISCARD or DONATE my at home artist’s residency: ○ Shifted gears today and took a break from basement clearing and weaving on the large pipe loom. (needed a day to think about the next steps) ○ Did a little organizing of my studio then started a circular weaving (with Stormy’s…

Day 9: Leave, Weave, Discard or Donate

By Pamela Penney | Jul 13, 2022

Day 9 of LEAVE, WEAVE, DISCARD or DONATE my at home artist’s residency: ○ Started the morning by tying the crocheted “WHEN?” to the loom. I like where this is going! I originally created this in response to the Parkland School Shooting. It has had a few transformations since then. But, this will be it’s…

Day 8: Leave, Weave, Discard or Donate

By Pamela Penney | Jul 12, 2022

Day 8 of LEAVE, WEAVE, DISCARD or DONATE, my at home artist’s residency: ○ Started the day at the dermatologist. Removed 2 moles (TMI? Thankfully, no pictures!) ○ Across the street was Goodwill. I dropped 3 bags of donations! Of course I then went in to “browse”. Found treasures: an electric roaster that I can…

Day 7: Leave, Weave, Discard or Donate

By Pamela Penney | Jul 11, 2022

Day 7 of LEAVE, WEAVE, DISCARD or DONATE my at home artist’s residency: ○ Started the day out on the deck warping the large tapestry loom. I ran out of cotton twine, and it started raining. Hopefully, I can finish the warping tomorrow. ○ Clocked in a few more hours cleaning in the basement. Sorted…

Day 5 & 6: Leave, Weave, Discard or Donate

By Pamela Penney | Jul 10, 2022

Day 5 & 6 of LEAVE, WEAVE, DISCARD or DONATE, my at home artist’s residency: ○ Yesterday I decided I wasn’t happy with the last quarter of my 1st weaving for the Summer of Tapestry with @rebeccamezofftapestry . It was narrowing toward the top. And although I’m not striving for perfection I knew if I took it…

Day 4: Leave, Weave, Discard or Donate

By Pamela Penney | Jul 8, 2022

Day 4 of “LEAVE, WEAVE, DISCARD or DONATE” my at home artist’s residency. ○ I started warping the large loom out on the deck. Temperatures were in the 70s and the humidity dropped as the day went on. A bit of rain mid-day sent me indoors. Warp about 1/3 done… ○ I was joined by…