Cape Breton Art Blog » Mabou http://www.annschroederstudio.com/blog A blog by Ann Schroeder: fine art quilts, silk scarves, workshops Mon, 20 Jun 2011 00:26:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 The night the lights went out in Mabou http://www.annschroederstudio.com/blog/2011/03/the-night-the-lights-went-out-in-mabou/ http://www.annschroederstudio.com/blog/2011/03/the-night-the-lights-went-out-in-mabou/#comments Mon, 14 Mar 2011 01:58:05 +0000 admin http://www.annschroederstudio.com/blog/?p=162 Here’s a great article that appeared in today’s Halifax Chronicle Herald about a concert in my hometown a few summers ago. I was there and loved it. Because the lights went out and the sound went out, everyone in the audience had to listen with all their concentration and it felt like we were experiencing the soul of the music.

Enjoy the article:  http://thechronicleherald.ca/TheNovaScotian/1232791.html.

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The dyers are busy experimenting, creating many colours.

In the photo above, Jennyfer has folded a half yard of fabric with triangle shapes on the ends and is painting it with dye.

In the photo above, Jennyfer has folded a half yard of fabric with triangle shapes on the ends and is painting it with dye.

 

And here is Jennyfer's finished piece.

And here is Jennyfer's finished piece!

 

Karen and Kelsie each dyed three layers of fabric in one container. The pieces on the bottom were the bottom layer. A different dye was poured on to each piece of fabric, leading to surprising and delightful results.

Karen and Kelsie each dyed three layers of fabric in one container. The pieces on the bottom were the bottom layer. A different dye was poured on to each piece of fabric, leading to surprising and delightful results.

This group is modeling their new hand dyed silk scarves. The next photo shows a close up of the scarves.
This group is modeling their new hand dyed silk scarves. The next photo shows a close up of the scarves.

And a close up view of the six scarves.

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