Wednesday again

[altivo]

I just never could get the hang of Wednesdays. [with apologies to the late Douglas Adams]

Weavers Guild meeting this morning in the gallery, including the fashion show I mentioned yesterday. I got through it without tripping or bonking anyone with the canoe paddle, which was good.

The show looks great. I'm sure there'll be photos of it all on the web soon, and I'll give a link to them when that happens.

I received six awards for spinning: first, second, and third in vegetable fibers (cotton, ramie, flax, etc.); first and second for plied wool ; and a third for other animal fiber (alpaca in this case.) That sounds more impressive than it was, since I was the only one to enter the vegetable fibers category with four entries, though it's true the judge could have withheld any award if she chose to do so. She did do that in a couple of cases, but didn't hesitate for my cotton and ramie skeins. Frankly, I preferred my rabbit angora to the alpaca, but I'm not complaining.

We had an awards ceremony for the woven pieces (I didn't get anything there, but didn't expect to particularly) and the fashion show, which was well-received. Then we voted for the "Members' Choice" award. The results for that will be announced at the reception on Sunday.

I had to skip the lunch afterward and rush off to work, at which point I realized that I had not packed anything to eat so it was a very long day indeed, twelve hours without any food and most of it spent standing or walking. Anyway, it's over and all went well enough.

Now I have to print some new name badges for spinning guild members and then I can go to bed.

Comments

[hellmutt.livejournal.com]

The Master Spinner! Very well done for all those ribbons. *ties a few in the mane*

[altivo.livejournal.com]

Well, I dunno about "master". Competent journeyman maybe. The HGA does have what passes for a master's program these days, their "Certificate of Excellence" program. It takes at least two years to complete, in which you have to spin hundreds of samples in various styles and fibers, all of which must be approved by a committee. Then you have to present an original research paper on an appropriate topic related to spinning, and have that accepted.

Our local study group is using that program as a loose model for what we do, but with no intention of actually going "under the magnifying lens" of the HGA committee.

Talking shop

[gabrielhorse.livejournal.com]

It sounds to me like she respected your efforts- which is the kind of feeling I get when you comment on anything me related :P In that regard, I've already done two rough sketches in pen- the first one while I was in a music/video store, on the ack of one of my "temporary lirary cards" I got in Pensacola (we waste no part of the culture :P I got some funny looks from the folks working there that I was simultaneously sampling some various tunes while scribbling madly on the back of a tiny card)- which went okay(minus a few mistakes), but pencil is my true medium... so I'm gonna have to do a decent sized rendition a 3rd time :) I have to say, it feels very exhilarating to be drawing again- even just a little :P

Re: Talking shop

[altivo.livejournal.com]

I'm looking forward to seeing samples of your work. :)

Re: Talking shop

[gabrielhorse.livejournal.com]

Heh, if you want 'em, I'll send them too... I just have to scrape together enough cash for the envelopes & stamps... I've selected the paper I'm going to use, but I haven't taken the time to sit and draw the third- and hopefully- final version. I usually draw, then xerox to add a darker tone to my images. Hopefully, I'll have a chance to get to it this weekend... I'm going to visit my grandfather in a nursing home this weekend- an event I feel is necessary in regard to a sense of closure (I'll explain on my LJ when I have the proper mindset)- so I'm a little preoccupied. I do want to keep you updated- I don't like to keep people waiting on me.

Re: Talking shop

[altivo.livejournal.com]

Well, you needn't rush this particular task. Whenever you send it, I'll take care of the scanning. I'm not sitting on my hooves waiting, so time is not an issue.

Congrats

[doug-taron.livejournal.com]

Kudos on the awards, though I can't say that I'm surprised. Last year your stuff compared very favorably with the rest of the show. I'm sure it's at least as good this year.

Re: Congrats

[altivo.livejournal.com]

The skeins are better this year than last, no question about that. I agree with the judge that they compare very favorably with the rest of the submissions. The two woven entries are a step up from the minimal submission I had last year two, but the competition in that arena is so steep that I'll never be a top competitor. I don't have enough time to devote to it.

BTW, the gallery is open from now until Oct. 28, Thu-Sat 11 am-5 pm and Sun 1-5. The big reception with food and drink is this Sunday, the 7th, from 1-5. Gary is playing music again for the reception, and I'm doing spinning demos. We'd love to see you and Leon there if you can make it.

[cabcat.livejournal.com]

Hooray well done on being a right ol spinner :D