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Vegetable or Mineral

September 12, 2019 By Carolyn Foss

During the visits between Karen Tembreull’s Explorations in Twining class and Kay Rashka’s Metalwork Jewelry Boot Camp last week, exclamations of “these two classes couldn’t be more opposite” were heard. That may be true when it came to the materials used and the manner in which they were manipulated, but the work was equally matched in artistry. These petite, twined baskets started with a vintage spigot handle as a base and incorporated cedar bark, waxed cotton, rush, roots and freshly cut Siberian Iris leaves from the Walter Studio garden. A variety of shapes and combinations of materials made for unique treasures. Karen brought bundles of prepared barks to use in the baskets and several examples of her own twined pieces. […]

Filed Under: Basketry/Furnishings, Beading/Stitchery/Wearables Tagged With: Bark Basket, Karen Tembreull, Kay Rashka, Metalwork Jewelry, Twined Basketry

Fiber in common

July 17, 2017 By Carolyn Foss

Do baskets, barks and mittens have anything in common?  Yes, especially when they’ve been the focus of recent classes at Sievers School of Fiber Arts!    Stacks of baskets were created in Jeanette Biederman’s Splint-Woven Basketry: Independent Study class, with some completely finished and some ready for the final touches at home.  Next year, the plan is to take a photo that includes all the baskets made during the week.  Might need to stand over by the barn to fit them all in the camera lens!       Instead of a stack of baskets, how about class time spent on one perfect Winnebago Picnic Basket?  Even Schoolhouse Beach may not be ready for this beauty!    Learning the techniques of making Latvian mittens  followed by a separate class on Latvian Mitten Design with Sandy […]

Filed Under: Basketry/Furnishings, Dyeing/Knitting/Spinning Tagged With: Bark and Roots Basketry, Basketry, Jeanette Biederman, Karen Tembreull, Latvian Mitten, Mary Germain, Sandy De Master

May Miscellany

May 3, 2017 By Carolyn Foss

It’s official!  The information packets for Class#1, Open Quilt Studio, were mailed today.  On June 5, those students will be the first to arrive of 322 registered so far.  We’re already getting the buildings ready as our initial guests will be the W.I. Art Association artists utilizing the Walter Studio starting on May 22. After 20 years, one part of getting the buildings ready meant it was time to sand and then re-varnish the floor of the Sophie Studio, making it nice and shiny again.   Many beautiful and special items have already arrived for the Sievers Shop.  We will be open daily, 10-5, starting Monday, May 22nd.  Until then, as temperatures permit and if we are in the office, we’re happy to greet you.     One […]

Filed Under: Sievers School, Sievers Shop, Washington Island Tagged With: Diane Fitzgerald, Karen Tembreull, West Harbor

Setting the table…Sievers style?

August 22, 2016 By Carolyn Foss

You could say the students set a “Sievers-style table” last week with (Dresden) plates and (Birch Bark) bowls created in class and what a lovely table it was! Let’s start with the plates as they came together, piece by piece in the Dresden Plate Inspirations class with Judy Hasheider.

Filed Under: Basketry/Furnishings, Quilting Tagged With: Bark and Roots Basketry, Bark Basket, Dresden Plate, Judy Hasheider, Karen Tembreull, Quilt With Judy

Patchwork all around

June 14, 2014 By Carolyn Foss

While Karen Tembreull’s Patchwork Birch Bark Basket class continues, another great week of quilting with Ellen Graf came to a close this morning.  Students brought several different quilts in progress or ideas to the class and Ellen imparted her quilt design and technique expertise in order to help move the quilts on to completion. In the basket studio, beautifully stitched and embossed birch bark is gracefully formed into these cylindrical, lidded baskets.   This week, patchwork was the word!

Filed Under: Sievers School Tagged With: Birch Bark, Ellen Graf, Karen Tembreull, Quilting

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