In my life outside of tatting and hand dyeing, one of the other things I do is play the cello. I learned how by taking lessons as an adult student, and now I've been playing 23 years. I've played in a few different community orchestras. The current orchestra that I'm in is called Wisconsin Intergenerational Orchestra, or WIO for short. Spring concert will be June 2 at 7 pm, at 135 North 76th Street, Milwaukee, WI 53213.
Sometimes I also play cello to accompany the choir at church (St. Rita's in West Allis). I sing in the choir too, as best I can. It's challenging, but fun!
The cello tapestry is something I designed many years ago, woven of handspun yarn. Some of you may remember her as my first "yarnplayer" logo!
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Well, on to the tatting. Here's some photos of things I've finished lately:
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| The filigree centers are from Fire Mt. Gems. |
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| Argentium silver wire wrapping with tatted cotton "flowers". |
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| "Unfolding Heart", based on this pattern. |
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| Blue "Sweetheart" earrings, based on a pattern from Boutique Tatting. |
Current dye batch still in progress is "Spooky". It should be dry and listed in my Etsy shop sometime tomorrow.