Ideas are Everywhere!

I let one of our cats out yesterday while it was snowing and noticed the pattern that the snow had made in the street.

Of course I went for the camera... Not sure what I can do with this but I found it interesting. The circulatory system of an alien being? The street plan of a medieval village? Merely scars in the asphalt?

Maybe I'll do some manipulations of proportion or color and print it on fabric as the base for something -- embroidery? beading? coloring in the spaces?

So many possibilities! Isn't it fun to speculate?

Finally time to try to post some info and photos. I'll start with some photos I took at the opening reception for the 'It's Not Your Granny's Afghan Any More' fiber arts exhibit at the local galler, The Vault. I feel rather godmotherly toward this exhibit as I sowed the seed for it last summer when I complained about the lack of fiber art in the gallery and followed up by taking in some examples (including my collection of FiberATCs from swaps I had been in) and several issues of Quilting Arts. The gallery director was excited by all this and recruited a number of Vermont fiber artists for this exhibit. If this program will cooperate I'll post the photos. Wish me luck!

Okay -- it didn't work the way I would have liked but at least they are up!

From the top:

View from the front door with baskets by Kris Winnicki
L: Postcard announcing the exhibit; R: Knitted sheep's head by Kalie Tyne
L: Wallhangings byKelly MacLaury; R: Felted wool Wallhanging by Shelley Sas

And that is enough for today!