Susie Monday . El Cielo Studio

Musings from the contemporary art taller* of fiber artist Susie Monday

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"El Cielo" (el c-eh-lo) in Spanish means "the sky" or "the heavens." "Taller" (ta-yér) is Spanish for "workshop" or "craftsman's studio."

This weblog is about the maker's life. The teacher's path. The stitching and dyeing and printing of the craft of art cloth and art quilt. The stumbling around and the soaring, the way the words and the pictures come together. Poetry on the page and in the piecing of bright scraps together. The inner work and the outer journeys to and from. Practicalities and flights of fancy and fearful grandeur, trivial pursuits and tactile amusements. Expect new postings two or three times a week, unless you hear otherwise.

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Update: After Photos

Here it is. Six photos worth a thousand words. (See post before last for the BEFORE pics.)

You can see examples of the kinds of projects we'll be tackling in this weekend's Text on the Surface Workshop.

Note: I had a note that the comment section of my blog was acting up earlier. If you had trouble posting, sorry. I think its fixed now.

Posted on Friday, May 9, 2008 at 12:59PM by

elcielostudio in General information, Creativity and other big ideas, Workshops |

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Reader Comments (6)

wow, your studio looks great. I'd love to work there.

May 9, 2008 |

PaMdora

OOO - I love the new blue quilt...like a mermaid at night. And - I have NEVER see the top of the counter! Great job - it must feel so good to just sit and take in the clean!

May 10, 2008 |

Sue Cooke

Verrrrrrrrrrrrrrry impressive studio. I am far too embarassed to post photos of mine - I don't tidy up unless I absolutely have to.

May 11, 2008 |

Shirley Goodwin

Susie
Your space clearing got me motivated to begin my own process with my studio this weekend. It is truly amazing how much I have crammed into that one 10 by 10 room!

Thanks for the inspiration.
Kristin

May 13, 2008 |

Kristin McNamara Freeman

Well, thanks for all the great comments. Now I am in the trash it all again part of the process. I just cant seem to design a new quilt without piles of fabric on every surface. AND I have a neighbor's new puppy visiting (and distracting me!) so that adds a layer of puppy toys, too. Susie

May 14, 2008 |

Susie

Impressive place you've got there girl! I like it, and I also like your ATC's above - they look yummy! :-)

Come by my blog if you like!

May 15, 2008 |

iHanna

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