ravenmade
Nov 2, 20152 min read
VISDA Current Threads 2015: Garden Tapestry
I want to make another post about the Vancouver Island Surface Design Association's current exhibition because every work is such an...
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ravenmade
Oct 24, 20152 min read
VISDA Exhibition 'Garden Tapestry' at Portals, Duncan
Louise Slodoban, 'In An Artist's Garden' Photo transfer, procion dyed cloth, mono printing, screen printing, sun prints, machine & hand...
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ravenmade
Oct 18, 20152 min read
Studio Design: Pattern Language #134 Zen View & Keystone Species
Pattern Language #134 'If there is a beautiful view, don't spoil it by building huge windows that gape incessantly at it. Instead, put...
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ravenmade
Oct 13, 20152 min read
Studio Footwear and Laundry Centre
I received lots of comments and questions about my choice of Studio Footwear , as seen in this previous blog post.To answer you all, here...
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ravenmade
Oct 8, 20152 min read
Studio Design: Porch, Electrical Centre, Tea Centre
Continuing with a diary about how I use spaces in my new studio, as requested, I have used the crawl space. During the Green Shed Open...
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ravenmade
Oct 6, 20152 min read
Studio Design: 38 Steps
After a wonderful open house where many friends came to help me celebrate the completion of my new studio, I wasn't sure I needed to...
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ravenmade
Sep 17, 20152 min read
Kim Eichler-Messmer Dye Workshop
For a couple of years now I had been wanting to attend Kim Eichler-Messmer 's Percentage Dyeing Workshop so I signed up straight away...
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ravenmade
Sep 14, 20151 min read
Studio: Open House
Friday Preparations Daughter Katherine set up the studio for serving food and drinks. Son-in-law Sebastian cleaned the windows inside and...
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ravenmade
Sep 10, 20151 min read
Studio: Sorting, Organising, Cleaning
I have been very busy these past 2 weeks setting up my new studio. Each item I touch I make the decision to keep it or not. If it is to...
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ravenmade
Aug 29, 20151 min read
Studio: Loading Up
The studio is ready to be 'loaded up.' The first step is to assemble the shelving, but I need to also have the stuff to go on each shelf...
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ravenmade
Aug 26, 20151 min read
Studio Construction: Complete - Moving Sale
The Green Shed passed its final inspection. We have the building permit. Ron and I celebrated with a soft (bubbly) opening. Inside the...
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ravenmade
Aug 24, 20151 min read
Studio Construction: Design-Inspiration-Photography Walls
With just a few more things to do in the studio I started the serious cleaning up of construction dust. Mike is preparing the base for...
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ravenmade
Aug 22, 20152 min read
Studio Construction: Plumber's Last Visit
This little beauty is an instant boiling water tank - big enough to fill a dye pot or a teapot. For my purposes it is an energy efficient...
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ravenmade
Aug 19, 20151 min read
Studio Construction: Furniture and Fittings
This is the project station, with its wheels attached. The open space is for long things, like bolts of fabric and long rulers. Mick is...
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ravenmade
Aug 17, 20151 min read
Studio Construction: Fixtures and Fittings
The hot water tank is installed in the crawlspace below the tub. This energy efficient placement means little heat is lost between the...
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ravenmade
Aug 13, 20151 min read
Studio Construction: Painting and Plumbing
Marshall Travis, Artisan Painting Plus , brought his daughter, Madeline, along to help him with the painting. Ron unpacked the new sink...
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ravenmade
Aug 7, 20153 min read
Studio Construction: Lighting
Installing the lighting. Note the orange spot on the ceiling - Paul Dancy of Prices Alarms has installed the alarm system. The orange...
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ravenmade
Jul 29, 20152 min read
Studio Construction: Finishing the Floor
While I was downstairs in the crawlspace vacuuming... ...and scrubbing the polished concrete,... ...Adrian was upstairs finishing the...
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ravenmade
Jul 24, 20151 min read
Studio Construction: Flooring Preparation
I see Adrian's truck. That means he may be here to install the flooring. The other mean looking truck belongs to Chris,...
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ravenmade
Jul 20, 20151 min read
Studio Construction: Cabinet Installation
I came home from the Dorothy Caldwell workshop to find the new garden bed has flowers for the first time. This inlet to the pond had been...
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