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a freedom 19 art cart camper remodel mobile felting studio vintage rv remodel saturday may 11 2019 a new chapter i m about to embark on a new project a new chapter really in my life as an artist for many years i occupied this space as an artist woods dweller and mother sharing my work and life in the woods of rural minnesota when my youngest was entering kindergarten i made the announcement that i would be making the leap to be a full time artist no sooner were the words out of my mouth when my husband became ill instead of throwing myself into my creative work i found work as the director of a nonprofit arts organization and thus began a wobbly balance between being the sole breadwinner to support my family and my creative needs for anyone who has worked for a nonprofit you may have already guessed how the scales tip flash forward some five years to where i am now still living in the woods but the chickens ducks and guineas are gone in an effort to pare down some responsibilities my children are becoming more independent and capable souls full of their own personalities and talents my oldest now a marine stationed in an interesting part of the world touching base through daily chats on messenger my husband s illness continues i m still an arts administrator dedicating much of my energy to creating arts opportunities for others occasionally teaching classes rarely creating artwork i ve gotten good advice from people who care about me to find a better balance and because the universe has a way i was presented with an opportunity that would allow me to share my love of wool and felting with others in a fun way it also presents me with an opportunity to take on a fixer upper project which i also love i ll be back soon to share the project specifics no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels alacartartist diy sproutmn sunday december 10 2017 a return to stitching stones i ve been missing my daily stitching a lot i m eager to come back to this work that i find so meditative if you would like a stone of your own i would be happy to put one in your hands you can decide approximate color and let me know of any particular stitches you d like or if you d like beads included i will add my own creativity and send a sweet parcel off to you each stone has been hand gathered and felted with wool i ve dyed myself the wool cocoons the stone and becomes a canvas for stitches and beads the act of creating these stones is soothing almost healing for me the finished object becomes something that has a pleasing heft in the hand and reminds the viewer of patterns and textures found in nature each of these stones will be 2 5 3 long and fit nicely in the hand the process of stone making takes several days i must felt and dry the stone before i stitch and stitching may take a week because of that your stone may take several weeks to arrive i will fill orders on a first come first served basis beginning in january 2018 i ve limited the number of stones i ll make for now but hope to open up more orders in the future if there is interest 3 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels embroidery felted rock felted stone fiber art object lisa jordan mnartist stitched stone monday august 07 2017 a gathering of spirits a mothering spirit was recently born from my hands a moon spirit and autumn spirit soon followed these are made of wool and paperclay and are meant for living indoors but now i m slightly obsessed with the idea of making some that are fit for the elements and hosting a sculpture walk in my woods we have a trail in our woods that s just short of a half mile loop that would be perfect for what i m envisioning my real life demands my attention so there s no telling if this will come to fruition but it feels good to dream what have you been dreaming about lately 4 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels art doll autumn fiber art lisa jordan moon spirit wood spirits monday july 24 2017 a mothering spirit thinking about my role as mother and what it means to be the nest when your babies begin to fledge she has tiny wings seemingly too small to fly like a bumblebee rooted and flying at the same time i caught her in a quiet moment among the trees 4 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels baby brainerd mn fiber art lil fish studios lisa jordan minnesota artist nest spirit sprite tree sunday july 16 2017 making faces a break in the work action and just what i needed permission to play after several weeks of no creative time i decided to pull out a package of paperclay and just play i ended up making a face and it was fun so i made another the following day and the day after that now i m out of clay which is probably good because i have a lot of work to do the nonprofit that i work for is moving to a new location and there is much that needs to be done but then i might have just ordered another package of paperclay so maybe there is a little time for play 4 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels paperclay faces play wip tuesday july 04 2017 finding cross rocks we did a little exploring this weekend right in our own neck of the woods we camped a few nights in neighboring little falls and played tourist we had donuts at a local bakery wandered a pretty little park on the mississippi and searched for cross rocks or staurolite at blanchard dam in royalton mn i hadn t even heard of cross rocks before this weekend but a search for rock hounding little falls mn turned up one result cross rocks naturally we had to check it out after a short drive and a short hike we found ourselves at the river s edge at the bottom of the dam we weren t really sure what we were looking for or where we should be looking but once we found our first piece we were off and running each of us found at least one cross and gobs of straight pieces we had a blast this was my best piece e had a good selection of her own her favorite being the one that looked like a little plane i found two heart stones but this one was my favorite we also found this little friend and the kids loved on him for a minute before we set him back in the water we cooked our meals on the fire and i read aloud ronia the robber s daughter to eager listeners who didn t even seem to mind that their tablets and phones were nowhere around i felt connected in a way that i ve been missing lately with the busy ness of work and life good stuff all of it have you been exploring lately 4 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels cross rocks exploration life in minnesota real life staurolite thursday june 08 2017 landscapes and beads ahead i m teaching a landscape workshop this weekend at the franklin arts center i hear the weather is projected to be 95 the building doesn t have air conditioning so this class may become something of a strip tease in an attempt to stay cool stories later but no photos i promise this afternoon i m giving a demonstration on simple wet felting at our local library i believe their space is air conditioned so we ll all be suitably modest probably 1 comment email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels brainerd mn brainerd public library franklin arts center lisa jordan wet felting workshop sunday june 04 2017 wool bead necklace a little time spent arranging wool beads and braiding leather and i have myself a necklace to wear to my how to make wool beads demonstration this week at our local library they feature a new craft art form monthly which i think is really cool and june 9th it s felting courtesy of me in the brainerd area stop by and get sudsy no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels brainerd mn felted beads lisa jordan necklace wool jewelry thursday june 01 2017 sweet diversion art time has been slim lately due to the demands of my day job and family and then along comes this sweet diversion the pendulum always swings though so i await a return to balance 2 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels kitty real life this balance thing is hard sunday may 21 2017 stitched stones for sale a collection of stitched stones has gone to the crossing arts alliance online shop as you may know tcaa is a lovely little nonprofit arts group that does good work in greater mn for which i happen to work if you are interested please have a look at their shop there is some great work from fellow mn artists there that is surely worth an ogle thank you no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels fiber art for sale lisa jordan mnartist stitched stones the crossing arts alliance tuesday april 25 2017 finally a red stone check that one off my list i confronted my fear of red a stone inspired by the crimson hued house finches that have been visiting my feeder apparently they lay blue speckled eggs usually a clutch of five but i got carried away and gave them a nest overflowing adding this one to the little pile in hopes of a shop update soon happy tuesday i hope you have a bright and cheery day abundant with just the right things 2 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels brainerd mn fiber art lisa jordan non traditional embroidery red felted stone stitched stones sunday april 23 2017 wool inspiration packs i m trying something out erin and i were playing with colorways and we decided to put some of our combos up for sale she has a real knack for colors this 8 year old girl of mine she picked the combos and the names and i did the rest there are a few of these packs o inspiration in my shop in case any of you want to round out your palettes or get a little color inspiration i hope your weekend has been inspiring and colorful too no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels hand dyed wool needle felting wool for sale thursday april 13 2017 tutorials openings and general busy ness regular busy ness at work with grant writing meetings and the like coupled with the opening of our children s art exhibit and a basket weaving class the next day a segment on the local radio station and two appearances on our public television station is enough to wear ya right out in the midst of that i taught two rabbit workshops to some truly lovely people and began work on writing my how to stitch stones tutorial which i hope will help people manage some of the basics and gain some confidence in creating them a glance at my week over 400 people came to the opening of our young at art exhibit celebrating children s art work you have to have fancy finger food at gallery openings we made sure the kids would enjoy it these are nilla wafers with a mint cookie sandwiched in between with red and yellow icing to look like little hamburgers the fries are shoestring potatoes we had a whole group of kids and grown ups come to our second saturday to learn to weave baskets we provided two projects one involving reeds and one where kids wove yarn into plastic berry baskets they all turned out just great 25 people over two days learned to needle felt bunnies my favorite part is how they all turn out differently these two were made by young twin girls who hung in there for the long 4 hour class they did so well the lovely zoma traveled up for the class and made such a sweet little bun i also made some prototypes for my next needle felting workshop cacti i think this one will be fun i m also working on a couple of wet felting workshops but am trying to find just the right space to hold them in all good stuff but i m ready for a little nap and a curl up on the couch with a cuppa for those that celebrate have a wonderful easter 1 comment email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels nonprofit life real life the crossing arts alliance wip thursday march 30 2017 sleeping mouse shh the mouse is sleeping a little project i ve been envisioning for a while tucked inside one of my favorite enamel cups i m going to be the featured member artist at the crossing arts alliance gift shop in september i ll need to bring in some gifty type things so i thought this would be a good place to start i feel so prepared though if i run true to form i ll be making the rest of my pieces in mid august sometime 7 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels brainerd mn cute fiber art lil fish studios lisa jordan minnesota artist needle felted mouse pincushion tuesday march 28 2017 i ve been branded a little gushing i m a happy camper today i picked up my new business cards notecards and packaging for wool bundles yesterday from my favorite local print shop lakes printing in brainerd mn and they re beautiful designer sera put together a logo for me i feel official that i m thrilled with the quality of everything is beyond my expectations and i m supporting a local business that supports my community kevin the owner is a champion of non profits i had been using an online printing company for years for my cards i liked their quality well enough that i was willing to overlook some of their shipping issues boxes of bent cards anyone i didn t think that i could get the same quality and prices locally but clearly i was mistaken as much as i like supporting local i m surprised it took me this long to get on board with my printing kind of kicking myself actually blatant plug if you are in the brainerd lakes area give lakes printing a call when you need to give your business a fresh start or a little marketing oomph kevin is amazing and full of ideas to help your work shine give them a call 2 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels business cards buy local lakes printing lil fish studios notecards print shop brainerd mn product packaging tuesday march 14 2017 forcing sunshine i had the day off so in between doing my taxes and whining about doing my taxes i did a little wet felting i thought that maybe just maybe if i started laying flowers on top of the lingering bits of snow i d chase winter on out of here time will tell but i d bet that in a couple of weeks i ll see if it worked true to form my pal charlie tried his best to help and by help i mean get himself in the picture somehow but at least there s sunshine 5 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels felted flowers felted sunflower fiber art lisa jordan wet felting yellow older posts home subscribe to comments atom linkwithin about me lisa ackerman brainerd mn usa translate blog archive 2024 1 september 1 finding the way 2023 1 march 1 2019 2 may 2 2017 27 december 1 august 1 july 3 june 3 may 1 april 3 march 7 february 6 january 2 2016 32 december 1 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