With A Little Help From My Friends

Project Description

Each Fiberforum member began this project with an identical collection of materials made up from their fellow members’ contributions. The goal was to create a work of art using at least one-third of the items. (Completed in 2005.)

Materials

Ribbons, yarn, fabric, film can, thread, seam binding, beads, buttons, bands, palm leaf, rug edge, zipper, handmade paper, national geographic, pipe cleaner, netting, beaded edging, marbles, pine needles, potato bag mesh, abaca linter, flax, goat hair, conte crayons, canvas, envelope, tin box, wire, tan yarn, wool, metal screen, plastic screen, 4 sticks, photo sticker

“Abaca Bowl”
Gerry Brock
Handmade paper & mixed media
15”x12”x12”

"Knitted Hanging"
Dorothy Linden
Mixed media

“In an acquisitive society, our hands are always out ...”
Sharon Hammer Baker
Altered book
5.25” x 7.5”x1.5” closed, 10.5”x7.5”x1” open

“Hurricane Baby”
Linda Dove
Handmade paper & mixed media
19”x18”x1.5” unframed, 22”x22”x3.5” framed

“Goddess of Hips”
Judy Kahle
Cloth figure & mixed media
24”x10”x5”

"Bag"
Susan Kruger
Mixed Media

“A Home Grows Smaller”
Frances Parry
Handmade paper & mixed media
7”x5”x5”

“Two Tulle Tassels”
Patricia Kehoe
Tulle & mixed media
28”x10”

“48 Balls: With a Little Help from my Friends”
Deborah Bewley
Mixed Media
16”x20”

“Raw Materials”
Monica Edgerton Sperry
Oil on canvas
18”x18” unframed, 20”x20” framed

“Bearing Small Gifts”
Pamela MacGregor
Handmade felt & mixed media
29.5”x22.5”x3.75”

“Untitled”
Letty Roller
Weaving & mixed media