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The story of “The Czar’s Stones”

10/30/2016

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​In 1993, our cousin Barry had a significant birthday. I made this wall piece of sticks and stones, held together with looping (knotless netting). At dinner one night, before gifting the piece to him, our family created a story to go along with the gift. We had a broken clock, a cracked porcelain piece, believed to have been carried to the US by a mutual grandmother from Russia.

Here's the story we created:
     We finally took our old clock that was brought over from Russia to a clockmaker. He found a string of stones and a note written in Russian. Here is the translation:

     For you, my dear great granddaughter Sadie, may these bring you good luck in the New World. There were a part of the Czar’s Royal Stones of Russia. In my years of protecting the royal garden, I obtained a part of his stones by stealing them.
     May they bring you happiness, good health, and good luck in the New World. They should be passed down in the many generations to come in the Berman family. I hope you enjoy this present thoroughly and good luck.
     Lots of love,
     Great Grandpa Berman
 
     So now, Barry, may you share a part of our ancestry, and may bring you happiness, good health, and good luck. Enjoy!

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For a very funny period of time, this story was believed to be the truth!


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​Today I am creating more stones. I’m not certain what they will become. Their inspiration is the old Czar Stones, still hanging in Barry’s home. 
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Words by Katsushika Hokusai, a Japanese master

10/25/2016

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“From the age of 6 I had a mania for drawing the shapes of things. When I was 50 I had published a universe of designs. But all I have done before the age of 70 is not worth bothering with. At 75 I'll have learned something of the pattern of nature, of animals, of plants, of trees, birds, fish and insects. When I am 80 you will see real progress. At 90 I shall have cut my way deeply into the mystery of life itself. At 100, I shall be a marvelous artist. At 110, everything I create; a dot, a line, will jump to life as never before. To all of you who are going to live as long as I do, I promise to keep my word. I am writing this in my old age. I used to call myself Hokusai, but today I sign my self 'The Old Man Mad About Drawing.”
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"Baskets and Surfaces" workshop

10/23/2016

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at the Southwest School of Art in San Antonio, Texas. We had a great time creating wonderful baskets!
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Beth McMahon
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Donya Stockton
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baskets by Joan Siebert
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Lea Chandler
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Pat Cain
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basket by Ruby Dale Austin
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Beverly Rebmann
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Cricket Rose
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Karen Olson
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Nancy Scott
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Wendy Walsh
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San Antonio (Texas) Missions: UNESCO World Heritage Sites

10/20/2016

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Mission Concepcion
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Mission San Jose
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Fabulous photo by Scott Gilbert

10/15/2016

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An exhibition invitation for my students...

10/11/2016

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BEYOND THE BASICS: Jackie Abrams and Friends
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I am VERY pleased to share this special opportunity with my students...

In 2017, the FibreWorks Studio & Gallery in Pender Harbour, BC, Canada, is celebrating their 10th anniversary. They are offering a special opportunity for a juried exhibition of works by my students, inspired by attending one of my workshops.
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June 17 - July 23, 2017
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Opening June 17
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This exhibit is open to any student who has participated in one of my workshops during the past 26 years. Eligible works include any artwork in which a workshop technique is a principal element.
For more details, and an entry form, please click here.

The deadline for entry is April 15, 2017.
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Studio Images in "Fiber Art Now"

10/8/2016

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My studio is highlighted in the "Studios on View" section of the Fall 2016 issue of Fiber Art Now magazine (page 58)!
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Bias Plaiting at Snow Farm

10/8/2016

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It was a wonderful week of bias plaiting at Snow Farm in WIlliamsburg, MA.
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We had a fun time, and many wonderful baskets were made!
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basket by Carol K
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Carol A Teague and her baskets
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basket by Chris Crofton
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Tonie Neuwirth and her baskets
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baskets by Carol K
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basket by Carol A Teague
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basket by Carol A Teague
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Chris Crofton and her baskets
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basket by Tonie Neuwirth
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