Textiles and Tea, Lena Kolb

Today's episode was interrupted for me when my WiFi went out, and I had to switch to another device with a different signal. So I missed a bit, but here's the gist.

Lena's a Philly girl! She lived in New Orleans for some years, teaching in a Waldorf School and learning to weave at a rug weaving store. 

She's a painter by origin, and, now back in Philadelphia, she teaches at Tyler.  She works in several fiberart forms, weaving, knitting, punch needle, tapestry.  She dyes and paints her threads like ikat but not the traditional ikat style. 

After many years working in grayscale and learning techniques, she got into color, as you see. She works in wool and cotton and mixes them.

These are drafts of  works, though she departs often from the planning. Check her website and other web presence for upcoming exhibits.

Gary came dashing in this afternoon to split a sandwich hoagie with me, too much bread for him, so I filled mine with tuna with a dash of vinegar and it solved what to have for supper.

He had been shopping in the store where Handsome Son works and they chatted. 

Gary's nervous about my hip adventure, but I explained I've learned how to dress using gadgets, falling down laughing at the comic scene. He said he didn't think he'd be laughing but I explained it's easy when you're not in post operative mode!

So this is where we are, studying bees, figuring out moving furniture to allow for a walker, reading the rx instructions and pre hospital prep for the umpteenth time.

Wednesday they call me with arrival time, then there's more prep., stuff to bring, not bring etc. Endless.

Happy day everyone, I may not blog Thursday, busy doing stuff. But I'll be baaaaack!