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A Kimberly design | Needlepoint
2y ago
'The Nine'
I recently posted these on social media...
the reaction was pretty fabulous.
So I thought they deserved a new blogspot
about their creation.
Small pieces that are a quick stitch and
might teach you a new technique.
That was how these started and
morphed into a wall of art
that could be a visual trigger
for future canvases.
Books are great,
but I'm extremely visual.
I want to see how it looks in thread.
When I first started working on painted canvases...
I didn't always visualize how a stitch would
work in a given space.
Sometimes ..read more
A Kimberly design | Needlepoint
3y ago
One day during a class I was teaching,
a student said to me...
'you're just not afraid to try anything'
This statement now floats through my brain often.
I don't think I ever thought of it as a
'no fear'
approach to designing.
I tend to go after whatever will give me
the result I have visualized in my head.
So maybe no fear but there is way more
to it than that.
For instance...
I'm presently working on
'Marbles Two'
My brain has been of two minds...
this piece should be similar to Marbles One
...but
How to make it different and challenge
my students to think out ..read more
A Kimberly design | Needlepoint
3y ago
The end of May pretty much slid into June.
By mid June I felt like it should be July!
Crazy life full of wonder.
Trip to see my grandchildren, trip to
Houston to teach my piece,
Father and Son.
The following weekend I had an art
opening one night and Zoom classes
starting the next morning for my
Transformation piece.
Whoosh!
Since I seem to thrive on this behavior,
I'm not complaining.
I made a big step about a month ago
to retire from working outside
of my home. No more part time job,
I'm now full time ART!
My new 'boss' is very dema ..read more
A Kimberly design | Needlepoint
3y ago
When my daughter was small, she was gifted a
talking teddy bear, he was all about 'adventure'.
To this day I hear his little recorded voice when I
talk about adventure.
The voice was so full of
hope.
My life continues to be a journey
with adventure around many corners.
Hope for a new balance now is huge!
Below are progress shots of my newest design.
Sure to be an adventure when I start pulling
fibers and stitching.
This all happened because Ruth posted
these cool glass beads she'd discovered on line.
That same evening I went down a
r ..read more
A Kimberly design | Needlepoint
3y ago
Getting back out there is going to be a slow,
steady process.
The flying part was stressful.
Just no two ways about it.
The teaching part,
FELT SO GOOD!!
I had a small class of socially distanced students.
The class was a complete departure from the norm.
Why NOT? You could say I'm just rolling with it!
I presented the idea of a
"Choose Your Own Journey"
class platform to the owners of
The Needle Works
last February and I'm infinitely glad for it.
The perimeters were that each student
choose a piece from my line available through  ..read more
A Kimberly design | Needlepoint
3y ago
To say there is no moss growing here,
would be an understatement.
A busy bee I have been.
At the end of last year I decided to enter a local show
featuring 'Found Objects',
through Ridge Art Association.
Since I have a few,
my brain was formulating a
design where not only
could I use a few of these objects but
I could also play with some new to me fibers.
A win win.
Sadly, it did not get a mention in the
show but the other piece I entered did.
So Yay and Yay!
Since I truly enjoyed working this design,
it is getting
it's moment to shine here.
'Wire an ..read more
A Kimberly design | Needlepoint
3y ago
Happy Holidays!
I just sent off a newsletter full of information
and happy occurrences during this time of isolation.
If you wish to be included please send me your email address to
akimberlydesign@gmail.com
make the subject: newsletter
First order of business in this post is to bow deeply for my
typo in above newsletter. I can not believe I misspelled
Ruth Schmuff's last name!! We've only been friends and a force together
in the industry for approximately 28 years!
She texted me laughing out loud, that's a true friend!
Next order of business...
CLASSES!!
Looki ..read more
A Kimberly design | Needlepoint
3y ago
This year has been a test ...
Growing up the TV would periodically go into 'TEST' mode.
It was like the outer limits was taking over, it would buzz loudly ...
a different screen would appear and ...
the collective 'we' thought
nothing of it!
I'm not sure what brought me to the above but
it's been that kind of year and here we are at the end
of November.
My focus has been to be
GRATEFUL
To focus on what I have ...
Like a new grandson!
His two amazing siblings!
My daughter and son,
who both hold my heart.
Having my Mom here!
My family, my friends,
my creativity and my wi ..read more
A Kimberly design | Needlepoint
3y ago
To say it's been a different world,
understatement comes to mind.
As the title of this post implies,
I'm looking forward with hope
for more balance.
Safe, social distance smart classes
are on the schedule.
February will see me flying non stop to
Austin Texas to teach for
The Needle Works
a different kind of experience we're calling
'Choose Your Own Journey'
follow the link for more information.
It's going to be great fun!
February 19, 20 & 21, 2021
https://theneedleworks.com/class/choose-your-own-journey-with-kimberly-smith/
To keep the needles flying,
Chandail ..read more
A Kimberly design | Needlepoint
3y ago
I'm only '62' but ...
over the years I've learned ...
one or two things here and there ...
one important piece of information that
was passed on to me when my two were littles ...
'you're only as good as your next piece'
This hit me as harsh but
I saw the truth in those words.
So they immediately became motivational.
This morning I watched a video clip a friend does
on artists called
'Eye for Art' by Paul O'Neill
The artist spoke of how a creative can feel a bit of a let down
when finishing a piece.
My mind understood this and his next words
resonated as well.
I can feel this wa ..read more