Geri deGruy's blog of art, musings, and inspiration

Years ago I painted a piece of silk. The result was interesting but I didn't know where to go with it next. 

A month ago I dragged out a BUNCH of old pieces in the same position...cool, but waiting for me to get it together and make something of them. And here was the painted silk. Might as well experiment and see how it would felt.

So out came all the lovely colors of roving, so luscious, and my felting surface and needles.

I loved it right away because not only did the silk accept felting, but the colors started to pop with the roving and texture. It took quite awhile to felt the whole piece and I changed the depth of felt as I went on, adding more layers to make it richer.

What shall I call it??? I got distracted, thinking about my life right now, trying to do everything, balance my various activities and tasks. Then, looking up at the many ball shapes in the piece,  the name came right up in my mind. "Trying to Keep Those Balls in the Air."  Colorful, whimsical, yet there ARE a lot of balls...!