Sally Schmidt is a Sievers-taught fiber artist. Sally took her first Sievers class 11 years ago, after becoming curious about basket-making materials she found in the attic. This year, as in other years, Sally offers some large and small re-purposed furniture pieces, baskets, polymer clay jewelry--all based in techniques she learned at Sievers and has since adapted in her own style. Sally is currently working on designing a piece that incorporates all her loves: basketweaving, painting, polymer clay, and image transfers.
New to the show this year, Sally brings several unique island images to life in hand-stitched wall hangings inspired by Donna Kallner's Local Color class. For these pieces, Sally transferred her own island photographs, altered them with paints or dyes, embellished with beads and bits, and finished the pieces with hand-stitching. Sally also will feature a collection of hand-dyed scarves, table runners, and other fabrics. She hopes her Uniques & Antiques followers will "make gift lists and check them twice." "It's my hope that people have as much fun choosing and giving my gifts as I have creating them," says Sally.
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