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BOSTON SCULPTORS GALLERY 2019 MEMBERS' GROUP SHOW opens this week. There are over a hundred specially created sculptures from the membership following this year's theme OPPOSITES ATTRACT.  ...

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These found postcards with notes exposed to the public on the back reveal the exchanges between individuals and the minutia of their lives. There’s an abundance of talk about the weath...

https://jodicolella.blogspot.com/2018/08/sampled-lives.html

First Skin is a hand-stitched self-portrait sculpted and sewn from polyester organza. It is a somewhat grotesque representation fabricated from an undesirable material, with primitively sewn f...

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Thought Blizzard, 4x3x3 in., found figurine, linen thread - 2018 I have a new body of work that is presently exhibiting in the window at BOSTON SCULPTORS GALLERY . They were created during ...

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UNDERFOOT (detail), crochet, rayon, wool, wire, human prosthetic eyes - 2018 I met WENDY DREXLER last fall after I came across her latest publication Before There Was Before at BELMONT BO...

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Entering the summer, I am back in the studio with a more relaxed practice than I've had for over a year.  With two major milestones behind me, MY INAUGURAL SHOW AT BOSTON SCULPTORS GALLERY ...

https://jodicolella.blogspot.com/2018/06/collecting-myself.html

The view from my kitchen window this morning! Well, in spite of this horrific weather, there are three things to be thankful for... The sun is shining today. Blizzards help me catch up ...

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In ten days, on September 23, we will begin this season's first FiberLAB session.  I am excited to share with you many of the techniques I've been playing with... Sculpting with organ...

https://jodicolella.blogspot.com/2017/09/waxing-lyrical-about-this-session-of.html

JOIN US AS WE LAUNCH INTO OUR 2017/2018 SCHEDULE BEGINNING THIS SEPTEMBER 23.  Please check out the schedule and learn more about our enriching program here . This Fall we will be fol...

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We just returned from a whirlwind visit to Italy. Starting in Rome, then a week in a glorious apartment in Lucca with friends, and finally a week touring the east and southeast of Sicily.  ...

https://jodicolella.blogspot.com/2017/05/carcioffi-espresso-and-more.html

A detail from the crocheted afghan my mom made me for my 50th birthday. I'm in a haze of post-residency spaciness. That state when you carry the goodness of connection and reflection into yo...

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I sit here each day in the company of bamboo plants edging my porch. They look primordial and talk to me as beings with humanlike gestures and individual personalities. It’s a grass...

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My residence at COMPEUNG  is down the street from Compeung Lake. There’s a narrow road along the banks of the river where I ride my scooter into the village. Tucked into the woods along t...

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My first days here at COMPEUNG were spent reading, listening to podcasts, sleeping and eating home cooked thai food. A wonderful respite after an exhausting journey. For one of my fi...

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Large mural in Lower East Side. An arresting, lifelike image that captures the energy of the area. It's tough to detect the real people from the illustrated versions. I had the unexpected ...

https://jodicolella.blogspot.com/2016/08/over-65000-steps-and-then-some.html

Solar dyeing with Coreopsis, Marigold and Zinnia from my garden! We have had several inquiries about our plans for FiberLAB this Fall... so I'm excited to announce the new schedule. Also, ...

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One of my experiments from my time spent at CRAFTWORK SOMERVILLE this past weekend. Amy Stein's workshop Backyard Bundles provided me with yet another approach for us to capture and record na...

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> The process is something like that which takes place  > in the kaleidoscope. > The kaleidoscope, as you know, has little pieces of colored glass in > it, and wh...

https://jodicolella.blogspot.com/2016/04/creativity.html

I took some time off today and went to LANESVILLE for a personal tour of DOGTOWN with my friend ADRIA ARCH and her cousins Richard and Jane. What a beautiful meandering path through the w...

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The wonders of working with soluble fiber and the sewing machine. It's magical to be able to create your own fabric using any material that will fit on the sewing machine platform...

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Today I had the privilege of attending a Speak Out Assembly at NEEDHAM HIGH SCHOOL . This is an annual event centered around the wellness program OWN YOUR PEACE . The entire school assembles ...

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This February and March, the community of NEEDHAM HIGH SCHOOL (NHS) is participating in a collaborative schoolwide event designed to initiate dialogue, strengthen ties and promote wellness. ...

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We have an amazing environment where makers can experiment freely with materials provided, expand on current projects and learn from each other. We lose all concept of time and place and...

https://jodicolella.blogspot.com/2016/03/fiberlab-session-iii-begins-this.html

STITCHING NATURE –  EXPRESSING BEAUTY USING ALTERNATIVE MATERIALS & TRADITIONAL TECHNIQUES  Shapes inspired by barnacles. Created with strips of fabric, crochet, wire and paint. ...

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I have great conversations with people when visiting my current exhibition BEASTIARY . It's one of the perks of sharing your work, you get to experience other people's connections and I alway...

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