{"id":10945,"date":"2024-05-02T09:24:18","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T13:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/?p=10945"},"modified":"2024-05-02T09:24:18","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T13:24:18","slug":"you-just-never-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/you-just-never-know\/","title":{"rendered":"You Just Never Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As I&#8217;m sure is true for you, a lot of email newsletters fill up my inbox. I can&#8217;t read them all &#8220;cover to cover&#8221;, but I do try to skim most because I never know when the next unexpected gem will turn up.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For example,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fibreartstaketwo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fibre Arts Take Two<\/a> is a mixed-media\/fiber arts learning platform. Admittedly, I&#8217;ve never taken any of their courses, but I do regularly check out their &#8220;Friday Featured Artist&#8221; emails which have introduced me to countless creators I might never have known about otherwise. Every now and then they interview someone whose work absolutely blows me away.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10946\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/SeverineGallardo.jpg?resize=402%2C550&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"S\u00e9verine Gallardo\" width=\"402\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/SeverineGallardo.jpg?resize=748%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 748w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/SeverineGallardo.jpg?resize=219%2C300&amp;ssl=1 219w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/SeverineGallardo.jpg?resize=768%2C1052&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/SeverineGallardo.jpg?resize=624%2C855&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/SeverineGallardo.jpg?w=876&amp;ssl=1 876w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 402px) 100vw, 402px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With that thought in mind, you <em>HAVE<\/em> to check out the French artist S\u00e9verine Gallardo&#8217;s felted, knitted, crocheted &amp; embroidered sculptural headpieces. How do I describe such richly imaginative amalgamations of history, place, culture and textiles? \u00a0It&#8217;s best to just go to the source to see for yourself.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">First, enjoy a taste on Gallardo&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/severinegallardo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/severinegallardo.tumblr.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tumblr<\/a> pages. And then, click below to learn more from Gallardo herself in her interview with Tara. You will be enchanted.<br \/>\nFYI there are plenty of other artist interviews on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=Fibre+Arts+Take+Two\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fibre Arts Take Two YouTube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Friday Feature Artist - S\u00e9verine Gallardo\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SNbvdGc6RIU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\">\u2756<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Meanwhile, I just finished my latest <a href=\"https:\/\/elizabethfram.com\/full-bloom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Full Bloom&#8221;<\/a> piece &#8211; and like much of S\u00e9verine&#8217;s work, it carries with it a touch of wanderlust. Thoughts of curiosity, restlessness, daring, and transformation led me to call this one &#8220;The Adventurer&#8221;.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10954\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10954\" class=\"wp-image-10954\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/TheAdventurerBrightWEB.jpg?resize=600%2C464&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The Adventurer Watercolor &amp; embroidery\" width=\"600\" height=\"464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/TheAdventurerBrightWEB.jpg?resize=1024%2C791&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/TheAdventurerBrightWEB.jpg?resize=300%2C232&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/TheAdventurerBrightWEB.jpg?resize=768%2C593&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/TheAdventurerBrightWEB.jpg?resize=624%2C482&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/TheAdventurerBrightWEB.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10954\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>The Adventurer<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a92024 Elizabeth Fram, Watercolor, graphite &amp; embrodery on paper, 9 x 12 in.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>And a detail&#8230;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10956\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10956\" class=\"wp-image-10956\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CarpetDetailBrightWEB.jpg?resize=600%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The Adventurer detail\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CarpetDetailBrightWEB.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CarpetDetailBrightWEB.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CarpetDetailBrightWEB.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CarpetDetailBrightWEB.jpg?resize=624%2C468&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CarpetDetailBrightWEB.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10956\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a92024 Elizabeth Fram<\/p><\/div>\n<p>So&#8230;what will you discover today?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As I&#8217;m sure is true for you, a lot of email newsletters fill up my inbox. I can&#8217;t read them all &#8220;cover to cover&#8221;, but I do try to skim most because I never know when the next unexpected gem will turn up. For example,\u00a0Fibre Arts Take Two is a mixed-media\/fiber arts learning platform. 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