Second Stories and Scarves!

So, I have completed 20 of the proposed 40 plus Second Stories. The name changes a bit each time I try to describe the process.. but the process is basically the same-making nuno mosaic panels using sari scraps from second hand saris to create second or new stories. I have been adding other embellishments and fibers and fabrics, often from pieces once worn by people I've known and loved... and from gifts or purchases from fiber friends. These nuno mosaics as altar cloths/table runners/wall hangings are for a fundraising show and sale in Dec..so I will be showing you more soon...There are also some to be seen on my FaceBook page Flowering Fibers...and I expect to offer a few others via my website-in-progress of the same name...

But, back to some photos: I had made a small nuno mosaic using this bright sequined sari piece and then decided to use some more of it to make a scarf for another venue coming up soon. A neighbor is modeling. The scarf version in the first and second photos includes some silk chiffon that was brought to me from Paris by a friend; and the nylon mesh added to the scarf is from a FB fiber friend! The other two photos are,close-ups of parts of two of the smaller panels/altar cloths/wall hangings -two more of the Second Stories!Maybe the teal one should be called Third Story..it has a felted hand I made years and years ago and decided to felt it into the mix of sari silks and other things..."reaching out"....(?)