Homem T in Porto

In the main Square of Porto, Portugal, is on display 100 figures of 1.70m painted or modified by professional artists. It is a Human Parade called "Homem T" as the Charity that organized it is called Espaço T. The keen commitment of the Portuguese Artists, mainly from Porto has been overwhelming. Espaço T provided the figures as well as all the painting materials and a huge building for us to do the this project. I met fellow artists and formar teachers that I had´t seen for years.

Now this Characters are to be seen in the huge open air space of Praça da Liberdade until the end of August. In September an Auction will be held.

We had a text with an idea of what the Homem T could be. My Character is called "Homem T on Earth and in the Cosmos." The band that I painted is filled with small people, humble, different and together. The blue is the outer space where I do believe that the Human Race is charting into.

FIA - Feira Internacional de Artesanato - Lisbon

FIA is an international crafts fair held in Lisbon annually. This year the theme of the Portuguese pavilion was textiles. A wonderful catalog was printed with most of the Portuguese textile producers of today,being reviewed. This is my work on display there. The organization deserve o huge THANK YOU from all of us for the tremendous amount of work involved and the impressive exhibition.

Oscar Very Wild

The cat that chose us.

Human nonsense

Humanity is evolving in a way that lives are taken in pursue of greed and vanity. O young friend of us was killed in an awful murder. I want to believe that humans have still an heart that cares for one another. Sometimes, with so much pain infringed I wonder... some good people is envied to the point of being hated? Does it make sense? Nonsense makes no sense...

Felted bag

After kindly having been offered an inspiring book on machine felt, I produced this felted bag with a design of my own. The wool has been all hand spun and the structure of the cloth is really even. This way of felting is professional, neat and fun for spinners and knitters.The rest is the magic work of the "washing machine on wool". Or is it the "wool in washing machine"?

Fair "Moda INcomum"

From the 6th to the 15th "Oficina do Fio" is participating in it´s first fair. It is in Mercado Ferreira Borges in Oporto, Portugal, and organized by "AARN--Associação artesãos região norte". I have been spinning, dying and weaving for this fair.

Bracelets, book marks, crochet bags, dyed wool, pins, ... I chose some pictures. I hope you´ll enjoy.

Tita Costa

oficina.fio@gmail.com

Beatriz and Eric´s wedding

Life has been hectic. I have been stitching and also participating in the most marvelous wedding of my "baby" sister. Everyone enjoyed it,and the occasion has been a joyous one. We also loved their friends and Eric´s family. Beatriz family is Portuguese, and Eric´s North American. I met plenty of people for the first time.

I have chosen this photograph of the event to show to all our ciber friends who know Beatriz since she was a child!!! Yes, she got married.....to a very nice man..... and what a memory!!!....

Thank you