Author Archives: Joy Bender Hadley

About Joy Bender Hadley

I am an artist, art teacher, mother, wife, and active community member. I share a studio with three female artists and we make up the WOW Art Studio. (Women On Washington). I teach K-12th grade and have taught for over ten years now. It is great being a part of a project, just for me!

Spine

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My spine is to create Spirit Flags (Peace Flags or Prayer Flags) during the 100 day Project. Since my last project I did one image per day and I felt very stressed by that rule… This time I plan on working daily, but not needing to get 100 flags completed. I will aim for about 50, but even that number is allowed to vary. Some days I may complete multiple flags, some days I may start one or two. Whatever will be, will be. I’d like this journey to be meditative to a point while still pushing me through the process. This medium is new to me, so I will allow myself to experiment, play and discover without overly stressing. Seems only appropriate since they are Spirit Flags after all.

Spirit Flags

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Well, At least I finally figured out how to post! My spirit flags have been working through some issue… sewing issues. I have not sewn in awhile and my machine was acting up. This caused a delay in progress. I did however continue with sketches and plans while I tinkered with my sewing machine. After debating on whether to throw in the towel, invest in a new sewing machine or alter my materials I use… my studio partner Christine Saari came to the rescue. She dropped off her sewing machine at our studio! So I am back in business. The good part about this challenge is that I did some serious consideration of various media that I still may integrate.

First few flags

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I enjoyed working on a different media… I thought I had made decisions on details of my work, but as I am creating these I realize I have to think through this material more and then proceed. Still hoping to have 50 flags… But know that may be a challenge, more then I originally thought.