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Patricia Barnes-Svarney

Patricia Barnes-Svarney Patricia Barnes-Svarney Patricia Barnes-Svarney

Patricia Barnes-Svarney

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about me

Welcome to the website of Patricia Barnes-Svarney, author and fiber artist...

  • My background is in the physical sciences, and I’ve worked as a geologist, astronomer, and physical oceanographer. I began my writing career as a magazine writer and have hundreds of article credits in dozens of magazines, including Omni, Popular Science, Air & Space, US Air, and so on. My writing took a different turn when I started authoring books. And since that time, I’ve had more than three dozen titles published, mainly in science and science fiction for middle readers, young adults, and adults. 

Recent Adventures

    

In the past few years or so, I’ve added a new adventure to my list: becoming a fiber artist. All facets of fiber art interest me, especially saving some of the more endangered animals, such as the Navajo churro or Lincoln Longwool varieties of sheep. I’ve learned how to clean, card or comb sheep fleece (along with camel and alpaca) obtained from local and distant farms. From there, I spin the prepped fleece (on various types of drop spindles) for weaving, tapestry, or crocheting. And the “leftovers” are most often used for needle felting (mostly animals). Many of these activities are dying arts--and there are those of us trying to keep those arts alive.

Continuing to Grow

  

As you can tell, no one will debate that I can’t quite pinpoint what I want to be when I grow up. Not only have I written about so many different topics—but my interests continue to be diverse and grow.  Currently, my activities center around the fiber arts, experimental gardening, and wildlife habitats. These subjects seem diverse, but in an amazing way, there is often a thread running through all of them. 

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