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An accounting of projects…
I was reading online where someone suggested that 5 was the optimal number of projects to have. (I’d share a link, but I was lost online and can’t find the link anymore. Story of my life.) The...
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Miscalculated risk = epic fail…
Remember that lovely alpaca blanket that was HUGE? I figured I would sleep on whether to try to felt it up a bit… Well, I decided to go ahead with the light felting to help improve the structural...
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A crafting supply quandary…
I read in a book titled “Buried in Treasures : Help for Compulsive Acquiring, Saving, and Hoarding” by David F. Tolin, Randy O. Frost and Gail Steketee that one of the reasons crafty do-it-yourselfers...
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Why knit?
Ask anyone who knits what got them started with knitting and you will find a story. You’ll hear things like: It looked easy and fun. I wanted to make a scarf. My grandmother/aunt/mother taught me as a...
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Why weave?
Interestingly enough, weaving has a different story for me than knitting. I wonder if the same is true for other artists and fiber artists who cross-pollinate… I’ve always been quietly interested in...
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Why should I spin yarn?
I am a recent convert to spinning after at least a year of abject refusal. There were a few simple reasons for this. It’s another fiber hobby, with the accompanying need of yet another set of tools...
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Taking art classes…
Peggy Osterkamp gave a speech at the CNCH 2012 gathering this past weekend, and one of the quotes she posted during the talk was: “Fortune favors the prepared mind.” by Louis Pasteur It’s been bouncing...
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Guilty Pleasures…
Sometimes it’s fun to take a break and just make something for no other reason than to enjoy the process. For this week, that meant trying to make a Christmas tree ornament from a newly useless key,...
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Shhh… I might have tricked my son into enjoying art again…
My son used to do the most amazingly detailed line drawings. They were so unique and consistent in style I was sure baby boy was destined to surpass me as an artist. All was right with the world....
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You don’t have to “understand” art…
…to simply acquire art that you like. A good painting to me has always been like a friend. It keeps me company, comforts and inspires. Hedy Lamarr I’m always surprised when someone says they don’t...
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