December 26, 2003 Friday I am knitting again. It feels like I never stopped; my hands don’t miss a stitch. How could I have not been doing this for so long? I have been a knitter as long as I can remember and got very serious in 1986 in an attempt, eventually successful, to reduce…
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Knitting Goddess
What a month! Knitting like a demon, finding the Knitting Goddess and Handpaint Country encouraging me to use even more color in my work. Writing a book about chainsaw carving that needs to be ready by the end of the month. Coming back to life after two month’s artistic hibernation and gestation. Fixing up my…
Wapato Pawn & Trade
I was in the PNW for a week in 1998, and it was that trip that kicked me into being an “artist,” rather than the crafter I was at the time. I remember being disturbed by my “shopping,” which I don’t normally do at home, and that I was buying beads when I don’t actually…
Nepalese Silk Yarn
I wasn’t particularly looking for a new knitting project when I wandered into the Diva Yarn store in Port Townsend, but when I saw the first display of recycled silk yarn from Nepal, I gasped. They had three more bins of it throughout the shop, priced to indulge. The yarn is spun from the tails…
Your Goldfish on Art
Friday morning, we took the ferry out to Friday Harbor, both to wander the island and to meet up with two friends from Oak Harbor who were vacationing on the island for the weekend. We had lunch, and they showed us some of the shops (lavender, hot sauce) and went over to Roche Harbor to…
Where the Rugs Began, part 2
We spent a few days at the Outer Banks with my family. While we were in Manteo on a grey and blustery beach afternoon, I stopped at the Endless Possibilities gallery, which I’d read about in Niche magazine. From their own promo: “Endless Possibilities is an innovative recycling project that utilizes castoff fabric from the…
When Anatomy Meets Mythology
We had planned to renovate the bathroom this weekend, and we’re halfway done and wiped out on Sunday morning. Took out the old floor and laid deep blue vinyl tile over the layer under that and removed and replaced the toilet and learned an awful lot about 430 Clear Pro adhesive for vinyl tile. We…
Three full days of art
I have three days to make art, free of major obligations, and the time flies. Wonder how it could be different… should I buy another powerball ticket, even though they pollute my imagination so badly? I’m starting to think that maybe I’ll buy myself a German wheel and a week at wheel camp for my…
Storing Textile Art Inventory
With the Tour done for another year and the house pretty much de-Toured, it’s time to move on to the next problem in my list. Rugs are becoming a volume problem: Where to store the finished product. I have scheduled a show at the Brewery in Pittsboro and will be able to display some 10-12…
Knitting Celtic Rugs
Whew! The surge of ideas has subsided just enough that I can start to get words all the way to the surface, but I have to stay out of the new drawing program or I’ll get lost in images all over again. Tried to write a few times earlier and couldn’t make it to paragraph…