Fun pictures
I’ve saved these Beyond The Fringe pictures for last because they’re my favorites!
Me and my honey:
Abbey and Daniel
Looking tough:
Sisters!
Group photos:
2 comments April 5th, 2010
Posts filed under 'Thoughts'
Knitting in Wonderland
I don’t see many movies in the theater but when I heard that Tim Burton was making Alice In Wonderland I knew I had to see it. Thebes couldn’t go because of his corn allergy (popping corn in the air). Laura and Paul joined me.
Here’s Laura and I holding up her handspun. Oooh, she’s a natural! Her yarn is lovely.
(I doubt there will be spoilers but if you’re sensitive to them skip the rest.)
I absolutely loved this movie! It was the first 3D movie I’ve ever seen. Super groovy and oh so trippy! Alice In Wonderland is one of my favorite stories. The imagery was so beautiful I cried at some points. There’s one scene where Alice is small and is riding on top of a dog. I thought, “I want to do that someday!” Plus the actor who plays Professor Snape in the Harry Potter movies plays the Caterpillar in this one. His voice is amazing. (And damn sexy too!)
Two complaints. After the big climatic scene Alice says goodbye and heads home. That seemed rushed. While not kick back and celebrate? Especially if you don’t know that you’d be able to return to such a magical world? The second complaint is with the actress who played the White Queen. Gods, she sucked. She overacted her role and kept her arms up in an awkward pose. She was in Brokeback Mountain and acted fine in that role. I’m not sure what happened here but her breathy, flaky White Queen was weak.
I can’t imagine this movie being as good in DVD form. If you get the chance to see it in 3D I highly recommend it!
2 comments March 18th, 2010
Beyond The Fringe postcard
The postcards for this year’s Beyond The Fringe are here:
The artists listed on the front are:
Violette Alby
Linda Berger
Linda Michel-Cassidy
Connie Fernandez
Lois Fernandez
Kimberly Hamill
Carolyn Hinske
Jana Greiner
Twilight Kallisti
Mary K. Lyon
Merce Mitchell
Nina Silfverberg
Faith Welsh
Karen Wittwer
Abigail Z
The text on the back reads:
Beyond the Fringe
March 26-April 1, 2010
A fine fiber art exhibition
Opening reception
Friday, March 2, 5-8pm
Stables Gallery
133 Paseo del Pueblo Norte
Taos, NM 87571
575-758-2052
Visit arists at
craftingchaos.com/beyond-the-fringe
Fiber classes at
www.manosweavingschool.com
These cards are designed to be working postcards. I’ll be mailing some off to friends. Maybe I’ll see you at the opening reception?
2 comments March 8th, 2010
Merce Mitchell progress pics
Merce sent me progress pics for Beyond The Fringe.
She’s got a great fiber studio.
I like the curlie-ques she puts into her felt.
Add comment January 26th, 2010
Knitting progress
My lace socks are coming along. I put the first sock on stitch holders and started the second one from the other end of the yarn cake.
I’m going to make them as tall as I can.
Thebes’s Noro sweater has been frogged. The squares puckered too much when seamed together. Then I tried to do something crazy where I had a bunch of little Noro balls and knit all the squares in a round. That was a tangled mess. It was just a world of wrong.
So I frogged it and decided to make a blanket. I found the Ten Stitch Blanket pattern on Ravelry.
It’s a nice, relaxed pattern and shows off the Noro colors beautifully.
For Thebes’s sweater I’ve switched to a new yarn and pattern. I’ll blog about it as soon as I get enough on the needles for a pic.
Add comment September 5th, 2009
Faith Welsh’s progress pics
Thank goodness I’m not the only artist that is still working on finishing pieces for the Beyond The Fringe show. It makes me feel like we’re all in this together. Faith recently sent me some progress pictures of her work. I really enjoy seeing how art is shaped and changes on its way to completion.
Gratitude II
Turtle Dancer II
Want to contact this artist? You can email her at faithwatnewmexdotcom Her website is Snow Lion Studios.
1 comment March 7th, 2009
Circular Knitting Needle Case
Abbey got me a set of bamboo knitting needles for my birthday back in January. Recently I sewed a needle case for them. Ever the fuzzy helper, Prana helped out by putting his kitty goodness into the project.
The needle case closed:
I went with three rows and everything fits:
With the last needle case I used lengths of ribbon for ties. This time around I didn’t buy enough ribbon. After lining the edges I only had a bit left. There was just enough to wrap it around once so I sewed some velcro on at the ends.
The case rolled up:
Now all my needles are in a tidy place. I’m really happy how it turned out and really like the paisley fabric.
2 comments June 15th, 2008
A large blouse and my cute knitting helper
I recently finished this blouse. It’s a Simplicity pattern, #5684. While it looks pretty there’s one problem. It’s too big. I made it in a size 16. Now I’m not a size 16 but my breast size seemed too big for the size 12 and 14.
I’m keeping the blouse. I plan to wear it on those relaxing days where I want to wear loose fitting clothes.
Here’s a picture of Prana helping me put clasps on Arwen. He’s putting his kitty goodness into the sweater-a vital step in any knitting project.
2 comments May 26th, 2008
Hippie Tam
I’m finished with my first car project. I call this my Hippie Tam. This is the first tam I’ve crocheted in years. I used to make them a lot back in my commune days. There were a couple times I had to rip back because I was doing the pattern from memory. But it all came back and now I have a tam for winter.
I did two rows with no increases or decreases to make it roomy enough to tuck up my braids if I want.
Pattern: Hippie Tam
Source: Me
Size: Custom
Yarn: Repurposed wool from a thrifted vest
Needles: H hook
Started: April 2008
Finished: May 2008
Modifications: None
2 comments May 13th, 2008
Felted Sunrise
Abbey and I went to Merce’s place last month to do some felting. Merce showed us how to hand felt. Wow! It was so much fun. There’s something so satisfying about felting with your hands. I like it much better than throwing a piece into a washing machine. Plus I’m off grid so hand felting is something I can do at home.
The three of us went free form and “painted” with raw fleece. Here’s what I made:
It’s the sunrise over Taos Mountain. Since I’m such a night owl the sunrise is one thing I don’t see much. When I manage to get up that early (or more likely to stay up that late) and see the sunrise it feels like a rare treat.
Merce suggested we put uncarded fleece around the edges as trim.
This was a brilliant idea. I love how primal it makes the piece look.
I’m in love with painting with wool. I’ve never been a painter because I like to touch my work. This is why I’m also drawn to sculpture. After the piece is done you can still touch it. I find myself petting my felt piece.
Merce also told us the trick to hanging felt art on the wall. You simply staple a piece of velcro (the grippy side) to the wall:
I’ll definitely be doing more felt work in the future.
Add comment May 11th, 2008
