tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67633258363522026222024-03-14T07:44:57.700-07:00Stashdown Stashtaculartheonlyevidencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15640290069322282478noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6763325836352202622.post-38486591687727779512011-09-19T17:13:00.000-07:002011-09-19T17:13:56.070-07:00From 101 in 1001 to BucketlistA few months ago I happened across <a href="http://bucketlist.org/">Bucketlist</a>, where you can make a list of all the things you want to do before you die (it's free!). You can add pictures and notes, and comment on other people's goals. Since my new 101 in 1001 is such a huge fail already, I moved everything over to my own <a href="http://bucketlist.org/list/KSchmitt/">bucketlist</a>...instead of admitting defeat.
theonlyevidencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15640290069322282478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6763325836352202622.post-75845998336507424592011-02-03T11:12:00.000-08:002011-02-03T11:17:16.501-08:00101 in 1001 #2So, I've started a new one. Hopefully this time I'll complete more than 72 of them. Some are easy, some are crazy, outrageous, WTF am I thinking...(and some may get changed later on). <br /><br />Start date: <br />January 3, 2011<br /><br />End date: <br />September 30, 2013<br /><br />1.Take a plane trip (I've <em>still</em> never been on one)<br />2. Go fishing with my dad this summer<br />3. Learn how to fold an origami crane<br />4. Get a tattoo<br />5. Knit myself a garment<br />6. Try embroidery or cross stitch<br />7. Knit a child’s sweater for charity<br />8. Learn bookbinding<br />9. Go to a past life regression session<br /><strike>10. Finally put something in my Etsy store or open an Artfire store or see if I can sell it via consignment</strike><br />11. Learn continental knitting<br />12. Pay off all credit cards<br />13. Dedicate one journal just for artsy ideas and clippings<br />14. Start the TKGA Master's Program<br /><strike>15. Dye hair an unnatural color</strike> (the bottom layer of my hair is now blue)<br />16. Spin enough yarn for a big project<br />17. Find an old fashioned roller rink and skate!<br />18. Visit a Tibetian temple<br />19. Get fitted for a bra<br />20. Try intarsia<br />21. Go to The Green Mill<br />22. Learn to use our new sewing machine<br />23. Learn a magic trick<br />24. Do grave rubbings<br />25. Make gingerbread from scratch<br />26. Learn to shoot a gun<br />27. Be an extra in a movie<br />28. Help out at the local theater<br />29. Go on a ghost hunt<br />30. Get a massage<br />31. Knit with laceweight yarn<br />32. Take part in a protest<br />33. Get hypnotized<br />34. Take archery lessons<br />35. See a roller derby match<br />36. Learn some conversational sign language<br />37. Tie a note to a balloon and release it<br />38. Learn to play a new instrument<br />39. Get a psychic reading<br />40. Learn all the words to "It's the End of the World As We Know It"<br />41. Buy a blank BJD and do a face-up<br />42. Pay off hospital bills<br />43. Put $$ in savings each month (Jan: $20)<br />44. Watch all Twilight Zone episodes<br />45. Watch all Doctor Who episodes (started!)<br />46. Borrow someone’s GPS and go on a random road trip<br />47. Come out of the Atheist closet<br />48. Lose 50 pounds<br />49. Get teeth whitened<br />50. Process a raw fleece<br />51. Get CPR certificate – both human and animal<br />52. Participate in Bike the Mile<br />53. Research jobs that have something to do with my major<br />54. Get Masters degree<br />55. Get into three more gallery shows<br />56. Create an installation<br />57. Create a comprehensive body of work<br />58. See more local bands<br />59. Read these books before buying more: Anarchy Evolution, Books of Blood, Sharp Teeth, The Catcher in the Rye, Death with Interruption, Carriers<br />60. Create and name my own glaze<br />61. Learn how to run the kiln<br />62. Throw a plate on the wheel<br />63. Visit somewhere west of IL.<br />64. Try to stop cussing so much<br />65. Don’t eat red meat for a month<br />66. Learn to live with less<br />67. Follow a band around<br />68. Try a new fiber artist/fiber each month<br />69. Fly a kite<br />70. Contribute to a Phat Fiber box<br />71. Try Zumba<br />72. Weave something more than a scarf<br />73. Finish my alphabet prompt table<br />74. Keep up with my blog<br />75. Take part in a collaboration<br />76. Get rid of a lot of my stuff<br />77. Declutter and rearrange my room<br />78. Learn the Single Ladies dance<br />79. Learn to identify 10 constellations<br />80. Learn more about Creationism, so I can argue my case better<br />81. Send something to PostSecret<br />82. Build a snowman<br />83. Find six great new bands to obsess over<br />84. Listen to the little voice in my head more often<br />85. KARAOKE!!!<br />86. Grow my own veggies<br />87. Learn a new recipe each month<br />88. Write a message in a public restroom<br />89. Have a lucid dream<br />90. Write a will<br />91. Write a haiku using alphabet spaghetti or magnet letters<br />92. Write and send a fan letter<br />93. Don’t eat fast food for a month<br />94. Volunteer at Settler’s Pond<br />95. Create my own font<br />96. Visit one crazy tourist attraction<br />97. Convince someone else to do the 101 in 1001<br />98. Take the polar bear plunge<br />99. Meet someone I admire<br />100. Bake bread<br />101. Go to a book signing/readingtheonlyevidencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15640290069322282478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6763325836352202622.post-19032817192799759212010-01-06T16:25:00.000-08:002010-01-06T16:30:29.783-08:00Fiber Goals for 2010* Get back into felting<br />*Stop being scared of 'ruining' fibers by spinning them<br />*Master long draw<br />*Contribute to at least one Phat Fiber box<br />*Build a lightbox<br />*Open my Esty shop<br />*Actually <em>make</em> stuff with my handspun<br />*Spin enough yarn for a sweater yoke<br />*Make time each week for wheel spinning<br />*Destash a large amount of my commercial yarn<br />*Only acquire fiber if it's through a trade or it comes out of my Paypal account<br />*Try weaving<br />*MORE art yarn!!!theonlyevidencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15640290069322282478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6763325836352202622.post-33078979809721814512009-06-27T21:05:00.000-07:002009-06-27T21:32:36.186-07:00Fishes and Runny NosesI went to the Shedd Aquarium on Thursday with my mom, a friend, and her mom. I cannot believe the amount of people who have no idea how to turn the flashes off of their cameras. Cause there's nothing like a picture of a reflected light and startled fish. I took at least 100 pictures (no flash) which look good on my camera's wee screen, but will probably end up being very fuzzy. I'll see and post some. I ended up getting two awesome postcards, something for a swap, and a cute (overpriced) squid stuffie.<br /><br />Oh, and a massive cold.theonlyevidencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15640290069322282478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6763325836352202622.post-42025359519018577002009-06-22T07:30:00.000-07:002009-06-22T07:35:15.702-07:00Spin spin spin<div><div><div><div><div>I haven't spun any yarn in well over a year. I remember hating everything I made and put it to the side. A few days ago I received my Phat Fiber box (the first I've been able to get!) and it was full of all these wonderful fiber samples. Seeing what everyone in the PF Ravelry group had made with theirs made me want to spin again. So that's what I did for almost four hours today. Phfft...to my senior project.<br />To start with, here's my PF haul:<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Gp-LUb6H6nRdwX7ug0vvLqMmLrV2E-GGjZ-KCu0kyPqBsYGjhPzOqgeGRpaG_JEtbuEiMIkD8avon_ZyCc-qnjPUiBb5xMk3NX0McCi-FsLm7OOiy6BoioY9qLADc9gs89jhdeajt4E/s1600-h/new+016.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350159733217904930" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Gp-LUb6H6nRdwX7ug0vvLqMmLrV2E-GGjZ-KCu0kyPqBsYGjhPzOqgeGRpaG_JEtbuEiMIkD8avon_ZyCc-qnjPUiBb5xMk3NX0McCi-FsLm7OOiy6BoioY9qLADc9gs89jhdeajt4E/s320/new+016.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAjvfhSaDJy8S4qwu4qszpn17skbIiOpDPhDJxTqMU96B3DUbj1gLjuDKOO7BK2fGZhe_02CAhOQUx_v95XUD6YYehUkYRrPAnaEnBrJH_u4QiKaupHAYwoa9wrP1yyZeZE6wlNGrcmnzn/s1600-h/new+016.jpg"></a></div><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAjvfhSaDJy8S4qwu4qszpn17skbIiOpDPhDJxTqMU96B3DUbj1gLjuDKOO7BK2fGZhe_02CAhOQUx_v95XUD6YYehUkYRrPAnaEnBrJH_u4QiKaupHAYwoa9wrP1yyZeZE6wlNGrcmnzn/s1600-h/new+016.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAjvfhSaDJy8S4qwu4qszpn17skbIiOpDPhDJxTqMU96B3DUbj1gLjuDKOO7BK2fGZhe_02CAhOQUx_v95XUD6YYehUkYRrPAnaEnBrJH_u4QiKaupHAYwoa9wrP1yyZeZE6wlNGrcmnzn/s1600-h/new+016.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAjvfhSaDJy8S4qwu4qszpn17skbIiOpDPhDJxTqMU96B3DUbj1gLjuDKOO7BK2fGZhe_02CAhOQUx_v95XUD6YYehUkYRrPAnaEnBrJH_u4QiKaupHAYwoa9wrP1yyZeZE6wlNGrcmnzn/s1600-h/new+016.jpg"></a><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div> </div><div>Thankfully, there's only four things in there that I'm allergic to.<br />Here's what I've spun up so far. The first picture is hand dyed 100% baby alpaca from TLS. Next is some merino silk roving from Liberty Fibers. I just love the bit of sparkle that came with it.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxiRWg3fkXr8EovkQfqzaClGJ9PhV0DuVvVwU-sdLVRz6KsS57tdTQZ6WOyu6ls1xG238T2p85_VnxHXR4qM0syfj0EMOzVEaIMdWALxm53L_jzZmUffAOXQ1PSJZeDoW8INvF3xq7ZKaG/s1600-h/new+021.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgslwgrhgbMZ3BnK6D_DgQ-oRAIkR1noziEPvWN9bn2XtgeTAx0zGClM89o2ZHurbdypz29gi-2SQBkirOhyphenhypheniIEjx-3f-Nm_vAAb0sm3cubB0qpCcb4_N0kjt3YIFU-TSVow9kGXHCW6Wue/s1600-h/new+020.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic8jhtUtefj_88iVZ167BFN_7AX8S8ukwo9T7lOMiqPgzYbtrH8oTAIw86PdwY6UV8K4ytWsrrsw1uQzLxlF9825RDHYPtZV9ni47VHTJviNsoZWAt_A3M1AtJrE89A_Lf5f1pOccdNNM/s1600-h/new+021.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350159755205838594" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic8jhtUtefj_88iVZ167BFN_7AX8S8ukwo9T7lOMiqPgzYbtrH8oTAIw86PdwY6UV8K4ytWsrrsw1uQzLxlF9825RDHYPtZV9ni47VHTJviNsoZWAt_A3M1AtJrE89A_Lf5f1pOccdNNM/s320/new+021.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHQHka5ITjhEVDsIiwABuAUmkWP2JrhGUScR2AzaL7IPsQcm59S941gtrlmsahi-_RppliDFB0o2QxestygrEWhZ-dzPbapX4-lt_aIIy9UVw21l7YCiQzgWtalWau3gk2I7RIJX75OjY/s1600-h/new+020.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350159743188231506" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHQHka5ITjhEVDsIiwABuAUmkWP2JrhGUScR2AzaL7IPsQcm59S941gtrlmsahi-_RppliDFB0o2QxestygrEWhZ-dzPbapX4-lt_aIIy9UVw21l7YCiQzgWtalWau3gk2I7RIJX75OjY/s320/new+020.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>I got 25 yds. out of both of them with very little waste, and some sparkle left over. It's between fingering and laceweight and is the thinnest yarn that I've ever been able to make.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsCWNP6nC5kmt625cLZZgpLfsEg5ERtqfqn20yv__LBIZA45zcJ6iQoCJmJlB-Wj8w2UF8ZBCewMQmNjTDsuZM9A8tc51gAtcILDt2bJy4IQxOsA9XcWZYgJk1fEhHZGnJeKZN0K7_m7U/s1600-h/new+023.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350160126705339490" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsCWNP6nC5kmt625cLZZgpLfsEg5ERtqfqn20yv__LBIZA45zcJ6iQoCJmJlB-Wj8w2UF8ZBCewMQmNjTDsuZM9A8tc51gAtcILDt2bJy4IQxOsA9XcWZYgJk1fEhHZGnJeKZN0K7_m7U/s320/new+023.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-mZ8Ep3XF0r8Yce8XOq3eDGpWtVhbhb9oxZHguS343HvBzEfPXk3NdIcJR8d84Poqhi5R_UoMnI9Jo4ibKhlGqbyliXtNB_9PUCpCuY-WJi-gGZVLbhISZfrn2_oS00VRfJqZCFh6wrY/s1600-h/new+024.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350160129677385650" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-mZ8Ep3XF0r8Yce8XOq3eDGpWtVhbhb9oxZHguS343HvBzEfPXk3NdIcJR8d84Poqhi5R_UoMnI9Jo4ibKhlGqbyliXtNB_9PUCpCuY-WJi-gGZVLbhISZfrn2_oS00VRfJqZCFh6wrY/s320/new+024.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi92Z6TVnyoKkAyZ9xz55uHK3Y00C3V7BSDoI7RtV_Kw49aMjBkW5Ovis1dqNXppIQ68YXikfJix2IezKmxLGjl2dQj87HwrnjxyvIGQoJIg3qu3K0Rpdb5Xj2PEubrlKa3drl047X_2PDU/s1600-h/new+023.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmUO30KeqS2KSAlMFnKCdrofm-wdgLSPy8TPnT3oLu01IUpOuwlKbbAdm_G8IfG8Ci8lvPWyrL3DuPAxK0PhmHBGqaby8JxzZEyikifvyF1Hlbs9CCHIl1JcNiXlN0PvpQ_-32B0DdG4yt/s1600-h/new+024.jpg"></a><div><br /> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>I also combined two more bunches of samples, but that's still on the bobbin. I'm going to spin up some merino/tencel I bought in Wisconsin a few years ago to ply with it. And I have ideas for the rest. Now I just need to find the time to do it all.</div></div></div></div></div>theonlyevidencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15640290069322282478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6763325836352202622.post-21809865656048925162009-02-01T18:32:00.000-08:002009-06-01T15:05:14.212-07:00Realist Challange totalsThis is for the 'Realist Stash Knit Down Challenge' on Ravelry.<br /><br /><strong>Rules:</strong><br />*24 projects in 2009. (finishing WIPs and UFOs can count!! )<br />*12 of the projects must be made from stash (you can make more from stash if you want)<br />*3 of the projects have a new technique that you haven’t tried before<br /><br /><strong>January '09</strong><br />Projects: 4<br />From Old Stash: 1<br />New Techniques: 0<br />Yardage: 539<br /><br /><strong>February '09</strong><br />Projects: 6<br />From Old Stash: 5<br />New Techniques: 0<br />Yardage: 644<br /><br /><strong>March '09</strong><br />Projects: 6<br />From Old Stash: 5<br />New Techniques: 1 (invisible crochet decrease)<br />Yardage: 503<br /><br /><strong>April & May '09</strong><br />Projects:<br />From Old Stash:<br />New Techniques:<br />Yardage: 255theonlyevidencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15640290069322282478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6763325836352202622.post-5698135322897996932009-01-03T17:48:00.000-08:002009-01-03T18:07:42.259-08:002008 wrap-up<strong>12 Must-Knits for '08</strong><br />Intarsia or fair isle<br /><strike>Hats and scarves for charity</strike><br /><a href="http://community.livejournal.com/operationboh/profile" target="_new">Bags of Home</a> *done but need buttons*<br /><strike><a href="http://www.theanticraft.com/archive/samhain05/badjuju.htm" target="_new">Bad Juju</a> </strike><br />Calyx Handtote *half done-lost pattern*<br />Some sort of garment for myself *frogged*<br /><strike>Lace</strike><br />Log Cabin Blanket *started*<br /><strike>Corn</strike><br /><strike>Single Cable Scarf </strike><br /><strike>Toe-up socks </strike><br /><strike>Design something knit/crochet</strike><br /><br /><strong>Yards used up:</strong><br />7968 (that's 4+ miles)<br /><br /><strong>NaKnitMo -- Knitting 30,000 stitches in November (trying for half)!</strong><br />Number of stitches: 18907<br /><br /><strong>Items crossed off of 101 in 1001 list (started in Feb.):</strong><br />26theonlyevidencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15640290069322282478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6763325836352202622.post-76369620540584169432008-11-04T21:18:00.000-08:002008-11-04T21:19:49.145-08:00**dances**<br /><br />In your face, old man!!!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">(sorry, I had to get that out)</span>theonlyevidencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15640290069322282478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6763325836352202622.post-22393133989655323252008-08-28T15:51:00.000-07:002009-04-19T20:20:15.113-07:00Leftover yardage list<span style="color:#33cc00;"><strong>Acrylic:</strong></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Red Heart camo-81</span><br />Caron SS bright blue-29<br />Caron SS grape-3<br />Caron SS grey-28<br />Caron SS white-13<br />Caron SS black-87<br />Caron SS brown-35<br />Caron SS hot pink-16<br />Wintuk jewel tone-9<br />Bernat Boucle brown-50<br />Bernat Satin blue-14<br />Bernat Satin yellow-46<br /><strong></strong><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;"><strong>Acrylic Blends:</strong></span><br /><strong></strong><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;"><strong>Cotton:</strong></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Lion Cotton poppy-172</span><br />Bernat xmas-151<br />Sugar N Cream lavendar-21<br />Sugar N Cream yellow-41<br />Sugar N Cream orange-28<br />Sugar N Cream orange/yellow/pink-92<br />Sugar N Cream blue-66<br />Peaches N Cream yellow-49<br />Peaches N Cream orange-<br /><strong><span style="color:#33cc00;"></span></strong><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;"><strong>Cotton Blends:</strong></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Cotton Ease orange-3</span><br />Cotton Ease yellow-86<br />Cotton Ease blue-141<br /><span style="color:#33cc00;"><strong></strong></span><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;"><strong>Wool:</strong></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Noro #184-46</span><br />Knit Picks Swish Superwash yellow-62<br />Knit Picks Swish Superwash green-4<br />Knit Picks Swish Superwash purple-42<br />Knit Front and Back sock yarn Near Dark-133<br /><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;"><strong>Wool Blends:</strong></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Patons SWS green-66</span><br />Wool Ease brown-114theonlyevidencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15640290069322282478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6763325836352202622.post-49200877564483705112008-06-08T21:46:00.000-07:002008-06-08T22:06:26.054-07:00Things I'd Like to Crochet One Day*Life-sized bicycle (modeled after my yellow '70s Schwinn)<br />*Potted venus fly trap<br />*Ribcage (I <em>have</em> already made one out of wood)<br />*Sloth<br />*A large banana peel (and maybe a guy slipping on it...)<br />*A representation of my Etsy store name: Robot Heart Squid<br />*Crowley and Aziraphale from Good Omens<br /><em>*</em>Ben Gibbard for my friend who stalks him<br /><br />more soon...theonlyevidencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15640290069322282478noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6763325836352202622.post-54037570873845174382008-05-25T10:48:00.000-07:002008-05-25T11:01:39.173-07:00Upon learning that crochet has one purpose for me<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6RsFFuNZmLr2gl-7IYyIwzFjvnTM723flAS4M-HfiEfzbdXPjOgvsw0bNJeoxqS-04tq93dRWD5whchMdzdn9nePn4e3Pc6N49W5mKZ1ieMFJGUc3DV7ol-5So4xP_By_ZJOU9v3uhdk/s1600-h/IMG_0010.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204374547820169266" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6RsFFuNZmLr2gl-7IYyIwzFjvnTM723flAS4M-HfiEfzbdXPjOgvsw0bNJeoxqS-04tq93dRWD5whchMdzdn9nePn4e3Pc6N49W5mKZ1ieMFJGUc3DV7ol-5So4xP_By_ZJOU9v3uhdk/s320/IMG_0010.JPG" border="0" /></a>Stuffies!!! This was my first more or less following of a crochet pattern. More or less meaning that quite a bit of it was winged. I left out a few color changes because I still don't know how to do that. This is for Emma Jean, who was born on May 19th. Her mom is an old family friend. It's a little lopsided, but still adorable. Everyone who's seen it wants one, but I will definitely be changing yarn for future teddies. I need to work on my embroidery though. <br /><br />The yarn used - Bernat Baby Coordinates was a complete bitch to crochet, and just as bad to unravel. <br /><br />My flat crochet curls, so I'll be useing it purely for toys and odd little sculptural items, and maybe the occasional hat. Knitting will be used to everything else.theonlyevidencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15640290069322282478noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6763325836352202622.post-72800264618479395012008-04-28T17:54:00.000-07:002008-04-28T18:06:01.242-07:00Re-learning Crochet (one more thing done on my list)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOa6JzifnydF_oRZkwclvOiH37YdqGqsKTXWplwRVWegD42KX4FlE8jfjaKSsltG0nRkk1nwa-Ac7GkEuXfijuK-0ncfFEk89AkwoLdfeCa4-rfEcJ62flptumJdbUhl140yqRDgJB2ww/s1600-h/IMG_2950.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194465395159107154" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOa6JzifnydF_oRZkwclvOiH37YdqGqsKTXWplwRVWegD42KX4FlE8jfjaKSsltG0nRkk1nwa-Ac7GkEuXfijuK-0ncfFEk89AkwoLdfeCa4-rfEcJ62flptumJdbUhl140yqRDgJB2ww/s320/IMG_2950.JPG" border="0" /></a>So I vaguely learned how to crochet about four years ago using one of those Lion Brand scarf kits they used to sell. It had one ball of Jiffy and a ginormous hook (Q, maybe?). It was quick, but waaaaay too short, so it went into my charity box. I've been wanting to be able to make amigurumi because they are just so damn cute, so I picked up my hook -- a smaller one this time -- again last week and watched some YouTube amigurumi videos. Thus, Mr. Lumpy was born. He was my in the round, increasing, and decreasing 'swatch'. Kind of reminds me of those little Zoloft characters.<br /><br />Then I started a plain half-double swatch which turned into a log cabin-esq. kitty blanket for PAWS Chicago. It's a little lopsided and ripply, because I seem to have trouble keeping the same number of stitches on each row, so now I'm working on a plain single stitch washcloth to see what I'm doing wrong.theonlyevidencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15640290069322282478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6763325836352202622.post-42118788104932671722008-03-31T18:35:00.000-07:002008-03-31T18:58:54.375-07:00Happy Accidents<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqu6Nprp-0levCibmLfOlDQXlwfdeRqNUb4DyyBo2N_Lh47ENc4tOcHmcnlS8QpvHBFT7uzb1OfNV2FkqvCg4N3iSKKx6Sl3aXVO2ChS4gQGUladsOkE71xhioYiTrKfqbtqJP-pkATy4/s1600-h/IMG_2879.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184089531176285842" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqu6Nprp-0levCibmLfOlDQXlwfdeRqNUb4DyyBo2N_Lh47ENc4tOcHmcnlS8QpvHBFT7uzb1OfNV2FkqvCg4N3iSKKx6Sl3aXVO2ChS4gQGUladsOkE71xhioYiTrKfqbtqJP-pkATy4/s320/IMG_2879.JPG" border="0" /></a>The teapot I've been working on for what seems like forever collapsed last week. It was basically three or four haphazardly stacked cylinders...reminded me of an abstract oil can. Anyways, I walked into class on Friday and saw that it was lying on it's side. Carrie unwrapped it because I really didn't want to see what happened. It was a big slumped mess. (It was my fault -- I wrapped it in too many wet paper towels) The cylinder second from the bottom had folded down and the rest fell and cracked....and it looked <em>amazing</em>!!! I put it back together and smoothed out some bits, but mostly left a lot of the cracks and holes in tact. I am happier with it now than I was last week. I glazed one of my bowls with a matte khaki glaze that I'm thinking of using on this piece. It turns out more dirty rusty brown than khaki, which is perfect. This is going to become my 'overgrown' teapot...one of my mixed media fiber-and-clay pieces. I'm going to spin a wire-core yarn with various green and brown shades to intwine around and through the holes.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnFKzOSXBKaaTGb4-2jYUCaPzFtbs_oFnjNx4Wq_C8uvJdfj25FsGWFKsaDTOqMZBcfk_wZCmD_CX_Ll_RqHm5lIgI-DU88ZRMMQgsHAfQiaPrLbU2I3RaicQuVJ3cD605ltZlX7yIkjA/s1600-h/IMG_2876.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184089544061187746" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnFKzOSXBKaaTGb4-2jYUCaPzFtbs_oFnjNx4Wq_C8uvJdfj25FsGWFKsaDTOqMZBcfk_wZCmD_CX_Ll_RqHm5lIgI-DU88ZRMMQgsHAfQiaPrLbU2I3RaicQuVJ3cD605ltZlX7yIkjA/s320/IMG_2876.JPG" border="0" /></a>theonlyevidencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15640290069322282478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6763325836352202622.post-25442181475865020312008-03-19T20:36:00.000-07:002008-03-19T20:59:36.427-07:00Fuzzy Around the EdgesDuring my junior high years, I started going to a dentist that was in our town. My mom had the notion that it would save time and money. Time, yes...money, um no. This guy was a total C&M -- cheap and masochistic. He would 'water' down his anesthetic and gas, so everything he did was felt. I believe once I was given at least five shots of novocaine because I wasn't numbing. He was eventually sued and went out of business. <br /><br />Then I went back to the dentist I started out with. I cringed the first time I needed to have a cavity filled by this guy (everytime I went to the other one I left with four more teeth needing to be filled. I don't think I ever really had any.), but <em>his</em> novocaine...holy crap!!! And then when I asked for the gas one time, everything changed. Oh, the wonderous gas. I wish I could carry a small tank of it around with me. Seriously. Now I really don't mind going to the dentist. I'm kind of turning into that one character from Little Shop of Horrors...ok, not really... <br /><br />I love how everything moves with a strobe light-like effect as first. Almost in a jarring fluid way. Then it transitions into the feeling of being trapped in quicksand. You know you're moving, shifting your feet, hands, etc., but the fact is delayed in getting to your mind. What is normally pain is now just warmth and pressure. I get the most bizarre thoughts while I'm under. I had this fleeting thought today that was something like comparing the position I was in to that of a hungry baby bird. Everytime the dentist came near I would open my mouth thinking he ws needed to drill or whatnot. haha. And then it's all over. You have to drive home with that fuzz slowly fading while trying not to unknowingly chew your tongue off. It's nice, though, to arrive back at work without even knowing how you got there. I'm sure it's unsafe, but it really does make the time fly by.theonlyevidencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15640290069322282478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6763325836352202622.post-74667373896980591422008-03-12T15:45:00.000-07:002008-03-12T15:52:26.443-07:00Proto Teapot<img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3016/2329138337_eeee6814a4.jpg" border="0" />I'm starting to think that knitting was one of the things that led me to change majors. There are just more ways to incorporate it into sculpture than photography (although I've been thinking of a few things to try). Right now I'm working on a knit/felted teapot for ceramics, and perhaps for my undergrad show. This will be my first on-the-fly project with shaping. I've got to remember to write the directions down as I go, though, just in case it works out. *fingers crossed*<br /><br />I love the 2002 calendar still on my mom's desk.theonlyevidencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15640290069322282478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6763325836352202622.post-68540651907976731462008-03-11T16:47:00.000-07:002008-03-11T17:23:45.736-07:00Belated First UpdateHere I thought I started my 101 in 1001 on a Monday, but I just realized it was a Saturday. I'm going to update weekly now to track my progress.<br /><br />Last night I started looking into local craft fairs in hopes of finding the prices for reserving a spot. If anything I'll try to get my mom to split one with me -- she makes these great fake floral arrangements that always get compliments. Anyhoo, I checked into Crete's European Market, which is just a fancy pants name for a small town's farmer's market. I couldn't believe what was all needed to just have a booth. It was practically signing your first born away! Photos of your work (to be <em>judged - </em>WTF?), a 250 word business statement, complete descriptions of everything you plan to sell and the materials they are made of, etc. The scary thing is that to get into Tallgrass Gallery, all I needed were five slides and a very short write up, and that place is frequented by big name artists. Strange. Now I'll just look into craft fairs.<br /><br />I finally finished Cell by Stephen King, one of my books that has been laying around forever. I'm going to do a themed BookCrossing release for this one (at a cellphone store, hopefully) as soon as my release materials come in.<br /><br />I also learned how to use chopsticks!!! Ok, so it's a big deal to me.<br /><br />Oh! And I made some general info business cards to use in the Tallgrass gift shop. They're tose blank printable ones from Avery, just plain white with black writing . I took a bare tree stamp and some distress ink and created my own border on teh left side. I love them! Too bad my scanner stopped working because I'd love to post a picture.theonlyevidencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15640290069322282478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6763325836352202622.post-57874149308546003272008-02-26T18:56:00.000-08:002008-02-26T19:01:50.441-08:00Of dentist appointments and Tallgrass*deep breath*<br /><br />I made my first dentist appointment in over a year for tomorrow morning. Yes, I know that's bad, but I made myself promise to keep up regularly for my 101 in 1001 (and hopefully for the rest of my life now). It's so bad that I need to be gassed just for a cleaning, and even after that I have to keep myself from going into panic-flail mode.<br /><br />On the plus side, I finally emailed Tallgrass to sign up for use of some gift shop space. I can't wait to see which months I get!theonlyevidencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15640290069322282478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6763325836352202622.post-40893200122679756362008-02-25T15:46:00.000-08:002008-03-12T15:58:18.352-07:00101 in 1001 ExtrasI love writing lists, so off course once I started this, I couldn't stop. Here are some of my extra fill-ins.<br /><br />1. Take a plane trip (I've never been on one)<br />2. Go fishing with my dad this summer<br />3. Take one of the crime scene classes offered at school<br /><br />Hopefully that's it...theonlyevidencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15640290069322282478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6763325836352202622.post-17780608191342310802008-02-24T11:50:00.000-08:002010-07-15T17:16:05.885-07:00101 in 1001Start date: 2/23/08<br />Finish date: 11/20/10<br /><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span><br />1. Learn how to fold an origami crane<br />2. <strike>Organize my computer files</strike><br />3. Get a tattoo<br />4. <strike>Get Rio off to his new home</strike><br />5. Volunteer<br />6. <strike>Buy a swift</strike><br />7. <strike>Clean up and rearrange my room</strike>*WOO-HOO!!!*<br />8. Make 10 kitty blankets for PAWS (3/10)<br />9. Enter artwork in three <a href="http://www.tallgrassarts.org/">Tallgrass</a> shows (1/3)<br />10. Knit myself a garment<br />11. <strike>Get at least 3 required classes closer to graduation (3/3) </strike><br />12. Learn soldering<br />13. Knit a child’s sweater for charity<br />14. <strike>Sign up to put work in the Tallgrass gift shop</strike><br />15. <strike>Don’t buy any new novels for six months (6/6)</strike><br />16. <strike>Re-learn how to spin on a spindle</strike><br />17. Test and review all BPAL<br />18. Destash BPAL I no longer want<br />19. <strike>Put something in a school gallery show</strike><br />20. <strike>Relearn crochet so I can make amigurumi animals</strike><span style="color:#ff0000;"><br /></span>21. Learn bookbinding<br />22. Go to a past life regression session<br />23. Finally put something in my Etsy store<br />24. <strike>Use up most of my old fiber stash</strike><br />25. <strike>Put up some of my work to sell</strike><span style="color:#ff0000;"><br /></span>26. <strike>Take an art class in a medium I'm unfamiliar with </strike><br />27. <strike>Learn cables</strike><br />28. <strike>Spin art yarn</strike><br />29. Learn continental knitting<br />30. <strike>Try entrelac</strike><br />31. <strike>Knit a lace shawl</strike><br />32. <strike>Sell something on Ebay</strike><br />33. <strike>Get at least $500 into savings ($90/$500)</strike><br />34. Pay off and cut up all credit cards (2/3)<br />35. Dedicate one journal just for artsy ideas and clippings<br />36. <strike>Eat less red meat</strike><br />37. Start the TKGA Master's Program<br />38. <strike>Write an artist's statement</strike><br />39. Try yoga<br />40. <strike>Become an ArtScout</strike><br />41. <strike>Knit toe up socks</strike><br />42. <strike>Knit two socks on magic loop</strike><br />43. <strike>No new bags for six months (6/6)</strike><br />44. <strike>Renew library card</strike><br />45. <strike>Donate hair to Locks of Love</strike><br />46. Dye hair hot pink<br />47. <strike>Graduate in '09</strike><br />48. <strike>Knit from stash for six months (6/6)</strike><br />49. Spin enough yarn for a big project<br />50. <strike>Catalogue all yarn in Ravelry</strike><br />51. <strike>Learn to make granny squares</strike><br />52. <strike>Release a book for BookCrossing</strike><span style="color:#ff0000;"><br /></span>53. <strike>Get eyebrows professionally shaped</strike><span style="color:#ff0000;"><br /></span>54. Find an old fashioned roller rink and skate!<br />55. <strike>Get both cats up to date on shots (2/2)</strike><br />56. Visit a Tibetian temple<br />57. Get fitted for a bra<br />58. Go on a road trip<br />59. <strike>Knit 5 miles of yarn (5/5) </strike><br />60. Learn new spinning techniques: <strike>wire core</strike>, <strike>wrapped yarn</strike>, <strike>nubs</strike>, <strike>coils</strike>, <strike>slubs</strike>, felt add-ins, <strike>mixed media</strike><br />61. Try intarsia<br />62. Go to The Green Mill<br />63. Learn to use our new sewing machine<br />64. <strike>Start Master's degree</strike><br />65. Learn to weave<br />66. <strike>Go to a fiber festival or Yarn Con</strike><br />67. Take a self defense class<br />68. Do grave rubbings<br />69. Make gingerbread from scratch<br />70. <strike>Throw porcelain</strike><br />71. Make something for <a href="http://postsecret.blogspot.com/">PostSecret</a><br />72. Learn to shoot a gun<br />73. <strike>Design something knitted/crocheted </strike><br />74. Submit a yarn to The Yarn Museum<br />75. Be an extra in a movie<br />76. Help out at the local theater<br />77. <strike>Try Korean food</strike><br />78. Make an ATC<br />79. Go on a ghost hunt<br />80. Go to a spa<br />81. <strike>Knit/spin vegan for a month</strike><span style="color:#ff0000;"><br /></span>82. Knit with laceweight yarn<br />83. Take part in a protest<br />84. Get hypnotized<br />85. <strike>Get a portfolio together</strike><br />86. Make most of Roxycraft's designs<br />87. Visit Lillstreet<br />88. Take archery lessons<br />89. See a roller derby match<br />90. Clicker-train our animals<br />91. <strike>Wheel-throw a plate </strike><br />92. <strike>Get back into chain mail</strike><br />93. <strike>Learn to use chopsticks</strike><br />94. <strike>Make an art doll</strike><br />95. Learn some sign language<br />96. <strike>Knit/crochet an inanimate object </strike><br />97. Release a message in a bottle<br />98. Write for my friend’s variety web show<br />99. <strike>Update resume</strike><br />100. <strike>Make myself general information business cards </strike><br />101. Get a psychic readingtheonlyevidencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15640290069322282478noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6763325836352202622.post-16169035071479026952008-02-19T15:39:00.000-08:002008-02-19T15:42:38.836-08:00End of the Knit-A-Mile challengeI knit through 1647yds. (A mile is 1760yds.), which is <em>way</em> more than I ever expected. I would like to give a big thanks to the flu and Illinois' terrible weather!theonlyevidencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15640290069322282478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6763325836352202622.post-54421144633635869682008-02-17T21:01:00.000-08:002008-02-17T21:03:08.538-08:00Snapple "Real Fact" #155In 1926, the first mini-golf courses were built on rooftops in NYC.theonlyevidencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15640290069322282478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6763325836352202622.post-84258462515142182832008-02-04T15:57:00.000-08:002008-02-04T15:59:00.684-08:00January FO Gallery<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/7646950@N06/sets/72157603850550488/detail/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/7646950@N06/sets/72157603850550488/detail/</a>theonlyevidencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15640290069322282478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6763325836352202622.post-21933193494948968152008-02-01T15:13:00.000-08:002008-02-06T16:48:55.269-08:00A snow day totally trumps a January FO gallery<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhLq-JdAVdaJ4yyzZHGvIXmO_ZeFD2sbvCqu975_tDmwMkOmmA6pVHnfDgzCwNnGyZUTJ-aJCpur7x4B8ppvsUwlimV71wLY1SHnTvD-XL2wtpTfOMclJeEHX1oD7FavdS1JWGigG-tYw/s1600-h/IMG_2532.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164033447259653842" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhLq-JdAVdaJ4yyzZHGvIXmO_ZeFD2sbvCqu975_tDmwMkOmmA6pVHnfDgzCwNnGyZUTJ-aJCpur7x4B8ppvsUwlimV71wLY1SHnTvD-XL2wtpTfOMclJeEHX1oD7FavdS1JWGigG-tYw/s320/IMG_2532.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEMnYtJGN9wAwDodJadwjk5dAGQBiSXcPpKhbOZfvY3byVs4xNsbCM7BWQW5FSCLcDYfi8vuNmksvXONL_pIyUjJait31z0nzwkNKxzy3OMnRKtjRli2v_VuoiN-HDHEupgP9LCYqcCig/s1600-h/IMG_2535.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164033460144555746" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEMnYtJGN9wAwDodJadwjk5dAGQBiSXcPpKhbOZfvY3byVs4xNsbCM7BWQW5FSCLcDYfi8vuNmksvXONL_pIyUjJait31z0nzwkNKxzy3OMnRKtjRli2v_VuoiN-HDHEupgP9LCYqcCig/s320/IMG_2535.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixOI7zDseS0JkOKPcuV7pOcJ6xeH-3ai7WNbmcy_zfjgcoJi-SYQYp88zBUdNIumsAaMG_TqRAe4jiT9XulVff5cJl5eZVppZn5bRYAENXW28B3r8Zuub2xwzriKxASMtWj08hCwd1bBk/s1600-h/IMG_2554.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164033468734490354" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixOI7zDseS0JkOKPcuV7pOcJ6xeH-3ai7WNbmcy_zfjgcoJi-SYQYp88zBUdNIumsAaMG_TqRAe4jiT9XulVff5cJl5eZVppZn5bRYAENXW28B3r8Zuub2xwzriKxASMtWj08hCwd1bBk/s320/IMG_2554.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtRClrfZ0aGEaydGV06nWch9kL0ZS_FJUsG_YdN8lTFSgOolRCaFikrR4kvY2J8WJSPtp0LiE_r6xfAknB67AjPaceCkuASN2Z7RMQtvDwi2OOpZGspMUqTBxRPC8SadIbpzMI4kVuKvA/s1600-h/IMG_2577.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164033477324424962" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtRClrfZ0aGEaydGV06nWch9kL0ZS_FJUsG_YdN8lTFSgOolRCaFikrR4kvY2J8WJSPtp0LiE_r6xfAknB67AjPaceCkuASN2Z7RMQtvDwi2OOpZGspMUqTBxRPC8SadIbpzMI4kVuKvA/s320/IMG_2577.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivxajxI-S_qnbef0CPgF3bRJUBMG3QWtmGKmJzB8PT-r4R6XbuULR2OvZl0ClSy4BTypM90S3csG8ybSxwMSJOYVS_Jyha_V8F53-2_Y-2nTPQJqcpU0HNv4VS3saO9f0mJKOdHev7DVA/s1600-h/IMG_2585.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164033485914359570" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivxajxI-S_qnbef0CPgF3bRJUBMG3QWtmGKmJzB8PT-r4R6XbuULR2OvZl0ClSy4BTypM90S3csG8ybSxwMSJOYVS_Jyha_V8F53-2_Y-2nTPQJqcpU0HNv4VS3saO9f0mJKOdHev7DVA/s320/IMG_2585.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div></div></div></div>theonlyevidencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15640290069322282478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6763325836352202622.post-40717340479476299432008-01-31T16:05:00.000-08:002008-01-31T16:34:53.402-08:00Fiber and clay<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijqlPyM29YXIfWefzLNd7nqX59KrzWH5xSIXc4ikWXJsSoxBd5u2-WCUSXB5PxZHby75v8JAEfJDf4T64v8bpDDbGqbaehjzDdF2gEZCGH20Pek-W2EYUaafyirHcTu3UG-tQac603YRY/s1600-h/monster.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5161796267514643986" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijqlPyM29YXIfWefzLNd7nqX59KrzWH5xSIXc4ikWXJsSoxBd5u2-WCUSXB5PxZHby75v8JAEfJDf4T64v8bpDDbGqbaehjzDdF2gEZCGH20Pek-W2EYUaafyirHcTu3UG-tQac603YRY/s320/monster.jpg" border="0" /></a>So, it all started with Eugene. I was making a monster movie scene for ceramic sculpture, and he needed some legs. The fabric I bought kept ripping, so I ending up knitting them. They're stuffed with piped cleaners and that rippy fabric so he can grab pedestrians all he wants. Now, Carrie (teacher) has me combining clay and knitting/felting in my wheel throwing class. I've come up with a series of teapots based loosely on Alice in Wonderland. I really wish my scanner worked so I could post my sketches.<br /></div><br /><div></div><div><br /> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtaIUIouuKuIz3I87KusOQEXZJJjpry4yWbqUgc1uumWL9CUx46-FAJOIKLgqCNJoW2bJhWeqKmfggU-Det49H_uZkctpypZnMceMaM5N_gOHzy08mes-mr9S3GCZqC3VtTB4KBoxzWzI/s1600-h/IMG_2519.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5161798350573782562" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtaIUIouuKuIz3I87KusOQEXZJJjpry4yWbqUgc1uumWL9CUx46-FAJOIKLgqCNJoW2bJhWeqKmfggU-Det49H_uZkctpypZnMceMaM5N_gOHzy08mes-mr9S3GCZqC3VtTB4KBoxzWzI/s320/IMG_2519.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div>I've started doing tests to see if my ideas will actually be fruitful. Here is the one for my polka dot teapot. The circles are cut out of the clay and then filled with needle felted wool. For the project I'm going to either dye my own wool or buy some. Most likely the Felter's Bag of Candy from <a href="http://www.mielkesfarm.com/index.html">Mielke's Fiber Arts, LLC</a>. Plus, then I can finally get some raw blue jean fiber as well. :) This will be a non-functioning teapot, obviously. <br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirKAE8nlNAHbdaj-SxGPNwDcxXXdVYTpa5dDEY6CEfoYaJfLFCDpGKM5S1xOM2HtXQDKEVHKsKR8kel0Wd4nVK6F7p_3tw3KD9IaMGhQqEXnTRMuc_sMZLwBGq93Ly6z2PuAR62oLhzpA/s1600-h/IMG_2521.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5161801769367750210" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirKAE8nlNAHbdaj-SxGPNwDcxXXdVYTpa5dDEY6CEfoYaJfLFCDpGKM5S1xOM2HtXQDKEVHKsKR8kel0Wd4nVK6F7p_3tw3KD9IaMGhQqEXnTRMuc_sMZLwBGq93Ly6z2PuAR62oLhzpA/s320/IMG_2521.JPG" border="0" /></a>I've always wanted to make something involving a venus fly trap. When I was done with the felted dots, I decided to see how a needle felted fly trap would look. I really liked how it turned out, so that led to another teapot idea. I still have to spin the 'vines' and make a bunch more of these. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD07PU_ytBgKZv7SQpJlP0ESdp-qU8j8J5bRGUfkbLm9oEmQI2oLLpesMtMVFBULuItzpI-_SF7YClWhDVWlgQlY4XZ8seKDH_6bLK9YaJIwT6sAQX6yq_IInYqeDI5qm-oBdxft7ZbFo/s1600-h/IMG_2524.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5161803117987481170" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD07PU_ytBgKZv7SQpJlP0ESdp-qU8j8J5bRGUfkbLm9oEmQI2oLLpesMtMVFBULuItzpI-_SF7YClWhDVWlgQlY4XZ8seKDH_6bLK9YaJIwT6sAQX6yq_IInYqeDI5qm-oBdxft7ZbFo/s320/IMG_2524.JPG" border="0" /></a>A tiny needle felted fly. FEED ME!!!<br /><div></div>theonlyevidencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15640290069322282478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6763325836352202622.post-36870155291284576612008-01-19T18:15:00.000-08:002008-01-19T18:27:39.724-08:00MehI just spent the entire day backing up my computer before taking it in to get it fixed. Who knew there was so much crap on it? So, no new pictures to post because I am lazy and have only been catching up on <a href="http://www.thezombiehunters.com/index.php">The Zombie Hunters</a> lately.theonlyevidencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15640290069322282478noreply@blogger.com1