here we have another piece in progress from another jane thornley pattern. more free range lace knitting - a very simple lace. hers is a bit more feather-and-fan than mine, but i guess i went a little more free range! this is mostly silk, with some merino. mostly alchemy yarns, with some madtosh and curious creek mixed in. having a good time with this.
this is my frond wrap, being blocked. the pattern is by jane thornley. it's free-range knitting, some she gets you going and sets you loose. more of a loose recipe than a pattern! but once you learn to let go of the "rules" it is quite fun and i will make more of these wraps! i will get some pictures of me wearing it when i am done blocking :)
This piece is 9 x 12 and slightly larger than my scanner. i need to try again for a sharper image, maybe just take it to work where we have a larger scanner. anyhow, here's a peek, just bear in mind it's better in person!
here we have clockwork heart. it is 9 and 1/2 inches by 7 and 1/2 inches. i finished it earlier this week, and am working on a couple more drawings. also i have been knitting this week. last night i did not get to do any art - so if i am cranky don't say i did not warn you. i did go to belly dance class, so it's not as if i was just laying around watching tv. glad i made it to friday! i've been so exhausted this week lots of art ideas so hopefully i get some time this weekend.
this is finished now.. it is 9 and 1/2 by 7 and 1/2"
it is hard for me to explain the connection in my mind between cogs and clockwork and insects and arthropods. i suppose it is that they are simple and primitive on their own but come together to form more complex machines and societies. look at a bee hive or an ant hill. in my mind the cog is to big ben and an ant is to an ant colony. or something like that. i'll have to think if i can explain it better or see if any naturalists who wrote about insects summed it up more eloquently than i have. it is a metaphor i reached for visually -- going back a couple of years -- before i understood what it even meant.
it has been a good weekend, but i am tired. we went to a BBQ at my boyfriend's sister's house yesterday. Today was a quiet day, took a walk, watched some Dr. Who. Back to work tomorrow!
I listed a couple of my elephants on etsy!
another steampunk attempt. see previous post for more about that...
i am trying to sort our how to blend steampunk into my existing style, i have a couple examples to show you. lots of work yet to be done, lots of experimenting, i've gotten some dover books for source images to give me a few ideas, but i need to then figure out how to make it "me" - and of course being me it all has to be freehand, no tracing, etc. but i think it may end up being interesting.
this is done with pitt pens, size XS (which i think is new, at least this was the 1st time i had seen them.)
i have not scanned any of the steampunk art yet, not ready to show it to anyone at the moment, but give me a few more days!
i collapsed after dinner last night, leaving precious little art time for the evening! i am now up at 6 and hoping i have enough energy to get through the day, including a class tonight. it's really hard to explain fatigue to people especially when it is so hard for ME to understand! the weather is beautiful though and that can't hurt anyway.
this drawing was inspired by onion domes, seeds and pods, formal tea, and the endless minutia of nature.
i am investigating the fine world of steam punk and how i might encorporate some of its elements into my artwork, without losing my own personal style. At the moment most of my investigation is in the area of pen and ink work, but I am starting to think of bead embroidery too. Here is a piece I did in 2008 that encorporated some elements of clock work. hopefully i will have more work to share soon. i am behind on scanning, among other things!
i have been drawing lately, but am behind on scanning! here, at last, is something for you to enjoy. dovecote.
I got some new Pitt Pens yesterday, size XS (extra small) and they are so tiny! i love them! i used to use Micron Pigma pens. I still do sometimes, but they are not so easy on my eyes and they don't flow over the paper quite as nicely as the Pitt pens do. Also I love the earth tones Pitt Pens come in -- though I wish there were more options. Most colors are only available as brush pens and not as other options. Do you have any favorite pens?
happy mother's day!
my mother and i celebrated yesterday. we went to the weaving work's annual yarn sale, then had breakfast at wild mountain cafe, then sat in the park for a while.
this is what i made my mother for mother's day!
pattern: lacy baktus
yarn: Pagewood Farms Aleyeska Hand Dyed Sock
color: New Horizon
necklace: pendant from: round rabbit:
www.etsy.com/shop/roundrabbit
(i added the beads!)
i have been drawing a bit, and making some things for mother's day, but i have not managed till now to share anything.. this is a quick snapshot i took indoors with the work camera, so not the best. my home camera is better, as is my home lighting. well, it is hard to imagine much worse lighting than what we have where i work. anyhow, here we have some typical fodder: mice, teacups, mushrooms, roses, a house, etc. see if you can spot them. usually people spot a few things even i did not know were in there.
when i was little we used to make little baskets of flowers. i grew up on a farm where there were always lots of different kinds of flowers in bloom - even in the winter there was holly and heather. i hope the sun shines on you today. but if you live in seattle, like i do, it might not!
