Thursday, April 17, 2014

I'm So Excited

And I just can't hide it, I'm about to lose control and I think I like it... (disco ball, black lights)....

Michael A built the frame to size and Mike K spray painted the edges with enamel.  Thamks guys! 

This will support We, Together, Keep Watch, 15 7/8ths x 10 1/4th. 

It isn't adhered to the support yet.  Need to investigate which adhesive to use and see what I have on the shelf.

Some questions I am posing to myself about this series are, do I want them the same size; if not, what by way of construction,  technique, or/and imagery will unify them; do I want to do cloth studies for each one. 

I have the cartoon sketch for Song of Solomon complete, but I think to do it the same size will crowd the space (I might do it anyways just to see).  The themes I see in the sketch (and the book) are masculinity, a coming of age/walking the crossroads, vulnerability,  violence, and escape.  I aimed for showing the tension and constant sense of drama in the narrative.

My friend Bev will be here soon...gotta go.

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Easing into

The studio by finishing up a piece.  I don't know what the working title was but i am naming it Spilling Out.  And I have plans to return tomorrow.

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

The adventure in crochet continues

This is my yarn stash hanging on the inside door of a storage closet. My rule is I cannot have more yarn than this will hold.

I am starting my next project today.  It is a shawl with a fine weight.  This will be my first time using such a light weight yarn.

Swatching it!

Well, well, well...look who is swatching!  The plan (here goes...) is to knit my grand daughter a sweater.  This will be my first knitted ...