Sometimes I take a look at the work of other artists to get a little boost. I really like the work of Georgia O’Keefe – especially her flower portraits. Here is a picture I took yesterday – Lily from a garden on Mt Pleasant Rd. and here is a photo of one of Georgia O’Keefe’s […]
Shary Boyle I am fascinated with lace and lovely lace trimmed garments. This is why I was so taken with the work of Shary Boyle who has created, in porcelain, some of the most amazing sculpted figures trimmed in lace. In fact some of Shary’s “people” are actually dressed in real lace that has been
Gauguin Sweater I have a book by Ruth Herring and Karen Manners, entitled Knitting Masterpieces, that has taken many of the great works of art and translated them into knitted sweaters. I love this book. I’m not sure that it is in print anymore; it was published in 1987. I have always wanted to “do”
Spirit of Ecstasy What does a hood ornament have to do with knitting? Well, first of all, it isn’t just any hood ornament; it is the hood ornament on a Rolls-Royce. The picture here is of the ornament on the Queen’s Phantom VI. Now I understand that this figure on the Queen’s car actually curtseys.
Winter Dreams from Red Bird Knits On Sunday I bought Susan Boyle’s new CD “The Gift”. I wanted to keep her dream alive! And so it seems do a lot of other people, apparently, her new CD sold 318,000 copies in the first week of its release. It also topped the US and UK charts
Last night was Toronto’s second Nuit Blanche – an all night “Art Happening” that started at 7:00pm and ended at 7:00am. There was some discussion throughtout last year as to whether Toronto would stage another Nuit Blanche after the first which attracted almost half a million people – double what had been predicted – did
I saw a knitted brain the other day in the newspaper – this is not a joke. It’s from the Museum of Scientifically Accurate Fabric Brain Art – I don’t think that this title is a joke either – it was in the newspaper – now some people will say that this particular newpaper is
I had just finished posting about the crocheted coral reef when “The Women’s Post” – it’s a free local newspaper- arrived with an article about The Museum for Textiles here in Toronto. It seems that the museum is hosting the work of Wisconsin-based artist Jennifer Angus who has displayed her personal collection of 15,000 Southeast
One of the amazing things about the human spirit is its ability to “bounce back” and make the best of things. I might have been “a little down” March 1; but I’m up and back at it to-day! March after-all is the Month of Madness and I am determined to enjoy every insane minute of
To night at about 6:30pm, as I was bringing my youngest home from an after school class, I looked into the sky. I often wonder if these seemingly vague glances at the heavens are really a lot like casually looking at one’s watch – just a quick check or re-aligned with the universe. (What time
