kellymariemcewan
Textile artist / Permaculture Food Forester / Bespoke crochet / Repurposed materials / Wearable Art
Category: Crafternoons
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Hello! Back again in the New Year…a bit later than expected
Hello! New Year, new blog space and look, although it’s taken me until the end of the month to get my act in gear. Interestingly, I have a spent a majority of January mentally, emotionally and physically shaking off the detritus of 2012. Not to sound pessimistic; but, from my emotional perspective, for the most
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Beanbag bomba
Paper storage facilities also work for textiles! Something I have started to run with recently is freeform crochet. I haven’t done much research into freeform crocheting artists yet, but what I have seen I have really liked. I wouldn’t say you were making it up as you go along but… I think that
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Leading up to the woolbombing
On Wednesday last week I began the afternoon sessions leading up to International Yarn Bombing Day. Things have started off slowly, for everyone else. Currently making a lot of everything, as fast as I can! Lots of little flags, cuffs, wraps and 1/3rd of a beanbag chair. Picnic on the gallery floor Crochet party of
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What’s this?
NeedlesHooksPins the blog had a birthday over the weekend. Unfortunately, it appears I celebrate these milestones like I celebrate my own: remember a few days before, run out of time, do nothing until well after the fact. Hopefully this ‘celebration’ of sorts will occur during this week. Until then, I’ve been taking a break from
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At the end of February; update on theGRID
Bit later than I was expecting, a quick post about the supplies I have generated going into March. Currently, theGRID is projected to be finished midway through this month, and I will simply keep going. I don’t think it is possible to have too many supplies for this project. Felting/felt supplies All the felt, crochet
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Finding out what else I can do.
A night’s folding and drawing, fooling around with ‘artsy’ shots Unofficially, I have set myself a challenge of getting out of my comfort zone this year. With uni behind me (for now) I am willing to set myself a lot more goals and due dates in relation to my art. So, as I have probably
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Crafternoon Feb 11th; Lantern decoupage
The very cool and switched on Alison Mooney from MARS invited me to go dumpster diving recently. Look what I found! Today I do something new. Just what I’ve always wanted, one of those things. But in decoupage. So, I went to some sites to find out how to decoupage. Because there’s nothing I like better
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Worlds colliding
So, it was probably bound to happen. I like tying knots, and fibres, and string, and rope is just pretty much big string, right? And, a lot of the knots are like macrame knots, right? And I don’t create in a vacuum and I am not an island… I just wish my torso wasn’t so
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My felting process
Newly complete pieces. Afterbirth, wet cats, throw up…You don’t even need to think it. I know. You’ll note I’ve titled this post My felting process. It is a pretty rough n’ ready process, and I am not creating a finished product that is designed to be worn, machine-washed or subjected to any physical stress. What
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Felting phase 1: Complete!
Finally, finished. At three o’clock in the morning that night, I had completed the rest of the wool teasing process. That was good news, because intermittantly my hand was siezing up with a sensation that felt like the sound; “sproing!” Here they are, ready to felt. And, one rainy Sunday later: 10 pieces, roughly A4 size.
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