kellymariemcewan
Textile artist / Permaculture Food Forester / Bespoke crochet / Repurposed materials / Wearable Art
Category: Re-use
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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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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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Craftnoons, Jan 2012. Pt. 2: Felting, felting, felting
So, I am getting close to finishing the first large step in what may be the first of several felting projects, all in anticipation for theGRID‘s beginning in February. In these last couple of days, I am frantically trying to finish what I can, remember what I was supposed to do, be ready to move in and
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Crafternoons, January 2012.
My artist residency (did I say that right?) begins at theGRID on Wednesday 1st Feb. I am looking forwards to it, a home away from home, and I can probably draw on the walls. I am currently midway through a huge felting project, definitely related to the commencement of this latest adventure. You may recognise
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In the interim…
It’s been awhile. I have some study commitments, and like most, have to hold down ‘a real job’. Fortunately, it’s one I love, and I’m learning new things every day. I haven’t stopped though, just slowed to a crawl. Here’s what I have been up to in the meantime: 150+ mushrooms, slowly, slowly. So, I have
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Pimp My Dress #1
I altered this dress for my birthday. I found it for $3 at an op-shop called the Good Samaritan. It is one of my favourites, as they have a $2 costume bin I dive into every time I am in the store. Costumes….more like every day casual wear! Also, the dress did not have a tag, and
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Fairy-ring 2; an update.
So, over the last few weeks my work ground to a halt as I have started prac and moved house, but I have too much stuff I want to do so after some late nights working I am getting towards the end of Fairy-ring 2. I am helped by the amount of rags in shades of green I
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