Category Archives: Research

Ten thousand hours of crochet

Posted on November 2, 2013 by kellymarietheartist

Have I done 10,000 hours of crochet? I looked up some stats and roughly worked it out. Continue reading →

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Artist News / October Links Round Up

Posted on October 16, 2013 by kellymarietheartist

Artist News / October Links Round Up Personal artist news: Someone snapped a photo of a throw I created, and used it as a title image: http://us4.campaign-archive2.com/?u=b20044531929534bdd108e0a1&id=fda8a0348a&e=%5BUNIQID I found an older write up on Brief Encounters on ActorsGreenRoom: http://actorsgreenroom.net/archives/8525 I … Continue reading →

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We are looking for artists from regional South East Queensland

Posted on July 27, 2013 by kellymarietheartist

Originally posted on artdesignprecinct:
We thought it was time to dedicate an exhibition to our regional artists.  Submissions are now open for Coo-EEE!

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Amigurumi and Fair Isle crochet – the latest ideas

Posted on July 17, 2013 by kellymarietheartist

Amigurumi and Fair Isle crocheting have been two crochet techniques I have enjoyed working on for about the last month. I made a 3-dimensional squid in a hat (with a moustache); It reminds me of Thomson and Thompson. Except there’s … Continue reading →

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Meet: Artist Hive

Posted on April 11, 2013 by kellymarietheartist

Originally posted on Factory Diaries:
This one’s for all you creatives & lovers of creative things! Artist Hive is a unique business running in Brisbane that encourages and creates opportunities for artists and throws some killer artistic events for people…

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Crocheting recently

Posted on March 9, 2013 by kellymarietheartist

Crocheting recently has been a hit and miss deal. I’m in the preparation stage, and I’m still hitting my stride working out these floral details. I am having a lot of fun with the crocheting and general arts and craft … Continue reading →

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Fur and leather sewing – where do I even start?

Posted on March 6, 2013 by kellymarietheartist

Fur and leather. I was recently passed down some items of sentimental value. There’s some kind of strange stuff; teeth, tusks, furs, leather tooling equipment, scrimshaw equipment… shells… hammers… photos…. Already sounds like an amazing contemporary art piece, or like … Continue reading →

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Clothing alterations; adding to a slip to make it correctly fit

Posted on February 9, 2013 by kellymarietheartist

So, another thing that I tried out in January was learning a new stitch, and using it on a boob-tube style slip that I purchased that just wouldn’t stay up (but that’s why it’s called a slip, right? Hur hur). … Continue reading →

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Vintage craft books

Posted on February 5, 2013 by kellymarietheartist

Vintage craft books are great. Although, it is really difficult to find a website that will pin down the definite age of a ‘vintage’ book. I have settled on this definition which says that over 25 years old [clothing] can … Continue reading →

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Pinterest was explained to me in a way I’ve understood, and now I have a presence there.

Posted on February 3, 2013 by kellymarietheartist

Pinterest is something I have been aware of for some time now, but have held off on joining. It’s something that several people have expressed confusion over; because apparently, my work would fit in well there….? Externally, I’ve seen it … Continue reading →

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