Category Archives: Rugging

A tiny hot pink shag coat

Posted on September 26, 2019 by kellymarietheartist

Number three in the three part series on the hot pink shaggy jacket, handmade microfashion at it’s finest. I call this model the Fluffy Pink Duckling, hooray! Continue reading →

Posted in Crafternoons, Crochet & Knitting, Festival Wear, How-to, Re-use, Rugging, Textiles, Works in progress | Tagged Chic, crochet, DIY, Ethical, Festival Crochet, Festival Wear, handmade, Hot Pink, Magenta, Microfashion, shag jacket, Toddler, wool crafts, work in progress | Comments Off

Up all night shagging

Posted on September 19, 2019 by kellymarietheartist

Part two of a three-part series on making a hot pink shag micro jacket for a fashion-forward toddler. Includes a brief how-to video. Continue reading →

Posted in Crafternoons, Crochet & Knitting, How-to, Rugging, Textiles, Works in progress | Tagged Baby, crochet, Environmentally Conscious, Ethical Fashion, Festival Fashion, handmade, Hot Pink, Magenta, Microfashion, Pattern Making, Raver, shag jacket, Shaggy, Slow Fashion, Toddler, wearable arts | Comments Off

Soft sculptural crocheting

Posted on December 26, 2017 by kellymarietheartist

Recent crochet; watermelons, icecreams, anatomy art, fungi and rugmaking Continue reading →

Posted in Crafternoons, Crochet & Knitting, Europe, Re-use, Rugging, Sewing, Textiles, Travelling | Tagged Amigurumi, Anatomy Art, art, Art and Design, Beadmaking, Craft, crochet, festivals, Fiber Art, Jewellery, Jewellery Making, soft sculpture, textiles, Travel, UK, Wearable Art, Wool | 3 Comments

Rugging in Portugal

Posted on April 12, 2017 by kellymarietheartist

Making rag rugs on the road again Another day, another rag rug, or so the saying goes! Just another quick, small project on the road to replace an older green-and-yellow rug that has seen better days. The rug needs to … Continue reading →

Posted in Crafternoons, Europe, How-to, Re-use, Rugging, Textiles, Travelling | Tagged campervan, Creative Reuse, DIY, driving around Europe, handmade, How-to, reduce reuse recycle, Rugging, textiles, Travelling, tshirt fabric, vanlife, work in progress | Comments Off

Finishing off crocheted bathmat

Posted on March 10, 2017 by kellymarietheartist

Adding the finishing touches to a crocheted rug! Made from reused tshirts while travelling in Spain. Continue reading →

Posted in Crafternoons, Crochet & Knitting, Europe, Re-use, Rugging, Textiles, Travelling | Tagged bathmat, Creative Reuse, creativity, crochet, DIY, low impact craft, Reduce/Reuse/Recycle, Rugging, textiles, tiny houses, travelling artist studio, tshirt fabric | 1 Comment

What I have been doing, January 2014

Posted on February 11, 2014 by kellymarietheartist

What have I been doing? As an artist, nothing of great interest. No big news on the frontier of soft sculptural textiles for me. I recently made a rug out of the tshirt material I cut up, but it ended up being … Continue reading →

Posted in Crafternoons, Crochet & Knitting, Experiments, Rugging, Textiles, Works in progress | Tagged artist perspective, crafternoons, crochet, DIY, experimentation, handmade, Reuse, textiles, work in progress | 5 Comments

Making artworks and being creative without a studio

Posted on January 26, 2014 by kellymarietheartist

Making artworks, being creative without a studio …can be difficult. And I won’t lie, I am at complete odds with myself a lot of the time since I have started traveling. Where are my pencils, where are my bolts of cloth and … Continue reading →

Posted in Crafternoons, Crochet & Knitting, Experiments, Re-use, Research, Rugging, Textiles, Travelling, Works in progress | Tagged alterations, artist perspective, crafternoons, Creative Reuse, crochet, DIY, experimentation, handmade, Reuse, Rugging, sewing, textile design, textiles, Travel, Wool, work in progress | Comments Off

theWORK

Posted on August 28, 2012 by kellymarietheartist

With the dust of the residency beginning to settle and the works in a place of pride in the MARS gallery of theGRID, life is returning to normal. I have time to reflect, and post a behind-the-scenes montage of … Continue reading →

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First rugging workshop

Posted on March 14, 2012 by kellymarietheartist

….went well. Nine people learned a new skill, and I have some more information about running a workshop that will ensure things go more smoothly next time (float!). Bought a receipt book and worked out how to use that too. Especially … Continue reading →

Posted in How-to, Queensland, Rugging, Travelling, Workshops | Tagged Creative Reuse, education, rug making, Rugging, textiles, workshops | Comments Off

Exhibition at Atelier gallery

Posted on February 9, 2012 by kellymarietheartist

So, I have works at the Atelier Unique Fine Art gallery. There’s an open day on this Sunday from 12pm-2pm and I would love to see people there, to talk about textiles and what not. There’s so much on this weekend! … Continue reading →

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