kellymariemcewan
Textile artist / Permaculture Food Forester / Bespoke crochet / Repurposed materials / Wearable Art
Tag: Travelling
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Nettle Tea and the Boscawen-Un stone circle
Foraging for spring nettles and visiting ancient stone sites in Cornwall.
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Rugging in Portugal
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 fit in an odd section of the van…a T-shaped section of the floor leading from
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A fast crochet rug using t-shirt fabrics
Crocheting a new bathmat from old recycled clothes. Galah colours. Info on how to piece crochet circles to create a rug that lies flat.
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Crocheting rugs and travelling in Spain
Creating artworks in a tiny space can be challenging I am missing being able to access to an artist studio. I think that travel and creativity go hand in hand but space is tight. There is basically no desk/floor/wall space for working and for the storage of works. Currently, I am alleviating this feeling by
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Interesting graffiti
Great graffiti, sad sculptures, awesome alliteration…
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Repairing the van
Leaving Seville with a bagful of memories, highlights and lowlights
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Staying in Dos Hermanas near Seville
Cooling my heels in Seville waiting for solar system repairs, taking in beautiful tiling and architecture. Mending some garments and reappraising van living.
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Not everything is sunny in Seville
Some difficulties with the van solar system. Parked up near Seville to sort this out and visit friends.
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Assembling a yurt, finishing touches
Our main building project at Olabe is now complete! Finishing up the yurt and working out the kinks in our yurt assembly process took about a week in total. You can read about the first few days of the project in my previous post. After the frame was up, there were four layers of weatherproofing/aesthetic coverings
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Yurt assembly in Basque Country; tips when building for your first yurt
My partner and I have been busy assembling a yurt in the Basque Country. We picked up a few tips and ideas you might want to consider if you are starting out on your first yurt building project. It has been a challenging week to get the project completed. The yurt arrived in many pieces
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