Well, Beth Caulfield and I decided to do the Syracuse weekend workshop on the first weekend of January…..I was so glad…do you remember the second weekend?! I’m sure that lake had it’s effect. However the first weekend was beautifully mild, dry and sunny, wonderful for a drive south. An engaged group. Beth owns Sheep Thrills…
For a change, instead of teaching a workshop I took one! Yeah. After weeks of shows and getting a lot of work ready, photographing and listing things on Etsy and such I took a day for myself to learn more about Nuno felting which is something I’ve wanted to do for ages. I had found…
As most of you must know…it’s show season! After returning from Chicago in October I got ready for the Maker’s Hand in Picton at the beginning of November then Signatures show – in it’s new location – the Ottawa Convention Centre (with it’s commensurate costly parking)! My neighbour was the lovely Jennifer of Crumb aprons,…
Makers Hand booth 2011 This weekend was the Makers Hand show weekend in Picton ON. It was a lovely looking show with all of the four dozen or so artisans chosen from the cream of the crop. I was so honoured to return. It also gave me a chance to tweak my booth before the…
Just after I finished editing and putting out my latest tutorial video I wondered where my first video was. I used to carry it around in my laptop bag and play it at shows, it’s 13 minutes of an overview of making a sweater in my studio on my knitting machine. Well, I found it…
Handloomed Knit Artwear 10/12 by Crafted Spaces | Blog Talk Radio Yvette-Michelle of Crafted Spaces is having me on her web radio on Wednesday for a half hour interview. I’m really excited and looking forward to answering questions from callers…..call in!
Show time! The Just For Us Originals wearable art show happens this Friday and Saturday, it will be the first show of what I just realized will be a very busy Fall season. The Just For Us Originals is a wonderful show and I’m glad it’s found such a glamorous venue at the Mississauga Living…
1904 Signage on Modern Fuel Gallery Yesterday was September’s Artists Round Table meeting and, thanks to Denise Love of Lovetheworld photography, who volunteers at Modern Fuel Gallery in downtown Kingston, that is where we met. I haven’t been to the Modern Fuel for ages and was pleased to see the old building is getting smarter…
Well, a while back I started to put together my knitting notes and some instructions into a book….hmm still working on that, it’ll take a while as there’s a lot of writing. Then the software I was using announced they had added ‘Notebook’ to their stable of formats and after taking a look at a…
The Gang in the Upstairs Workroom. Well, another polymer clay Button Making workshop at the Thousand Islands Art Center in Clayton NY successfully completed. Not a huge class, I’m used to 10 – 15 but the five lovely ladies I had this year consisted of the three ladies I had last year and two newbies….