I have gotten off track with my series of artist profiles, so I am happy to be back ON track with this profile of fiber artist, Perry Lowell. Recently, I have been featuring a group of artists who came together to create a book of freeform fiber art pieces based on the theme: Somewhere in [...]
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March 12, 2010
Doodle Dolls and Friends who Zentangle
My friend, Pirk, posted a note to the International FreeForm Fiber Arts group, that has triggered all kinds of inspiration for the members of the group- me included! Pirk posted the link to the Zentangle website: Zentangle (a delightful system of creating spectacular doodles based on working with constructed patterns.) and a link to her [...]
February 20, 2009
Vintage Spool Knitter
Look who’s having tea with Jane Austen? It’s Susie Spool Knitter! Susie has just moved into the doll house, so she’s feeling a little shy and rather tired- Hopefully she’ll settle in soon…. all the other spool knitters are welcoming her heartily! Susie Spool Knitter is feeling a little jet lagged, as she has had [...]
February 16, 2009
Hook holders for beading in knit and crochet
Sylvia Cannizzaro sent me a note recently, saying that she likes to pre-load her beads onto crochet hooks when she’s beading with her knitting. She asked me if I could come up with some designs for sturdy little hook holders. I thought that this was a great idea, so I started sketching. This is what [...]
February 7, 2009
Requiem for a much loved horse
See the big guy standing there, taking care of little sister? That was our two munchkins last summer, in happier days. Well, last night, in the deep cold, surrounded by the beauty of frost covered trees under a clear, cold and moonlit sky, our beloved old guy died a very painful death. He got colic, [...]
November 24, 2008
New little dolls
I spent a couple of days last week in a computer lab, learning about Photoshop Elements. So, please excuse me while I play around with photographs! I’ve ordered the software, and tried to download a free trial copy, which didn’t work. So, I will experiment with the old program until the post office yields up [...]
