crochet hair clip, knit cowl and transylvania

Eliza crocheted this flower last Friday during class. She decorated it with shells and beads and made a beautiful hair clip. love!

I’m super scattered today. I can’t seem to concentrate on anything.
Memories of the movie I stayed up until 3 a.m. watching probably have a lot to do with my state of mind. It was [...]

crochet: first class

Most of the samples I made for the class are pinned to this board. At the last minute, I whipped up the four flowers at the top. I’m glad I did because the pattern consists of just chain stitch and single crochet which proved to be enough stitch work for the first class.

I was planning [...]

crochet flowers

Crochet flower class starts this Friday at Wisdom Arts Laboratory.
This week, while planning for the class I found myself analyzing stitches, and imagining flowers. Stitches and flowers, double crochet, triple crochet, circles, petals, curves, form and texture.
And, I fell in love with a certain thistle-y flower.
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Summer Camp

Scenes from Wisdom Arts Laboratory summer camp….the kids were busy making art! I taught a mask making class. We looked at masks from around the world, talked a little about texture, and representation but mostly, I just let them go and do their own thing. Encouragement and gentle suggestions go a long way, if you [...]