This week The Knitting Project moved to its second half location, the conference room at the Center for the Arts. We will meet there for the next month on Sundays October 28, November 4, 11, and 18 from 2-4pm. …and there's more »
Category Archives: Materials
Gathering Knitting Stitches!
evolving ideas are in the works!
The Tuesday gatherings at the Senior Center drew to a close this week with the first half of the knitting sessions. Folks from River Rock Assisted Living came, as well as some new faces.
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And The Knitting Begins!
This week I participated in a knitting session at Jackson’s River Rock Assisted Living where we explored knitting and variations on conventional knitting using finger knitting and a small invented loom. We all laughed as stories were passed around and some new creative variations were made.
Latest Meeting
Today planning continued and the ideas began to really flow. Some folks from River Rock joined in and I’m looking forward to working with interested folks next Monday at River Rock on finger knitting. …and there's more »
Planning Phase
Gathered around a laptop, excited participants see the funny, witty and clever work of other knitting artists around the world.
Formal meetings began today at the Senior Center. This phase has been exciting. I’ve shared with participants what others have done around the world with this concept and my general thoughts on what this might be in our town. …and there's more »
First Piece is UP!
Lisa Ridgway and Suzanne Morlock begin the installation of what we’re calling “Field Dressing”
Today, Dr. Lisa Ridgway and I installed the first of our community-based public art pieces. Born of an idea exchange, Lisa and I arrived at the idea that this should be our inaugural piece with the opening of general elk season. …and there's more »
FiberPhiladelphia
Jodi Coletta’s "One Day", 2010
On a trip to New York in March, I started out in Philadelphia to catch the opening of FiberPhiladelphia 2012. An artist friend who lives there told me about the events and it caused me to start the trip in Philly rather than heading directly to New York. …and there's more »
Drury’s “Carbon Sink” at UW
I was in Laramie in November 2010 and able to attend a lecture given by Chris Drury at the University of Wyoming Art Museum. He spoke and showed images of a number of previous works. His focus was on the use of materials and the process of ‘making,’ and he highlighted the uniqueness and context of each piece. Chris was slated to create a site specific work during the summer of 2011 on the UW campus. I was curious to see how the piece turned out having been to the lecture. So in December 2011, while in Laramie, …and there's more »