tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35969227705233788882024-02-05T21:15:42.093-06:00The Knitting Artist This is my place to simply discuss what I do: Art and Knitting! I hope you enjoy your time here :)Lisa-24-7http://www.blogger.com/profile/04346850898084786458noreply@blogger.comBlogger348125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596922770523378888.post-73997108162180570802018-07-01T10:00:00.000-05:002018-07-01T10:00:40.436-05:00Summer UpdatesWell, we are mid-way through summer, and I am sad that I have abandoned my blog once again. But with summer here I am going to try and update a little more often, just to share a few things happening in my life and on my needles.<br />
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The biggest update for me is last week's fiber festival. I have been planning and preparing for several months now and now that it's over, I'm sad that I don't have that anticipation anymore, is that normal?<br />
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<a href="http://www.houstonfiberfest.com/">The Houston Fiber Festiva</a>l had it's fourth year and I was one of the vendors this time around. I spent a good deal of May and June dying yarn, ordering and matting prints and getting my fixtures together to take. I love that I am able to share my yarnie art with people on top of my lovely yarn colors.<br />
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Having both payed off! The large art was able to draw in visitors that wanted to hear my story and having prints of my paintings meant that I was able to sell and share my art with people who wanted a little pop of color in their homes and offices! And the yarn did well too! I quickly learned which colors - speckle-ish (go figure) and cool tones - and bases - fingering/sock wins out over worsted - were the most popular and what to focus on going forward.<br />
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The event was a week ago and I spent the following Monday updating my shop with the leftover inventory. <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheKnittingArtist">Take a peek</a> if you are wanting a lovely art print or some beautifully painted yarn!<br />
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In other life news, I will be moving to a new apartment/studio in a week, so sadly not much dying or painting will get to happen for a period of time as I adjust. But moving is for the best sometimes. It allows you to purge and clean as well as start fresh in a new place. I am excited to make this transition and see lots of amazing things to come.<br />
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On my needles I have been working on a few things lately, finishing many since summer started. While that is a post for another day, I will share my latest finished project. The <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/Lisa-24-7/mini-madness-shawl">"Mini Madness Shawl</a>" was started about three weeks ago when I found that I had a fair amount of sock yarn scraps that could fade into each other. I purchased this pattern and went to town. The last section I even decided needed some weight and bling, and added beads to make it sparkle! I am very happy with this huge shawl and know that it will get worn a lot when the school year starts up again.<br />
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How are your summers going? Too fast, not fast enough? What's on the needles right now? Leave a comment and let me know, I always love hearing from readers.<br />
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Until next time!<br />
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<br />Lisa-24-7http://www.blogger.com/profile/04346850898084786458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596922770523378888.post-85399394033010698782018-04-22T11:01:00.002-05:002018-04-22T11:01:49.592-05:00Playing with LightI've been working on a new project lately. Actually, no, I've been OBSESSING over a new project lately. Something a bit crazy, but completely magical. A bit out there, but completely fantastic. A bit... well... illuminated.<br />
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It started with a project at school - paper mache - and seeing students use balloons to make their forms gave me an idea. Why not blow up a balloon around my own forms so they can be hollow? Then I can put a light inside!<br />
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I gave it a try and after trying a couple of different yarn weights, decided that a lace/fingering was the right pick for this project. After coating in a glue and water mixture, I popped the balloon and the form held! </div>
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Now, the possibilities were endless. I could make a bunch of these and hang them from the ceiling! Or make free standing sculptures with more balls attached! Or change the color of the light! So many fun things were ahead. </div>
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As I shared on social media, more people began to give me ideas, many of which were that I should make them hang from the ceiling. I ordered some hanging fixtures and gave that a try with my colored lights. </div>
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Another friend suggested mirrors one day, saying that they could work well with my ideas of space, dreams and surrealism. I thought about it and got intrigued. Enough to go buy mirror tiles at the hardware store and give it a try.</div>
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I fell in love and knew that that this was the route to take for awhile. I built more forms and began playing with multiple mirrors, until finally I got something that I am extremely proud of. Proud enough to enter in a major fiber show in Houston. Proud enough to share with you all. Proud enough to keep making more.</div>
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The above photos are the final results and I am so happy with them. The way the light plays with the reflections and the way the forms all glow from within. Something is happening and I cannot wait to explore more. </div>
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<br />Lisa-24-7http://www.blogger.com/profile/04346850898084786458noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596922770523378888.post-36069314341746846662018-04-08T18:55:00.001-05:002018-04-08T18:55:46.490-05:00On My Needles and In My StudioWell, 2018 hasn't been a fantastic year for blogging, but that doesn't mean I don't at least think about it. I will try and get better, but when there is little progress from week to week it's hard to think of topics to discuss.<br />
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Luckily I have some things going on right now that I can share!<br />
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First up is a FO in the form of <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/Lisa-24-7/hermiones-everyday-socks">socks </a>for my friend Jayde. Finished the week of March 26th, they have reached their recipient safely and fit well. I love the pattern - Hermoine's Everyday Socks - as it is just subtle enough to show off the stripes but also add interest, and the yarn is definitely a favorite. I wish I had more (time to stash hunt on Ravelry!)<br />
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Shown with original artwork by Jayde Archebold. <br />Check out <a href="http://www.jaydearchbold.com/">her site</a> and <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/artbyjayde">shop</a> if you like what you see :)</div>
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<i>Frozen Summer Harvest </i>is on the pale purple and blue side with pops of pink and green, while <i>Sleeping Moon Ice </i>is on the darker side, with indigo and navy showing through. When I finally get full skeins I bet they would knit together really well!</div>
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Is it summer yet? I know spring just started, but I am really ready for a break from school! April has many many events happening and I am trying to take it one day at a time and also get some knitting in. I hope I can make that happen!<br /><br />~Lisa </div>
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My show consisted of both art and yarn, and was well received. I didn't have a huge turnout, but several people came to meet me and talk about my mission. And at the end of the day, the own even purchased some items to keep in her inventory. So if you are in the San Antonio Area, you can pop on in and pick up a skein or two!</div>
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<br />Given that it was a bit of a drive for me, I decided to stay over and make it a weekend. And my first stop after the yarn shop was to visit some friends a<a href="http://www.mantleartspace.com/">t Mantle Art Space</a>, a space I exhibited at over a year ago. Their current show, <a href="http://www.mantleartspace.com/events/2018/3/10/the-light-that-remains">"The Light That Remains"</a> consists of resin based works as well as reflective and transparent materials arranged into abstract compositions. You can read more at the website, but aren't these just beautiful? </div>
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Weekend trips always need a little knitting time, and I was able to find the perfect spot to do it on Sunday morning.<a href="https://www.artofdonut.com/"> "The Art of Donut"</a> was a cute little shop that featured gourmet donuts and a fun atmosphere. I got to try both an egg sandwich on a donut and a white chocolate pistachio sweet donut, all the while finishing up the first sock in my <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/Lisa-24-7/hermiones-everyday-socks">'Jayded Gemstones'</a>. I will for sure be back!<br />
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Finally, I spent Sunday afternoon exploring the SA art scene with an artist friend. We got to experience some amazing spots, including <a href="https://bluestarartscomplex.com/">Blue Star</a>, <a href="https://www.cinnabarart.com/">Cinnabar</a> and <a href="https://www.swschool.org/">The Southwest School of Art. </a>One highlight was this fantastic mural they just put in at the Blue Star Complex!</div>
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Lisa-24-7http://www.blogger.com/profile/04346850898084786458noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596922770523378888.post-5504391569087190752018-03-05T20:10:00.000-06:002018-03-05T20:10:23.407-06:00What I'm KnittingHello, Hello! And Happy Monday! For me it's the last Monday before the week off known as Spring Break. And man am I ready. But let's not go into that. Instead, I wanted to do a quickie post on several projects I currently have on my needles.<br />
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First up is a pair of socks I am working on for a good friend who recently moved back home to Florida. Jayde was here for about 8 months participating in an artist residency and we became really close while she was here. Before she left she gifted me with <a href="http://www.jaydearchbold.com/">some art</a> and I am returning the favor with socks!</div>
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She claims to wear 7.5 shoe, but we measured her foot and it's longer than mine. However, her ankle is the same measurement as mine so I am doing what I know fits me and adding extra foot length. The yarn is <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/schoellerstahl-fortissima-socka-mexiko-color">Fortissima Socka Mexiko Color</a> and the pattern is <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/hermiones-everyday-socks">Hermoine's Everyday Socks. </a> Actually my first pair with this pattern, but won't be my last!</div>
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When I started, I ran into a few kinks, the main one being my gauge, which was off by a few rows (more rows per inch than the pattern asked for). As my stitch gauge was correct, I went with it, knowing I'd need more rows/stripes to equal their numbers. It was pretty smooth sailing for awhile until I got to the bottom part of the body this past December. The math got confusing and I just couldn't decide how long I wanted it. I ended up binding off and then un-binding to make longer. </div>
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The sleeves were the same story, having decided to make them a little bit longer and having to redo a few things on them. But I'm pretty happy with the length and so glad I did redo things. I bound off for real on Saturday evening, February 17. Exactly 8 months after Ravelry says I started. </div>
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The whole time I was trying it on as I went - a perk of sweaters in the round - and it fit pretty well, so I was a little worried blocking may make it huge. But it really needed some breath (yes, pun intended) and so I took the leap and blocked. Let me just say that I am very glad I did! It's so nice and drapes really well on me now. </div>
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<li>I actually provisionally casted on at the neck, as I wanted to go back and do a stretchy bind off on it. I am glad that I did, but pulling out that provisional cast on was a pain. I think I did it wrong :/</li>
<li>I decided to make a "gradual fade" at the bottom of the body and sleeves with the stripes, which I enjoy. Although I wish I had striped it longer before going back to solid.</li>
<li>The stripe pattern is 2 rows one color, 2 rows the other. If you look at the body close enough you will see a stripe that is a bit thicker. That's my "Birthday Stripe" which is from when I had too much wine on my birthday and ended up doing 3 rows of the darker color. I like telling that story, so it stayed.</li>
<li>The diagonal rows are created by one of my favorites, short rows, and so much fun to work.</li>
<li>I will likely make another some day, but I need a break for now. It was suggested I try it with random stripes of sock yarn. Yay?</li>
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A couple weeks ago some pretty scary weather hit my area of Texas, causing freezing temperatures, icy roads and a school day off. I took advantage of the day off and was able to get quite a bit done.<br />
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The first thing was starting a pair of gloves for my mom. The yarn, Mountain Colors Twizzle, was picked out by her for this project. I was able to cast on the gloves the evening of the day off and have since finished them. They will be in the mail this week and I know she will love them.<br />
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I was also able to finish the third pairing in my triptych, which has been on my easel for far too long. When I took on the full time position at my school a few things got tossed aside, mainly my studio time. But I am slowly making time to work on my paintings again.<br />
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Speaking of full time, this past week I did a little painting activity with some of my students that involved learning about color values. We took a color, added white and black to make shades and tints and are making pretty skies for our pictures. Look how much fun we had!<br />
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The dye studio also saw some time that day, as I dyed up several skeins of my "light" yarn - 100% sw merino fingering - in my two new colorways. I also reserved a couple of skeins to just splatter leftover dye on. I'm calling these "paint water" and ironically I sold those 2 skeins before I even made labels! My knitting group just loved it.<br />
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Sometimes life just gets busy, but I always thrive on being busy so I really don't mind. Maybe I am tired a lot, but somehow I get through the day pretty well. Remembering that I have the drive and ability to create and share my creations is always something that keeps me going. What about you?</div>
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I'm a member of the <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/groups/mysistersknitter-kal-cal">MySister'sKnitter</a> group on Ravelry, and while I am not a frequent poster, I love the community of that group. It's funny though, because the theme for the upcoming KAL actually fits perfectly with my knitting goals for 2018.<br />
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"What's the Word?" - choose a word that defines your goals for 2018. <br />
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Even before Christmas, I had decided I wanted to cut back on the selfish knitting and knit more for others this year. So many people have been good friends, mentors and role models in my life, and I need to repay them in some way, so why not knit? At the same time, my life is beginning to get chaotic as I enter the territory of full time teaching. So the moments I do have to create should be savored.<br />
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Appreciate those who have helped me get where I am and appreciate the time I have to make things. <br />
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The first on my list is someone who has known me my whole life, and honestly deserves so much more: My mom.<br />
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When I was home over the holiday we visited the shop there, Yarns: Sold and Told, and she picked out a skein of Mountain Colors Twizzle that she wants me to make into a pair of gloves. I already found the pattern - <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/offhand-gloves">Offhand Gloves</a> - I am just waiting for the KAL to start so I may begin. Hopefully the fingers will not mess me up, as they so often do.<br />
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Another person I need to knit for is someone I became friends with less than a year ago, but have found myself very attached too. <a href="http://www.jaydearchbold.com/"> Jayde,</a> an artist who moved here to participate in the residency I once did, has been an amazing influence in my art and friend in my life. While I will not finish in time for when she moves, she has requested a pair of socks in a nice shade of purple. I'm thinking <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/people/Lisa-24-7/stash/fortissima-socka-mexiko-color">this</a> may work? But if not, I can always hit up my LYS. :)<br />
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And on the subject of appreciation, I wanted to take a moment and appreciate this lovely gift I received from my Knitting Guild Secret Santa. While we all always out do ourselves, this is over the top. <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/people/Lisa-24-7/stash/skinny-singles">Hedgehog Fibre</a>s bought IN IRELAND with a bag designed to emulate the landscapes there, a unique book that is filled with murals in Houston, plus tapes, teas and sugar! What else can a girl want? I truly appreciate when people take the time to think of me during the holidays.<br />
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1) The start of a new tradition: <a href="http://knittingartist.blogspot.com/2017/02/the-art-of-journaling.html">knitting journals.</a></div>
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What else can I say? I went through and re-read all of my posts from this year and am very impressed with myself on how consistent I was and my ability to share what was happening. Thank you to everyone who read and commented this year, it always means so much to know someone is listening.</div>
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With my day off yesterday I was able to start on a bunch of things, including a new colorway in my yarn. Based off the painting "Early Snow Flowers", the colors on this are very warm, considering the name. Why did I name that painting the way I did? Lol. But seriously, this is a nice change for me, although the red dye is a little potent. </div>
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Playing with pink, I also have this "spa cloth" started yesterday that I am going to gift to my future sister-in-law for Christmas. I'm planning to make two of these, each with <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/cascade-yarns-ultra-pima-fine">Cascade Ultra Pima.</a> I've had a couple of cloths made in pima cotton for a few years now and they hold up so well. I highly recommend it! For this gift I am planning to also gift her a bar of soap from my favorite soap maker - <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/RAHSoap">RAH soap.</a> She does some amazing scents and varieties and I always have a very positive experience buying from here. </div>
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And finally I decided to do some playing with my dyes. I had a bunch of end pieces from winding skeins to sell and made some 10g minis. I laid them all out, grabbed the squirt bottles that already had dye in them and just went to town. While I'm not selling these (they're for something else), I am thinking of doing this again with larger skeins and calling it "paint water" - as in whatever dye is left in my bottles after a dye session. Always changing and always fun.</div>
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I hope everyone has a fabulous holiday. Whether traveling or staying home, make sure you give yourself time for yourself and your craft, as well as family. Self care in today's world is really important, and sometimes we miss out on that during the holidays.</div>
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<br />Lisa-24-7http://www.blogger.com/profile/04346850898084786458noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596922770523378888.post-90876096497986790422017-12-04T21:18:00.000-06:002017-12-04T21:18:25.931-06:00Spinning StoriesIf you have followed my blog over the years, you'll know that, on top of everything else, I am also a spinner. I have a decent, handmade spinning wheel that was gifted to me a couple years back and when the the feeling is right I find myself sitting down at her to spin a yarn or two.<br />
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Over the Thanksgiving Holiday I finally sat down to finish a skein that had been waiting since the summer. It's hard to have motivation when you have to reattach the treddle or put a new string on your tension.<br />
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Spun at about a DK weight, this yarn is 1 ply BFL dyed by <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/people/Lisa-24-7/fiber/fleece-artist-blue-face-leicester-sliver">The Fleece Artist, </a>and 1 ply SW Merino solid lavender violet. It comes in at just about 300 yards, which seems to be my norm with wheel spun yarn lately. It's so luscious that I just had to name it<a href="https://www.ravelry.com/people/Lisa-24-7/stash/cotton-candy-anyone"> "Cotton Candy Anyone?"</a></div>
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Finishing this skein is making me want to find a pattern to utilize all of my handspun yarn. I really do have a decent amount of 300yd+ skeins ever since I acquired the wheel. </div>
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<a href="https://www.ravelry.com/people/Lisa-24-7/handspun/violet-sparkle">Violet Spark</a>le for example is a nice yarn that is 1 ply dyed alpaca, 1 ply SW merino held with sparkle. The pops of glitter really make me smile and would shine in a hat or scarf.<div>
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Of finally, a very special yarn. <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/people/Lisa-24-7/handspun/friendship-wool">Friendship wool</a> was spun on my spindle and has a story. I bought two ball of roving and sent one to my friend. She spun one ply, and I spun the other. We then sent half our plys back to each other and plyed them together. So we have a nice collaborative yarn :) <3 p=""><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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This year was 12 pairs of socks, maybe next year will be only Handspun, Seems doable, but doubtful given the size of my stash. But it may become a goal to use more of my handspun.... </div>
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If anyone cares to peek, all of my handspun yarn is stashed over on <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/people/Lisa-24-7/handspun">Ravelry</a>. </div>
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The first, and most important for blogging sake, was the East Texas Fiber Festival that I attended as a vendor last weekend.<br />
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A small festival in Lindale, TX, in it's third year, I enjoyed myself. The venue was semi-outdoors, which wasn't ideal, but wasn't awful. I went with the mindset that this was my first outting and that I really just wanted to feel the waters.</div>
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I made lots of new fiber friends as well! The yarn above is from <a href="https://www.kimariesknitknacks.com/">Kimarie's Knit Knacks</a> and the beads are from Gilding Lillies (who specializes in matching beads to yarn). Other new friends included <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/ewehues">The Ewe Hues</a> (a co-op of several friends who all dye), <a href="https://www.facebook.com/fourhensfibers">Four Hens Fibers</a>, <a href="https://mcknittey.com/">McKnittey</a> and <a href="http://www.djsclassicalpacas.com/djsclassicalpacas/home.php">DJ's Alpacas</a>. All gave me great feedback and advice for my future in the industry. </div>
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And in other, life important news, and likely to affect my art/knitting time, I wanted to share that I recently got offered a promotion at my school. Previously I was only teaching the secondary classes for art on a part time gig. Well the elementary teacher decided to leave and they offered me her job as well. Starting next week I am officially the ONLY art teacher for the entire school of St. Joseph's and I could not be more thrilled! All my hard work is finally paying off!</div>
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And that, my friends, is an excuse to party hard and eat harder on Thanksgiving. I hope you all have a wonderful one (for those who celebrate).</div>
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<br />Lisa-24-7http://www.blogger.com/profile/04346850898084786458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596922770523378888.post-52583571911776138362017-10-31T21:47:00.002-05:002017-10-31T21:47:44.928-05:00Socks, Socks, SocksHappy Halloween friends! What a month it has been. Full of knitting, dying, selling, painting, and making! I have loved every minute of it. <div>
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<a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/Lisa-24-7/lacy-ribs-socks-3">"Lacey Pumpkin Socks"</a> are toe up, short-row heel and toe done in a fun orange and black colorway. The yarn is 'panda' - Merino/nylon/bamboo - that was handdyed by my LYS. I have been saving it for this month for pretty obvious reasons. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Next up on my list will be a simple pair made in my own dyed yarn on the new "sock" base. I haven't had a chance to knit any samples in this 75 merino/ 25 nylon and need something for my upcoming Fiber Fest (in 2.5 weeks....wow). So what better time than to make some socks! Hopefully at least one will be done in time to use as a demo.</div>
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Now I just can't decide what socks to make. I probably should just do some vanilla socks, as this yarn is highly variegated and I don't know how it will pool, but what fun is that? Maybe I'll try <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/flowers-and-sunshine">Flowers and Sunshine</a>, a pattern I found via Instabgram.</div>
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Or there's always the standbys -<a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/vanilla-latte-socks"> Vanilla Latte</a>, <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/hermiones-everyday-socks">Hermoine's Everyday Sock</a>s, and <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/jeck">Jeck</a>. </div>
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I hope you have a safe and wonderful Halloween (if you celebrate). Until next time!<br /><br />~Lisa</div>
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Just over a week ago I had the privilege of spending my weekend in Wimberley, TX, hanging out at a cute little yarn shop -<a href="https://ply-yarn.com/"> Ply! Yarn, Art and Handwovens</a>. It's a small, quaint little destination in a small, quaint little town. A friend and I drove up for the weekend and had the luxury of spending our down time in the beautiful guest house of another friend who happened to live in the hills. Check out that view!<br />
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The town itself is a hidden gem, with a very cute downtown square made up of boutiques, specialty shops, art galleries and cute restaurants. Ply is located towards the back, hidden away a bit, but still fits right in with the town.<br />
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The owner, Kathy, has been very gracious in offering me a chance to sell my yarn during the annual Yarn Crawl, and I made sure I utilized the opportunity well. Setting up a little space on an end table, I had the chance to meet many knitters as they walked in the door, telling them my story from art to yarn and selling a few along the way.<br />
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People really responded to my inspirations and colorways, as well as the base yarns that I have chosen. I feel as though I made a new friend with each skein I sold! Speaking of friends - the ladies working at the shop were all super sweet and so much fun to get to know during my two days. I will be returning soon!<br />
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Oh and I almost forgot! She had lots of other indie dyers to show off as well. Here's the list and a few photos to tempt you all. :)<br />
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Yesterday I didn't have to teach due to state testing, so another teacher friend of mine offered up a quick road trip to a couple of the Yarn Crawl shops. As much as I wanted to resist, it was just too hard and so off we went.<br />
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The first stop on our trip was <a href="https://www.yarnorama.com/">Yarnorama</a>, a cute little shop in the very tiny town of Paige, TX. I really enjoy this ship every time I visit, as she has a huge selection of great brands as well as her own line of hand dyed - Fiber Obsessions. It's always an adventure to explore her cute little shop.<br />
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The second shop on our little trip was The Quilted Skein in LaGrange, TX. This is always a favorite stop for me, because of the amount of color and light that fills the space. Their yarn selection goes all the way to the ceiling and yet it's still not too crowded. They carry some really great yarn brands as well. One of my favorites is <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/brands/knitted-wit">The Knitted Wit</a>, which is so squishy. I also discovered a couple of new brands here - <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/colinette-jitterbug">Jitterbug</a> and <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/yarns/brands/leon-alexander-yarns">Leon Alexander Yarns</a>. <br />
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A quick lunch and we were back on the road, headed for <a href="http://rohanmeadery.com/">Rohan Meadery,</a> which is a supporter of the crawl and even carries yarn! The tasting room manager is also a yarn dyer and has some AMAZING things! Check them out for yourself - <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/BlueMuleFiber">Blue Mule Fiber</a>. It was hard not to resist buying a few things.<br />
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The final stop on our trip was a little town called Roundtop, which is centered around the antique business. A few times a year they hold HUGE antique festivals that draw thousands to the area. Luckily we missed that this year, but were still able to stop and check out some of the cute little shops, including <a href="https://www.coppershadetree.com/">Copper Shade Tree</a>. This shop features lots of local Texas artists, including new favorites <a href="http://www.joanbohn.com/">Joan Bohn</a> and <a href="https://www.etsy.com/people/wireknits">David Vollmer.</a> Check out that Wire Knitting, holy cow!<br />
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Somehow every other post seems to be about my dying adventures, but it also seems that dying is the only changing thing for me to post about lately. I'll have more knitting WIPs next week, I promise!<br /></div>
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This coming weekend into next (Oct 6-14th) is the <a href="https://thebestlittleyarncrawlintexas.com/">Hill Country Yarn Craw</a>l in TX, which is a huge deal down here, with 20+ shops opening their doors to crawlers from all over Texas. Free patterns, specials and indie dyers await at each spot. </div>
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I'm super excited I get to be one of those Indie Dyers this year, participating in my first ever truck show at a little shop called <a href="https://ply-yarn.com/">Ply! </a>in the gorgeous town of Wimberley, TX. While I will only be physically there for the second weekend, the shop asked me to provide product for the whole crawl and needed it by the beginning of October. Well you can guess what I have spent the last two weeks doing (besides art show things, which was it's own level of stress). </div>
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Making sure I had a decent inventory was priority number one of course, and so it began. I played around with my color recipes a bit and was able to finally find satisfaction with all three of my main colorways. </div>
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Sadly, I wasn't able to acquire the large amount of my original base - 100% sw merino, light fingering - and therefore had to improvise. But improvising ended well, as I was able to introduce a new base - 75/25 merino/nylon, perfect for socks! Once the crawl is over I will be stocking it in my Etsy as well. </div>
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On the left we have the sock base, on the right we have the sw merino base. You can definitely see a difference in the yarn type! As for color, I'm pretty proud of myself for getting them to match so well when they were dyed on different days! </div>
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The other task at hand was making sure I had samples! I was able to get my <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/Lisa-24-7/morning-garden-stream">Morning Garden Stream</a> pattern finalized and have the <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/Lisa-24-7/fallen-moon-drops">Fallen Moon Drops </a>one typed up, so I am sending those two, along with something in my new version of Fallen Moon Drops (that a friend graciously knitted for me) and a cowl knitted with Mushroom Petal Bloom that I overly stressed over to get done in time.</div>
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When I booked a show for this month at my local (and favorite) cafe/gallery, I knew I wanted to do something that would appeal to a huge audience and make them smile. I had been playing around with painting on <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/231295840/yarn-bombed-postcard-hodges-gardens?ref=shop_home_active_14">old postcards</a> and decided to try doing the same thing on my own photos.<br />
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The ones you are seeing as you read this are just a few examples of the 50+ that I completed for this show. Some are serious, some are funny, but all should bring a smile to the viewer's face, especially when they see all of them lined up like below.<br />
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I've placed oil paintings along the other walls of the cafe, so overall the show looks nice and cohesive. The official reception is this Thursday and I think it's going to be a good turnout.</div>
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<br />Lisa-24-7http://www.blogger.com/profile/04346850898084786458noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596922770523378888.post-37878982012175230682017-09-05T08:08:00.001-05:002017-09-05T08:11:03.496-05:00August FO's<a href="http://knittingartist.blogspot.com/2017/08/the-knitting-police.html">A few weeks ago</a> I talked about all of the WIPs I had on my needles and how I seemed to just keep casting on more and more things. Well I'm happy to say today that many of those WIPs have found their way off my needles, with plenty of time left in the year to make even more things!<br />
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The biggest of these is my <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/Lisa-24-7/fallen-moon-drops">Fallen Moon Drops Cowl</a>, which I designed myself with my handdyed yarn. I was really nervous about this as I got to the bottom as I wasn't sure how the holes would work out with the feather and fan, but after blocking they turns out perfect! I even discovered a new bind-off that is perfect for any type of lace knitting. <a href="http://knitfreedom.com/bind-offs/best-bind-off-for-lace-frilled-standard-bind-off">The Frilled Standard Bind-off</a> is a great way to end any type of wavy lace design and stretches so nicely.<br />
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The next thing that I finished is a bit of a miracle. But knowing my knitting skills, maybe not so much. I mentioned wanting to knit a pair of socks for my little sister using some <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/plymouth-yarn-neon-now">Neon sock yarn</a>. Well I was able to cast on those socks over my long weekend last week and finished them in exactly a week! I ended up not using that neon yarn as it was scratchy and she gets irritated easily. So I went with some <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/people/Lisa-24-7/stash/460-sock-75-25-self-striping">self striping </a>that I had scraps of and paired it with black mini-mochi to make up the difference. I had just enough to finish the pair and gifted them to her this past Sunday. She didn't try them on there so hopefully they fit!</div>
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Her entire birthday gift! She turns 11 tomorrow!</div>
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I also finished those <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/Lisa-24-7/snakes--ladders-washcloth">dishcloths </a>I mentioned and gifted them, and the crochet tank I had is currently in time out, likely to be ripped, as it doesn't stretch and is too small. I guess you can't win them all.</div>
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With all of these things done, I've been working on my<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/Lisa-24-7/breathing-space-2"> Breathing Space </a>sweater, which is turning out really nice. I plan to cast on my September socks soon too, but I can't settle on a pattern or yarn. Sigh.</div>
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Currently untitled, this painting is an extension of the <a href="https://lisaurban24.wixsite.com/lisaurbanart/2017">glowing tidepool-esque paintings</a> I have been working on. I like this one with the blue, but I feel the first three were more successful.<br />
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I hope everyone is having a good start to the month and if you had the day off yesterday, you were able to enjoy yourself. I got quite a bit done so I can't really complain.<br />
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As I type this I'm waiting for my yarn to simmer, the nasty smell of dye filling the room (don't worry, it's not a lot!) It's been awhile since I updated you all on my dye progression and after spending the last two days playing around, I figured it was about time.</div>
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For those of you who don't follow me on social media (Instagram - personal Lisa-24-7, business The Knitting Artist), you've missed out on the latest development in my dying career - Jacquard Acid Dyes. Yup, I finally broke down and decided if I want to be taken seriously I needed to invest in the good stuff. </div>
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I had planned on staying in from my usual Sunday social knit to dye and then it ended up getting cancelled due to Hurricane Harvey anyway (I'll explain at the end) so yesterday was the perfect day to play around and see what I could get. </div>
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I started my adventure by testing each color at "full strength" on some scraps to see what they would look like. </div>
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After "cooking" these guys up I decided to just go for it with the large skeins because I had the whole day anyway. I did a quick test of some colors I mixed and then started painting. Overall it took me 3 hours to do 10 skeins - a personal best.</div>
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As you can probably tell, the colors are very different than what I was getting with my food coloring and watercolors. I'm still trying to decide if I like them or not. I will say that I feel like I went through less liquid with these than I did with the others and the color depth is pretty nice. </div>
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Here's a quick side-by-side comparison to show how different, yet similar, these truly are.</div>
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(Left - Acid dyes, Right - "Safe" dyes)</div>
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<u>Fallen Moon Drops</u> is wildly different, in that the colors are much much darker and richer. I think it matches the painting better, but I sort of miss the pastel-feeling of this colorway.</div>
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<u>Mushroom Petal Bloom </u>ended up turning out the closed to the original, what with the greens and pinks being a spot on match. I'm really happy with this and won't change my recipe. </div>
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As for <u>Morning Garden Stream</u>, things will be changes. It does match the art and I will admit I wasn't a huge fan of the bright pink in the safe recipe, but the copper color I was hoping would turn out nice and golden ended up just being well...brown. A bit too much brown. </div>
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Finally, I wanted to share one last thing with y'all. I've been playing with the idea of selling these as sets with a matching solid/tonal skein. The reason came from a few places - one being my knit group suggesting it since so many patterns are 2 or more colored now. Pairing a handpainted with a solid seems to always play out nicely in patterns, so why not? </div>
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I'm doing 50g skeins of the solid to go with the 100g skein of painted. That's what I've been cooking up on the stove today and I am really happy with the results!</div>
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The blue pairs with Morning Garden Stream, the violet with Fallen Moon Drops and the burgundy with Mushroom Petal Bloom. Although honestly any of them would probably pair well with each others. I'll share better photos once they are twisted up.</div>
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Expect all of it to go up on my Etsy shop within the next week or so. I also plan to talk to my knitting friends and see what they think. I'll ask you guys too - do you prefer the new, darker versions, or were you a fan of the more pastel ones? I'm sure if I keep playing with my dye amounts I can get that pastel feel back. </div>
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On a quick, more serious note. Hurricane Harvey hit the Texas Gulf Coast this past weekend. I have been lucky enough to be in enough to only see the rain and some minor flooding in my town. But many in the Houston and San Antonio areas were not so lucky. All friends I have down there haven't been affected, but there are photos sweeping the internet of roads and houses with extremely high water. The flooding here wasn't awful, but it was enough to cancel school for the day, hence the reason I had time to dye today. Please, if you know someone in this area, pray for them. I may not be much of a religious person, but all those affected are in my thoughts today. </div>
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<br />Lisa-24-7http://www.blogger.com/profile/04346850898084786458noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596922770523378888.post-87775161880016660702017-08-22T08:30:00.001-05:002017-08-22T08:30:34.432-05:00The Knitting Police<div style="text-align: center;">
Ever feel like you just have too many WIPs on your needles? While most knitters will laugh and say "There's no knitting police!" or "There's never too many", I still feel some days that maybe I'm overwhelming myself with projects.</div>
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Today is one of those days, as I sit back and look at all the projects I have started and realize that the odds of finishing them all by Christmas is a pretty lofty goal.</div>
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First on my list is <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/Lisa-24-7/fallen-moon-drops">the cowl </a>that I am designing with my handdyed yarn in the colorway "Fallen Moon Drops". Featuring staggered double-yarnover holes and a feather and fan border, this is coming a long nicely. I'm hoping to write up and publish the pattern before my first festival showing. </div>
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Something inside of me felt an impulse last week to knit <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/Lisa-24-7/snakes--ladders-washcloth">some dishcloths </a>for a friend who just moved, despite the overwhelming load of knitting/art/work things I already have on my plate. Luckily, these are fast and I should be done with the set of three by tonight.</div>
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I need to return to my <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/Lisa-24-7/breathing-space-2">Breathing Space</a> sweater soon also, as I would love to have it done in time to wear when it finally gets cooler here. However, all these other WIPs seem to be calling me instead. I do enjoy the beauty of the teal paired with the green though and will hopefully return to this come September.</div>
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Started at the beginning of the summer as a crochet tank top, I ran out of yarn after the first side and gave up. And then a miracle happened and one of our Guild members had some of the same yarn she was destashing. I grabbed that up and went to town, turning this tank into a tee that I can hopefully wear to work. Right now I'm just starting the back side, crocheting it all in once piece and then folding it over to seam.</div>
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Last, but not least, is something I NEED to start, but haven't had time to. The year of socks has come to a halt, as I haven't done any for August yet and even if I start them now, probably won't be able to catch up to 12 pairs. However, I do know what my next pair will be! I participate in Big Brothers Big Sisters and my little turns 11 next month. She always envies my knitting and I just know she'd love a pair of socks. So if all goes according to plan, this yarn will become a new pair for her. ;)</div>
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Remember the little woven paintings I discussed <a href="http://knittingartist.blogspot.com/2017/07/fiber-art-defined.html">last month</a>? While I enjoyed making them and thought they were a good solution to my "what is fiber art?" question, I ultimately decided I needed to try something that fit in better with my current paintings.<br />
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A trip to Houston and all the galleries that I love there got me back to thinking about making puddles again, but this time I came up with a better idea, partially due to seeing the works of <a href="http://www.barbaradavisgallery.com/paul-fleming.html">Paul Flemming</a> and <a href="http://www.longneckergallery.com/harumi-shimazu.html">Harumi Shimazu</a>. With Paul's works, while hard to see in the photos, he creates little ceramic basins that he then fills with a colored resin. As for Harumi, her installation of the wax petals and floating orbs really made me want to try similar.<br />
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My recent paintings have been branded (by me...) as "Tide Pools", despite the fact that are representative of more than just floating forms in water. To me, they are a representation of thoughts, ideas and memories and how we are always gaining new ones while old ones just sink and float away. But that's a discussion for another day. Where am I going with this? Well I decided I needed to push the envelope for that show here in town and propose a small installation.<br />
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Trying to achieve the idea of water before seemed hard, as creating free form puddles wasn't working with any material I tried. But seeing Paul Flemmings' works reminded me that I don't have to have free-flowing puddles. They can be contained. Well, one thing led to another and the next thing I knew I had this:<br />
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Ladies and Gentlemen, may I present my first physical tide pool! Created using paper mache as a base and filled with a polyester (and really strong smelling) resin to represent the water, I think this could really be the installation step I've been needing. While my <a href="https://lisaurban24.wixsite.com/lisaurbanart/image-in-knits">other installations</a> have been fun and simple, this really is unique and interesting. </div>
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This project was a complete experiment for me. While I have used <a href="https://lisaurban24.wixsite.com/lisaurbanart/fiber-sculpture?lightbox=dataItem-j3q66huv2">paper mache before,</a> this was a whole new realm of sculpture. Building up the pool and filling it with resin got messy and smelly, not to mention expensive. I wish I could have added more resin to fill it up, but I just couldn't afford it this time around. Playing with the placement of the knitted forms within the pool was also an experience. As usual for me, I left the whole thing white, so that I can shine colored lights on it and play around with the mood. </div>
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Well, I did it. Last Friday I officially launched my hand-dyed yarn to the world...erm... local community. </div>
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With 14 skeins total, I posted everything <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheKnittingArtist">on Etsy</a> and advertised to my local knitting groups, offering free shipping because I would deliver it the next time I saw them. Let me just say, I love the community that I am a part of.</div>
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By the end of Monday night, I had sold all but 2 skeins! Which put me at enough revenue to order more yarn and do a second go. Of which I will of course be doing. </div>
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I ended up with three colorways for my first run: "Mushroom Petal Bloom", "Fallen Moon Drops", and "Morning Garden Stream". What I really enjoy about each of these is how they are all very different, yet would be perfect for a "fade" type project all together.</div>
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I'll be dying up more soon and posting it on Etsy for the whole world, not just my local friends, so keep an eye out! Also I'll be vending at a small local fiber festival in November. The East Texas Fiber Fest should be a good chance to get my toes wet.</div>
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And here's August. I say it every month and mean it every time: Where did the time go? At this time next week I'll be in teacher in-service for another school year. Really....</div>
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I wanted to just take a moment and discuss the things I've finished this month, which has been plenty despite how fast it went. </div>
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On the knitting front, I have a couple projects off the needles. The first was <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/Lisa-24-7/devils-garden">"Gray Gardens"</a>, a cowl/shawl hybrid that I really enjoyed making and enjoy wearing. The shape is nice because you get the drape of a cowl without having to deal with it falling off or trying to find a place for those ends. My only complaint is that I wish I had bound it off looser, so the lace edging wouldn't curl in so much.</div>
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The other project off my needles for July is my pair of socks - <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/Lisa-24-7/striped-panda-socks">"Striped Panda Socks"</a> - with some left over panda sock yarn I dyed to stripe a bit. I thought I would enjoy these more, but somewhere around sock two I got anxious. So much that I ended up making the foot too long and binding off too loose. Soooo instead of ripping out I tucked the toe in and sewed it. That's how much I wanted to be done with these. Can you even tell in the photo? (Hint, it's the sock on the right)</div>
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Probably the biggest accomplishment of the month is the completion of my latest oil painting, thus completing the series. The "Glowing Tide Pool" Series is officially complete! And I love all three together so much. The are definitely my strongest works to date and I plan to play with this concept more coming soon. </div>
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PS: You can buy prints on<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/547414381/glowing-tide-pools-set-of-three-fine-art?ref=shop_home_feat_3"> my Etsy </a>if you want!</div>
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And finally! I dyed more yarn this month and settled on a Launch Date for my yarn selling. This Friday, August 4th, I will be officially listing my handpainted yarns on Etsy. Word of warning though: It will only be available to those near me for the first weekend or so, so that I may give those who have been supporting me the most a first pick and so that I may hand deliver it. Whatever is left after that launch will be made available to the whole internet community. And after that I'll be dying more!</div>
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Starting a small business has been an adventure so far, and based on reception among friends and followers, I can tell I'm in for a ride!</div>
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How was your July? Did anything exciting happen? Any great FOs?? Do share!</div>
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What is "Fiber Art" anyway? I'm sure we all have our own definition. Those who do simple scarves with knitting or crochet could be considered fiber artists, but in the eyes of the "professionals", maybe they aren't as much. And those professionals can be loosely defined as well, as people who choose to create something fancier, more unique or just plain crazy that one wouldn't be likely to wear to Walmart. </div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"<b style="background-color: white;">Fiber art</b><span style="background-color: white;"> refers to </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fine_art" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-line: none;" title="Fine art">fine art</a><span style="background-color: white;"> whose material consists of natural or synthetic </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiber" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-line: none;" title="Fiber">fiber</a><span style="background-color: white;"> and other components, such as </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloth" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-line: none;" title="Cloth">fabric</a><span style="background-color: white;"> or </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yarn" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-line: none;" title="Yarn">yarn</a><span style="background-color: white;">. It focuses on the materials and on the manual labor on the part of the artist as part of the works' significance, and prioritizes aesthetic value over utility."</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Where am I going with this? Well, I've always considered myself a fiber artist, despite the fact that my paintings have no physical fiber in them. It can be argued that my scarves, shawls, etc are all fiber art, but I wouldn't put those in a gallery show. My paintings, however, depict images of knitted forms and are created by looking at a still life created from the actual knitted forms, so shouldn't they be fiber art? </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><br />I've never really worried about this until now, and I haven't had much opportunity to display my works in a fiber art show. But as of late it's been on my mind a lot, as a <a href="http://seadgallery.agxdev.com/juried-show/">local gallery </a>in town is hosting a juried fiber show and, to quote a good friend, "A fiber art show in Downtown Bryan without Lisa Urban in it is just wrong". </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">I've experimented a lot the past few months with what I want to do to enter this show, as my normal oil paintings just won't cut it. I've tried attaching knitted thread to create "clouds" on top of my paintings. I've tried physically knitting a panel and oil painting on it. I've tried sewing threads in certain spots of a painting. None are convincing enough for me. I was about to give up when I had the honor to teaching a "kids fiber arts" camp a couple weeks back. Teaching the kids some techniques gave me an idea.</span></div>
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I was teaching the kids to weave one day on small, cardboard looms and the next thing I knew I was joining in on my own little wooden one. Using handspun yarn scraps, I created a few small coasters. I got to thinking that they'd be cool to sell at the shop I work in, and considered making more.</div>
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But then something clicked and I realized I had a solution to my fiber art problem.</div>
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<br />Little woven canvases! I have a ton of this old rug warp and linen yarn that a friend gave me. I never thought I'd use it, in fact I debated donating it or selling it at one point. I'm so glad I didn't!</div>
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Using scrap sock yarn as the warp, I'm weaving with the linen (I think it's linen) yarn to create little squares on my little wooden loom. </div>
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Once the squares are created, the ends are woven in and a small coat of primer is applied to the front side. I am then using gouache to paint a small version of my knitted landscapes directly onto the surface. the result is a surreal, woven painting. I showed this to several people and they all agreed this is a clever, cute way to create 'fiber art' that is unique to me. </div>
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The four blank ones above are going to be my next ones, with the color scheme of the painting matching the yarn I used to warp. The final projects are then mounted on a black square of mat board and placed in a simple frame. Along with the local show, there are a few other shows I think I may enter if I can pull this idea off.</div>
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I hope you all are having a fabulous summer. It's hard to believe that it's already half over - my school job starts back up August 1!</div>
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I'm really excited to share my latest FO with you all, as it is something that I've been working really hard to perfect the last few months.</div>
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The shawl features an asymmetrical design created by strategic increase placement to create four wedges. The body of the design features triangular bands of seed stitch, openwork and a band of blue at the bottom, all of which were added to emulate the colors and textures found within the original painting.</div>
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You've have probably all seen this painting a million times by now, but I wanted to share it once again just as a reference point for the design.</div>
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It was a fun little knit. I took notes the whole time and plan to type it up soon, so that I can release it along with the yarn when the time is right. </div>
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If you're in the United States, I hope you are enjoying this holiday weekend - I know a lot of people have today off for Independence Day. If you're out shooting fireworks, stay safe :)</div>
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