Sep 16, 2015 | How to think like an artist, Knit like a fiber artist
I have a lot of yarn. If you are reading this, I am sure you have a lot of yarn too. But for me, I sometimes wonder if my “yarn business” is just a front for my large personal stash. While I have quite a few sizable lots of yarn meant for some traditional...
Sep 9, 2015 | Essential Oils, How to think like an artist, The Business of being an artist
One of the worst things about art school was the grueling weekly critiques of our work. There were tears, gnashing of teeth, anger, and a boatload of humility, dished out by not only your classmates but the teacher as well. I am not gonna lie it was hard. And you...
Aug 26, 2015 | Art Journaling for fiber artists., How to think like an artist, The Business of being an artist
The other day I decided to watch the documentary Muscle Shoals on Netflix. For the most part the only reason this movie was even on my radar, was I grew up about two hours East of Muscle Shoals, Alabama and my Girl Scout troop took a tour of the infamous...
Aug 19, 2015 | Freebies, Knit like a fiber artist, Knitting Pattern Resources
Yep, you heard that right, I just told you to not buy my yarn. I know it sounds crazy but let me give you little backstory. This year I’ve been taking Alena Hennessey’s A Year Of Painting class. On January 1, I was so excited to...
Aug 12, 2015 | Freebies, Knit like a fiber artist, Knitting Pattern Resources
One of my favorite quick knits projects is cowls. For the most part, cowls can take as little as one skein of yarn(100g/3.5 oz). They are the perfect palette to highlight a new knitting technique, or a beautifully textural art yarn. Cowls are just awesome, they can...
