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Finding My Art Yarn Spinning MoJo
I have not done any art yarn spinning in months. Seriously...months. And it is not that I do not love making yarn, I just got distracted with more profitable areas of my business. But ironically it is my handspan that I felt truly expressed my art the most. I am...
Red Hot Yarn P*rn
It is so freaking hot outside. Like Alabama hot y'all. My mind does not even want to think about wool right now. Heck, I don't want to even move. Okay maybe it is the peri menopause talking. So for today's article I give you pure unadulterated yarn p*rn with a red hot...
Art Weaving Part 3: Creating Fabric
If you have been following my Instagram, you will see I have been obsessed with all things weaving since I came back from On Higher Ground Fiber Workshops in Taos last October. Debra Lambert of Picasso Moon taught an awesome class on weaving, sent me home with a loom,...
The Fear of Losing the Art Mojo
"I used to be an artist" When he said that, my jaw hit the floor. Jody was one of the most creatively brilliant guys in art school, and he had just told me he was no longer making work. We were maybe 5 years past graduation and I know he had been waiting tables. But I...
Be Brave. Show Your Work. Ignore the Nay-Sayers.
This week marked a huge milestone for me. I actually posted my fiber art for sale on my site. Struggling against some still yet to be resolved tech issues (hello, Mercury retrograde) and a deep probing session with an awesome business/life coach, I hit the publish...
What does this yarn want to be?
Chances are if you are reading this, you have fiber crushed on yarn at some point. Grrrrrrl... you know what I mean. You saunter into your LYS and as you scan the room your eyes lock on a curvy soft skein in the corner with that come hither vibe. Resisting the urge to...