Feb 28, 2018 | Creative Inspiration, Creative woo, How to think like an artist, Knit like a fiber artist
One of my college roomies was an avid crocheter. This was way before I even considered fiber art. She made blankets. Each one thoughtfully planned as gifts for those she loved. They were labor intensive solid blankets using color blocking designs and patterning. When...
Apr 12, 2017 | Creative Inspiration, Creative woo
Mercury Retrograde is real y’all. And it went into effect Sunday. I am not gonna lie…I actually LOVE Mercury Retrograde these days. But that was not always the case. What the retrograde is, as Mercury is winding its way around the sun the view of this on...
Apr 9, 2017 | Art Journaling for fiber artists., Creative woo, everyday life
Usually I sit down to journal with nothing more than some washi tape and maybe a good thin sharpie pen. Today I am adding some props and a little soul work. I didn’t realize I was feeling so anxious, but today found myself officially on anxiety meds. So working...
Dec 20, 2016 | 31 Day Studio Awesome Challenge, Creative woo
So Mercury Retrograde (MercRx) started yesterday. No wonder I was able to get so much studio-purge stuff done. For those not into astrology, Mercury Retrograde happened 3x a year (except for this year where it is happening 4 times….F. you 2016). For the most...
Jul 20, 2016 | Creative woo, How to think like an artist
Think about it for a minute. The world seems to work in a series of opposites. Dark/Light, Good/Evil, Right Brain/Left Brain. Even nature works in cycles through opposites…growth/decay, night/day, high tide/low tide, winter/summer, ebb/flow. I think the Chinese...
Jul 6, 2016 | Creative woo, Freebies, How to think like an artist
For the last 15 years, I have heard it over and over again. Knitting is the new yoga. The idea being that the rhytmic motions of knitting would put you back into your body and you become relaxed. I find that the rhythms of fiber work can spark some crazy good creative...
