Jul 5, 2017 | Creative Inspiration, Knit like a fiber artist
I know I am not alone here… It doesn’t matter how awesome your stash is, there comes a time when you fall completely out of love which what you have and the urge to buy more yarn is a strong, strong siren song. Am I right? Now granted I am certainly not...
May 3, 2017 | Crochet pattern resources, Knit like a fiber artist, Knitting Pattern Resources, Uncategorized
Working with hand dyed and handspun yarn can be a pain in the ass. I get it! When I was selling handed yarn it was the one question I was asked the most often…What can I make with this. It is one thing to fall in love with an interesting yarn, an another thing...
Dec 25, 2016 | 31 Day Studio Awesome Challenge, How to think like an artist, Knit like a fiber artist, The Business of being an artist, What I am working on
Merry Christmas Y’all! Today I am going to share with you just 3 projects. But these projects are what I consider the heart of my creative mojo. Is I had to point to the three projects that embody UrbanGypZ and where I am going with my work, this would the...
Dec 22, 2016 | 31 Day Studio Awesome Challenge, Knit like a fiber artist, Knitting Pattern Resources, The Business of being an artist, What I am working on
YAY!! welcome to the first day of Week of WIP flash. Today I am sharing with you the projects that I consider my Works in Progress (WIP). These are the ones I intend to finish. No, really… Okay, this post is gonna be picture heavy post. Because I have… ...
Dec 19, 2016 | 31 Day Studio Awesome Challenge, everyday life, Knit like a fiber artist
I am feeling good about the progress today despite the fact I was up late and stayed up late last night. Notions sorted, and organized (not much to purge, I suppose I have already purges many of them in the move). Yarn and WIPs being culled through. I am finding far...
Jul 27, 2016 | How to think like an artist, Knit like a fiber artist, The Business of being an artist
I get it. It is overwhelming to follow the dream of being an artist. Let me start by dispelling that overwhelm. You already are an artist. As I have written so many times (like here and here), just by setting the intention to be an artist, you are already an artist....