Friendship

Yay!!

Hand Spun

A little happy batch of hand spun yarn, loose and the colour of passing summer on the beach.

A little apprehensive to begin a project with such a precious thing.

Doily made by unicorn witches!

Quilt

red haired, pink cheeked, windy.

A positive quote about hand knits from Jim Drain

"Knitting is a living tradition - it's physical knowledge as a culture.

Knowledge as language dies so quickly. It is awesome to find a sweater and look at the language of it- to see how it's made, what yarn was used and how problems were solved.

A sweater is a form of consciouseness."

p.52 of Knit Knit, profiles and projects from knittings new wave

I've been away from my computer for most of the summer, but not away from my arts and crafts..

Much to come!!

new embroidery doodle.

While being busy adapting to a new job I've kept my head in the right place with a little craft...

Spring is for Robin's Eggs

a drawing of snow that I really love, even in the face of spring.

Want to Learn to Knit one of these?

I am excited to announce to you all that this coming weekend,

Saturday April 2, from 4pm-7pm I am offering a beginners knitting workshop at The Make Den in Toronto. 1207 Bloor Street West.

C'mon out and lean a craft that is so simple and versatile!! (it is also good at reducing stress!)

Come early and you can shop through the goods on the main floor at the fabulous 69 Vintage.

Smoking in nice dresses.

Noticing something is one thing, commenting on it is another.

Some perfume is smelly

Alchemy

This one is part of a larger collection of perfumes being funny. I'll share more of that later.

Pinwheel Wizard.

Embroidery is as addictive as drawing and knitting. Beware.

It's nice as a wall paper

tiny circle quilt

Thinking about making this one into a wall paper polka dot.

Part of Fashion Disruption Sequence

Paint the Make Up, Not the Face.

The Other Day.

I took a workshop on embroidery at The Make Den,

and now I'm hooked on developing this craft.

Such a satisfying way to draw.

Stay posted for more of this.

For more Awesome Make It Yourself Fashion, Life, etc. visit The Make Den here:

http://themakeden.blogspot.com/

Or go there in the real.

1207 Bloor St.West, Toronto.

Worth it!

Ever google yourself?

Well I did just to make sure my digital record was nice and pretty. And it was.

I found an article I was mentioned in. just a little mention but still.

this was from a show I was a part of last year, the director of Gallery 1313 was interviewed by another gallery.

http://blog.xpace.info/2010/02/12/february-hotness/

Paper Cut Valentine Fable

Knob Cozy.

I live in a small apartment with many doors. More doors than I have lived with for a while.

I live with two cats, who have fallen in love with slamming these doors. These doors, when slammed, make loud noises and leave marks on the walls.

To quiet down this nonsense I made these simple little door knob cozy's.

It has worked tremendously.

Just another instance of the value of resourcefulness and craftiness.

Last Years F.A.T. Show!

http://fashionarttoronto.wordpress.com/2010/04/18/meet-the-artist-alison-thompson-“cake-to-match-my-shoes-”/

it is winter.

-20 today. Made me want to share this.

Quilt 1

More Quilts

Put That Animal Back Ma'am!

Next Years Holiday Cards