The left side of the room in the "Intertwined" installation is filled with a variety of my sculptures. I liked the space, old kitchen cabinets, and thought it would look good. I love the idea of classical sculpture and loved making the metal and felt sculptures. I think I will incorporate those little sculptures into my 4th year portfolio. Felt and metal blend together so well and its fun exploring the different ways they connect to each other.

The Installation is coming along. We have entitled it "Intertwined". It is part of a fund raiser for the Arts Council for the Central Okanagan. The Exhibition is called "Mad Hatter: Through the Looking Glass"
http://www.artsco.ca/madhatter.php
It consists of about 50 artists all doing different things. The opening is Friday, March 4th. My part of the room is almost done, I still have to position my balls and heads, right now they are just hung. The balls have magnets attached to them and the viewer will receive a wand, which also has a magnet on it, and they will be able to move or manipulate the balls.
Once the whole room is completed I will post it again.

Motel Installation

The first part of the installation went up today. I hung the balls only to realize I will probably need twice as many. It is starting to look interesting. I made about 30 balls so far and hung them with invisible thread. I still have to spray paint the hooks white.
Each ball has a magnet attached to the bottom. I made sticks with magnets on them and if the viewer takes a stick and places it close to the ball, it will hopefully resist. Sometimes it will stick and that sends the balls swirling. I also made felt attachments with magnets and the viewer can take these and move it around.
It isn't finished yet, as my room partner hasn't added her pieces yet. It should be really interesting. More to come.

VB Hat

I never got around to posting the picture of the second VB Studios hat I had made. Joshua wanted a green hat to match his ski jacket, a tight one he could wear under his helmet. I used Berroco Inca Gold for this and it is a wonderful mixture of merino and silk with a really high twist. The stocking stitch look almost like a twisted stitch. It was really nice.

Painting: small success

The five paintings I did for Shawn's class were not quite finished. By the time I got into the swing of things, the semester was over and it was time to hand them in for evaluation. So I turned them knowing they needed more work. Having had a break from them over Christmas and photographing them before I took them off the stretcher , I did find some small portions that I actually liked. They give me a basis to begin this semester; a starting point.I am realizing that sometimes less is more and I hope to expand on that.

Another Hat

This is the 3rd hat I made over the holidays. It's knit in Berroco Inca gold, a really nice yarn that is 80% merino and 20% wool. It has a high twist that when knit up makes a really lovely pattern in stocking stitch. I probably would never have looked at this year if Joshua hadn't wanted a green hat. Having now used it, I really like it and would use it again, Oh ya, I did.
Back to school. I still have a full course load so I may have to put my knitting on a back burner. I am though, thankful for my school friends for being my models. They wear the hats so well.

Hats and more Hats

I love making hats. They are easy, quick and I get to try a yarn I've never used before. Practical, they are very practical especially when it gets cold and snowy here in Kelowna. I made 3 patterns last week, 2 are posted here and available as a Ravelry download. The third one needs a model so I can photograph it and make the pattern.