Meaning: “Pass through and enter” Artist: Vicky Taylor-Hood Medium: textile Dimensions: 33″ x 31″ Inspiration: In the days following the earthquake and nuclear disaster, in which tens of thousands of people were killed and hundreds of thousands deprived of home and security, I was struck by the bittersweet irony of the legendary Japanese cherry blossoms…
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Daniel’s Sweater
A few weeks ago I made a small sweater for the son of a friend. I took a whack of photos, wrote up this blog post and then realized that I couldn’t post it without spoiling the surprise. After dropping off the sweater, I forgot entirely about the post! So here is Daniel’s sweater ,…
The Brother Drumcarder: a video
I’ve gotten a few requests for a video of my Brother drumcarder in action, so here it is. I did not tidy the studio before doing this video. Mea culpa. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaNWtRsovQM It’s 11 min 43 sec long, but if you’re one of the folks who are wondering what it’s like before you buy, it just…
Spin, span, spun
I just have a few pictures for you to start out the day. I have a report to finish up, some revisions on a document to work through and a tonne of actual production and design work to get cracking with, so I’d best get to it. Here’s some Shetland wool that I dyed in…
Addendum
It spun up quite nicely!
Raising the Bar Strength & Conditioning 