Each design I create is as unique as each flower, fruit, leaf and butterfly is different than any other I can find a pattern for. Thankfully, I do not need to completely reinvent the wheel. From my first days of learning to crochet, Lesley Stanfield’s 100 Flowers to Knit & Crochet has been by my side.Continue reading “Rainforest Butterflies: Polyalthia Michaelii Crochet Pattern”
Author Archives: Studio Deanna
Rainforest Butterflies: Flight Prep – Rug Hooking Elements
This week I’ll be exploring the various textile techniques in yarns and metals that I’m utilizing to create the Rainforest Butterflies art installation. There’s great fun for me in building this immersive piece, I love the multiple aspects; the different materials, all the different parts and all the different pieces that make it possible toContinue reading “Rainforest Butterflies: Flight Prep – Rug Hooking Elements”
Heavy Metal Crochet Work – Tip #1
16 Gauge Colored Copper Wire moving into 20 Gauge. Heavy Metal start to the Spur Mahogany tree trunk. Using a USK/10.5 crochet hook, 6.5MM. Wire Crochet Tip #1 – Take several breaks as you work the wire to reduce the chance of stress injuries!
Drawing Momiji at Yutenji Temple
Went to an impromptu drawing class with a friend on Sunday in the Yutenji area of Tokyo. I need all the practice I can get as I have great difficulties creating 2D artwork. While it was a warm sunny day for December here, it was still cold! December, people!! We went as a group toContinue reading “Drawing Momiji at Yutenji Temple”
Purple Fade: Weather Vessel Update 1
It’s been almost a month since I created the experiment, Weather Vessel, to watch the effects the outdoors would have on various colored wire crochet work. I had high hopes the color would last for at least 6 months or so before there was fading. Unfortunately, some changes are quite noticeable already! The DarkContinue reading “Purple Fade: Weather Vessel Update 1”
Calabao Construction
The Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants website has been extremely helpful for obtaining scientific accuracy in my creation of the crocheted Calabao. The Calabao is a preferred food plant for the larvae of the Green Spotted Triangle Butterfly. Prototypes, mistakes, and final designs for the Calabao flower emerging from the ends. Each flower is approximately 40Continue reading “Calabao Construction”
Colorful Malaysia!
Just had a wonderful time in Malaysia over Thanksgiving and found a lot of inspiration. The sights are colorful, the food options are colorful, the sounds are colorful and even the smells are colorful! Batu Caves