As I sit and enjoy my meditative crocheting moments I often forget to count and all too often this leads to detrimental mistakes in my work which then needs to be ripped back and redone. Sometimes I just go with the flow and don’t worry if my cute little cherry blossom suddenly has 6 petals.Continue reading “The Happy Accident: Following through on a Butterfly Mistake”
Author Archives: Studio Deanna
Packing List for my Shiro Oni Artist Residency:
Later next month I’ll be going to Shiro Oni Studios in Gunma Prefecture here in Japan for an artist residency. I’m super excited to create the technology reclamation installation project I’ve had floating around in my head for over a year. Using my background in fibers and metals, building an installation using these materials togetherContinue reading “Packing List for my Shiro Oni Artist Residency:”
I want to create a monster!
When I went to the Spiral Independent Creators Festival earlier this month I found a very unusual piece by a young artist named Ishimura Manami. I love fiber pieces, metal pieces and any combination thereof but this piece was none of that. She did an amazing piece using a glue gun and a tree thatContinue reading “I want to create a monster!”
Travel Journal Art Books
Made several Travel Journal Art Books this past week. It’s a journey in itself where art takes an artist. I never thought to create a handmade book but once I started how could I not? Such an easy extension from my love of reading I wonder why I haven’t put together handmade books earlier. RecyclingContinue reading “Travel Journal Art Books”
Patterie by Rie Suzuki
I finally got to meet Rie Suzuki earlier this month at Spiral’s Independent Creators Festival. Her gorgeous embroidery work has impressed me from the first time I saw it. Using sheer fabrics in multiple layers, satins, ribbons, beads and smoothly wrapping the hoops all leads to a lovely floating world for her feminine characters toContinue reading “Patterie by Rie Suzuki”
Sanki Art Exhibition: Big and Bold
Currently showing at the Tokyo National Art Museum is the 66th Sanki Art Exhibition of painters, sculptors, photographers, metal smiths, ceramic and fiber artists. Big and Bold was my first impression yesterday as I stepped into the gallery of huge, brightly colored paintings. As I moved through the exhibition, even the large variety of mediumsContinue reading “Sanki Art Exhibition: Big and Bold”
Art Book: Hand-embroidered Map with Sequins!
Got a lot done this weekend! In between my crochet projects and spring cleaning, I completed another hand-emboidered art book using modern flight maps and textured fabrics. Continuing my series of embellishing old world designs onto modern maps brought me to Paris and I remembered the Montgolfier Brothers are credited with the first manned flightContinue reading “Art Book: Hand-embroidered Map with Sequins!”