It’s been 5 years since the original idea of creating a wire crochet butterfly installation crossed my mind. Part of a brainstorming session with my friend Tracy in San Diego about the “Rites of Passage” theme for a festival the next year. Thus began the crochet chapter of my life. A couple tips from SarahContinue reading “Collaboration”
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Butterfly Rainforest – More Progress to Report
Happily, there is a lot of progress to report today! Still living and posting through my smart phone so apologies for typos and formatting issues that are likely to happen. I’ve also blown through the wifi data plan here at the house so thankfully my SIM card plan has unlimited data on the weekends! Yay!Continue reading “Butterfly Rainforest – More Progress to Report”
A Creative Type with Patience
Does one’s art bring out traits otherwise hidden or unattainable in other areas of our lives? Each day as I work in the Cairns Botanic Gardens Visitor’s Centre I hear the word patience in regards to my work. Never would I ever describe myself as a patient person. But those who stop to see meContinue reading “A Creative Type with Patience”
Wire Crochet Workshop – Fibre Workshops, too!
April 11 – 16, I’ll be available to teach various fibre and wire crochet workshops through Tanks Arts Centre at Cairns Botanic Gardens. Learn from my efforts to build the Rainforest Butterflies art installation. I look forward to meeting other stitch artists, both new and experienced from the Cairns, FNQ area! BOOKINGS: Ph 4032 6600 TryContinue reading “Wire Crochet Workshop – Fibre Workshops, too!”
Day 2 – Settling into the Residency House
A rainy day here in tropical Cairns, perfect for unpacking and settling into the Residency House: That huge 20Kg box of supplies I’ve carried all over the Pacific Ocean is finally unpacked, permanently. The strong dishpack box held up surprisingly well through multiple flights on multiple airlines until it got wet in the rainContinue reading “Day 2 – Settling into the Residency House”
Before the End of 2013, I will finish…
With just one month left in the year, I feel really good about all I have accomplished this year so far. I just have a few loose ends to tie up or finish off before the new year: several works in progress I’d like to accomplish before the end of 2013: Ulysses Butterfly Cowl: AnContinue reading “Before the End of 2013, I will finish…”