odds and ends
To continue with the creativity theme of late, here are a few more fun things that have been completed, and a wonderful example of A's mad drawing skillllllz.
First, A's first self-portrait. He laid his head on the paper and "traced" his head, then added a body, teeth, eyes etc. I asked him about clothes and hair, and he added them very carefully. His hand is also holding some little toys, which is as accurate as he could be.
Right now, the boy is putting on "scuba gear," which consists of a shoe in the back of his t-shirt neck for an oxygen tank, a fireman's helmet for a mask, long socks for flippers, and a little red shoe he is using as a camera to take pictures of all of his sea creatures. Sigh. I'm so proud.
The completed hungry hungry hippos painting. Gluttony, of course, is the theme. I had to scrape down a couple of the marbles and some of the red, as it was just getting so impastoed (is that a word? it is now) that the crayon layers cast weird shadows. One must attempt to get the color right the first time, but that's always easier said than done. 
I just finished knitting this scarf last night, after starting it, and putting it down, about 4 months ago. The material is beautiful recycled sari silk (that's the sarriest silk I ever saw! har.), made by women in Nepal. The colors are absolutely exquisite, and the light does wonderful things in the fibers. I knit four rows, then I yarn over 4 times to make each stitch in the next row, and as I knit the subsequent row the loops fall down and make this extended stitch. It shows off the yarn quite well.
This is my latest purse design. The structure of it is nice, with integrated pockets--each side panel X is a pocket as well. I like structured bags, and all of my bigger ones are full of pockets. I will try and write the pattern, to sell somewhere hopefully.
First, A's first self-portrait. He laid his head on the paper and "traced" his head, then added a body, teeth, eyes etc. I asked him about clothes and hair, and he added them very carefully. His hand is also holding some little toys, which is as accurate as he could be.Right now, the boy is putting on "scuba gear," which consists of a shoe in the back of his t-shirt neck for an oxygen tank, a fireman's helmet for a mask, long socks for flippers, and a little red shoe he is using as a camera to take pictures of all of his sea creatures. Sigh. I'm so proud.
The completed hungry hungry hippos painting. Gluttony, of course, is the theme. I had to scrape down a couple of the marbles and some of the red, as it was just getting so impastoed (is that a word? it is now) that the crayon layers cast weird shadows. One must attempt to get the color right the first time, but that's always easier said than done. 
I just finished knitting this scarf last night, after starting it, and putting it down, about 4 months ago. The material is beautiful recycled sari silk (that's the sarriest silk I ever saw! har.), made by women in Nepal. The colors are absolutely exquisite, and the light does wonderful things in the fibers. I knit four rows, then I yarn over 4 times to make each stitch in the next row, and as I knit the subsequent row the loops fall down and make this extended stitch. It shows off the yarn quite well.
This is my latest purse design. The structure of it is nice, with integrated pockets--each side panel X is a pocket as well. I like structured bags, and all of my bigger ones are full of pockets. I will try and write the pattern, to sell somewhere hopefully.
2 Comments:
hey MK, I love your work here. me want to buy baggg…seriously though you should consider setting up an Etsy shop! :) (etsy.com if you already don't know)
Very cool purse! What did you use for the handles?
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