be still my heart

i am always thrilled to find those with great imagination and the ability to execute their visions...  a (nother) passion to contemplate - to leave me figuring out how to wiggle some more time into my day... 

crochet tree by babukatorium

this hungarian artist came to my attention on flickr ... and yes, she has an etsy shop! i just fell in love with this idea... her delicately crocheted spider webs in beautiful colors integrated into a natural environment... 

and wouldn't you know, not days later, an article in the new york times came to my attention? 'graffiti's cozy, feminine side' 

i present to you some of the artists and crafters working with yarn in public places... and really, i am sure there are many others that i don't know about - no offense intended if you are one, i am new to this and enthusiastically sharing the beauty i know of... the idea of graffiti vs. fine art works well here - as with anything, there are degrees of proficiency and complexity evidenced in the different work...  

pink vest on rocky outside of the philadelphia museum of art

 encouraging people to 'go see the art' by

jessie hemmons a.k.a. ishknits 

jessie has a website, etsy shop, flickr and tumblr accounts... she has been featured on blogs in  magazines... obviously yarn bombers are doing this on the sly - attempting not to get 'caught'... jessie calls herself 'philadelphia' yarn bomber'... what i love about jessie's work is the presence of the fibers in an urban environment... this really resonates with me - fibers and metal... 

ishknits - there is a photo of her installing this in her flickr acct...

agata oleksiak, olek, is an artist in nyc & has work in galleries and museums... you can learn about her work on her website and her blog... 

wall street bull, nyc by olek

there is a video of this installation - 

olek - image from her website

what is calling to you?

mary jane dodd

'all life is an experiment.'

~ ralph waldo emerson

fibers - different kinds used in unexpected ways... 

lying in bed at night thinking about crocheting - even though i have been more of a knitter... my grandmother taught me how to do both... 

lately i have been feeling like a snake about to shed its skin, nearing a rebirth of sorts... on thinking of snakes the nagging biases from judeo-christian idealogy seem to rear their heads... this is unfortunate... in other very old cultures, snakes are guardians entrusted with protecting sacred spaces... the naga in hinduism and buddhism represent rebirth... 

do you experience moments where in the midst of utter chaos, you simply must make something? right then? even though in your right mind you know that it is no time to do such a thing? welp, i did... and i am so glad... i love this - i plan on working with it more - in different fibers, mixed with fine wire... now if i could only order up a little less chaos... but maybe it was the chaos that caused me to focus upon what brings me calm... so it was all balanced after all...