Knitting Dragonflies

I stumbled upon this artist and was amazed at his creativity, and vision. Transcending the Material is a piece that you have to see to believe! below is an excerpt from him: These photos document “Transcending the Material”, a mixed media piece that I created and installed while in residence at the Wassaic Project (an arts collective and residency program located in New York state). The piece was exhibited at the Wassaic Project Summer Music and Arts Festival. Ben Cuevas interview, 2010 Wassaic Artist Resident from The Wassaic Project on Vimeo . Ben Cuevas discusses his work in his studio in the Luther Barn in Wassaic, NY.

What do these snowmen need? Yes! Knitwear!!!! What is a snowman without a scarf or hat that is knitted????? A sorry state indeed! See?? A handmade scarf makes all of the difference in the world! Don’t knit? Check out these Etsy sellers… Hand knitted cowls Hand knitted scarves Hand knitted hats Do you knit? Check out these free patterns? From LollyKnitting around here are some luscious knitting patterns ? I love this Burberry inspired neck cowl scarf pattern from The garter Girl! I must be in a cowl mood, here is another one from Elemental Stitches! A free knitted cowl pattern , sweet? -- Knit Fast, Dye Yarn "Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass... it's about learning how to dance in the rain."

Sun and Sea yarn etsy listing . During the winter in our area, we often don’t get cold enough for snow. So it seems we are doomed to a cloudy, wet, grey winter. When I step out of my back door on my way to the garage the ground squishes and is saturated. Like walking on a sponge, it destroys the grass, and even the dogs are used to the yard turning into a big mud bog. But what I miss most is the sun. Often we go many days without sun. In my job I work swing shift, and I have no windows anywhere near my department.  So even if the sun comes out during the day, I won’t see it, unless I can escape at lunch and it happens to be out. This often leads to what I think of as “I’m going to scream soon if I don’t see the sun”. Enter me, some yarn, and some dye! I wind some yarn off, soak it and start looking at my dyes! Feeling better already I get my color wheel out and start thinking of the sun and sea! Starting with turquoise I gently added this, not wanting to overpower it with colo