Monday, February 25, 2008
Magnet Wire
I have been experimenting for a while now incorporating magnet wire into my art work. I have worked with several different wire gauges. The thinner the wire the easier the knitting or crocheting was for me. Right now I am enjoying knitting with the wire and using the created mesh as an element for my mixed media work. I use very large knitting needles (size 19 mm) to get a loose knit that I can easily manipulate and pull or stretch into whatever shape I want to. In the beginning the feeling of using such big needles with a thin wire was very odd. I tried very hard to 'work' with a good tension like I would when using a regular yarn. The less I worried about tension the easier the knitting became and once I had figured that out it took only a short time to get used to the new knitting feeling. By now the knitting has become relaxing and I am looking forward to more knitted surfaces.
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Opening Night Slide Show
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Solo Show Opening February 8
Monday, February 4, 2008
South Florida Today Show Interview February 8!
I will be interviewed on the South Florida Today Show (Channel 6) Friday February 8 between 11 and 12 noon.
This is a first and I am very excited about it. With me will be Biscayne National Park Ranger Gary Bremen who invited me to show my work at the park. The opening to the exhibition is the same night. The show is public and free.
Saturday, February 2, 2008
Solo Show Opening
Trying to create my blog
Here I go. I am beginning a new adventure, maybe a nightmare.... we will see. Everybody seems to blog I hear, so I also have to give it a try. People claim it is so easy. I have heard this about using photoshop or taking math classes too, while to me neither of them really are! So here we go.
In case you are reading this it would mean that I managed the task somehow. I hope doing it will become fun. And should that be the case I would even go so far as to encourage others to give it a try as well, SHOULD they feel the need to do so. And since my web site and my e-mail are currently not working reliably (no, this has nothing to do with me THANK GOD) my blog would at least be a way to tell you all I STILL EXIST and create art.