Another reminder I got today from Kate Pruitt – was on Bauke Knottnerus – not a name that stuck in my mind without force! Bauke is a Dutch artist who creates oversized knit works that show the artist’s hand, strings remain untrimmed and the like in his Phat Knits series. From the looks of the […]
I think that Kate Pruitt and I have a similar fascination with oversized, odd knit items. Today, while reading her blog, I was again exposed to Christien Meindertsma whose site I had once stumbled upon before I was so quick to bookmark everything. Christien actually makes an item called the Urchin Pouf, which, just as […]
Another recent Etsy discovery has been Perch Papier based in Seattle. I really like her designs as they’re very anemone-like. She calls them her burst cards, little bursts of life! I also like the ones below – little clusters of bubbles are clearly becoming a trend in my interests – I also love the green […]
On one of the first nights that I lived in Telluride I went to the Mountain Film Festival to see a movie called The Hatch. I didn’t know what I was getting into but I wanted to get involved in the community so there I was. In the relatively short time the film played I […]
My mom brought this site to my attention – AreaWare – they have so many awesome items that seem to speak directly to me and my past including the below flying rat, in pink. This pigeon is by Ed Carpenter for Thorsten Van Elten. War Bowl by Dominic Wilcox for Thorsten Van Elten – I […]
A few years ago, when I had just moved to New York, my family came to visit. I think it must have been for Thanksgiving as my brother, Michael, came up from Baltimore as well. We went out to the Brooklyn Museum of Art as we wanted to see the Ron Mueck exhibit. I wasn’t […]