Ernesto Neto

Friday night I finally got to experience Ernesto Neto‘s crocheted sculptural installation at the Nasher Sculpture Center. Amazing. That’s all I can say. It is a wonderful interactive piece, kids of all ages love it and I admire the work to create it and the thought to imagine such a use for crocheted rope. If you live in Dallas or will be visiting anytime before September 9 and have an interest in crochet, I advise that you visit the Nasher and experience for yourself the piece called Kink. Truly wonderful. I shot a lot of photos and clicking on the photo below will take you to my Flickr set of all the images of Neto’s Cuddle on the Tightrope.

This video shows the sculpture being installed at the Nasher

It’s That Time of the Month: Market Time!

The temperatures are rising, the flowers are blooming and lots of fresh fruits and vegetables await you this Saturday morning at the White Rock Local Market.  Also, there will be wonderful handcrafted creations, delicious baked goods and other fun stuff available. If you live in Dallas or are just lucky enough to be visiting our fair city this weekend, come on by and check it out. The market takes place from 8:00 am until 1:00 pm Saturday, May 12 on Buckner Blvd. @ Northcliff Dr. Hope to see your smiling faces in my booth.

It’s Market Time Again

It’s spring again in Dallas. You can tell by the sniffles all around. Everything is blooming. This is also the time of year when I pack up my critter creations and head down the street to the White Rock Local Market. If you live in Dallas or are just lucky enough to be visiting our fair city this weekend, come on by for fresh veggies and flowers, delectable baked goods and wonderful handmade items. The market takes place from 8:00 am until 1:00 pm Saturday, April 14 on Buckner Blvd. @ Northcliff Dr. Hope to see you there.

I Love Crochet

I came back from the madness that was SXSW and fell right into the regular routine of day job and little time for what I love. And what I love is crochet. And you can see the cool crochet artists and works I have been admiring over on my I Love Crochet Pinterest board. Click the picture, see what I have found. You know you want to.

Xenobia Bailey

A few years ago I discovered the work of Xenobia Bailey and I posted about her and her fabulous work. Today, Etsy posted a short film of her talking about and showing her work. Thank you Etsy, it’s great to get to hear and see her. Enjoy.

Beyond Crocheted Critters

Sometimes I get bored crocheting critters. Sometimes. Today is one of those sometimes. I am in the middle of creating a custom crocheted critter destined to be a Valentine’s Day gift so I can not procrastinate as much as I would like to. If I didn’t have this deadline in my face, I think I would still want to spend the weekend crocheting, but not a critter. No, I would be trying to figure out how to make this dress since there is no way on this planet that I can afford to plunk down $550 for a dress no matter how incredibly gorgeous it is. Yes, I believe it is worth every penny. It is hand crocheted. It looks amazing. It is made of Pima cotton. Look at those colors. Look at those stitches. I want this dress. I need this dress. I am obsessed with this dress.

Damn you Peruvian Connection and your wonderful works of art that I will never be able to afford. Sigh. End of rant. Back to critter creation.

Drawing Doxies

I have been in the mood to draw on fabric again, I guess the catnip snake adventures got me in the mood. So this past weekend, I started drawing on patterned cotton fabric and the first thing to leap out of my studio was this quartet of dachshunds. They’re all hanging out in my Etsy shop, click on the picture to be taken there to view more images and have the opportunity to adopt one of these cuties. Enjoy.

Catnip Snakes

I have been making catnip snakes recently. I draw with black Golden fluid acrylics onto bright colored fabrics, sew around the shape and then stuff with lots of fiberfill and catnip. My cats love their snake, they carry it around, kick it, rub their faces on it. Really cute. I keep meaning to document their snake follies but haven’t got around to it yet. I have been selling these snakes locally at the monthly White Rock Local Market. Last night I sold some at the 3rd Friday Art Crawl in the Dallas Arts District. One of my customers went home and captured her happy cat and his snake on video, and has allowed me to share her video with you. Enjoy, I surely do.

UPDATE: I’ve started selling my catnip snakes in my Etsy store if you’re interested in making your kitty very happy. Click here.

Fantastic Floral Crochet

I have a new crochet artist crush, Olga Krivenko. I have never seen such gorgeous work in thread. Her designs are spectacular and her stitches are amazing. I would love to own one of her works. You can purchase her work here in her Etsy shop. You can read all about her here at the My Picot club site. She also offers some Irish Crochet tutorials there. One of these days I’m gonna give this a try. One of these days…

Friday Night

Come down to the Dallas Arts District Friday night for a fun filled evening of food trucks, live music, museums open late and local art. I’ll have all my critter creations with me so you can get an early start on that holiday shopping. Hope to see your smiling faces there.