New Knitting Session at Guilford Art Center

I'm jazzed to be teaching a class for new knitters at Guilford Art Center in 2021!  The class will focus on reviewing basic knit techniques - cast on, knit stitch, purl stitch, bind off - and provide friendly encouragement, especially to knitters who have not practiced their craft in a while.  The class will be held over 6 sessions and will be in person at the art center - which means all COVID safety protocols will be strictly followed.  

As I was looking through my photo archives for some knit inspiration, I came across a few projects I worked on some years ago.  Below is a snapshot of a pair of wrist warmers I made as a gift.  The pattern came from a book I absolutely adore, called Learn to Knit, Love to Knit by Anna Wilkinson.  This beautifully-photographed book comes with all sorts of colorful and interesting patterns to try.  Once my knitting class starts, I know I'll be inspired to try a few more patterns from the book.  For anyone looking to stretch their beginner skills, I highly recommend this book!

Wristwarmers from Learn to Knit, Love to Knit

The book!

Here is the link to my knitting class at Guilford Art Center - be sure to check it out.  Nice and Easy Knitting at Guilford Art Center

And as always - thanks for reading my blog entry today. 

USPS Art Project at ECOCA

Over the summer, I collaborated with my friend Janet Warner for the USPS Art Project, hosted by Ely Center of Contemporary Art (ECOCA) in New Haven, Connecticut.  This project was started by artist Christina Massey as a call to action to support the United States Postal Service (USPS) during the COVID-19 crisis.  

Here's how it worked - Each artist began an artwork for their collaboration partners to finish, sending them to each other by mail.  It was designed to help artists feel connected while practicing social distancing, while at the same time, helping to support the financially struggling USPS.  The project was free and open for all to participate.  

Janet and I created an 18" x 23" linen tapestry with hand-sewn and embroidered elements in earth-tone hues.  We named it Lateral Inhibitions.  

The show was huge - over 330 collaborative works from across the country.  And to pull off an on-site exhibit during this pandemic was truly amazing.  Thank you to all the organizers - including Margaret Roleke and Maxim Schmidt - who made this show happen! 

 

Exhibition View - Lateral Inhibitions

You can see the entire exhibition list here - USPS Art Project Exhibition List.  If you scroll down to pages 29 and 30 you can see the gallery room as well as connect (through a link) to a detail view of the piece on Instagram.  Totally worth it to take a few minutes to check out all of the great work in this show!  

You can also see a totally cool virtual tour here - USPS Art Project Virtual Tour.  

Follow UP : Virtual Sessions

Hello Dear Readers!

Wow -  Like, where did the month of October go?!  Seriously.  

September was a wonderful month filled with virtual sessions I developed exclusively for Guilford Free Library in Guilford, Connecticut.  

The sessions included Guatemalan Worry Dolls, Macrame Color-Block Necklaces, and Magical Mobiles (with bonus finger knitting lesson) - SO much fun and they generated great interest and enthusiasm among the local tween set.  Thank you, GFL, for inviting me to do these workshops for kids!

Magical Mobile Assembly

Finger Knitting Demonstration

Proud Workshop Participant!

Stay tuned for more!