Wednesday, September 13, 2023

An Oasis at The Institute Library


So thrilled to have my installation work in this spectacular show, now at The Institute Library Gallery in New Haven, Connecticut.

For this show, called Oasis, I created a piece titled, Luminous Effulgence:  Seaside.  My intent was to conjure warm ocean ocean breezes for meditative contemplation.  The circular forms overlap to manipulate light and shadow, relying on gravity to create tension to hold the work in place.  Each hanging form is made of a combination of man made (nylon) and natural (rocks scavenged from the Long Island Sound in Connecticut).

It's a pleasure to show this work along with so many other talented artists!  You can see my work in the background of this photo, featured in the New Haven Independent, along with work by John Hatch titled Tea Time with Marcel DuChamp.

 
For a review of the show (in the New Haven Independent by Brian Slattery), click HERE.  You can see my piece in the background of the first photo (also below). 
 
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Thursday, June 22, 2023

Save the Date! Erector Square Open Studios 2023

The View from my Erector Square Studio
Hello!  I'm excited to be sharing information about Erector Square Open Studios 2023!  See below for details -

Erector Square
Open Studios 2023

Event Information

Open Studios is an event where all the studios in Erector Square open their doors to the public.  You can visit artists’ studios, meet the artists, see works in progress and purchase artwork.  The event is free.

When: October 21 & 22, 2023, 12pm – 5pm

Where: Erector Square, 315 Peck Street, New Haven, CT

Exhibiting Studios

More studio listings coming soon...

Make sure you save the date!   

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Saturday, May 27, 2023

Recycle 2023 at Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition

***UPDATE:  Click HERE to view a fun 3-D Tour of the show!!!  You can see my piece in the first frame.

I'm so happy to be showing work again in Brooklyn!  This show highlights artwork created in the re-use genre, and it was a thrill for my Plastic Yarn (plarn) Picnic Blanket to be chosen for exhibition.  More than 700 artworks were submitted for consideration, with just over 100 selected to be included in the show.

Plastic Yarn Picnic Blanket, 2023

I attended the opening for the show.  It was a blast to be a part of it all.  Such a cool vibe in an amazing historic warehouse on the waterfront in Red Hook Brooklyn.  Here are some pictures from the show opening:


 

The Brooklyn Paper reviewed the show and you can read it HERE.

Screen Shot of my piece, from Fox 5 video (link below)

The show was also featured on Fox 5 New York and you can watch the video HERE.  You can see my piece at 1 minute 42 seconds through 1 minute 44 seconds (about two-thirds of the way through).  

And as a final note, the entire show is featured on Artsy, a New York City-based online art brokerage.  You can click HERE to see all of the works.  

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Thursday, March 30, 2023

Not Just another Tom, Dick or Harry Tie Granny Square Pattern!

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For those of you clicking through from my Instagram account, I'm glad you are here!

Here is pattern for Tom's Granny Square Tie.  If you make it, please tag me on Instagram @marshamakes.  I'd love to see it!


The Original TOM Afghan Tie Pattern 

From Discover the Excitement of Hairpin Lace Book 1760, c. 1960

Materials required:

SUSAN BATES®

or

MARCIA LYNN®

Crochet Hook D or 3

Lightweight sport yarn—

2 oz. Main Color

1 oz. each Colors A & B

½ yd. lightweight lining material if desired.

GAUGE: Each motif measures 3 in. square

6 sc = 1 inch

6 rows = 1 inch

MOTIF

With first color, chain 5, join with slip stitch to form ring.

ROUND 1: Ch 3 (to count as 1 dc throughout), work 2 dc in ring, ch 2 (for corner space), * work 3 dc in ring (shell made), ch 2, repeat from * twice, join in top of ch 3. Fasten off.

Each round is worked from the right side—DO NOT TURN.

ROUND 2: With second color, make a loop on hook, sl st in any ch-2 space, ch 3, 2 dc in same space, ch 2 (for corner), work a shell in same space, ch 1, * work a shell, ch 2, a shell in next ch-2 space, ch 1, repeat from * twice; join in top of ch 3. Fasten off.

ROUND 3: With first color, make a loop on hook, sl st in any corner ch-2 space, ch 3, 2 dc in same space, ch 2 (for corner), work a shell in same space, ch 1, * skip next shell, work a shell in next space, ch 1, skip next shell, work a shell, ch 2, a shell in next corner, ch 1, repeat from * around; join in top of ch 3. Fasten off.

ROUND 4: With main color, make a loop on hook, sl st in any corner ch-2 space, ch 3, 2 dc in same space, ch 2, work a shell in same space, ch 1, * skip next shell, work a shell in next space, ch 1, skip next shell, work a shell in next space, ch 1, skip next shell, work a shell, ch 2, a shell in same corner space, ch 1, repeat from * twice, ch 1, shell in next space, ch 1, join in top of ch 3. Fasten off.

Make 4 motifs. Sew together to form strip, sewing through back loop only. Attach yarn just before corner on top edge, ch 1, work 1 sc in each st around strip, and 3 sc in each corner st. Join with a slip st. Ch 1, work a second row of sc around, stitch for stitch, and 3 sc in each corner st. Join with a slip st. Fasten off.

Join yarn at corner and work 19 sc across top edge of tie. Place marker at end of row. This will bring work to opposite corner, ch 1, turn. The remainder of tie is worked back and forth in single crochet.

Next Row: Sc in each st across, ch 1, turn. Continue in this manner for 4½ inches from marker.

Decrease Row: * Pick up a loop in first st, pick up a loop in second st, y o hook and pull through all 3 loops (1 decrease made). Work to last 2 sts and repeat the decrease, ch 1, turn. Work 1 row even.

Repeat last 2 rows 4 times (9 sts).

Work even on 9 sts until tie measures 52″ or desired length.

Line if desired same as ascot, being sure to cut lining on the bias.

**Pattern accessed through Project Gutenberg 

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