Saturday, March 14, 2009

What a Trifle

I hung an early sample of the dickie bird on "gulch gal" on Dayton Street for Free Art Friday

And Made a Spooky Trifle for a Dinner Party
Death by Chocolate and it is unfortunate that the sweetness did not sweeten the tongue of one of the guests. Yes folks an art work will result lol! Can you guess?


Radical Crafts
I am doing research on radical crafts for the exhibit our committee (I am part of the Arts Council Art Space Team ) is planning in the fall. I couldn't really find a definition online for Radical Crafts, but it means any craft that is changed or used differently from the accepted or traditional forms.
Felt

I think most people associate felt with felted wool/ crafts.
In doing a search online for felt art the results overwhelmingly point towards traditional crafts.
I did find one or two sites that showed a departure from the traditional.
I like this bacon of hate posted on The AntiCraft! site and this felt prick pin cushion is hilarious.
Here is a little HISTORY OF FELT

Crochet
I think this "Counterfeit Crochet Project" is just brilliant on several levels.

Cross Stitch & Sewing
Radical Cross Stitch Seriously Seditious Stitching
Deeply Superficial People

I suppose this is why knit graffiti/yarnbombing appeals to me in that it takes yarn and puts it into a new context. Is it really graffiti? No, not in the truest sense of the term, but a play on words and the concept.