Thursday, August 13, 2009

Yarn Bombing Book and Oh Deary Me

The Art of Crochet and Knit Graffiti
by Mandy Moore and Leanne Prain

Arsenal Pulp Press

The book is heeeeeeeeeeeeeeere and if you look at my side bar you will see a widget with a wee slide show that includes the jafagirls 'knit fairy" on Dayton Street in Yellow Springs, woo hoo. I can't even list all the fabu yarny contributers, but their work with knock your woolly socks off.
Check out what the New Yorker had to say

Life Drawing
The Oh Deary Me part
It's been about 3 years too long since I did any nude figure drawing and eek! am I out of practice. It was GREAT to actually have a model available in town and much thanks to a friend for setting it up.

25 minute pose

I struggled with one leg being too thin and the other being thicker and the proportions of the legs in relation to each other. I was aiming for simple lines that suggested the form and gentle modeling.With life drawing you can't draw what you think you see, what you perceive as a body, you have to really SEE and that takes practice, practice and more practice.
5 Skills of Observation