Monster

Created a component monster...all pieces separate, using ribbons to tie together however one wants. Experimented with spray adhesive and ceiling glitter (retro), and may perhaps adorn the tree here. Took pictures without his sparky eyes/fangs/horns (they are interchangeable), because "plain" is version too. Monster is a bit floppy, but I like him.

Have idea to create tinker toy type set using soft components.

Extra Circular Project

Boards made for raffle portion of next weekend's charity bike ride...thank you to all donors!

Arrangement of Bird Elements

Used yarn to create knotless net over bird pieces I had sewn. The idea of a bird in net came sideways, but can be interpreted as having freedom diminished -- which was a topic on my mind when I started knotless netting. The thought of being encumbered by something that one doesn't really want to do/be influenced by dovetailed (pun intended) into a bird being caught in a net.

The bird figure itself arose from the pervasiveness of birds in craft work. Seems that a bird is almost the poster image of craft nowadays, reminding me of painting eras of still life fruit, sailing ships on vast oceans, and portraits. So, I sketched a bird that likely couldn't fly (body too big for wings), translated into cloth, and used hooks on the elements (tail, wings, head) so that one could arrange the pieces any way they desired...to create a bird they envision with the elements provided.

Copper Basket -- Knotless Netting

Tried technique of knotless netting with copper wire to fashion this basket.

Web of Lies

Playing with knotless netting. Can't say that it is my favorite thing to do, lots of strings that fall back on each other...keeping the tension even has proved challenging. I was kind of forced into knotless netting via an assignment, and that made me not the happiest I have ever been -- which made me start thinking of one's heart being in a noose (a future piece?!)...your "love" is restrained, as I couldn't do what I wanted. That made me think of things that weren't very pleasant, and combining that way of thinking with of what the knotless netting looked like itself, I came up with the concept of "A Web of Lies."

Thought of some lies, typed them up, printed them on cloth, then wove them into the net. Netted it around a piece of plexiglass, mainly because I liked the color, not because I think it is the best for getting the "web" part across. I was going to make the netting itself out of the printed lies, and attach it to various plexi thin rods, so it looked like a "spider web" but that would have required a bit more work than I was game to do on this for now....though I may do it in the future. A companion piece to this will be "A Den of Thieves."