Bits & Pieces
• I’ve completed two more Roktho inspired Plant Pockets. On the left, Black on Grey, 1970. Half black and half grey? That was almost a gimme. Blackish Green Tone on Blue, 1957 (the link is a crappy reproduction, but will give you an idea) was a wee bit more difficult. I’m still trying to figure out how to render the image. Do I want to try and include the top bottom and sides of the painting, or simply reduce it to the bars of colour? On the right, you can see that I included the blue surround of the painting in the ties and stitches. While it might be somewhat more “correct”, it just looks messy to me. As with the pocket creation itself, I’ll work through a few more versions until I settle on what pleases me the most. It will be interesting to see how they all look when planted. I should find a place to hang them with small gallery information tags.
• Tonight’s the last of three crochet classes at Imagiknit in the Castro. While YouTube videos have been fabulous in filling in missing bits for my knitting, I couldn’t get the hang of crochet. I was somewhat worried that my left-handedness would prove to be my undoing, but the small class size and Judy, our fabulous instructor, has made the experience both rewarding and enjoyable. We’re making granny squares tonight, so please prepare yourself for granny squared round rocks at some point in the not too distant future.
• Derek and I published our Plant Pillow instructions over on Instructables and they were a featured project yesterday. Woot!
• I contributed to the Jocyln Museum’s Yarn Bomb Family Fun day. If I’m not mistaken, that’s my pink bit (herm, that doesn’t sound right) in the 2nd photo top left in the middle of the tree. I’m somewhat disappointed with the number of photos shared of the event, not to mention the fact that I’m linking to FB. I’d love to see more. People, document your events profusely and then over share (esp. if you’re asking for contributions). Everyone will want to see theirs.
