by Carlyn Yandle | Dec 7, 2012 | Craft Blogs, Crafts, Crochet, Use Objects, Wool
It’s the most wonder-what-to-make time of the year — or used to be, for me. It was all tra-la-la-la-la and glue-guns and glitter puff paint back when I had the 9-5 office job. Messing with sparkle and colour was just the thing for fending off the stress of the...
by Carlyn Yandle | Nov 16, 2012 | Conceptual Art, Craft, Crochet, Doilies, Fabric, Fiber, Fibre, Garment, Handwork, Innovation, Inspiration, Knitting, Knotting, Textile, Wool
I needed to shed my years of sewing and knitting and general crafting so I went to art school. No more crochet hooks and embroidery hoops; I wanted to do Real Important Art.But it was only after I could finally separate out all the crocheted pot-holders and felted...
by Carlyn Yandle | Oct 26, 2012 | Art, Commission, Craft, Crochet, Design, Installation, Pattern, Public Art, Sculpture
It’s a tricky business, doing a public-art commission for a private corporation, especially when there are big strings attached to the cash: the thing has to salute the business itself.The really tricky part is creating something that doesn’t pander to the...
by Carlyn Yandle | Apr 12, 2011 | Assemblage, Colour, Crochet, Dance, Doilies, Fabric, Found Objects, Nick Cave, Performance, Textile
American fabric sculptor/performance artist Nick Cave parties with decor and the domestic to create his Soundsuits. I’m fairly new at this. Not the writing part; I’ve been doing that for quite a while. It’s this big scary exploration also known as...
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