by Carlyn Yandle | Jan 10, 2013 | Art School, Collage, Found Objects, Ideas, Project, Sculpture
My New Year’s resolution this year is D&D: Divest and Dance.The idea is that if I clear some space by divesting myself of my art stuff I’ll have more room to dance. Or maybe it was: I’ll be doing a happy dance if I can get rid of some of that stuff. I don’t...
by Carlyn Yandle | Sep 28, 2012 | Art, Design, Found Objects, Industrial Design, Innovation, Production, Surrealism, Use Object
I love that emotional collision that happens when faced with a great artwork.It’s that attraction-repulsion thing that sort of mutes the rest of the world for a moment while the ol’ brain tries to make sense of what the heart knows: this is really...
by Carlyn Yandle | Jul 18, 2012 | Additive, Art, Assemblage, Collaboration, Collage, Failure, Found Objects, Painting, Pattern, Process, Project
You’d think the biggest challenge of artists is deciding what to make. But every artist I know is challenged by deciding what not to make. There are so many competing pursuits that tend to be part of the lives of creative types: gardening, music, cooking,...
by Carlyn Yandle | Jun 26, 2012 | Art, Collaboration, Craft, Crafts, Fabric, Fiber, Fibre, Found Objects, Handwork, Installation, Knotting, Macrame, Maker, Net, Network, Process, Project, Public Art, Sculpture, Textile
Artist friend and Maker Faire participant Rachael Ashe In his speech to graduates of Toronto’s York University this month, one of my favourite journalists, CBC Radio’s Michael Enright, advised the next working generation to “learn how to fix something. Or make...
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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