by Carlyn Yandle | Mar 7, 2014 | Architecture, Art School, Business, Collaboration, Creative Process, Cultural Hub, Culture, Design, ECUAD, Emily Carr University, Exhibit, Expression, Gallery, Granville-island, Industrial Design, Industry, Innovation, Inspiration, Performance, Production, Sculpture, Social Engagement, Vancouver
Photo of ECUAD’s South Building by Stephen Hui/Georgia Straight When finally — yet suddenly — I graduated from Emily Carr University of Art and Design, I was done, done, done, exhausted after four intense years of input. Now I needed space for four more years of...
by Carlyn Yandle | Feb 28, 2014 | Architecture, Assemblage, Cluster, Colour, Creative Process, Design, Garden, Ideas, Industrial Design, Innovation, Inspiration, Installation, Joseph Beuys, Pattern, Production, Project, Public Art, Research, Sculpture, Social Engagement, Upcycling
My mind has been buzzing with thoughts of legendary environmentalist-artist Joseph Beuys as I’ve been hatching an idea for a public artwork that is not so much intrusive as inclusive, especially if you’re a native mason bee.It is the convergence of my love...
by Carlyn Yandle | Feb 21, 2014 | Blogs, Display, Exhibit, Fabricating, Fashion, Garment, Innovation, Inspiration, Installation, Project, Research, Textile
Everything I need to know I learn on blogs, at least when it comes to making stuff. Most recently, I needed to display a knitted artwork for an upcoming show this weekend but I did not want a big ol’ plastic men’s torso crowding up my studio so I googled...
by Carlyn Yandle | Jan 30, 2014 | Design, Fabric, Fabricating, Ideas, Innovation, Inspiration, Studio, Textile, Tools, Upcycling
The denim Dakota, from hedleyandbennett.com Most people will admit that their everyday clothes are a sort of uniform. We need to keep it pretty simple because we’re likely dressing in the dim of the still-dark morning when we’d rather spend those extra...
by Carlyn Yandle | Jan 16, 2014 | Art, Assemblage, Climate Change, Creative Process, Distracts, Doilies, Fabricating, Failure, Foraging, Found Objects, Globalization, Innovation, Inspiration, Painting, Production, Quilt, Raw Materials, Upcycling
Coming up with new ideas is not without its hazards. The world-renowned Noma restaurant is a case in point. Chef-patron Rene Redzepi uses what grows in the area, innovating astounding food creations famously foraged from the local land and sea. Sometimes the magic...
by Carlyn Yandle | Dec 20, 2013 | Architecture, Assemblage, Craft, Crafts, Creative Process, Crochet, Design, Fabricating, Handwork, Ideas, Innovation, Inspiration, Playing, Process, Research, Scale, Upcycling, Wool
The Crassmas season is one big distraction to me. But once I remind myself that a gift does not have to be a solution to someone’s problem but a simple, seasonal gesture, I embrace the chance to make, and make it merry.The place is a happy mess. Wool strands are...
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