We have a wasp problem, and don’t want to use pesticides to kill them. Well, actually, we don’t really even want to kill the rotten little beasties…. they are part of the grand plan of nature, after all. We just don’t want the little stinkers to set up shop around our house, barn, hayshed, tool shed, garage or the farm machines. Is that too much to ask? LOL!
So, I designed a pattern for a fake wasp nest to trick them into to bugging off somewhere else.
So far, the crocheted wasp nests seem to be working! The deck has been wonderfully …read more

This EXCELLENT tutorial on sculptural crochet was listed on one of the email lists I am on. It’s superb!
Sculptural Crochet Tutorial 

My friend Bonnie, sent me a link to the site of an extraordinary artist Joana Vasconcelos. 
Her work reminds me of the art nouveau decoration and sculpture of Antoni Gaudi in Barcelona. Her website is animated and a sensory feast.

I am so pleased! I have just learned what workshops I will be teaching
at the Knit and Crochet Show in Portland, Oregon in Sept of 2008.
I’ll be teaching:

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  Sept 11 @ 2 pm – Butterfly Shawl pin

Sept 13 @ 9 am – Building Butterflies: How to make one of a kind
butterflies with crochet, knitting, etc

 
  Sept 14 @ 9 am – Sculptural Crochet Boxes Baskets and Bowls
You can see the pics and full descriptions that go with the workshops by clicking on my website: workshops
For information about the Knit and crochet conference go to:
The Knit and Crochet website
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Ming Yi Sung’s sculptural crochet is truly wonderful.
You HAVE to go see her Fish out of water! 

Ming Yi Sung is a fiber artist who has a wonderfully offbeat sense of humor. She did a very whimsical outdoor crocheted sculpture of a life size woman engaged in a mealtime battle with a reluctant chicken.
She posted a series of photographs of the installation and unveiling of the piece, and then…. oh no!
The chicken went missing….
Here’s the link: Chicken tale