Help Create the Yonkers American Yarn Flag
Join the Hudson River Museum and myself on Sunday, June 28th from 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM in Van Der Donck Park for a whirlwind morning yarn bomb!
Join the Hudson River Museum and myself on Sunday, June 28th from 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM in Van Der Donck Park for a whirlwind morning yarn bomb!
I’m at it again! Last summer, I lead a team to wrap Van Der Donck Park in yarn. This time I’m creating a giant tapestry to decorate the Garner Arts Center. Using bright colors and simple shapes, the tapestry will mark the entrance to the Garner Arts Festival next month. I am collecting: 4 inch wide
I too, am totally psyched for this announcement! I’m partnering with Curious on Hudson to teach fabric and yarn craft classes this fall. I’ll be walking you step-by-step through a range of projects, including arm-knitting, weaving, Kool-aid dying and more. These one-evening classes will provide you with the materials, the know-how and the
The fish are swimming at Van Der Donck Park! This is the second and final round of the Yonkers Yarn Bomb project with the Hudson River Museum. We installed them last Saturday with a team of volunteers.
Bike Rings at Sunset. Photo by Alison Mara of True North My awesome helpers and I have been busy knitting and crocheting for Round Two of the Yonkers Yarn Bomb. I’ve received some great coverage and even my first TV interview! The completed woven American flag. Photo by Sarah Divi.
For the past two months, I’ve been collaborating with the Hudson River Museum as their Teaching Artist in Residence. In addition to creating the curriculum for their Family Studio Projects and hosting a monthly Fiber Friends knitting group, I’ve been leading a summer long yarn bombing project. It’s been an
There’s a new show up at the Say What? Gallery! It’s based on this Ralph Waldo Emerson’s quote: “Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and leave a trail” These are the two new works that I hinted at in the last
After the installation of my knit maze at Say What? Gallery, I realized that I had a large picnic basket still packed full of unraveled sweaters and yarn scraps. By the next morning, I had tied most of the yarn bits together and rolled them into a ball and started
“We Should Have Just Let Go” is back up! It’s currently installed in the Say What? Gallery in Tannersville, NY. The opening was last night, and the current show, We Live in A Rainbow of Chaos, will be up through May 12th.
Yesterday, I was back in Tannersville, NY to install the great knit maze. Stay tuned for more progress shots. Update: The show is now up! See more pictures of “We Should Have Just Let Go”