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CraftSanity Podcast Episode 206: The story behind Melodee Jackson’s impressive ceramic 2017 ArtPrize entry

by jennifer September 30, 2017

by jennifer September 30, 2017

“Early January on the Pearl Street Bridge” is the name of one of the most intricate entries in ArtPrize 2017. The piece was…
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CraftSanity Podcast 167: Self-taught artist Erin Paisley discusses homemade mayonnaise, the compulsion to create and motherhood

by jennifer August 7, 2015

by jennifer August 7, 2015

This episode of the podcast was rather spontaneously recorded after I recovered from my second foot surgery and returned from the first-ever 10-day vacation that…

1 week ago by craftsanity Tonight’s sunset was a pretty good one. I want to weave it. : ) #sunset #colorsfoundinnature #clouds #beautifulsky #yellow #orange #blue #gray
5 days ago by craftsanity Last night I enjoyed my first dip in the high temp foot bath my husband gifted me last week in celebration of our 21st year of marriage. (He knows me and my foot issues well. Lol!) I soaked while reading “Anni Albers,” a most lovely book with an exposed binding and cheerful, yellow endpapers that documents the work of the textile designer, weaver, writer and printmaker whose creative life spanned from 1899 to 1994. I like the fact that a few of our artistic titles overlap. I’m also very inspired by the fact that she started printmaking when she was
4 days ago by craftsanity This is a quick test weave on a new CraftSanity Tapestry Loom prototype. Loom testing is one of my favorite parts of my job. For this piece I challenged myself to use only yarn from one multicolored skein. I cut those skeins apart and roll the colors into balls so I have access to all my the colors. See the CraftSanity YouTube channel for a video about how I work with these multicolored skeins and yarn cakes. #craftsanitylooms #testweave #tapestry #tapestryweaving #weave #weavingloom #fiber #weaver #fiberart #weaving #weaversofinstagram #art
3 days ago by craftsanity I worked on another one of my test prints of the first CraftSanity Embroidery Sampler while I mulled over the best way to reorganize my entire house. It’s such a daunting task, but I know I will love the results - especially improved work flow in my studio. Now I just need to make it all happen. Heaven help me. P.S. Embroidery samplers 1, 2 and 3 are available in my shop. (Link in profile.)
1 day ago by craftsanity This was a pretty painless organizing project. This is my current embroidery thread palette. It was a mess, so I did something about it. Now on to the next mess... #embroiderythread #stitch #organize #embroidery #thread #color #craft #craftorganization #cleanup

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CraftSanity Podcast Episode 206: The story behind Melodee Jackson’s impressive ceramic 2017 ArtPrize entry

CraftSanity Podcast 167: Self-taught artist Erin Paisley discusses homemade mayonnaise, the compulsion to create and motherhood