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En Plein Air Report and Night Sky Project Progress
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The week nearly got away from me again, but I caught it by the tail end! Last weekend's en plein air event was an adventure and a half. You can read more about it here if you'd like more details (and to see all my pictures), but here it is in a nutshell: got lost in the toolies of Callaway Gardens and was late to get started, but was inspired enough by the sunflowers in Cason's Garden to power through my spinning and finish this cute little piece on time: Ta da! It was a LONG day, but I am now battle tested, ha ha! So I'm considering doing another plein air event next weekend - IF I can get permission and registered for it. We'll see. I think I might prefer just going to some scenic spot and spinning in public without the added stress of the structured event, but it was also kind of a fun challenge! What do you think? Would you make performance art out of your crocheting?? 😆 Since I last wrote to you, I also got started on my spinning for the new Night Sky inspired project and should be ready to start crocheting soon, yay! Here are a few photos from the process so far: Fiber prep (blending, making rolags), spinning AND plying all got done. And I've got well over 400 yards here, so that should be more than enough. (Maybe a bit too much more than enough, but we'll see how it goes.) I am really looking forward to seeing how it works up. And also hoping it looks as cool in reality as it does in my imagination! Wish me luck!! All right, I'm keeping this short because we have a swim meet starting soon and then, of course, I'll be donning the Cookie Monster onesie again tonight for the trick-or-treators in our neighborhood. Cheers! -Connie P.S. For those of you who have been waiting with bated breath to see me dressed up all in blue, here you go! 😘 |
CrochEt Cetera by Connie Lee
Seeker of beauty and joy in the cracks of mundanity, inviting you along for adventures through texture and color!
Last week got away from me before I had the time to sit down and write to you, so here it is nearly the end of October already somehow! Tonight I'm dressing up as Cookie Monster, lol, and manning our cookie themed Bronco for Trunk-or-Treat. Wish me luck? I've wrapped up a couple projects lately, namely the project for PieceWork magazine, which I mailed out last week and finalized the writing for yesterday. So that felt good to complete! I also finally got one of my last fiber artworks spun...
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