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September 29, 2004
Learning how to use this stuff
Just like I thought, the way I managed to upload my image yesterday was not the easiest way; I figured out the easiest way today. Who knew that there were instructions right there.
Here's what I'm working on today:
I'm cutting out this linoleum block. Everything inside the black will be cut out, and not print; everything else, the black lines and the background, will be black. When printed, they will look like these.
This is part of an ongoing body of work that I will talk a lot about later. Today I don't have the time; I'm going to have this block ready to print by Friday morning.
Just to show that I have this images thing licked, here's another:
When I was first learning to knit fourteen years ago, the first thing I was taught how to knit was socks (by my art history teacher Marg Blackie—thanks Marg!). I made a lot of socks back then, but due to my slowness to figure out that you shouldn't put a dpn join right on the bottom of the foot, none of them have survived except for these ones. I hardly ever wear them, partly because they are made from sport weight cotton, not sock yarn, and thus have no stretch and have to be forced onto my feet, and partly because the colours are just so nasty. But today this colour combination thrills me for some reason, so I'm wearing them; the fact that I'm not planning to leave the house helps.
I stopped making socks when my Second Sock Syndrome became chronic. I figure no matter how many unfinished garments are lying around making me feel guilty or quietly taunting me from wherever it is they've been stuffed, it's more bearable than having one perfectly good, wearable sock sitting there and not being able to bring myself to knit a second.
See that African Violet in the background? This is the first time it has flowered since we moved to Windsor, 3 years ago. I had long ago forgotten what colour it was.
Posted by jodi at September 29, 2004 12:35 PM | categories: art stuff : projects
Comments
watashi-wa aigo-ga wakatima-sen. oops, I guess I do understand english, been here too long... Great site jodi I will be back, have you considered selling your knitting online? I would definately but some. Especially that awsome poncho! You could do something similar to that nice girl rebecca who sells "queenbee creations" through buyolympia.com. Which is where i got my wallet.
Posted by: caroline at October 1, 2004 12:20 AM