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April 04, 2008
georgia museum of art. tonight, y'all.
Having the show installed has certainly not meant much of a break in activity for me. The very next day after that was done, it was off to Richmond, VA for the Southern Graphics Council conference. It was fun but I'm a little too tired and too behind in my work to talk about it now; you can see a set of photos here, but it's mostly stuff from around Richmond rather than actual conference stuff. I did a bit of stealthy sweater idea research at the registration desk:
I loved this sweater-vest-tunic; it looks like it would be easy to make something similar by just adapting the length of Grumperina's Picovoli pattern, with perhaps slightly less curvy waist shaping and an a-line to the hem. I'm going to make myself finish one thing in the pile first (Alice/Bridie, Straight Outta Brompton, or the half-finished skirt I haven't even shown y'all yet) and then start on this for summer.
One of the major highlights was on Thursday night, when Mildred walked up to me at one of the gallery openings and said, "hi, Jodi, I read your blog". I asked, which blog? and she said, both! I was beyond excited to find another crossover between my knitting and my printmaking worlds. Later in the week we remembered to take the obligatory photographic proof for the blog:
What I've been working on since I got back:
Spinning prints, knitting a little wrap to wear to tonight's opening reception. TONIGHT'S! Opening reception! Can you believe it? After tonight, it's really going to feel like my time here is over (except for the one more month of work part, but the light at the end of the tunnel is so brignt now that it'll fly by like nothing). So, for anyone remotely close to Athens GA, y'all should come on over to the Georgia Museum of Art tonight at seven. We've got the best caterer in town, and the best MFA show in years. I just have to hem my dress, put a button on my little wrap and get a haircut and I am ready to graduate.
Also at SGC (my mind's all over the place today, can you tell?) I had a chance to hang out a bit with one of our new incoming grads for next fall, Janie Askew. This is the worst part about graduating and going home: seeing these talented and fun new grads coming in that I won't be here to work with (and seeing the School of Art move into a brand new facility whose construction has hung over our heads since we got here and we're leaving just at the right time not to get to enjoy it). I'm trading a print to Janey for this awesome drawing:
Posted by jodi at April 4, 2008 09:02 AM | categories: art stuff : school : sticks and string
Comments
Good luck tonight, lady! Have fun! All the hard stuff is done. Now you can enjoy it!
Wish me luck in making my deadlines. They're all coming up next week and I'm starting to freak out a bit.
Posted by: nipper jenn at April 4, 2008 10:39 AM
I freakin' love this blog.
Posted by: NWJR at April 4, 2008 12:12 PM
Have a great time; it's hard to believe, after watching the dresses one after the other, that it's really over - I'll miss them.
Posted by: Donna at April 4, 2008 02:27 PM
Dude, you are getting spammed something fierce. Can't wait to see you and the exhibition tonight!
Posted by: Carrie at April 4, 2008 02:53 PM
hey jodi,
see my response to your muffin question back in my comments.
xoj
Posted by: jae at April 4, 2008 03:21 PM
Congratulations! And I'm sorry to miss the show tonight. T has a wee case of the barfies, so I'm sticking around here. Enjoy yourself; you've earned it! xo MJ
Posted by: MJ at April 4, 2008 07:06 PM
Hey Jodi,
Hope you have a GREAT time tonight! Wish we could be there...
(and what's with all the weird comments in here? sheesh!)
Posted by: Mary at April 4, 2008 09:57 PM
Hey little girl. Congratulations. My thoughts and love are with you. you're my idol (American)
Posted by: mom at April 5, 2008 11:32 AM
Hey, I'm a thousand miles away from Georgia, but if I were there I would walk up to you and tell you that I read both your blogs as well. I was excited to find a printmaking knitter in the blogosphere, and following your adventures has inspired me to keep dragging 30+ pounds of copper plates from studio to studio for the last 8 years, even though I don't have anyway of printing them at the moment. You've also inspired me to think about printmaking AND fiber arts as opposed to printmaking OR fiberarts. So good on ya girl, and congrats on completion of your mega project, what an amazing body of work to have under your...dress. Sorry I'll miss the opening, take lots of pictures.
Posted by: Ragnar at April 5, 2008 02:26 PM
Congrats, woman. Have fun tonight!
Posted by: TheAmpuT at April 5, 2008 11:26 PM