Tag Archives: creativity

“Round & Round” WSGAS Print Exchange: Taijitu du Manège, State

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Rebecca Fox

This is the First State of my woodcut from my previous post.  It’s printed on Masa with Akua Intaglio ink.  I’m used to traditional ink that I make myself using dry pigment and plate oil.  The viscosity of the Akua is … Continue reading →

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The French-Canadian Fur-Trapper Wizard Coat

Posted on February 23, 2013 by Rebecca Fox

This is my first attempt at creating a coat out of felted, reconstructed wool sweaters.  It was also one of my first serger creations.  Who but me would go from scarves directly to the challenge of a giant, sweater coat? … Continue reading →

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The Sweetheart Sweater

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Rebecca Fox

Remember the post about laundry on the line in winter?  This is the sweater I reconstructed for my sweetheart as a Valentine’s Day gift using recycled wool sweaters.  He’s been gifting me wool sweaters whenever he finds them.  He’d given … Continue reading →

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For the Love of Chai

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Rebecca Fox

CHAI TEA RECIPE I find that ready-made chai tea is too light on spices for my tastes so I developed my own blend from spices I had on-hand.  Feel free to experiment with combinations. INGREDIENTS: 9T Black Tea 1t Vanilla … Continue reading →

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Blue Balls: Christmas Gift-making Craze Revisited

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Rebecca Fox

    In December, my sweetheart, hoping that I’d find a good use for it, gave me a favored blue sweater that, sadly, clothes moths had ruined.  What to do, what to do with an old, moth-eaten sweater and a scrap wool … Continue reading →

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Can I Have a “Changelujah!!”?

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Rebecca Fox

WHAT WOULD JESUS BUY?  Reverend Billy has shared his movie about the SHOPOCALYPSE.  “Here in the high holy days of our theological year”, Lisa and I thought we would share too.  So click the link above to watch the movie … Continue reading →

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The Masquerade Ball

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Rebecca Fox

As we move into the darker, colder seasons I’m able to focus more on indoor art projects.  NMC Dance Club’s Masquerade Ball gave me the perfect opportunity to reawaken my visual-arts chops.  The base of the mask is papier mache … Continue reading →

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If you have an idea in the forest…

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Lisa Yarost

There is a clever little quilt technique and pattern that I’m seeing everywhere right now. It’s becoming a little bit of a fad, and it may actually be something new. And you know what? Every time I see it, it … Continue reading →

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Improvisational Catification

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Rebecca Fox

Wild-eyed run.  Seeds strewn. An Improvisational Catification.

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Single

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Lisa Yarost

This piece is called “Single”. For some reason, though, my personal name for it is “Wish in One Hand,” as in “Wish in one hand, poop in the other and see which one fills up first.” I do love this … Continue reading →

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