Still seats left in Photo for Knitters THIS WEEK at Hank of Yarn in Southaven MS - home turf of The Knit Girllls , doncha know- on Thursday eve April 12, and at YarnMart in Little Rock AR on Sunday April 15. Tempted? Or make it a weekend because...On a Craft Activism note, I'll be speaking and helping lead a yarnbombing at the Central Arkansas Library as part of the Arkansas Literary Festival on Saturday April 14th, at 11 (slideshow talk) and noon (hands on crafting). I am honored and quite amazed to be part of this. I can't wait to share what my book is about with the other truly literary authors on Friday at the cocktail reception and watch them struggle for composure. Ian Frazier, a writer I admire to bits, will be there. I wish I fit into the Tongue in Chic skirt from the book. That'd be just the thing. Or, at least a spectacle.
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I taught a new class, Photo Safari for Knitter/Crafters while in
California. It's street photography meets handcrafting. We
spend most of our time out & about. First, there are photographic
calisthenics to warm up. For example, above. Limited amount
of time, a limited space--in this case, the city block we were on- and
each person must shoot only versions of a single color. Bossy, yes?
I've got a ton of these visual squat-thrusts. They break you out of your
box a little before we move on to subjects like FO's in the streets and
posing and action and choosing dfferent backgrounds....
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| Celeste Varner, Loop & Leaf owner, designer/author & knitter extraordinaire with her beaded Girasole. |
