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crocheted rocking chair by carol shaw, circa early 70s

to give you an idea of the scale of this piece that's a volkswagen hood under all that yarn. (images from beyond weaving by marcia chamberlin and candace crockett, published by watson-guptill, 1...

2 days ago

conceptual weaving by christine oatman, del mar, california, august 1970

i studied surface design at san diego state in the 1980s. at the time i did not share the sensibilites of my instructors - which is something i now regret because i think i could have gotten much mor...

5 days ago

laurel burch, san francisco, early 70s

when i was in high school laurel burch was a big deal. her artwork was featured on stuff like tote bags and cloisonne jewelry. i was not really a fan of hers (just was not my thing) but i did recieve...

22 may 12

macrame park, bolinas, california, early 70s

we are adding on to our house so it's currently a big disorganized mess with the majority of my stuff packed away in boxes. this in part should explain my sporadic blogging as of late. i can...

17 may 12

crafting modernism endpapers

i love the use of covers from exhibition catalogs (that were produced over the years by the museum of contemporary crafts and/or the american craftsman's council) for the endpapers of the catalo...

06 may 12 1 person likes this

vintage inspiration: else regensteiners warp sequences, 1970

my weaving teacher always has a great big pile of amazing books and magazines for all of us student to look through. she recently re-acquired the art of weaving by else regensteiner. she said that it...

26 apr 12

business inspiration: natalie chanin (+ interview)

these close ups of some pretty amazing stitching details are from from natalie chanin's new book alabama studio sewing + design. natalie goes into great detail into the techniques and materials ...

21 apr 12

inspiration: anni albers necklaces, 1940

anni albers is probably best know for her weaving and often experimented using materials not commonly associated with weaving. her jewelry is no exception. during WWII supplies were very hard to find...

15 apr 12 1 person likes this

so exicited to be teaching workshops @ crafting community

i love this event and am so exited to be a part of it!

02 apr 12

my house in anthology magazine sneak peek

as i have mentioned time and time again i love magazines - especially ones where i can get a glimpse of what the inside of someone's home looks like. the past few years have been just so devasta...

28 feb 12 1 person likes this

claire zeislers coils, 1977 + 71

i think part of the reason i am attracted to fiber art from the 1970s (especially the work of sheila hicks and claire zeisler) is it's grand scale. here you see a couple of detail shots of piece...

23 feb 12

videos of erica wilsons PBS show posted on youtube and a much belated farewell and appreciation

i have been meaning to do this post for a couple of months now but for many reasons have just not been able to find the right words. i was completely devastated this past december when i learned ...

16 feb 12 1 person likes this

more love hours than can ever be repaid

have you ever looked at something and thought to yourself that the person who created it was saying something that you had always felt but you were never quite able to articulate? that's what i ...

06 feb 12 1 person likes this

vera: "textile designer for a sophisticated mass market", 1964

i have been on the lookout for copies of american fabrics magazine ever since i heard that sheila hicks was briefly their art director. american fabrics was a trade publication that featured new fabr...

30 jan 12 1 person likes this

celia birtwell fashion sketch, late 60s

for someone sho rarely wears anything with a print on it (with the exception of stripes) i'm sure you might find it strange that i'm actually quite obsessed with textile design. one of my a...

20 jan 12

dorothy liebes, 1966

you might have noticed that i don't post many black and white images. it's not that i have anything against black and white photography, it's just when it comes to 60s + 70s crafts +...

12 jan 12

im speaking @ the craftcation conference march 22 - 25

i'm very excited to announce that i'll be speaking at the upcoming craftcation conference. for more details (list of speakers, how to register, etc.) please visit the craftcation conference...

11 jan 12

upcoming events, a cute video and a little hiatus

my blog will be on hiatus for a little while. my life is kind of in a big frenzy at the moment (but in a good way). sort of like how you feel when you are opening up a surprise ball: you're ma...

11 nov 11 1 person likes this

its suddenly all about mary blair

today marks mary blair's 100th birthday. with all of the hoopla surrounding this special day i thought it might be a good time to reblog some images that i originally posted in 2006 and 2007. en...

22 oct 11 1 person likes this

keeping my eye on the prize

i have not been buying anything on ebay lately. but that has not stopped me from looking. it should not come as a surprise that gemma taccogna is one of my saved searches and that i always keep an ey...

15 oct 11

"the cathy of california guide" to pacific standard time: art in L.A. 1945-1980

When I looked at the listing for Pacific Standard Time my head started to spin. How could I possibly see everything? The truth of the matter is there is no way I will be able to. I gave the exhibi...

18 sep 11

london calling

i love the work of marcus oakley - especially his 3D stuff. for the show royal wedding de martin parr at le bon marche in paris marcus created objects that he "wanted to look like 1960's po...

06 sep 11 2 people like this

when sheila met florence

i don't know about you but i always totallly stress out over what to wear to a job interview. and since i freelance i meet with potential clients quite often. since i work in fashion it's a...

30 aug 11 1 person likes this

eszter haraszty - textile designer, stitcher, style icon and lover of poppies

in new york last june we also checked out the knoll textiles 1945 - 2010 show at the bard graduate center. i knew i was going to love it and was excited to see some of the work of eszter haraszty (pi...

24 aug 11 1 person likes this

so who wants to fly to paris with me?

when i saw this post the other day i know i had to learn more about the work of czech toy designer libuse niklova whose work is currently featured in a show at les arts decoratifs in paris. oh how i...

19 aug 11 1 person likes this

if you like sheila hicks....then you might also like claire zeisler

i had to do a double take when i saw this cover of craft horizons as i thought is was a close up of something sheila hicks made. but it's actually by claire zeisler who i have become a big fan o...

15 aug 11 1 person likes this

one thing leads to another

when in new york i also went to the sonia delaunay show at the cooper-hewitt (which by the way was just delightful). i always love the shows at the cooper-hewitt but my main motivation for going is t...

09 aug 11 1 person likes this

an early education in fashion: lucy + ethels burlap dresses

when i was in new york this past june i went to the alexander mc queen savage beauty show at the met. having taken the red eye we arrived at 5:30 am, dropped our bags off, grabbed some coffee and hea...

04 aug 11

antiques roadshow appraiser wearing an enid collins papier mache brooch

everyone is talking about the record breaking $1,000,000 cups recently brought to the antiques roadshow. but if you ask me i think the really big antiques roadshow news is what the appraiser was wear...

27 jul 11

$164.50 for a cardboard cat? well ill be darned

of course i tried to bid. i really wanted this little guy. #1 because it was designed by gemma taccogna (as you might know gemma is one of my idols) and #2 it really looks like something i would have...

25 jul 11 1 person likes this

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