AI and Art: What Do We Have to Gain? What Do We Have to Lose?
AI is here to stay, whether you are happy about this or not. So many voices are telling us that we need to stay relevant. We need to be up…
Artist’s Life
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Calming the Mind with Craft
Have you ever found yourself sitting down to do some knitting, crochet, or any of your favorite hobbies, and the hours just seem to slip away? Something interrupts you, or…
Your Brain on ART!
Have you ever picked up a craft like knitting, doodling, drawing, or baking bread and find that you lose track of time? You intended to sit down for just a…
The Essential Art of Dabbling as an Artist
Like many, my journey into the world of fiber arts was passed on to me by my grandmother. She taught me to crochet before I started school. At age eight, I learned to knit as my first 4-H project. It did not take me long to learn that fiber arts were like those mystery chocolates we used to get for Valentine’s Day. You just had to keep trying one after another, with each one more delectable than the last. Now, 35 years later, I have an impressive list of different techniques in many mediums, most of which I learned by dabbling…..and there is nothing wrong with that. I still like to dabble, only now it is with purpose, and I think it has made me better as an artist.