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The texture and color palettes are really inspiring. Such beautiful work. Kudos @liza-smirnova!
incredible, as always.
Japanese Chrysanthemum in Blue by Rowan Fabrics
Cruelty-Free Knit Anatomical Dissection Kits by Emily Stoneking
Vermont-based artist Emily Stoneking runs a quirky, knitting-scientific based boutique called aKNITomy. Stoneking transforms strings of yarn into live-dissections pinned to a tray or wooden frames. They document the anatomical details of rats, frogs, people, and other creatures. Their tiny bodies have been open up for exhibition; each organ is playfully crafted with different colors and different techniques have been applied to emulate their perceived texture and shape.
Although the whimsical creations are not completely, accurate, they originate from a place of imagination. Stoneking reveals: “I have no background in science, just a layman’s love of it.” Her first piece pays homage to her first real live dissection in her biology class: the knitted frog. Each kit holds a PDF knitting guide to make your own experiment at home.
Since 2011, the artist has worked on her craft. Her designs are a means to support her as a part-time student and develop her passion. You can find her entire collection in her Etsy shop.
(Source: culturenlifestyle.com)
An old man and an old tradition of Kermani handwoven carpets. The weaver told me that he saved his best and most intricate carpets for his home.
SHAH in Kerman, Iran. Nov 2015. http://on.fb.me/1VpiNQA
The crazy looking Valais Blacknose Sheep from Switzerland
Amy Meissner, Reliquary series, work in progress. From the post Strange Beauty, www.amymeissner.com/blog/strange-beauty Shisha/shisheh embroidery
Current progress on the first drawing of 2016. Never spent time drawing animals in detail, but I’m starting to really love it.
Prismacolor Premier-Verithin-Polychromos pencils, white paint, “Kraftstax” toned paper.
For today’s Feminist Fiber Artist of the Day we are focusing on the work of Sarah K. Benning. We displayed 9 of her succulent embroideries at our first exhibit stop at Aeronaut Brewing Co this past August (shown on display in the first photo of this post). All photos in this post by Katie Mack Photography.
You can check out more Sarah’s work on etsy and instagram!
