Crochet, Felt, Beads & Knitting!!
Today we started looking at the crochet art of a variety of artists -- but some of the pieces were a little too twee & cutesy for our group. So Ruth suggested we look at the felt grocery store created by Lucy Sparrow. She creates superb representations of food & drink items, a whole freezer case and cola fridge! It's astounding. Ruth then suggested we look at Liza Lou's beaded kitchen and a beaded picnic area. Wow. Hundreds of thousands of beads woven, glued, positions to recreate her grandmother's kitchen with nods to feminist ideals & cliché version of the housewife's milieu. As she crafted this kitchen and added to it over the years, her political point of view became more prominent. The picnic area she created was also fantastic. At the very end, we looked at a knitting artist -- Luisa De Santi. Her knitting sculptures are vibrant & unique.
Here is a page of hundreds and hundreds of crocheted food and odd objects -- link --
KJCardigan arguably does the best ones we saw today -- link --
Kukuciacrafts, Rabbit Treats -- link -- be sure to click the arrow on the right of the image to see all the other veggies they made
Lucy Sparrow, Felt Corner Store & other work in an amazing Gallery -- link --
Lucy Sparrow, Felt Cola Machine / Display -- link -- click on the images on the right to see more
Liza Lou, Beaded Kitchen -- link --
Liza Lou, Beaded Kitchen close-ups -- link --
Luisa De Santi, Knitting & Stitching -- link --
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