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Macramé of Hope – Hobby For A Cause
Macramé is a form of art that is well liked for its impeccable style that adds texture to any surface and gives an earthy vibe. It has been the rage among crafty people recently. Macramé is an art produced using knotting techniques. It became most popular during the Victorian era which majority of the houses were decorated with this Bohemian inspired masterpieces such as tablecloths, plant hangers, draperies, etc. Now macramé is making a huge comeback. As I got temporarily laid off from work due to COVID-19, I thought of a new hobby to keep me occupied. I could say that I’m not an arty person so I wanted to challenge myself by embarking in a hobby that would bring out my creativity. My friend and I were on a video call one morning when this art piece on her wall captured my attention. I was very pleased with how it looked and how it added dimension to her wall and the entire space itself. I suddenly got curious and asked her about it. She said the art piece was a macramé. Being a person who doesn’t do things on impulse, I researched on the financial implications of macramé making. I checked the cost of materials and the tools needed in making these knotted designs. After that, I looked for a store where I could get affordable, high quality materials and checked video tutorials on YouTube. Man, it was not easy. I did practice on small pieces of macramé such as earrings and keychains before I started my first major project. My first project cost me around $50 for a new pair of scissors, cord and dowel for mounting. I purchased the cord and dowel from Modern Macramé (www.modernmacrame.com).
By Jem Ricafort5 years ago in Humans
Renoir: Impressionism Master
Impressionism as a movement has imprinted itself in the pages of history not just in art-related fields but also imbibed in fashion and design. Impressionism was distinguished by petite, thin yet evident brushstrokes, trying to encapture the multiple ways in which light danced.
By Jessica Curry5 years ago in Humans
The Gift of Quilting
The Gift of Quilting Being raised in Pennsylvania Dutch country, I had always been in awe of the colorful quilts that hung on the carefully maintained farm wash-lines hung next to the dark colored garments worn by the Amish. The tourist shops, recognizing the value of these creations, placed a high price on the hand-made works of art. Some stores and auction houses required gloves to handle the quilts when examining the exact stiches and carefully mitered corners. Stories of quilting bees were fascinating but, not being Amish, I never attended such a gathering.
By Linda Massa5 years ago in Humans
Piecing Together A New World
Like a lot of us, all seven billion of us, I was looking for a fun hobby to fill my time during the first round of quarantine. The positive outlook I was trying to keep during those scary times actually had me excited to have the time to relax, and get back in touch with my creative side. After all, the long shifts as a chef and added commute in New York City did not leave me enough time for all the reading, painting, drawing, and writing that I wish I was able to do. So, I took advantage of the gift of time and I did a lot! Maybe, too much too soon? I wish someone would've told us an accurate timeline so I knew how to ration out all my activities! After a couple of weeks, I had done everything I could with my craft supplies, read all three of my books, and was back to square one when it came to entertainment. You're probably wondering about TV. Well, Netflix was always on in the background, so I'd deplete my creative and binge watching choices at the same time. I was desperately looking to try something new. I had put on Spotify radio, amusing myself with a hunt for new music. A song came up and I heard, "Run away, run away, can I bury my head, please? In a beach from your magazines that you toss on your floor." I don't know if it was the melody of the song, or the way the lyrics resonated with my situation and feelings at that moment, but it immediately became my favorite song and I played it on repeat for a month.
By Leslie Ramirez5 years ago in Humans
Story Bean Giant
The greatest gift to humanity is imagination. Something I could get lost in forever, but forever was not always a focus. You see, when I was younger, I was told to get my thoughts together to be an adult. Studying, getting good grades, and be gainfully employed so that I could teach another generation how to do the same thing. As the next generation came about in mid-2009, late 2011, and early 2014, I realized that I liked them just the way they were. I loved that their imagination was so contagious that it ignited my imagination.
By LATANYA N CHATFIELD5 years ago in Humans
A Famous Female Sculptor
After Barbara Hepworth Modernist Bronze Sculpture Barbara Hepworth studied sculpture at the Royal College of Art along with Henry Moore. In 1928, Hepworth and Moore, along with her friend and fellow artist Richard Bedford, became the leaders of this new method of direct carving sculpture. In 1932, she and her then-husband Ben Nicholson mounted a sculpture exhibition declaring their move to abstraction and joined the group, Abstraction-Création, and became the driving force behind constructivism. When World War II hit London, Hepworth escaped to St. Ives in Cornwall, but she worked to form an artist group that brought international recognition to St. Ives artists after the war. Hepworth exhibited extensively and was committed to producing many public works, including One Shape for the United Nations in 1964. Barbara Hepworth sculpture for sale are available online. Her work included smooth curves and a creative exploration of negative space.
By Jacob Walker5 years ago in Humans
summer
Grab a handful of dust and ink in spring and summer, spread a bunch of flowers and herbs to make notes, smoke Vitamin milli, move according to the wind, or slow or urgent, or walk or grass, calm and quiet, shallow summer is clear. The mountains and rivers under the pen are beautiful and beautiful; Bodhi in my heart is quiet and safe.
By Mel Shropshire5 years ago in Humans
To Make, To Change: The procession of slow craft
My Grandma was a Da Vinci of Home Ec and related arts. She cooked, she painted, she made porcelain dolls, she quilted, and she taught. I looked up to her immensely. I wanted to be able to do all the things she could do, and I wanted to have all the things that she had. An entire room for sewing, a cupboard full of paints, a house full of crafts and knick knacks and treasures; I felt like she had the resources and ability to create anything she wanted, and that thrilled me. Every summer she would get in the car and drive two hours to help my siblings and I create our own sewing projects. One of those summers, when I was nine or ten, I made my first quilt. A lap sized quilt that I dreamed up all by myself. I was so excited about it! I found some fabric that looked like a wooden fence and I had a vision! I was going to make a quilt with a dog in front of a fence that said “Who let the dogs out?” I loved making that quilt, choosing the accent fabrics, sitting beside my grandma learning how to topstitch around the letters I had painstakingly traced and cut out, and then finally, after grandma had left to go home, hand sewing the final side of the binding. At this point I had no understanding of the context behind the song. I thought it was actually about dogs, and that therefore my quilt was really quite clever.
By Kait Leininger5 years ago in Humans
Painter of Petulant Girls
Yoshitomo Nara, Knife Behind Back (2000). Image from Sotheby’s. Yoshitomo Nara never considered being a painter until he was 18 years of age. Indeed, even while considering workmanship in Germany, he was uncertain about picking painting as a vocation. It was not until 1993 that Nara began seeking after painting genuinely. Before long, he got his first task to create special banners for the Swedish film Lotta Leaves Home. During this time, the craftsman fostered his unmistakable style: childish compositions of creatures and kids. Obliged to American twee and Japanese kawaii, these works portray a scope of enthusiastic intricacies, from disobedience and protection from thought and quietness.
By Jacob Walker5 years ago in Humans
