One of the most challenging things about taking workshops and then going home is keeping that high level of creativity alive in my home studio. It's unusual to work surrounded by eight or nine other people, who chatter and react to each other's work. The spontaneous moments that happen around a project can lead me in one way or another, and the amount of information passed about in conversation is invaluable.
So here's a look at some of the things I made while I was there - immersed.
We learned how to knit without needles. Above, is a sample of heavy gauge wire, wrapped around a dowel and then looped by hand in the knit structure. Below I used medium gauge plastic coated wire for the first time to make a "something-er-other." Don't ask what it is because I don't know.
Then I used small gauge wire to make a knitted bracelet with beads. The possibilities are endless - no more "normal" knitting!
