If I can't be a dragon-whisperer, can I at least befriend a talking dog?
Confession time: I've always preferred knitting to crochet mainly because I think knitted projects just look better. Crochet can look cheesy, even tacky, to my eyes. Recently, I've started finding pictures of crocheted projects online that are stunning, even elegant, and I'm intrigued. I want to learn how to make some of these beautiful things.... Continue Reading →
A decade ago, I belonged to the Ithaca Doll Club. As a beginning doll-maker, I had lots to learn, and the other members suggested I start by following someone else's directions. I was really more interested in making soft sculpture animals than people, so it's no surprise that my first doll was half woman, half... Continue Reading →
I'm on vacation this week. Here's the story behind one my older soft sculptures, The Truth About Armadillos. I spent the springs of 2001 and 2002 in Killeen, Texas doing field work for Cornell University's Bioacoustics Research Program. While I was there to remotely record birds, I was on the watch for wildlife of any... Continue Reading →
Today's finished project seems like a bit of a cheat because this is not a UFO that's been lying around for months or years, but a project I started and finished in just five days. In my search for my next creative outlet, I picked up Hansi Singh's Amigurumi Knits: Patterns for 20 Cute Mini... Continue Reading →
Back in November, I wrote a story that included a prince cursed with a smelly, noisy, socially inappropriate demon named Ig. I loved the idea of this little creature so much that I was inspired to make a doll. The real Ig is about two-feet tall. This facsimile is probably just under a foot tall... Continue Reading →
