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The Great Big Movie KnitList
Hope you enjoyed that and got some new ideas for movies to watch!
Not all of them were winners, as you may have noticed (Cedar Rapids, A Single Man…) but some repeats remain a 5-star (Bridesmaids, Thank You For Smoking…), and I discovered some great new films (Memento, Raising Arizona), most of which were suggested by my super-hip mom. We’ll forgive her The Player since she brought us such classics.
And, because I am still doing back blog posts (we had way more than expected!), I wanted to share Miriam’s website with you!
She’s got some rockin’ dog art that fills my bowl/wags my tail/throws my ball.
Backer Rewards! Check out these fingerless gloves!
Made for (and modeled by) Molly, one of my $50 backers. Pictures of more gloves coming soon!
And my movie list is complete! Also coming this week!
And the giant cylinder becomes a panorama and will be in your mailboxes this weekend!
The show!
It’s been a while, my friends! I have been busy as a beaver-bee hybrid, trying to make her way in the world.
They filmed our show and interviewed me!
Check it out!
Rewards are coming soon! As are pictures of said rewards!
Thank you all for your patience!
And, if you are interested in buying the map without the cylinder (either flat or seamed), please send me an email at bonniekatewolf@gmail.com and we can talk about it!
Important: Bring This With You to the Private View!
Our form tutor just sent us this. You need to print it out (or perhaps put it on your smartphone?) and bring it with you to the private view.
If you're coming a different day, all you need to do is tell reception you're there for the show.
That’s it for today! Tomorrow I go play ukulele for a Uganda benefit and then grab ma maman from the airport!
THE MAP IN PLACE + A story I would tell any young person in your life.
Here are the Americas! Aren't they smashing! What a lovely bunch of backers!
- Voila most of Asia! Australia sure is artsy! You go Australia!
- Atlantic Ocean! Very blue. Very swirly. LOVE IT!
- And the Pacific Ocean. Also swirly. Hi New Zealand!
And now for some words of wisdom from Bonnie Kate!
I thought it would be appropriate to write a semi-serious blog this time, because normally I’m all “rainbowmagicflyingtrout”! But I do actually take life seriously. I went through my list of backer blog requests and rediscovered Darien, who’d asked I give some words of encouragement to daughter Maya, who is very interested in fashion design.
I actually wanted to be a fashion designer when I was about 14. I went to the Academy of Art University in San Francisco for two summers to study fashion (both design and illustration as well as fashion construction, photography, and life drawing). There, I had an absolute blast. Fashion is fun! It’s full of colors and patterns and enthusiastic people. I designed collections and constructed garments.
Mostly, I loved drawing clothing and people. Sewing, I wasn’t so hot on, but I knew I needed to sew to be a fashion designer. So I kept at it because that was my goal, and I was never going to give up on something I loved. I’d started taking art classes at my high school and was experimenting with media.
Around the same time, I’d discovered collage art and computer art. I LOVED making icons and avatars out of photographs like such:
I made this quite recently for a friend.
Earlier on, my parents had told me that it was kind of a waste of time. Now don’t get me wrong. I have very supportive parents (who read this blog) but I would spend hours in front of the computer. I didn’t go outside. Not unless I had to go sailing for P.E. However, the more I experimented with this genre of art, the less I thought about being a fashion designer. I started making collages with real materials like such:
One of my first collages, inspired by Brazilian artist Eduardo Recife
I began painting and drawing and creating digital work; soon the days of being a fashion designer were over. I’d realized my passion wasn’t for the pretty models (while I still love drawing gorgeous ladies more than most things) or for creating fantastic dresses (even though I’d love to design my own clothes) it was for telling stories though art and design. I loved creating something that told the viewer a little bit about someone’s life. Maybe that’s why I love theater? Maybe that’s why I tell my campers stories while we knit. (Yes, I do teach knitting in the summers.) I love to talk (as anyone who’s met me will say) and I love to tell stories, which is why I’ve settled (at the moment at least) on illustration. Illustration is about communicating a story, in my opinion, and I love all the forms of illustration beyond anything else. More than fashion. More than graphic design. More than knitting, even.
If I hadn’t done fashion, and graphic design, and even digital collages of celebrities, I wouldn’t have found illustration and I would probably be working towards my other job interest: law. Seriously, I would love to be a lawyer. If I hadn’t found art, I’d be prosecuting. But luckily for criminals everywhere, I found art, even if it took a while to get here.
So Maya, you’re probably wondering what that exactly has to do with being a fashion designer; I didn’t end up in fashion design. It’s about doing what you love and what makes you happy and allowing the things that make you passionate to push you onward into new things. Fashion is an absolute blast and give it everything you’ve got for as long as that makes you happy. If, as you’re fashioning, you realize that ‘hey, I really love the patterns most of all’, you may discover surface design. Maybe you really enjoy designing accessories and you start becoming the next Jimmy Choo (very cute, very expensive shoes and you could so go there).
Be enthusiastic. Be brave. Allow yourself to flow from one medium to another while you’re young and exploring life.
But most importantly, be happy.
How I Started Knitting + Yarns I Love To Use
Visit Molly’s blog here: http://mollomarknits.blogspot.com/
She’s got lots of pretty knitting pictures and great information from her senior thesis!
This is the yarn I used for the ocean. It's Handmaiden Casbah. I love the long pattern repeats. The bit of cashmere also makes it super soft and delicious!
Handmaiden yarn for the land! Lovely moss color.
Madeline Tosh ToshSock is the yarn I used for the details on the maps. This Dahlia color is great.
This is Viola Sock. THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SOCK YARN. I bought this color on a whim at Loop because the woman is not dying anymore so I got the last in Pale Orchid. GORGEOUS YARN OMG.
Making the Cage + Come See It In Real Life!
Hi guys! You may have been wondering if you could come see the show. Of course you can! The private view is going to be fantastic, of course. There will be art and free alcohol, so come along and see the show! if you can’t make the show on Monday, you can also come see my work (and everyone else’s) Tuesday through Thursday (we take it down on Friday, so if you come then, you may see me if you come before 10, but it will be a madhouse and I don’t suggest it).
Important: If you come Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday, you need to tell the security at reception that you’re there to see the Foundation Final Show (if you bring the invite, that should get you in) because they’re quite strict about getting into college, but the show is open to the public, so just tell ‘em you’re there for the show.
Also, if you read my last kickstarter update, it’s important to note that the dates have changed. It opens to the public on the 16th, not the 9th.
Any questions and you can email me!
NOW LET US SEE THE CAGE!
“What cage?”
The cage the map wraps around! Oh yeah, baby; it’s a cylinder!
Like what you see? Come back tomorrow for an update about the kinds of yarn I used! AND how I got started knitting!
Lastly, if you are as hungry as I am…
Click that lovely picture to get your hands on some vegan, wheat-free chocolate fruit bars! And if you can also try Whole Foods to find them (in Marin, San Francisco, and Arizona). Om NOM.
Two Thirds Done! See me meditate!
Maxine wanted me to blog about knitting as meditation.
The show date is revealed to be April 16th.
You’ll also get to see 2/3 of the map!
