support your local stitchers...

don't forget to visit gallery hanahou tomorrow night for the opening of Lost At Sea at Gallery Hanahou....

hippocampus, lou lou and oscar
octopuses in the sea garden, knittalatte
untitled (two seals), astulabee

and here are mine. hope to see you there nyc!

lost at sea...

when i was asked to participate in the fiber arts show Lost At Sea (curated by kristen rask of schmancy)  i was so excited by the theme. lost at sea evokes images of treasure hunting, pirates and ships, sailors and their mythology and tattoos, and creatures from the deep. but i thought of the heavens, how stars were guides for navigating the seas and made two pieces....
due north (polaris)

polaris is a star in the little dipper or Ursa Minor. it's almost exactly at the north pole, so it was used for navigation- it's always due north....

how many nights?

an interactive embroidery piece.  the stars spin like the rotation of a real night sky.  you can find gemini, orion, draco, usra minor &  major, cancer, leo, and sirius. you can watch this video to see how it works.

Lost at Sea,
May 6 - June 11
Opening May 6th from 7-9.
Gallery Hanahou