Sorry, I have been away from my blog as of late. I have been feeling every blah, blah about it and I even missed blogging about my one year anniversary!

I am part of a silent auction and fundraiser for my friend Julia Rhodes (and Artistic Director of the company) this Saturday, March 14th at the Riverside Art Center from 7 to 10 p.m. The night will celebrate the 10 year anniversary of the dance company, Lucky Plush Production, with wine, cheese and performance from the company. I am donating my time to create a custom piece for the highest bidder.

These are images of the auciton table piece I made!

I came across these knitted lights from a really great blog called Visual Notes, designed by german designers Ivot and Ivol. As you can tell from my earlier post, I am on this knitted kick! Using knitting in the high-end design world is a very interesting juxtaposition between high craft and low craft. Although the term "craft" no longer has the home-spun-by-grandma connotations it once had.... thankfully.

I have seen several uses for recycled, reused, and repurposed wool blankets, socks, and sweaters, but none as clever as these pendant lights. The collection is called Woollight Collection, which in itself is a witty play on words; from I believe a Germany design team. (tip via Bloesem.)

The recycled wool blankets were dipped in some kind of solution or stiffening agent to hold the shape of the individual shade style. Very smart and quirky, great for a kids room!

I was recently featured in the winter issue of Chicago Social quarterly home magazine, CS Interiors. Big thanks for Lindsey and Meghan from CS Interiors, for a great feature on my custom work. It was a pleasure to work with both of them!

I came across this work from a Swiss installation artist via Labor of Heart blog. The piece is called "Falling Garden", created from bits of flowers, paper, and plastic to appear as though the elements are frozen in a free fall.  I love how light and delicate the piece appears. As if you plucked a handful of daisies and tossed them up into the air.