Hey all! Happy Friday! I finished my big project so hopefully things will get back on schedule next week. I’m sure you don’t want to see another picture of my CPH – at least not until I get to the point where I split for the fronts and the back, so I thought I’d put up some random links for you all!
First off – did you see this trailer? Watch it. Now. I’m not a fan of horror movies, but I am a fan of sheep and this looks too good to be true! Fingers crossed it goes international! Via JenLa – Thanks Jen!
The Bookish Girl herself sent me this link: A sequel to The Westing Game?!?! As reported in Publisher’s Weekly, Ellen Raskin’s estate has made a deal to release five of her books – and one of them is The Westing Quest, a sequel to The Westing Game. I have to admit, this makes me very nervous. It could be fantastic, but why mess with perfection?
Did you see what Colleen did? She invented the perfecT mitten – for riding the T in Boston – the Charlie Card Mitten. And now? She’s FAMOUS! She’s also raising money for a great cause, Rosie’s Place, a sanctuary for poor and homeless women in Boston. You can donate through the paypal button in her blog sidebar, and you can win a pair of your own Charlie Card Mittens. Dude. She takes the subway knitting seriously! Go Colleen!
Jan blogged yesterday about the Lovely Hearts show being presented by the Artstream Gallery. From the Artstream website:
This exhibit is open to all artists within all media from anywhere in the world.
The theme is lovely hearts – love in all its forms
The charity we will donate artstream’s proceeds to is near and dear to our hearts: The Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
The theme may be interpreted any way around the theme of love.
We are looking for diversity, both student and professional work in traditional media such aspainting, printing, paper arts, and sculpture (we have some space for a few pieces for our pedestals)
as well as work in less traditional fine art media such as:textiles of any sort, quilting, needlework, etc.
felting, knitting, crochet
mixed media
jewelry
recycled art
photographic work
digital media
book arts
The pieces are small – no bigger than 8″x10″x4″ and you can enter up to three pieces per artist. The pieces will be sold at the gallery and at least 50% of the profits from each piece will go to fight Breast Cancer. I’ve already submitted a piece and it’s been accepted! 100% of the profits from the sale of my photograph will be given to charity. The piece I’ll be sending in is called Bleeding Heart:
The deadline for submissions has been extended to January 31st, so get creative and have a heart!
Have a great weekend!
L, C
A sequel? I trully hope it lives up to expectaions, but I am not holding out much hope. The movie, if one can call it that, was dreadful. I scared one of my students two days ago when I snatched his copy from his desk. Turns out he really likes it too.
Fantastic photo. No wonder it was accepted! I hope it raises lots of money.
Cara, that picture is just … well. beyond my ability to describe!
The title is perfect and really grabbed me. And then the water droplets of course sent me on a whole little imaginary scenario. Beautiful! And congratulations!
I saw Black Sheep at the Film Festival. A totally silly B horror flick. A must for all sheep lovers. If it comes back to Toronto, I’m organizing a Knit-in at the theatre.
wow, that Colleen! What a fantastic idea… I’ve been meaning to knit a pair of mittens for my friend in Boston, this may be just the thing!
thanks for the links, cara!
Thanks for the links! That was fun to read. I love the subway mittens, and I think I’m going to submit one of my (mini) quilts to the show.
the violence of the lambs — too funny!
But I’m not creative *is bummed*
Oh well, I will sit here and knit my STR!RoosterRock!Socks instead. They’re going to someone I love, so that sorta counts.
Cara, I don’t know how you keep up with all of this stuff…you are amazing! Coming from the Boston area originally, I think that Colleen’s mittens are pretty damn cool! What a great idea!
Oh please let the Westing Game sequel be worthwhile. Turtle Wexler (along with Meg Murray) was a pre-teen hero; I don’t think my thirty-something heart can handle any disappointment!
Beautiful shot! This was really fun tonight and I had time to enjoy all the links;)
Thanks for the PR, Cara. I love the photo–enter it!
Great post! I just showed DH our famous Subway Knitter.
lovely photo – just gorgeous. The black sheep trailer made me laugh so hard; thanks, I needed that!
Lovely photograph for a worthy cause. And thanks (late) for the ribbing tutorial! I was wondering if one could do that.
I love bleeding hearts! When I was young and living in Seattle my Mom had to give me a talking to all the time because I’d turn the bleeding heart flowers into ballerina’s.
I just watched the trailer for the sheep movie and actually jumped several times. I’m not sure I could sit through it and ever be able to knit again – what if they want their wool back?
Love the picture of the bleeding heart. They’re some of my favorite flowers.
A sequel to the Westing Game??!? How fun. Also, your photo is stunning.
Beautiful photo, Cara! I love old fashioned flowers, and have bleeding hearts in my garden. You are very talented.
Your photo is beautiful! Thanks for letting us know about the Lovely Hearts Show. I submitted something this weekend and I got accepted.
Oh, dear Lord, please let the next bit of Westing be as good as the first bit. Louise Fitzhugh did well with The Long Summer after Harriet the Spy, so surely there is hope for Ellen Raskin, whom I adore equally.
The Tattooed Potato! The Mysterious Disappearance of Leon/Noel!
But The Westing Game was the best one, wasn’t it?
Hello. Your photographs are beautiful. I am in the market to get a new digital camera.
What kind do you have and what kind do you suggest?
thanks.