# The Straight Dope Art Gallery **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 6, 2006, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-art-gallery/375484 "2006-10-06T11:49:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![HubZilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ccd318/32.png) [@HubZilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HubZilla)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2006, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-art-gallery/375484/21 "2006-10-06T17:06:57Z")
Howzabout my mad photo skillz? > **[Anya Sofia](https://dulcemichaelanya.com/anya.htm)** > > Anya Sofia Hubbard, Dulce and Michael's baby ---
**Author:** ![Kairos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecc23a/32.png) [@Kairos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kairos)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2006, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-art-gallery/375484/22 "2006-10-06T17:23:34Z")
Oooh, a chance to brag! Er…I mean…yeah. Some of my favorite finished objects: [Me, modeling a sweater I knit for my father.]([http://www.siliconashes.net/~imbrium/wp-images/Me](http://www.siliconashes.net/~imbrium/wp-images/Me) in Daddy’s Sweater.jpg) Not so much a “work of art” as an act of incredible stamina - that sweater is knit at 6 stitches to the inch, with a 52 inch chest. [Mountian Peaks lace shawl.]([http://www.siliconashes.net/~imbrium/wp-images/Mountain](http://www.siliconashes.net/~imbrium/wp-images/Mountain) Peaks Spread.jpg) [Pomatomus socks.]([http://www.siliconashes.net/~imbrium/wp-images/Pomatomus](http://www.siliconashes.net/~imbrium/wp-images/Pomatomus) Done.jpg) (Which I happen to be wearing as I type this. Comfy. [We Call Them Pirates hat.]([http://www.siliconashes.net/~imbrium/wp-images/WCTP](http://www.siliconashes.net/~imbrium/wp-images/WCTP) Hat Gold.jpg) And, my current work-in-progress, [Donegal]([http://www.siliconashes.net/~imbrium/wp-images/Donegal](http://www.siliconashes.net/~imbrium/wp-images/Donegal) 10.1.jpg). I think I’m going to be knitting this for the rest of my natural life. ---
**Author:** ![Daithi\_Lacha](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/daithi_lacha/32/5430_2.png) [@Daithi\_Lacha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daithi_Lacha)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2006, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-art-gallery/375484/23 "2006-10-06T17:34:35Z")
My humble offering, hopefully to be expanded in the future. For anyone who likes my sig line, check out the black shirt. > **[Gifts - CafePress](https://www.cafepress.com/+gifts)** > > Looking for the ideal Gifts? Come check out our giant selection of T-Shirts, Mugs, Tote Bags, Stickers and More. CafePress brings your passions to life with the perfect item for every occasion. ✓Free Returns ✓100% Satisfaction Guarantee ✓Fast... Hope this isn’t considered spam, by the way. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2006, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-art-gallery/375484/24 "2006-10-06T17:42:51Z")
[QUOTE=Kairos] And, my current work-in-progress, [Donegal]([http://www.siliconashes.net/~imbrium/wp-images/Donegal](http://www.siliconashes.net/~imbrium/wp-images/Donegal) 10.1.jpg). I think I’m going to be knitting this for the rest of my natural life. [/QUOTE] That’s very pretty. What are the mechanics behind getting the colors to work out so perfectly across the piece? Do you actually change yarn at prescribed times? If so, you are a Textile Goddess and deserve to have your hand-knitted hem kissed by all who cast their eyes upon your work. ---
**Author:** ![Kairos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecc23a/32.png) [@Kairos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kairos)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2006, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-art-gallery/375484/25 "2006-10-06T17:53:06Z")
[QUOTE=Kalhoun] That’s very pretty. What are the mechanics behind getting the colors to work out so perfectly across the piece? Do you actually change yarn at prescribed times? If so, you are a Textile Goddess and deserve to have your hand-knitted hem kissed by all who cast their eyes upon your work. [/QUOTE] Thank you very much! _blush_ Fair Isle colorwork like this is done with two colors of yarn in every round. There is a grid chart that shows you which color to work for each stitch. You knit with one color while carrying the second color behind the work, and switch colors for the stitches as needed. It’s easier done than said. [This]([http://www.siliconashes.net/~imbrium/wp-images/Donegal](http://www.siliconashes.net/~imbrium/wp-images/Donegal) Swatch Back.jpg) is what the back looks like - you can see the colors not in use stranded across the back. The real trick is getting the tension on the different strands of yarn right - too tight and the work puckers, too loose and the stitches get sloppy. [This](http://www.virtualyarns.com/scripts/showitem.asp?ID=189) is (with any luck at all) what the sweater will look like when it’s done. ---
**Author:** ![Corporate\_Hippie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/65b543/32.png) [@Corporate\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Corporate_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2006, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-art-gallery/375484/26 "2006-10-06T17:57:12Z")
[www.patkemp.com](http://patkemp.com/) - Here’s my website with an online portfolio that I show to potential employers. [knivel.deviantart.com](http://knivel.deviantart.com/) - Here’s my Deviant Art page which has a lot of my older stuff from high school and early college. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2006, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-art-gallery/375484/27 "2006-10-06T18:01:47Z")
[QUOTE=Kairos] Thank you very much! _blush_ Fair Isle colorwork like this is done with two colors of yarn in every round. There is a grid chart that shows you which color to work for each stitch. You knit with one color while carrying the second color behind the work, and switch colors for the stitches as needed. It’s easier done than said. [This]([http://www.siliconashes.net/~imbrium/wp-images/Donegal](http://www.siliconashes.net/~imbrium/wp-images/Donegal) Swatch Back.jpg) is what the back looks like - you can see the colors not in use stranded across the back. The real trick is getting the tension on the different strands of yarn right - too tight and the work puckers, too loose and the stitches get sloppy. [This](http://www.virtualyarns.com/scripts/showitem.asp?ID=189) is (with any luck at all) what the sweater will look like when it’s done. [/QUOTE] Jesus! That’s amazing! (genuflects and backs out of the room quickly…never making eye contact.) ---
**Author:** ![Hodge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Hodge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hodge)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2006, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-art-gallery/375484/28 "2006-10-06T18:33:54Z")
[QUOTE=Kalhoun] Wow. Your photographs are beautiful! I hope you’re making some money at it, because you’re certainly talented enough. The fog/water shots and the barns are particular favorites. I love barns! [/QUOTE] Thanks muchly! I’ve sold a few prints here and there and had a couple of my shots published ([This one](http://flickr.com/photos/hodge/80618660) will be featured in an upcoming issue of the UK mag “What Digital Camera”) but I’m strictly a dedicated amateur. Any money I make is strictly icing on the cake. [QUOTE=photopat] Well, here’s the link to my [Artwanted.com](http://Artwanted.com) page. [/QUOTE] I love your work! You have a real talent for capturing abstracts and patterns. That’s something I really have to work on. Are you shooting medium format? [QUOTE=RikWriter] Here’s a link to my photography: > **[Galleries by Rick](https://www.pbase.com/rikwriter)** [/QUOTE] You’ve got some very striking B&W Landscapes shots in your galleries. I really need to get out to the west coast with my camera sometime. **Kairos** , I know very little about textiles or knitting but even to this untutoured eye, your work is very intricate with a good eye for detail. Cool stuff! ---
**Author:** ![psycat90](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@psycat90](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psycat90)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2006, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-art-gallery/375484/29 "2006-10-06T18:37:43Z")
I’m not very artistic at all. So I have nothing of my own to contribute, but we did commission a Doper once for one piece of art in our home that we both just love. And I hope he doesn’t mind my showing it off here. It’s the best picture I have of the painting I think, but it’s slightly obstructed by my noggin. [Original painting](http://pics.livejournal.com/psycat90/pic/000b6aae) courtesy of the super fabulous Doper BurnMeUp. ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2006, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-art-gallery/375484/30 "2006-10-06T18:46:02Z")
Does [license plate design](http://www.dmv.virginia.gov/exec/vehicle/splates/info.asp?idnm=GHA) count? ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2006, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-art-gallery/375484/31 "2006-10-06T19:31:38Z")
**Kalhoun** , do those gourds have any sort of cultural significance? They look like the sort of thing that would be used in ceremonies (though what kind of ceremonies, I’m not sure). And **Hodge** , how did you get that impressionistic effect on the water? It looks painted. Myself, when I do art, it’s mostly ecclectic craftsy mixed-media sculpture (none of which I have pictures of, I think) and woodcarving. [Here’s a chess set](http://www.physics.montana.edu/students/bambeck/chess/board.htm) I’ve been working on and will be working on for a while now; click on the names or the pieces on the board for pictures of the individual pieces. I haven’t updated it in a while, but I’ve also finished Minas Tirith (White King’s Rook) and the Balrog (Black King’s Bishop), and I’m almost done with Arwen (White Queen), but keep putting off finishing her, since her beauty is somewhat daunting. I mean, if you screw up an orc, it’s an orc with a scar, but a beautiful woman… ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2006, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-art-gallery/375484/32 "2006-10-06T19:55:27Z")
[QUOTE=Hodge] The gourds are pretty cool and I also like the drawings, esp. the minimalist line sketches. I can’t comment about the music, though, as I don’t have audio on my work computer. I’ve become more serious about my photography in the last year or so. Here’s a [link to my Flickr photostream](http://flickr.com/photos/hodge/). [/QUOTE] Wow. I’m a photo fan, and something of a snob (went to SAIC for photo). These are really nice. Some of the photoshopping is a little too heavyhanded for my personal taste, but nicely done nonetheless. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2006, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-art-gallery/375484/33 "2006-10-06T19:55:47Z")
[QUOTE=Chronos] **Kalhoun** , do those gourds have any sort of cultural significance? They look like the sort of thing that would be used in ceremonies (though what kind of ceremonies, I’m not sure). [/QUOTE] As far as I know, they were used in ancient times as the original vessels (pre-dating pottery), and I would think that would automatically incorporate some sort of ceremonial stuff, but I don’t know for sure. There are some really great books with examples of gourd art that are simply incredible. Here are just a few examples: [http://www.gourdartgalleries.com/](http://www.gourdartgalleries.com/) ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2006, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-art-gallery/375484/34 "2006-10-06T20:00:55Z")
Since I inspired this thread, I suppose I should participate in it. [The Captain](http://home.comcast.net/~nealtodd/The_Captain.jpg) [Schooner](http://home.comcast.net/~nealtodd/Schooner.jpg) [Rachael](http://home.comcast.net/~nealtodd/Rachael.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![look\_ninjas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b2d939/32.png) [@look\_ninjas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/look_ninjas)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2006, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-art-gallery/375484/35 "2006-10-06T20:01:33Z")
Aw, heck. I’ll play too. I’ve been sewing for almost two years now, and I feel like I’m starting to get reasonably good at it, and I’ve done a few other things for Craftster challenges. [Gene Simmons… as a sock monkey](http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/lookninjas/gene1-1.jpg) [Lucky dress](http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/lookninjas/craftster106.jpg) [Brown ruched outfit](http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/lookninjas/craftster038.jpg) [Show Yer Bones (weird, collage, kitsch sort of thing. The challenge involved pipe cleaners, popsicle sticks, and macaroni)](http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/lookninjas/craftster039.jpg) I’m also working my way through this season’s Project Runway challenges, a week at a time. My first garment was made out of [garbage bags](http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y105/lookninjas/model2.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2006, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-art-gallery/375484/36 "2006-10-06T20:25:43Z")
[QUOTE=Chronos] **Kalhoun** , do those gourds have any sort of cultural significance? They look like the sort of thing that would be used in ceremonies (though what kind of ceremonies, I’m not sure). And **Hodge** , how did you get that impressionistic effect on the water? It looks painted. Myself, when I do art, it’s mostly ecclectic craftsy mixed-media sculpture (none of which I have pictures of, I think) and woodcarving. [Here’s a chess set](http://www.physics.montana.edu/students/bambeck/chess/board.htm) I’ve been working on and will be working on for a while now; click on the names or the pieces on the board for pictures of the individual pieces. I haven’t updated it in a while, but I’ve also finished Minas Tirith (White King’s Rook) and the Balrog (Black King’s Bishop), and I’m almost done with Arwen (White Queen), but keep putting off finishing her, since her beauty is somewhat daunting. I mean, if you screw up an orc, it’s an orc with a scar, but a beautiful woman… [/QUOTE] The chess pieces are very cool. How long does it take to carve one? ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2006, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-art-gallery/375484/37 "2006-10-06T20:26:53Z")
Brilliant! Loved the Gene Simmons sock! Is that you in the lucky dress? Because I feel lucky just having seen that. OK, maybe lucky isn’t the word. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2006, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-art-gallery/375484/38 "2006-10-06T20:28:57Z")
I love the Show Yer Bones piece! ---
**Author:** ![photopat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e95f7d/32.png) [@photopat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/photopat)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2006, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-art-gallery/375484/39 "2006-10-06T20:39:52Z")
[QUOTE=Kalhoun] Wow! Another great photographer! I love it! Can I ask what kind of work you did for Steve Dahl? [/QUOTE] Thanks, I made the logo he used when he was sponsoring Patrick Bertolucci, the competitive eater. **Hodge** , I work entirely in medium format. I use a Hasselblad and occasionally a Holga or Diana. ---
**Author:** ![Moe\_Szyslak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Moe\_Szyslak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moe_Szyslak)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2006, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-art-gallery/375484/40 "2006-10-06T20:40:38Z")
I am trying to become an artistic photographer instead of snapshot taker. Here are a couple of my attempts - [Thunderstorm](http://Kadavys.smugmug.com/photos/66140568-L.jpg) [Foggy Lake](http://Kadavys.smugmug.com/photos/74830466-L.jpg). I also dabble in [stained glass](http://Kadavys.smugmug.com/photos/100437393-L.jpg) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-art-gallery/375484.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-art-gallery/375484.md?page=3)