Howzabout my mad photo skillz?
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 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 Peaks Spread.jpg)
[Pomatomus socks.](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 Hat Gold.jpg)
And, my current work-in-progress, [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.
My humble offering, hopefully to be expanded in the future. For anyone who likes my sig line, check out the black shirt.
Hope this isn’t considered spam, by the way.
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.
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 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 is (with any luck at all) what the sweater will look like when it’s done.
www.patkemp.com - Here’s my website with an online portfolio that I show to potential employers.
knivel.deviantart.com - Here’s my Deviant Art page which has a lot of my older stuff from high school and early college.
Jesus! That’s amazing! (genuflects and backs out of the room quickly…never making eye contact.)
Thanks muchly! I’ve sold a few prints here and there and had a couple of my shots published (This one 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.
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?
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!
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 courtesy of the super fabulous Doper BurnMeUp.
Does license plate design count?
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 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…
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.
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/
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
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
The chess pieces are very cool. How long does it take to carve one?
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.
I love the Show Yer Bones piece!
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.
I am trying to become an artistic photographer instead of snapshot taker. Here are a couple of my attempts - Thunderstorm Foggy Lake.
I also dabble in stained glass
