If you want to discuss portraits that have been created in unusual mediums, no one can outdo Leonardo da Vinciâs 500+ year old  Mona Lisa. We began this series by noting Phil Hansenâs amazing […]
Each category of artists featured in this blog is meant to highlight five people, but this post brings our “Unusual Portrait Media” group to nine because each person I read about intrigued me more. […]
As we noted in the previous blog, Ken Knowlton created portraits using the pixel possibilities of dice, dominoes, Braille, seashells, jigsaw puzzle parts, crossword puzzles, and spools of thread. Whatâs left? Plenty! #1 -The […]
According to a variety of sources, artisans have been sculpting butter for thousands of years, and chocolate for well over 100 years, but it has only been in the last decade or so that […]
Ken Knowlton is a fellow Sarasotan whom I met through mutual friends from Michigan, and who quickly made it to the top of my list of artists I wanted to feature. âimprov artistâ tends […]
We started this 5-part series on improv artists doing needlework with yarn bombing â a form of street art whose primary purpose is to produce smiles. We end it with crocheted playgrounds â an […]
From yesteryearâs Cary Grant to this yearâs Ryan Gosling, a number of male celebrities are known knitters, but few are known for their creative knitting. Franklin Habit and Kaffe Fassett are two men who […]
Laura Bundesen is a western Massachusetts-based artist whose mission âis to spread joy and wonder through my works of art – and a little brain education too.â That makes her a perfect fit for […]
Yarn bombing takes the art of crocheting to the streets. The Crochet Coral Reef Project takes it underwater. Yarn bombing is usually done with the lighthearted purpose of adding fun to our daily lives; […]
This next series of 5 improv artists blogs is focused on artists whose medium is fabric or needlework. We took you outdoors for the last series on street art, so it makes sense to […]