by becca | Feb 16, 2013 | Art, Crafting, Projects
I wanted to make a keepsake gift for our coming baby and decided to design this blanket. I bought a soft merino wool blanket and needle felted the design onto it. Needle felting is a process where wool roving (or batting) or wool yarn is attached to a wool surface,...
by becca | Nov 12, 2011 | Art, Crafting
This beautiful Joss paper, or Spirit Money, which is usually made of bamboo or rice, is burned by the Chinese as an offering to ensure that the spirit of the dead has abundance in the afterlife. I hope they won’t mind if I use their Joss paper for a few...
by becca | Apr 14, 2011 | Art, Artist Reviews
Rarely in life are there people who touch you so deeply that you are utterly stunned. This happened when I first came upon the work of an artist named Elsa Mora, or “Elsita”. This incredible woman, originally from Cuba, is the definition of an artist to...
by becca | Mar 2, 2011 | Art, Family, Parenting
As I sat down to paint with my three year old the other day, a great shift had taken place in her sensibility. Circles, lines and shapes were appearing, where only scribbles existed last week. Seemingly effortlessly, her hand would create groupings of abstract shapes...
