The Fine Art of Crochet

2013-06-17 Art

Author : Gwen Blakley Kinsler
Release : 2013-06-17
Genre : Art
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Book Rating : 874/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Fine Art of Crochet by : Gwen Blakley Kinsler

Download or read book The Fine Art of Crochet written by Gwen Blakley Kinsler. This book was released on 2013-06-17. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fiber artists around the world have embraced crochet as an inventive medium like never before. Expanding on the creative possibilities and using sculpture, immense site-specific installations, performance, and mixed-media objects, they have used crochet techniques to explore feminine craft and heritage, dissect gender codes, and show the primal creative expression represented by crochet. In The Fine Art of Crochet, author Gwen Blakley Kinsler looks at the art-crochet movement from 1915 onward to the crochet revolution of the 1960s, profiling twenty of the most innovative practitioners working today. Offering insight to those who may not have otherwise thought to go beyond the purely practical aspect of crochet, she features internationally known artists such as Arline Fisch, Leslie Pontz, Carol Hummel, Tracy Krumm, Bonnie Meltzer, and Soonran Youn. Gwen Blakley Kinslerthe founder of the Crochet Guild of America and a fiber-art practitioner in her own rightexamines the concepts and diverse works of these artists, in whose hands the magic of crochet creates cutting-edge art for the twenty-first century. Each artist approaches the medium with wonder and the desire to explore its full potential. This study and collection of images presents an exploration of the diverse styles, unusual shapes, and exquisite textures that characterize crocheted art today.

The Art of Crochet Blankets

2018-11-13 Crafts & Hobbies

Author : Rachele Carmona
Release : 2018-11-13
Genre : Crafts & Hobbies
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Book Rating : 738/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The Art of Crochet Blankets written by Rachele Carmona. This book was released on 2018-11-13. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover a new source of inspiration for your crochet hook...the beautiful work of today's modern makers! Follow popular crochet blanket designer Rachele Carmona through her unique collection of crochet blankets inspired by the work of popular independent artists. The Art of Crochet Blankets will help you create your own colorful crochet blankets as unique works of art for your home! Inside this one-of-a-kind crochet blanket guide you'll find: • Details on how to translate art to hook with 18 bold and unique crochet afghan patterns influenced by the works of their feature artist. • Modern quilts, fabric designs, tapestry weaving, digital art, and more become the source of one-of-a-kind projects for a more artful home. • Biographies and beautiful photos profiling 6 inspiring modern makers--Tula Pink, April Rhodes, Maryanne Moodie, Fransisco Valle, Maud Vantours, and Caitline Dowe-Sandes. Discover the inspiration that lies beyond the world of crochet with The Art of Crochet Blankets.

Yarn Bombing

2019-11-05 Crafts & Hobbies

Author : Mandy Moore
Release : 2019-11-05
Genre : Crafts & Hobbies
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Book Rating : 928/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Yarn Bombing written by Mandy Moore. This book was released on 2019-11-05. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Yarn Bombing was first published in 2009, the idea that knitted and crocheted objects could be used as a political act of resistance was brand new. Ten years and thousands of pink “pussy” hats later, the art of knit and crochet graffiti has entered the public zeitgeist – a cultural phenomenon that shows no sign of slowing down. Yarn bombing is an international guerrilla movement that started underground and is now embraced by crochet and knitting artists of all ages, nationalities, and genders. Its practitioners create stunning works of art out of yarn, then "donate" them to public spaces as part of a covert plan for world yarn domination, or fashion them into personal political statements. Yarn Bombing the book is a wildly colorful guide to covert textile street art around the world; it also includes over 20 amazing patterns, provides tips on how to be as stealthy as a ninja, demonstrates how to orchestrate a large-scale textile project, and offers revealing information necessary to design your own yarn graffiti tags. This tenth anniversary edition includes a new foreword by the authors and a new chapter that includes many infamous examples of yarn bombing over the past ten years. Subversive and beguiling, this new edition of Yarn Bombing demonstrates that the phenomenon of knit and crochet graffiti is more relevant than ever, especially in these troubled times.

A Living Mystery

1990-01-01 Crocheting

Author : Annie Louise Potter
Release : 1990-01-01
Genre : Crocheting
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Book Rating : 002/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book A Living Mystery written by Annie Louise Potter. This book was released on 1990-01-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story behind the needlecraft art of crochet.

Crochet Coral Reef

2015 Art, Modern

Author : Margaret Wertheim
Release : 2015
Genre : Art, Modern
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Book Rating : 235/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Crochet Coral Reef written by Margaret Wertheim. This book was released on 2015. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now perhaps the world's largest participatory art and science project, the Crochet Coral Reef combines mathematics, marine biology, environmental consciousness-raising and community art practice. Almost 8,000 people around the world have contributed to making an ever-evolving archipelago of giant woolen seascapes, which have been exhibited at the Hayward Gallery, the Smithsonian and many other venues. This fully illustrated book, written by the project's creators--Margaret and Christine Wertheim of the Institute For Figuring--brings together the scientific and mathematical content behind the project, along with essays about the artistic and cultural resonances of this unique experiment in radical craft practice. With a wealth of color illustrations, the book serves as a record of the 30-plus Crochet Reefs worldwide and names all 7,000-plus contributors in a specially designed section.

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