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World traveler. Maker. Author. Animal lover. Yogi. Passionate. These are some of the words I would surely use if I had to sum up what I know about Camille DeAngelis. Most especially the word:  PASSIONATE. Yes, she is a Scorpio so perhaps that fiery energy is a given, but the thing about Camille is she is passionate about EVERYTHING — food, history, literature, sewing, knitting — you name it. If it holds her interest, she will bring a fierce curiosity, creativity and intensity to her exploration of … View Post

Fun. Light. Pretty. Smoosh! Last September, I came round the corner at the Squam Art Fair and found myself stopped in front of the Knit Collage booth. And I must say, those are the words that rolled through my head. This is yarn that could be described as delicious. Seriously. So pretty. So fun, light and utterly SMOOSHY! It may have taken me a minute, but eventually I did look up from the yarn to meet its maker:  AMY SMALL Yes! The woman I had been hearing about … View Post

madebylondon CROCHITI = crochet + grafitti You might not use that word to describe it, perhaps the easier way to refer to this fabulous street art is simply yarn bombing. Whatever you call it, LONDON KAYE is rocking it big time. Below is a video of the “ugly sweater” she made for Miller Lite beer that was prominently displayed in NYC’s Times Square this time last year. SO cool. And? A freaky boatload of work, not to mention football fields of yarn! In our conversation … View Post

Family. Fun. Art. Knitting. Weaving. Drawing. Writing. Friends. If you are Donna Wynn, all of the above figures into your daily life in the most wondrous of ways. And, I must say when I read the words of Gary Zukav, it definitely brings the spirit and magic of Donna to mind. “The highest-frequency current, the highest-energy current, is love. It produces buoyancy, radiance, lightness and joy.” A dedicated wife, mother, grandmother and dog-mama, there seems to be no end to the love Donna is able … View Post

Tender. Wise. Teacher. Deep Listener. Above are the words that best describe SUSA TALAN. She is an artist and friend.  Susa who has dedicated her adult life to exploring the inner landscape both in her daily living, but also in her artwork. “When we turn up the volume of life and want to be engaged in everything– we have to accept the hard stuff, too. It’s not about cherry picking only the good stuff– we do have to go through it all.” I was super lucky that one year … View Post