One of my prevailing interests is incorporating non-art objects or subjects into art. In this case, we're talking craft and trash! I am an inveterate doily-maker; 99 Little Doilies is my bible, but at this point I'm just riffing.
I wouldn't call myself a hoarder by any stretch, but it's hard to deny when I reveal that I've had several boxes of these teabag packets knocking around for years, the tea long since drunk. This shade of blue is my absolute favorite color, and I've kept these around mainly as color swatches, though I thought they might get a second life sometime.
The idea here, I think, is that eventually I'll have enough of these doilies crocheted up that I can connect them into one big wall hanging. It's a meditation on color and material. Sorry, that's my art school education shining through - one must find the meaning! I do believe that, actually, but I think it's important to recognize the ridiculous in art theory!
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| Pictured: my 1.4 mm needle and my sad fingernails. |
If this comes together, I have a second one in mind - I've been collecting my husband's Big Red bottle caps for a few years now...
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