Friday, October 28, 2011
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Monday, October 10, 2011
Professor Taylor's Incredible Knitting Project
Dr. Stephanie Taylor teaches art history at NMSU-this she does very well. She also has a great love and talent for knitting. Last semester while teaching a craft seminar she introduced the idea of a knitting project that would tie the Art Department to other departments around the NMSU campus with a four inch mile long crimson "artery".
The students that attended the craft seminar were taught to knit by the professor and the more enthusiastic of the group have continued to contribute to this campaign. This fall even more have joined the knitting fracas! Over 20 people attended the first "knit in" of the semster and the group that met today numbered about the same (Columbus Day-October 10, 2011).
Sometimes called yarn bombing the campus would be the first achievment in a greater plan that will ultimately involve the community of Las Cruces (perhaps taking it down town) and finally the lengths of yarn will be made into to blankets to be donated where they are most needed.
The first phase of this event is planned for Valentines Day in 2012 if all goes as planned.
Anyone who would like to be a part of this project is welcome-knit or crochet. It is not necessary that you be a student but if you are one of Dr. Taylors students there might be some extra credit in it-but you didn't hear it from me!
What follows are images and a short video of todays knitting extraveganza!
The students that attended the craft seminar were taught to knit by the professor and the more enthusiastic of the group have continued to contribute to this campaign. This fall even more have joined the knitting fracas! Over 20 people attended the first "knit in" of the semster and the group that met today numbered about the same (Columbus Day-October 10, 2011).
Sometimes called yarn bombing the campus would be the first achievment in a greater plan that will ultimately involve the community of Las Cruces (perhaps taking it down town) and finally the lengths of yarn will be made into to blankets to be donated where they are most needed.
The first phase of this event is planned for Valentines Day in 2012 if all goes as planned.
Anyone who would like to be a part of this project is welcome-knit or crochet. It is not necessary that you be a student but if you are one of Dr. Taylors students there might be some extra credit in it-but you didn't hear it from me!
What follows are images and a short video of todays knitting extraveganza!
Knitting instruction by Dr. Taylor
Some get there knit on quickly!
Knitting needles are fashionable.
Dr. Taylor gets her point across...
A gaggle of knitters on the West side of Wells Hall
aka The Art Department.
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Events and More
I am a work study student at the NMSU student art store and was disconcerted when I learned that the university was planning on closing the store in 2012. I am scheduled to graduate in May but I know that having an art store in the art building is a huge benefit to the students. What disturbed me more is that so few students were aware of this news- until recently. There is a petition being circulated in hopes that the student voices against the closure will be heard by the university administration. You may contact graphic art student Sam Bishop or the writer of the following article Cherish Marquez who have taken the initiative regarding the matter. (You can find Sam painting with me on Tuesday and Thursday mornings 10:30 in the painting room 106 at the Art Department) or reach him at sammib@nmsu.edu.
Professor Stephanie Taylor is quite crafty and wants people to get involved-the following invitation was sent to the NMSU art students but the activity is meant to link the university to the community-if you know how to knit or would like to learn this is a great opportunity..
Professor Stephanie Taylor is quite crafty and wants people to get involved-the following invitation was sent to the NMSU art students but the activity is meant to link the university to the community-if you know how to knit or would like to learn this is a great opportunity..
Yarn Bombing Event!
Please join us for the second meeting of craft enthusiasm, Monday October 10 at 5:00. We’ll be knitting and crocheting al fresco on the West side of Williams Hall. Bring your yarn and needles from last time. Bring a friend!
Contact Stephanie Taylor for more information (sltaylor@nmsu.edu) Note: I still have a few skeins of yarn and some needles. You can purchase more, if you like. We are using Red Heart Super Saver acrylic yarn, color 0376 “Burgandy”. More yarn will be available in future.
The following is for the SumArt October event...
Preston Cotemporary Art has put out a call to artist to enter a regional juried art exhibition entitled The Last Picture Show- the Juror will be Paul Schranz.
Email
bschranz@prestoncontemporaryart.com for a prospectus-the proceeds will benefit La Casa Domestic Violence Shelter. The deadline for submissions is Nov. 15th 2011.
Projects at Midterm
So far I have completet 4.5 paintings total for the semester...here's how it goes...
Below is the . 5 painting-the plan is to finish it up by the end of October...
Next week Alice alla prima is due, the large painting is 14 x 14 and should be painted in no more than 4.5 hours- the miniature will take no more tha 1.5 hours...
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