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A drypoint intaglio print of a pair of hands holding some acorns and a leaf.

A photo of some reddish-brown plants covered in snow.

A photo of a braid of wool dyed green.

A photo of a hank of light grey yarn.

things I've been doing the past couple months:
- printmaking
- film photography
- dyeing
- spinning

I also got a needle felting kit for Christmas so i'm getting into that now too.
#fiberart #fibercrafts #artwork #handspinning #filmphotography #printmaking

A photo of a drypoint intaglio print. The print is of a pair of hands holding a leaf and some acorns.

hiii haven't been on here in a while. Here's a proof of a drypoint wip
#printmaking #drypoint #intaglio

A photo of a hand of handspun yarn. It is in shades of pink, purple, red, light blue, and light yellow.

A photo of a hank of handspun yarn. It is in tan shades.

A photo of a cabled sweater being knit. It is the back yoke and left shoulder. It is an ultramarine blue color

A photo of a pair of handknit socks. They have stripes in green, brown, tan, and off-white.

recent fiber arts projects...yarn spinning, knitting, not pictured is sewing and a couple other spinning/knitting wips #knitting #handspunyarn #fiberarts 🧶

A drypoint print of two yellow lab puppies held by two children. It is printed in black ink on white paper.

finished this drypoint the other day💜 no title yet
#drypoint #intaglioprint #printmaking #intaglio #artwork

a black-and-white digital drawing of a peace lily, a fan, a dresser with a terrarium and a hanging hoya plant

still life of stuff at the end of my bed
#digitaldrawing #digitalart #artwork #drawing #stillife

A photo of a drypoint etched copper plate. The image is of a child holding a puppy.

A photo of an orange sunset behind a tree. The sun is reflected onto the window that the photo was taken through.

some orange things...drypoint wip and a smoky sunset

Plexus No. 35, by @gabrieldawe, 2016, 📸 by @expiredfilmclub

Thank you, me too! They're so fun.

thank you, yes they are! I had gotten 1 oz of sari silk for spinning a couple years ago and forgot about it for a while...so now been thinking i should use it in some more spinning projects.

A photo of a hank of handspun yarn. It is 2-ply white merino yarn with rainbow speckles.

some more yarn i finished spinning the other day #handspun #handspunyarn #yarnspinning #fiberarts

I should also elaborate that I had scholarships & financial aid & was able to pay what wasn't covered each semester without taking out loans. Idk if i would consider it worth it if that wasn't the case.

I have an art degree from a public, non-art university (way cheaper)

1. gained skills & had access to resources i likely wouldn't have had otherwise. Had awesome profs as well

2. Yep, at my current job I use & increase skills i learned at school. still in contact w/ people i met there too

A black and white ink drawing of a child in a forest.

another ink drawing #drawing #artwork #myart #inkdrawing #sketchbook

A drawing based on a photo of a tree. The background is red and orange and yellow and the tree is done in white ink.

playing with ink & some red transfer paper #artwork #drawing #inkdrawing #art

A photo of a handknit pair of socks. They are mostly white with speckles of hot pink, teal, purple, black, and orange.

A photo of some little pink flowers on a hoya plant.

a couple pink things. a new knit pair of socks & blooms on my little hoya #knitting #sockknitting #houseplants #hoya

A photo of a hank of handspun yarn. It is in shades of green, blue and grey

got this yarn spun & plied! now it will prob sit in my yarn stash for a while but that's ok #handspunyarn #handspinning #handdyedyarn

Thanks!

A photo of a spinning wheel bobbin with some yarn being spun on it. The yarn is in shades of grey, blue, and green.

almost done spinning this swampy colored yarn. Probably going to chain ply it cuz that's what I usually do #handspinning #yarnspinning #handspunyarn

A digital drawing of some flowers on a windowsill with their shadow on the side of the windowsill next to them

having a weird time with my art lately. I'm really missing etching & oil painting and I don't have a good space to do either of those rn. There's other reasons too but idk how to explain them at the moment.
#myart #digitalart #artwork #stillife

A photo of a knit project in progress. It is going to be a sock. It is knit with grey yarn and has knit and purl stitch patterning.

I LOVE mornings when I can just chill in my bed & knit for a while. kinda becoming a morning person since I have to get up at the same time every day to take my meds and at that point I may as well just stay up. Anyway this yarn is quite strange but I'm liking it for socks so far. #knitting #knitsky

A photo of a pair of hand knit socks. They are striped in colors of blue, green, purple, and orange/white.

A photo of some hand dyed merino wool. It is in shades of green, blue, grey, and black.

recent fiber stuff! finished knitting yet another pair of socks and also found some bare merino in my stash so I dyed that up to spin at some point 🧶

Today is #PurpleDay, an international grassroots effort to spread #epilepsyawareness. Today and every day, we are grateful for the researchers, healthcare providers, support staff, caregivers + others who work tirelessly toward a world without #epilepsy.

Today is #PurpleDay raising awareness of epilepsy.

💜💜💜

Yellow and blue gradient background with a textured white box. There is a yellow and blue awareness ribbon on the right side. Text reads: March 21st is World Down Syndrome Day. Down syndrome is a condition where people have an extra copy of chromosome 21. Chromosomes are structures that exist inside of cells and contain information. Most humans have 2 pairs of 23 chromosomes. World Down Syndrome Day is celebrated on the 21st day of the 3rd month, in honor of the 3rd copy of the 21st chromosome that people with Down syndrome have. The ASAN logo is at the bottom.

Today, March 21st, is World Down Syndrome Day. At ASAN, we uplift the self-advocacy of all people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), which is why we recognize World Down Syndrome Day!

thanks!

A photo of a collagraph print of a sleeping dog. It is printed in black ink

i didn't end up playing w/ monotypes this weekend but I DID make this collagraph and have ideas for more so I consider that a win #printmaking #collagraph

I typically use Rives BFK, 280 gsm if I want thicker paper and 115 gsm if I want thinner paper

yep! I can unfocus with both eyes open

thx! I've kinda felt like that puppy print was my peak with wood engraving lol

Two prints of a child in a spider-man costume sitting on a recliner. The print on the left is 3 layers, Two layers are relief print in red and blue and the third layer is intaglio. The print on the right only has the relief layers.

A monotype of a knitted lace swatch. It is printed with black ink.

A wood engraving of a black and white cat lying in the grass. It is printed with black ink.

A wood engraving of a puppy being held by a child. A second child is in the bottom left corner. It is printed in black ink.

some print work from 2022/23. I've kind of fallen out of a regular printmaking practice but I want to get back into it cuz I 💙 printmaking. I'm planning to play around w/ monotypes this weekend