Astrid knits her way out

Bill Viola

If there ever was a " must see"  than this is it:

At museum DePont Tilburg: Bill Viola!!

The exhibiItion includes the following video's: The Reflecting Pool (1977-1979), Heaven and Earth (1992), Nine Attempts to Achieve Immortality (1996), Memoria (2000), Catherine’s Room (2001), Four Hands (2001), Observance (2002), Study for Emergence (2002), The Last Angel (2002), Old Oak, Study (2005), The Lovers (2005), Small Saints (2008) and Acceptance(2008).

Handwerkbeurs Rotterdam 2009

HolyWoly!

Handwerkbeurs Rotterdam 2009

THolyWoly!

"I'm going away baby,

and won't be back till fall..."

This is where I'll be the next two weeks:  

Biscarosse Plage, France. 

And the quote is from Bob Dylan's Spirit on the Water

Crochet revisited

I am experimenting with Granny hexagons/squares. After choosing five colours of Artesano dk alpaca,  I'm making lots of circles:

I mount them up (to touch and admire the soft yarn and combination of colors) 

That is the easy part. But now I can't choose between this:

and this:

Desperately in need of help. 

wrapped

in crochet:

embroidery 2

Another contribution to the Embroidery project:

A room of my own

I have been waiting 20 years for this. But since my son has left the building to live on his own, I took over his room. With -ofcourse- still a bed for him if he wants to sleep over. 

There is absolutely nothing more I need.

And the best thing of the room is the door:

You See? It is closed!

 

I enjoy working here in the evenings. I even picked up drawing again:

Interactive Knitting Art

On the 13th of june an interactive knit and crochet project will take place at the Open Atelier Route in Breda. Anyone can join and sign in at: lengerkie@hotmail.com. 

Time: 1300-1700 

Address: Belcrumweg 19, Breda (VAK Ateliers) 

Artist: Lenneke te Kiefte

Two reasons......

to be very carefull knitting sweaters for your family:

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