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knitnut natters monday march 05 2012 zentangling when i was 13 i had a run in with my art teacher the assignment was simple draw some shapes circles rectangles triangles overlap a few and then paint them in 3 primary colours let s just say i failed in hindsight i remember my piece to be extremely hideous didn t follow the lines splotches and smudges everywhere needless to say my art teacher used my piece as an example of what not to do she went on and on about how we may not think art is important and that creativity was a necessity in life being a silly rebellious teenager the only thing i took away from that lesson was that i was hopeless in art and never really tried again craft was a different matter i followed a proscribed method and pattern and my creativity was expressed in the materials i choose but to let go and try to use my brain to create something originally mine with a specific signature look was something i didn t attempt until i took up stamping and collages again i felt i had failed i could never tell when one collage was finished how much more to add and how much more to embellish more importantly i never took away the need to discipline my creativity with preciseness which is why my work always had the smudges or that crooked line or the messy stamping a lesson i should have learnt at 13 lately i have been taking comfort in the freeform crochet and knitting which is a lot more forgiving than the fine art of drawing and with the great discovery tool that is pinterest i discovered zentagle i will talk more about this doodling art form method in forthcoming posts but just thought to show a few photos of the process start with some strings fill up some bands decide which ones you want to be on top and do that one first do some swirls add some fills finish with some shading i am still practicing on normal a4 printing paper and some markers before i progress to proper 3 inch tiles tiny i am still struggling with preciseness but hey i have all those years to catch up on so i am not going to be too hard on myself posted by mona at monday march 05 2012 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest monday february 27 2012 scrumble beginnings i have always loved colours and textures when i first started knitting i loved those fun and funky sweaters cliff huxtables for the cosby show wore when i was doing quilting crazy patchwork intrigued me when i was stamping collages mesmerised me when i started knitting and crocheting again i had affairs with patterns with scrap yarn like the sock blanket pattern or moorish mosaic afghan in my previous post while i knitted the lace and the sweaters plain coloured yarn bore me i adore ribbons and slubs but it is a gradual process it takes confidence and courage to break out of the grain and i struggled with whether a piece needs more embellishment whether that fringe in that yarn is too much or whether that colour looks off most of all i struggle with whether anyone else will want to have that thing as a bag wallhanging or something they can abide being near with i suppose a true artist would not care last year i had the great opportunity to take a class with prudence mapstone and was challenged in the most artistic core of myself which is not that deep and not that talented and so i present to you my scrumble beginnings how it all looks put together well that is another creative process here s an idea posted by mona at monday february 27 2012 1 comment email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest friday december 23 2011 moorish mosaic afghan the original is a mosaic of earthy colours evoking the balmy skies of the south of spain since it was published in interweave crochet hundreds have been choosing their own medley of colours and all of them have been breathtaking you can see my medley of colours in the three motifs i made below grass green deep rose red light orange light salmon lilac and my main colour grey project link on ravelry i think i may have been too ambitious by choosing to use a variety of mercerised cotton instead of worsted weight yarn originally planning for a baby blanket of 9x9 motifs that has changed to 4 x 4 and possibly even 4 x5 here s where it stands now pic by instagram with lomofi filters but here i am already to start crocheting during the christmas break in malacca when i realise i forgot to bring my hooks sigh here s the google image search moorish mosaic afghan for your inspiration posted by mona at friday december 23 2011 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest wednesday november 30 2011 review the winter king the winter king by bernard cornwell my rating 5 of 5 stars another arthurian legend with a twist but very much in line of a britain in decline towards the dark ages not your morte d arthur variety bernard cornwell s arthur is a warlord not a king albeit a far seeing leader in search of a united britain as a last defence against the encroaching saxons we know the rest the saxons won and britain became england entering into popular obscurity until the norman conquest view all my reviews posted by mona at wednesday november 30 2011 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest tuesday september 27 2011 review lord of the flies lord of the flies by william golding my rating 5 of 5 stars i wrote a review for this book for an english exam in 6th form and received an a it was read out in class wish i had that review now i remember it to be profoundly disturbing this book was my first introduction to english literature as a subject where i learnt to look at language themes alliteration and a big word called onomatopoeia awesome memories view all my reviews posted by mona at tuesday september 27 2011 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest review the goose girl the goose girl by shannon hale my rating 4 of 5 stars i love this re envisioning of a half forgotten fairy tale the additional elements of special gifts extend the story easily to sequels and the romance is tasteful and utterly believable its beauty lies in finely tune clear cut prose none of the flouncy flowery language that often becomes too heavy handed for young adults and none of the heaving bosoms or rippling muscles either view all my reviews posted by mona at tuesday september 27 2011 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest tuesday july 05 2011 nz may 2010 nz may 2010 a set on flickr it was a year ago and i have just finished processing and choosing the best ones this album posted by mona at tuesday july 05 2011 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest so it begins again 18 months it took 18 months and plenty of social media experimentation such as ravelry twitter facebook and now google it s a lot of changes for little blogger me i tried to microblog on twitter and nothing beats the instant gratification of a reply or a mention not to mention the instant validation of the re tweet but then it became more of a conversation rather than a self expression then there is facebook all that poking and clicking on games gave me rsi and formed a habit for fb credits ravelry has relevance mostly to my knitting yet i feel i have more to say than just about my craft sooooo in the interest of just recording the random the meandering or just plain self indulgent me knitnut will natter about anything posted by mona at tuesday july 05 2011 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest saturday march 13 2010 quick update to show this video posted by mona at saturday march 13 2010 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest older posts home subscribe to posts atom about me mona i have always loved to knit but being in a tropical climate made my wool knitting a tad dingy so i drifted off to other hobbies now i am back to knitting again although i ask myself why every day especially when it hits 35 degrees c lately a stitching obsession took hold and there s less of knitting going around view my complete profile my other blogs lenscaped blog archive 2012 2 march 1 zentangling february 1 2011 6 december 1 november 1 september 2 july 2 2010 1 march 1 2009 8 july 1 may 1 april 1 march 2 february 1 january 2 2008 10 september 1 august 2 may 1 april 2 march 2 february 1 january 1 2007 24 december 1 november 3 october 2 september 2 june 2 may 3 april 2 march 2 february 4 january 3 2006 68 december 6 november 6 october 2 september 4 august 6 july 8 june 4 may 8 april 6 march 7 february 6 january 5 2005 81 december 8 november 4 october 6 september 11 august 7 july 7 june 6 may 6 april 5 march 9 february 6 january 6 2004 44 december 4 november 9 october 14 september 13 august 4 labels finished object 16 knitting 7 new possiblities 6 meet ups 4 stitching 4 spinning 2 stash 1 recent 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