Saturday, April 10, 2010

Modernist Dog Houses at our local animal shelter


If anyone is interested in seeing the unique modernist dog houses made for our local no kill animal shelter by the Washington State college of Engineering and Architecture you can see more of them here on my other blog http://tailsfromtheshelter.blogspot.com/2010/04/modernist-dog-house.html

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

My handspun throw blanket and love of Japanese aesthetics

One of the many things I love about Japanese aesthetics is their use of natural materials in their homes. I spun this yarn in a rustic manner, from a gray Romney and black Blue Faced Leicester/ Lincoln fleece. I then knit it on large circular needles. It is folded in half and then over again in the photo, so you are actually seeing 1/4 of it's true size.It will cover an average adult. I also have an affinity for Mid-century modern furniture and have quite a bit of it in my house.