Loose Threads Boutique

you can get some original knits by abhaya fibers over at loose threads boutique. stop in and blow some kisses to helene and laura for me.

spun interview.

3. Where do you find inspiration and/or what inspires you?

i draw a lot of inspiration from the color and texture in different fibers. the yarn itself usually does the driving, i just follow along. i also find a lot of inspiration from cultural adornments through out history. all around the world, people have had such amazing taste and talent in how they decorate themselves and i'd like to leave my little contribution to that.

check out the full interview on the fabulous spun right round blog.

a taste of things to come...

spring edition.

previous winters.

the past 2 winters brought me to here.
abhaya.
AH-BYE-YAH

thanks fiber and animal, human, cold weather and metal, wood and hands, fingers, arms.
and desire.
and inspire.
thanks community and creativity. thanks fulfillment.

thanks knitting.

summer time.

so it's been a busy month. bees are buzzing, gardens are growing and feet are eager to get in the sand. i've finished some socks, a shawl, a hat and half of a sweater in between the heatwaves and adventures.

good question.

"Do you consider yourself only a fiber artist, or do you work in multi media application, and/or draw techniques from other fields to use in the one you're working in? "


i've been on a long path of creative exploration stemmed by an uncontrollable urge to express myself. am i just a fiber artist? by no means. i started writing when i was 13, prose, short stories and poems, and drawing images to go along.. then around 14 my mom gave me my first camera, which led me on a 13+ year journey of the still image. i've dallied in design, in video, in carving, in sculpture... but if i were to actually pick the 2 things i stick to the most, it's definitely photography and fiber crafting.



BEING YOU.

please don't pay attention to the pressure of being who you are. words come out differently when they're written down in ink. they come out in giggles when they are spoken. to love - be in love - one love all. to feel it moving through you. pulsing through you. it's the archetype she wrote about so many years ago. it's stopping, it's starting, it's pushing it a little bit further every chance that arrives. it's over exposure. it's learning to use the tools as instruments with out assistance of artificial motives, moments, memories. it's being you. really being you and giving it selflessly. sharing it. accepting that the bad really isn't so bad and there's always room for improvement. it's the lump in your throat when you speak harshly to someone, when you think negative thoughts that keep you from sleeping, that reveals the heart inside pumping striving to rise above this roof brain clutter, this nonsense, this bondage lovingly called confusion and the comfort left-brain finds in focusing on the problem_ not the solution. after all who are we? who are you? what drives you, motivates you, stimulates your growth as a person in love with life, humility and truth? silent no more. these unanswered questions will not be accepted any longer. the volcano is erupting. there's no way of stopping it now. smash your mirrors, it's time to come clean.


(a poem/prose piece i wrote in 2003)

Q&A

there's a new interview with me up over at the tucker & bloom urban living blog... check it out here. my thanks to the guys for doing this!