The Return of Sockhead

Icing on the Cake-Hat

Just a couple of snapshots my table/end of year display at last week's vernissage - oh yes, and the famous cake hat that I knitted and hand-sewed. A lot of people tried this on over the course of the evening (including the director of my school) so there are certainly a few more pictures of it floating out there that I haven't seen yet.

You can see a bit of the "icing-flowers" reflected in the mirror at the back.

Little Archie's Cove

There are no straight roads here in St. John's:  they all curve around, go up crazy steep hills, switch names a few times over and then take you back to where you started somehow. It makes for a different biking experience, especially being one of the few bikes on the road. It's a good thing that most people are so courteous.

Some doodles made at a Starbucks and an airport, respectively.

I had a lovely conversation with Professor Hiscock last week about a great many things. He also took some candid pictures of me and the Encyclopedia of Newfoundland using his half-frame camera:

Here I am in the same chair back in October of 2011.

I've been experimenting a bit with my newly acquired knitting machine - here are some amazing covers of the stack of machine-knitting magazines that came with it:

         
          (I find this wig on a chair somewhat baffling but I love the stripes.)

Soon to come: I just finished drawing a new 'Bored Waitress' zine for an event this Thursday.

Thanks to Eastern Edge for letting me use their scanner, their office and staff. I'll be taking part in their Art Marathon this August.

Insert Face Here

Next I'll be working on filling out my orders for machine-knit onesies for men ("mansies").

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Sew Nice

I've done the following things since the last post: started knitting a scarf, screenprinted a pink cake onto some tote bags I am making, and made up a bunch of silly songs of Garage Band. I also made my first music video! By myself, in my room! Neither the song or the video was meant to be seen by eyes other than my own, but what the heck. I have nothing to hide.

You can see more of myvideos on My Youtube Channel. There are definitely some more animations in the works for the next little while. Once I finish the silkscreened bags, and the scarf, and the record, and the zine, and the oh my gawd how many more things can I possibly start. I am having fun, though, making up stupid crap. I hope you have fun with my stupid crap too!

I also made a sort of serious song that I'm quite happy with - it sounds pretty good for something I did in one afternoon on GarageBand with no mics and the computer's drum machine. I wrote the song in the brief time I lived in Mile-End, it was easy to just go walking in the neighbourhood and get your head in the clouds for a while.

Here are some pictures of animals that I took in Newfoundland.

The puppy's name is Julian. The girl's name is Cara.

This is Bobs. He has giant balls (not pictured).

Have a ballserific day!