Author: Anna

Mochimochi Worlds at Pictoplasma Festival

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Updates:

Photos from the show
More photos of the planets

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This big round bear, along with the giant ball of yarn and the snowman that I’ve recently posted, is going with me to Berlin next month to be a part of the Pictoplasma Festival, an annual celebration of character art!

My pieces will be on exhibit from April 6th through the 10th in a new installation called “Mochimochi Worlds,” held at Smallspace gallery. If you’re in the area, please join us for the opening at 7 pm on April 6th!

The show will be part of the Pictoplasma Character Walk that is open to the public.

I’m so excited to be involved in the festival, and I’ve been having a blast working on this new show—it will be made up of nine randomly-themed planets and other celestial bodies. Knitters who stop by the gallery will be able to pick up patterns to make some of the alien life forms they see.

I can’t wait to go to Berlin for the first time and see what other character madness is happening at the festival!

Thank you to Lion Brand for providing Hometown USA and Wool-Ease Thick & Quick yarn for the big planet bodies.

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Snowman Planet

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So I know all of us in the northern hemisphere are ready for winter to be over already, but somehow I’m still hooked on the snowmen this year.

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This big guy is going to be part of my show in Berlin in April. See, he’s a planet shaped like a snowman, and the aliens that live on him are all snowmen doing various things like having snowball fights, standing on their heads, and building other snowmen. Making this piece has me realizing just how versatile those little stick arms are. I’m thinking I could fill a whole room with snowmen hijinks if I had nothing better to do!

More photos and details about this show to come.

A Tiny Duck Walks into a Bar…

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…and asks the bartender for a water. The bartender gives him a dirty look for not ordering an expensive drink so the tiny duck replies “What? Someone as small as me can’t have a big bill!”

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That excellent Tiny Duck joke comes courtesy of Sarah, this week’s caption contest winner! There were many cute entries, but I especially liked Sarah’s incorporation of the duck’s tiny size into the joke.

Congrats, Sarah—you win a free pattern from the Mochimochi Shop!

Needle Felting Show at gallery hanahou

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If you live around NYC, you should definitely check out the needle felting show opening next week at gallery hanahou! It’s actually going to be four mini solo shows by my four favorite needle felting artists.

Hine Mizushima:

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Kit Lane:

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Yoko Nomura:

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and Moxie!

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I can’t wait! The opening is next Thursday, March 3rd. There will also be a needle felting workshop with Moxie on Saturday, March 5th. See full details at the gallery website.