i.knit.lamps

This project was a lot of fun and discovery.

The idea came from some of my earlier knitting experiments and one very lumpy hat. With the invention of less flammable light sources (like LEDs) lamps can wear sweaters without burning up. So I decided to find out what a topographic textile looks like in the context of lighting.

Textured felt can be a very interesting material to shine light through. Thickness is pretty consistent, so translucency is actually determined by proximity to the light source. The peaks are dark, while the valleys show more radiant light.

The result is a luminescent pineapple - a very squishy and fuzzy luminescent pineapple.

lamping

In the summer, some people like to go camping. I prefer lamping, or making lamps.

I have been traveling this week, so I decided to come up with a train sized knitting project. The result is a felted lamp based on some earlier textile studies that I made. I don't want to overuse it, but the texture fits so many contexts. I also made a sort of decorative pillow ball. I'm not yet sure why, but it looks ok.

Please excuse the sloppy formatting, I am working with mobile this week.

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things that are no longer on display

These are a few pictures that I took at the Armory last Saturday.  They are of the 630 red and white quilts that are no longer on display. The lighting made very cool patterns on the floor.

You should look at the second image large, the quilt is embroidered with the busts of bearded men.


I think that my professor took better pictures, so you should look at those too.