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Life Drawing no.2 :: Drawing & BA Illustration.

Carrying on from a previous Sunday where I shared some of my Life Drawing, here are some more excersises I found fun and useful. Looking at movement and body posture. Drawing the same figure over and over again in different... Continue reading

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Amy talks about our Wool! :: Customer Reviews.

When buying anything online, sometimes it's hard to know what that product might feel like, or how it will hold up to wear and tear. Since we're all about honesty and high quality goods here, it's only fitting that you... Continue reading

Posted 2 days ago at art equals happy.

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The Great Wahlou. :: Video & Talented Friends.

Well, it's been a couple of weeks since we've had a Tuesday Video! That's mainly because I'm in the final year of University and my schedule is wall to wall college work. Ah! It's kind of a crazy time over... Continue reading

Posted 6 days ago at art equals happy.

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A Striped Hat. :: Spinning & Knitting Adventures.

This hat is made with the same pattern as This One. The big difference is that's it's made with my Self Stripe Handspun. I gave mum 100g of it, and asked her if she'd make me up a sample so... Continue reading

Posted May 10, 2013 at art equals happy.

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Life Drawing no. 1 :: Drawing & BA Illustration.

During the first term of this year, every monday (or most mondays) I went along to a Life Drawing session put on at Uni. I'd done a little bit of this before, but mostly draw people with thier clothes on.... Continue reading

Posted May 5, 2013 at art equals happy.

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Happy little hat. :: Spinning & Knitting Adventures.

This little hat was made up of some precious Handspun of mine. I had originally intended this yarn to be used in a jumper, but that project got scrapped. It was also pretty similar to some of the Self Stripe... Continue reading

Posted May 2, 2013 at art equals happy.

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Purple Medieval 2ply. :: Wool On The Wheel.

Hey! It's Wednesday! Sometimes I do what I like to call 'Wool On The Wheel' on Wednesdays. Pretty much I share with you a yarn that I've spun up recently. Sometimes it's actually 'on the wheel' when I photograph it,... Continue reading

Posted Apr 24, 2013 at art equals happy.

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Fun Felt. :: Friends and Crafts.

As some of you know, I hold a little Craft Club at my house on Wednesdays. And to celebrate some new features on Hobzy, we had Pizza and Wine and made some fun things out of felt. Here are some... Continue reading

Posted Apr 22, 2013 at art equals happy.

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DIRTY WATERS :: Video & Talented Friends.

Tuesday's video. Something a little silly. Remember to like if you liked it & subscribe on YouTube so you can be the first to know when I post a new video. Related articles Lucy's Birthday. :: Video & photographs. Talking... Continue reading

Posted Apr 16, 2013 at art equals happy.

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Some little life updates. :: My Life

Wow! These last two weeks have flown by in a crazy whirlwind of activity. I've been doing a lot of Markets & working on a big project (I will share all details as soon as the photos are edited). Those... Continue reading

Posted Apr 10, 2013 at art equals happy.

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One from the vaults- The Test 2009 :: Video & Animation.

This video was also made during my A-level animation course at school. It was a test for multiple processes like using acetate and filming something backwards as well as cutout. When I look back at this, it makes me just... Continue reading

Posted Apr 9, 2013 at art equals happy.

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Yellows and Reds and Pinks. :: Natural Dyes.

Mmm. Delicious Madder Reds. Mmm. Bright Buckthorn Yellows. Let's put the second exhausts together and see what we get... ... some Pale Peachy Oranges: I love it that Natural Dyeing is always surprising me with it's colour combos. Always blow... Continue reading

Posted Apr 3, 2013 at art equals happy.

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Knitting books and projects. :: Video & Vlogs.

Okay, this is kind of a long video, but it's a Haul-type knitting themed thing. If you want to hear me chatting about the books, yarn and etc that I'm loving right now and see me pull stupid faces and... Continue reading

Posted Apr 2, 2013 at art equals happy.

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Horniman Easter Fair this weekend! :: Shop.

Hey, this weekend I'll be at the lovely Horniman Museum for their Easter Fair. We had a great time with the Fayre Christmas Fayre & looking forward to meeting people & spreading the handmade/ethical love. Check here for more details.... Continue reading

Posted Mar 28, 2013 at art equals happy.

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Indigo and friends. :: Natural Dyes.

For those of you that have never done any dying before. The general procedure is to make a dyebath and put the wool in it. Then you wait for a while, take it out and it's dyed! It's kind of... Continue reading

Posted Mar 27, 2013 at art equals happy.

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One from the vaults-Supernatural :: Video.

What usually happens when you decide you need to organise your life? You get stuck in memory lane going through old journals or files on your computer. Or at least, that's what happens to me anyway. The other day I... Continue reading

Posted Mar 26, 2013 at art equals happy.

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Lucy's Birthday. :: Video & photographs.

It's tuesday, which means it's video day! I took a lot of dark, grainy footage from a birthday party on my friend's boat. They always play the best music when ever I'm visiting, and it's got such a cozy atmosphere.... Continue reading

Posted Mar 19, 2013 at art equals happy.

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In 'Gathered' by Mollie Makes. :: Publications.

Hello! Just wanted to pop in and say that we were featured in Gathered again (issue 21). This time for my Home Movie. Gathered is an awesome weekly ipad digital magazine run by the same people that bring you the... Continue reading

Posted Mar 15, 2013 at art equals happy.

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Talking about art school. :: Videos & Vlogs.

Probably the thing I get the most questions about is: Art School! That's cool cause I love art school, but it is a many faceted beast that is hard to tame. I uploaded a vlog the other day that talks... Continue reading

Posted Mar 14, 2013 at art equals happy.

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Gradient Cowl. :: Spinning & Knitting Adventures.

I've had quite a few people ask me about the Gradient Yarn that I've spun up especially (One and Two). They wanted to know what it looked like- well here you go! This is a Cowl that my Mum made,... Continue reading

Posted Mar 8, 2013 at art equals happy.

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Finished Story Socks. :: Knitting Adventures.

These socks have such a nice story behind them and in them! I started these about a year ago on my friend's canal boat. (post here) The yarn was given to me as a present and I was really into... Continue reading

Posted Mar 1, 2013 at art equals happy.

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Just for fun, Blue. :: Wool On The Wheel & Spinning.

Wool on the Wheel this week is something I spun up just for fun. :] I bought a big bag of reduced turqouise wool/synthetic mix fleece (months and months ago) & it's been really fun finding projects for it- it's... Continue reading

Posted Feb 27, 2013 at art equals happy.

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Making swatches... :: Workspace & Knitting Machine.

A couple of peeks into my studio while making swatches... Those colours make me crazy with happiness. :] Kimxo Related articles Wonky Gradient Socks. :: Knitting Adventures. Lynn's Custom gradient Yarn. :: Spinning & Shop. Learning... :: Knitting Machine. Continue reading

Posted Feb 26, 2013 at art equals happy.

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January Vine. New on YouTube. :: Video & Vlogs.

A new video on Youtube- a complication of little Vine loop videos. Some cats, some workspace, some of my silly face. :] Enjoy! p.s. the videos were taken on my iPhone so the quality is pretty bad. I debated doing... Continue reading

Posted Feb 19, 2013 at art equals happy.

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