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Kim Smith
London, England.
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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
Posted yesterday at art equals happy.
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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.
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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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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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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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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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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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.
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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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.
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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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.
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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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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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.
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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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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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.
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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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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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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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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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.
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.