In 2009, I was interviewed for the Concord Arts Telefest. For about a month afterwards, Concord TV posted the clip on their website, but eventually it went away.
Thanks to the very nice folks at Concord TV, I recently received a DVD of my interview in the mail, which I’m delighted to share with you again:
Have you ever been on TV? Were you nervous?
One of the things I love about being a member of the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen is getting to know so many talented artists in every media: not just fiber, but wood, metal, leather, photography, paper, glass, and clay.
Detail of Jane Kaufmann Raku Button on CCM felt hat #153 of 2008.
I met Jane Kaufmann while volunteering during NHPTV’s Spring Auction some years ago. Jane is a cheerful, easy-going potter, with a great sense of humor.
We got along like a house afire! Jane admired my ability to knit without looking while we answered the pledge phones. I told her all about my felt hats.
I love the texture of Jane's work and how her sense of humor shines through the clay.
“I make raku pottery,” Jane told me. “Sometimes, when I’m firing, if I have a bit of extra clay, I’ll make some buttons. Just for fun, you know. I’ll send you some! Maybe you could use them on your hats…”
And so she did:
Jane Kaufmann Raku Buttons.
And so I did!
CCM Felt Hat #153 of 2008, with Jane Kaufmann raku landscape button.
I’m delighted to have Jane’s button adorning this felt hat. It’s a miniature work of art on my fiber art-to-wear, a one-of-a-kind collaboration between craftsmen in the League that I’m so proud to belong to.
(Contact me if you’re interested in owning this hat. I’ve got gift certificates available, too!)
In the midst of scary times for us, I am so grateful for the support of friends and strangers. Thank you, Patti, for helping spread the word! (In one hour, Andy will undergo surgery to attach a thin, metal plate onto his very pokey-outy clavicle. Please send happy, healing thoughts!)
Remember a few weeks ago when I finished my Carrie Cahill-Mulligan hat?
Well, I finally decided what I was going to do with the brim.
Paisley. I love paisley and found some generic paisley shapes to use as my inspiration. My plan is to embroider eight paisley designs around the entire brim but I’m going to start at the front and work my way around from side to side so I don’t have to have it completely finished before wearing it.
Yes, I know it’s April and we’ve had some unseasonably warm weather of late (90 degrees yesterday!!) but I don’t want to wait until next fall before I return to find it still naked of all embellishment.
I love this hat.
And you can have your very own!
It’s easy.
Go to Carrie’s website and:
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