Bye-Bye Blogger

well, I will soon be switching over this blog to Wordpress. I just like all the features better...
So please check it out....there is no new content right now, but will be soon!
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the waters of your face

the waters of your face
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Mater Matrix Mother and Medium is moving right along!

Mater Matrix Mother and Medium has started!

My newest project has begun, "Mater Matrix Mother and Medium", - an interactive, process-based art installation in Seattle’s urban forest and with a performance by Zoe Scofield - Spring and Summer 2009. I have a blog for the project at matermatrixmother.wordpress.com Please check it out to find out how you can participate, and more information all around!
see more images at the MMMM flickr

My work is on the cover of Fiberarts, yippee!

Well, I've finally gotten my copy, read it and digested the fact that my work is actually on the cover of  Fiberarts Magazine!  Haruko Nishimura (my collaborator on The Silvering Path, along with Ian Lucero) looks absolutely stunning, and I'm just thrilled for her!  The article by Suzanne Beal is a real gift; she took so much time talking with me, not glossing over anything, and captured some very small but important details about what I do and the way I think.  I am so grateful to her!  It's a great issue as a whole, go get a copy!

Marci McDade, Fiberarts Editor, leads a tour of Dare alla Luce and Silvering Path gets screened in Portland

Marci McDade, the fabulous new editor of Fiberarts Magazine ( a year now!) is leading a tour of my show Dare alla Luce at The Museum of Contemporary Craft, . Also, after a reception for Marci's anniversary, the MCC will be doing a small screening of The Silvering Path.  She's incredibly eloquent and I'm sorry to miss out on what she has to say about the show, if you are in Portland stop in and have some cake!

Handmade Nation comes to the Northwest, to MCC!

The Handmade Nation lovefest continues on to the Northern reaches, to Portland Oregon, to the fabulously on-the-ball Museum of Contemporary Craft - April 3-5.  I'm thrilled to meet up again with Faythe Levine, director of "Handmade Nation", who has been traveling the world sharing this wonderful film!  Buy tickets ahead of time off the museum's website, as it looks to be selling out!  I'll be leading a participatory, interactive, hands-on crochet event on Sunday at 4pm, after the film and a great talk, so come and make.  You'll be contributing to my latest project, which I will be posting about pretty soon.  Viva the Hand!

These images are from crochet parties to support the creation of The Silvering Path.  The event at MCC will be in support of my newest project, a temporary public art installation called Mater Matrix Mother and Medium sponsored by Seattle Public Utilities, I'll soon be talking more about this....

Mandy wanders the streets of NYC, "Handmade Nation" premier at MAD

I'm in NYC for the premier of "Handmade Nation" at the Museum of Art and Design.  It's sold out!  HN will come west in April to The Museum of Contemporary Craft, also.  

Hey, that's me in the blue sweater, in the theatre of The Musuem of Arts and Design, NYC, just before the show!

Some great blog posts about the premier at MAD: Pack Rat Mag
and from Andrew Wagner at American Craft Magazine,

and from A Design Affair

Dare alla Luce has opened again at Museum of Contemporary Craft, Portland

My installation "Dare alla Luce" has opened at the Museum of Contemporary Craft in Portland!  It was a super adventurous install, captured on film by the multi-talented filmmaker Ian Lucero -- which you can see here.
 He took this footage because he'll be making a little video about Dare alla Luce, taking shots from both BAM and MCC, as well as some lovely video of "Small but Mighty Wandering Pearl".    Here are loads of install images taken by my friend Kamala Dolphin-Kingsley. 

 And, last of all, a great little radio interview with myself, Namita Gupta Wiggers (curator of MCC), Stefano Catalani (curator of BAM), and the marvelous Darrel Morris, who also has a show of his larger works up at MCC as well.  The show will be up until May 31, 2009, so please stop by this wonderful museum!

And a great review in "The Oregonian"!

    and a second review in "The Portland Tribune"!

    and a third review in "The Portland Mercury"  (oooooh, I love mercury...)

    and a review on "Ultra"

    and more!

And this from Kate Bingaman-Burt!