Dubious Fan-Artistry

[idiosyncreant.livejournal.com]

My contributions to fandom tend to be a little bizarre.
 I like to write "filk" rock, tribute songs to Lord of the Rings and other fantasy favorites (including 2 Queen's Thief songs we're still finishing producing...but soon!)

I also spin. I've made yarn tributing Haku of Spirited Away, Laputa of Castle in the Sky, Hans Christian Andersons Steadfast Tin Soldier (the Ballerina)...
 I blog about them (as well as posting them to Etsy) at Wordpress.


Under River Aracthus I made from a gift of dyed wool. When I racked my brain about what it reminded me of, it struck me:
"That god! In the Temple!"
Oceanus's robe, in the watertones of his domain. I think he's the one who checks to be sure Gen hasn't left a spot?

Anyway, I haven't blogged this one, but here are some pictures:
   Under River Aracthus

Comments

[thnidu.livejournal.com]

Are you in the filk community?

[thelasteddis.livejournal.com]

...
That is exactly the color of the highlights I dyed into my hair.
And I thought it was just cool because it was blue. Now it's Oceanus blue. FOR THE WIN.

[keestone.livejournal.com]

Wow. That yarn looks so liquid! I'm very impressed.

[peggy-2.livejournal.com]

this is beautiful.

do you spin with a wheel (I would guess, to get that much yarn)?
and do you dye it before or after spinning? If before, I bet the carded wool was drop dead lovely.

[inkasrain.livejournal.com]

Wow! I don't know anything about sewing/yarn/etc, but this is really beautiful. I love the dark and light contrast, it really gives it depth.

And thnidu, I love your icon ;-)

wow!

[philippas.livejournal.com]

That's so cool that you spin. All I can do is crochet the yarn others have created :) And that color is really beautiful, and I LOVE it that you name the yarns after things from awesome books and movies.

[openedlocket.livejournal.com]

The yarn is so pretty *reaches out to stoke yarn over and over*. I could almost feel the yarn's by just looking at the picture. It's awesome ;)

[jade-sabre-301.livejournal.com]

you know my mom knits a little, and her birthday's coming up soon...*plots*

that's really, really gorgeous, Red! *claps*

[lady-schrapnell.livejournal.com]

That is absolutely gorgeous! And yarn as a tribute to -- ::is speechless::

Are you on Ravelry, btw? Couldn't immediately see a link for your name if so.

[katewaits.livejournal.com]

That's such a gorgeous shade of blue. You have quite a talent. :D

[aged-crone.livejournal.com]

Oh, how lovely!

I wish I had dragged you to my school when I had my Colonial exhibit set up, with the spinning wheel that I don't know how to use!

The words you use are strange to me - "roving," for example. Clearly I know nothing about spinning!

[magicsandwiches.livejournal.com]

You make yarn? That is hurting my brain. You actually make yarn? And it's thematic? That's like...the coolest thing I've ever heard of. Completely removed from my realm of existence and utterly, utterly cool.

Yarn! Who knew?

P.S. Nice photograph, too, which is really important. Your lighting seems to show your art to best advantage, no?

[checkers65477.livejournal.com]

Wow, it's beautiful. Feel free to make me a sweater, or some cool socks. ;-)

[aged-crone.livejournal.com]

Darn, I dilly dallied too long and somebody else bought the yarn before I could!

I hope they make something lovely out of it. If it was somebody from Sounis, send pics when you finish!