What we can learn from spiders

I have knitting posts coming, I promise!  In the meantime:

Chandelier

I saw this picture in the last issue of Fiberarts Magazine. It is a chandelier, made by the artist YaYa Chou. It's striking and beautiful, and I bet you can't guess what it's made out of. Click here for a closeup.

The artist created a series of sculptures which are commentary on the artificiality of the things that we eat and our alienation from nature.

Here is a link to the page it originally appeared on, and you can see that the chandelier has been hanging for a year and a half with no signs of deterioration! She thinks it might last for ten years!

When I think about how many of these things I have eaten over the years...

Link to the webpage of YaYa Chou.
Link to Fiberarts Magazine.

What I did on my vacation

While I am looking for the tapestry needle to bind off my first sock, I just wanted to share with you all my funniest pattern book. I know many models have done knitting patterns in their early days, before going on to become famous. For example Cindy Crawford, Andie MacDowell, the actress who plays that crazy Sheila on that one soap opera The Young and the Restless (or as we called it in college, The Dumb and the Useless)... all did a few knitting patterns before they hit it big.

I am guessing that didn't happen with these models.

mc78 did some hilarous captions for the pictures. You absolutely must check them out here!




Shot entirely on location in Switzerland.




I would like to see a modern pattern book with cocktails.




We have all the most high tech toys.




Going for the intellectual look.




Even the fake braids can't get the attention of these guys.




Nice classic sweaters. But I wonder what they are so concerned about.




I love the expression.




You went to Switzerland with your model airplane?




Striking an action pose to look like an outdoor guy. This is my favorite.




Please, no fishing jokes.


The sweaters are very nice, like all Spinnerin patterns. But I can't even see them, I am too distracted!