crmc

I knit, crochet, paint and occasionally jumble everything together, usually with mixed results... I'm always wanting to try something new and and generally disappointed that there aren't enough hours in the day to do everything I'd like.

I live in a beautiful area of Southern California just north of Los Angeles. 20 minutes to the city - but look out my window at the National Forest.

I've just returned from living abroad for two+ years in China. It's taking a while to resettle, but it's good to be home.

Favorite colors: Turquoise. Orange. Indigo Blue.

Least Favorite color: Purple

Knitting

Crochet - especially freeform crochet

Painting

Sewing/Embroidery

Mixed Media - assemblage & collage

Most Played on my IPod lately:

Mariachis El Bronx

B.o.B.

Radiohead

Caesaria Evora.

Paisley, and other Indian folk motifs

Anything Tibetan/Nepalese/Himalayan

Silver, not Gold.

Plaid.

Stripes . Pattern mixing

Ikat, resist dying - any handcrafted printed process

Crafts from around the world.

Anything with lots of texture.

Missoni. David Hockney. Tricia Gould. Henri Matisse. Frida Kahlo. Tao Kurihara.

bits of ephemera from around the world

interesting & unusual papers - especially Italian/Florentine. or Japanese. or origami.

fabric scraps

vintage images and photos

cancelled stamps - especially from other than the USA

anything Asian/Indian/Middle Eastern

map scraps

text, fonts, words

Loteria cards/images and other game pieces