![]() ![]() ![]() This installation and exhibit of soft sculptures serve as textile-based examinations of my own personal processing and regeneration within this period.ĭomestic Architecture of the Uncanny is supported, in part, by a grant from the Alaska State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts. The aftereffects of this experience will undoubtedly unravel for years to come. It’s as if we’ve all had a collective moment of, in the words of David Byrne, “This is not my beautiful house.” Over the past 2+ years much of society has reevaluated its standards of living, the things that are most important to us. This interior discord reflected what was happening outside of my four walls, as well as what was beginning to happen within my frame of mind. I found myself reassessing my surrounding personal possessions and furnishings, and determined them to be wholly familiar yet distinctly uncanny. Commonplace objects within my home-which had become a place of both refuge and suffocating confinement-seemed to acquire new, at times sinister, characteristics. Curiously, this combination seemed to create an unexpected corollary of altered perception. At some point, I recognized a strange dissonance occurring within myself: one of exponential dread tempered with abject numbness. Over the past two years, I have grown increasingly fatigued from ongoing adaptation to our new reality. Designed to be the Alaskan counterpart to the installation Bernard created while on residency at Konstmuseet i Skövde in the fall of 2021, this exhibit will feature a corresponding fiber installation and new soft sculptures alongside work that was created in Sweden. This installation and exhibit of soft sculptures serve as textile-based examinations of Bernard’s personal processing and regeneration within the past two and a half years, with a focus on shifts that have taken place inside the home. ![]() If the class minimum is not met, students will be notified prior to the class start date and a full refund will be given.Domestic Architecture of the Uncanny | Mandy Bernard Leave stitches on needle or place on a stitch holder or scrap yarn. Work 20 rows of 1 x 1 ribbing (knit 1, purl 1 repeat) taking care to knit above the knits and purl above the purls on each row. Work 20 rows of stockinette stitch fabric (knit one row, purl one row, repeat). Work 20 rows of garter stitch fabric (knit every row). US # 7 (4.5 mm) or US #8 (5.0 mm) needles (circular or straight).Approximately 75 yards worsted weight yarn with smooth texture in a light color.Knitting practices to help avoid errors.Fixing common knitting errors by tinking ,frogging, laddering down.Understanding the anatomy of our knitted fabric.Understanding the anatomy of our stitches.We will even make knitting errors on our swatches on purpose! With a bit of practice you will feel empowered to take charge of your knitting and gain the confidence to handle many common mishaps when they arise.ĭuring this 3-hour class we will work on the following: In this class you will learn to identify, avoid, and fix common knitting errors. Every knitter makes mistakes from time to time. ![]()
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