Introduction

Hello! Firstly, thanks for looking at this page and please read on! My name is Kimberley Elderton and I'm an artist working with knitting. I also work with video and the internet to document my work which has so far consisted mainly of socially engaged performance pieces (see my website for more details: www.uwic.ac.uk/csad/timebased/ - click on students then my name). This new project is a little different. I am still fascinated by knitting and I realised at the beginning of this year that I'm going to need to tighten my purse strings a little as three years of student life has taken it's toll on the bank balance! So I decided that I would have to knit everything that I want instead. Obviously the irony is that the things I knit are useless in terms of function. The process also brings up all sorts of issues: independence, self sufficiency, greed, consumerism, patience, appreciation of time, appreciation of skill - and loads more which will hopefully be discussed in the postings as the blog grows. I hope all of you enjoy learning about and contributing to this project.

Archive

Friday, March 30, 2007

I heard back from Welsh Artist of the Year and unfortunately the ipod didn't make it into the exhibition. But on the plus side, I now have it back and so I will be able to figure out the pattern and hopefully publish that soon, either on here or on paper or both.
I wasn't feeling very well yesterday and so I didn't come into Uni to continue knitting the PS3; instead I stayed home and sorted out my entry in the Wonderwool Wales competition. This is a competition for items made from 75% welsh wool and the winning entries will be displayed at the Smallholders festival in Powys in May. I've entered my leg knitted web which is a piece I made before Christmas. More information can be read about it on my website and because it's separate from this project I'm only going to put the new photo's I've taken of it onto the flickr page. Go take a look.

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