But if you truly want to know–here's the list. Every so once in a while I amuse myself by listing the various ways I've tried to accumulate art (and other supplies):
- airbrushing
- painting: watercolor, acrylic
- basketmaking
- beadstringing
- beadweaving: peyote, brick, single needle right angle weave, herringbone, netting, helical, loom
- calligraphy, “angled” & copperplate
- ceramics
- crochet & beaded crochet
- drawing: graphite, colored pencil, pen&ink
- digital imaging
- embroidery: freestyle, traditional japanese, temari, machine, beaded
- flameworking, with lead, soda-lime and borosilicate glasses
- knitting & beaded knitting
- kumihimo (braid making)
- lacemaking, bobbin & needle
- scrimshaw, with ink & paint
- sewing
- silkscreening
- macrame
- tassel & pompom-making
- photography
- metalworking, hot & cold (e.g. brazing, riveting, stone setting, repousse)
- Weaving: Tapestry needleweaving, tablet weaving
And then there are all the ones I want to try someday, and have bought a book, or some supplies:
- bookbinding
- silk flower making
- fabric dying & marbling
- font design
- woodworking
And the ones that I fiddle around, attempting to put some sort of creative spin on, like cooking or baking or gardening...
There's obviously a heavy concentration of bead and surface textile, and beadstring combines the two beautifully. I've gotten decent at few, competent at many, remain truly horrific (like the time I dropped a chocolate coated knife while cake decorating. Four times. On my sister-in-law's cream carpeting. It's amazing she still speaks to me!) at more than I care to admit.
Unless otherwise noted, text, image and objects depicted therein copyright 1996--present sylvus tarn.
