"Upset": junk collage

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It's Sumo Time.

A basho (tournament) happens six times a year for fifteen consecutive days. Today was Day 6. I am such a fan that I try to schedule so I can see all four daily broadcasts of that days bouts. I am so thankful for NHK, Japan's English channel, channel #812 on Cox Cable. I wasn't going to mention Sumo this basho but I opened the José Naranja blog this morning, to find his title,Yokozuna wannabe.

I have featured José Naranja before, here, here and here. Each of Naranja’s notebook pages are packed full of his own writing, illustrations, stamps, and photos, all of which beautifully document the life of this well-traveled artist.

Naranja sells an edited compilation of his best work in an elaborate, multilingual book called The Orange Manuscript. Find out more on his website, and follow the artist on Instagram for daily updates from his sketchbooks. I can watch this last week of the November basho here on Ch.322 ! ;o)

Sumo fan

I flew in from Orange County last evening, a 8 minute flight.

take iff from OC.

refreshments

WonderWoman met me at the JSX airport and we were at their home in 28 minutes. Superman made delicious chili and WW made salad, corn bread and cooked spiced carrots. Thanks Superheroes!

Gh#1, Jordan and Rocky came after work ...

Gh#3, Zack came after them and his work ...

We all watched tv and visited. Long, great day!

Special thanks to Cheryl and Johnny for taking me to the airport!

A 5 minute video, Snails Dream, here

Just because ...

Winter Wren

Wednesday's Smiles ...

"Children should be safe": junk collage & ink.

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Knit and Felted Characters

Ýr Jóhannsdóttir moves through the world with a second set of eyes—and teeth and brows. The Icelandic artist, who works as Ýrúrarí, has spent the last few years crafting an extensive cast of felted and knitted characters to accompany her throughout the day. Many of her designs take the idea of tongue-in-cheek humor literally, with balaclavas encircled with mouths and masks embellished with playful grins.

Much of Jóhannsdóttir’s practice revolves around sustainability and transforming garments and materials otherwise destined for the landfill. Her works rely on mending and using scraps to create cheeky wearables beaming with personality.

Created in collaboration with Ásgerður Heimsidóttir.

If you’re in Copenhagen, see Jóhannsdóttir’s works in a group exhibition on view through January 28 at Nordatlantens Brygge. Her Pizza Time project, which used leftovers from the wool industry to create fiber-rich pies, was also recently nominated for Iceland’s Design Awards. Follow updates on Instagram.