KNITSONIK

Folk (Knit) or (Sound)

18 November, 202318 November, 2023

Daxophone tongues - a variety of wooden shapes, designed to be bowed on a tripod connecting them to a contact microphone and table

…of folk traditions in knit and sonik, and hand-made clothes and instruments.

Repetitive, but I like it (KNIT + SONIK)

15 November, 202314 November, 2023

…of the mesmeric and soothing qualities of repetition and unfolding, in both KNIT and SONIK.

Beadism

14 November, 202314 November, 2023

…of beads, Minimalism, punch-card technology, and the joy of beading music onto your knits.

Cover Versions: A Conversation with Kate Davies

9 November, 2023

WOMAN IN ALL THE BLUES (7 - 12 NOVEMBER) 7. FAVOURITE BLUES (KNIT) 8. FAVOURITE BLUES (SOUND) 9. COVER VERSION (KNIT) 10. COVER VERSION (SOUND) 11. PROVENANCE OF A YARN 12. PROVENANCE OF A SONG

…of the generative and transformative power of the cover song, and the form of the cover as a springboard to new and original creations.

Wondrous Waltz PAL prompts; a digest!

8 November, 2023

WONDROUS WALTZ (1 - 6 NOVEMBER) 1. SYNCOPATED PATTERNS (KNIT) 2. SYNCOPATED RHYTHMS (SOUND) 3. JIMMY JONES, BILLY FURY OR FATIMA: CELEBRATING ARTISTS’ STYLE 4. INDEPENDENT LABEL (KNIT) 5. INDEPENDENT LABEL (SOUND) 6. FAVOURITE PATTERN RE-MIX

…of Syncopation in knit and sound; Fatima’s matchless sense of Style; the creative power of Independent Labels; and the glorious, generative nature of THE REMIX as a creative form.

Woman In All The Blues and the second set of PAL prompts

7 November, 2023

Faith Makawa - a Black model with locs - wears a fedora hat, a white blouse dress and blue eye makeup, that picks up the blue shades in the scarf - Woman In All The Blues - that she wears draped around her shouldersr; she lightly rests her hand against a microphone stand, as if resting between songs

…of knitting, singing and playing the Blues.

Syncopation

2 November, 20232 November, 2023

A Black model with locs - Faith Makawa - wears orange dungarees and a white t-shirt, which pick up on the orange in her purple and orange hat, and matching pair of mitts. In her hands she holds a record in an orange DECCA sleeve, she is facing towards shelves of music, as if looking to position or place the record somewhere on the shelf.

…of exploring the concept as syncopation (from music) as a principle for ordering motifs within stranded colourwork design. With Missy Elliott examples.