Beating the Virus

This was a week filled with cancellations of live events. Many companies are looking for alternatives to in-person events and they are planning to use live streaming to get their message out.

If you’re looking for a studio that’s set up and ready to stream, I’ve got one in Salt Lake City, Utah, and a partner studio in San Diego. We can stream to any platform including: Facebook, YouTube, Vimeo, Wowza, Linkedin, Twitch, Periscope, IGTV, and more. We have a few dates still open for March. Get in touch and let’s talk about your project.

Multiple cameras, live editing, live chat and a great experience.

Call us at 801-680-7220

Helping Australian Wildlife

Lots of rescuers are doing all they can to save the life of thousands of animals. Many items are needed.

I’ve posted here some items any crafter can make.

Follow this link to get different patterns

You can ship directly to Australia or to Curious Mondo and we will make sure it gets there. 2875 South West Temple, SSL, 84115

Patterns and and info are from Animal Rescue Craft Guild

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1YK876K-oEpgYeC-6nk7-Bb7Td7RrvK_z

Download all Patterns here

The Magic of Double Weave on a 4-Shaft Loom

Deanna has been taking classes continuously for the past 40 years and has been teaching for 30 years. She taught weaving at the University of Utah for eight years. She has shown her work and won awards throughout the intermountain area. Because of all her practice and knowledge, there is nobody else that you would want to teach how to do a double weave and make it on a 4-shaft loom. The course will go into more detail about Deanna, she will tell you the material and tools needed as well as the books that she likes. She will help explain ways to make the warping faster and easier as well as different threadings and why Deanna changed her way of doing it. She help to describe to you basic lifting to get two layers, shuttle manipulation to put in folds, tubes and openings, and weaving a double (triple) width piece and how to keep the fold smooth. There are so many different possibilities when it comes to using the double weave to your advantage. You can make a piece that is double the width of your loom, a tube that can turn into a bag or a pillow, pick up a pattern or design, and many more possibilities. Anyone who is interested in weaving, fiber art, or anyone who is looking to start a new hobby or career. 

If you want to check out how to create a beautiful double weave on a 4-shaft loom, you can get lifetime access to the course at Curious Mondo’s Instant Access Courses. 

Talking about puppets- Next Creativity in Focus

Tuesday we will be talking about puppets and ventriloquist figures with artist Barry Gordemer. Barry will talk about the creative process, NPR, puppets, ventriloquism and much more
AS usual this will be live and you are welcome to participate and ask questions

How to make molds and resin cast BJDs

How to make molds and resin cast BJDs
Talk about a course that goes in-depth. In the past I’ve taken courses on silicone molds and casting with resin. Then whenever I went to cast my pieces I was disappointed with the results. No wonder!
Noemi in this course went through every detail and the most smart ways to have professional level silicone molds and casting the ball jointed dolls in resin.
Even though this course mentions BJDs and those the pieces she shows in the course, this is professional level instruction for anyone interested in sculpting and casting their pieces.
How to make molds

Cast bjd in resin

cast ball jointed doll