art Archives - Bliss and Blisters

Knitting

4. September 2018 By Simone Neumann

Nothing exciting on the knitting front to announce… My green and very tight vintage sweater is finished and waiting for someone who will sew in the last yarn ends. The yellow sweater is currently sleeping in a box, because the ‘in-the-round-knitting’ hurts my fingers … no idea why. I hope this will go away, so […]

Crochet

Peace is death – a fibersculpture

28. August 2018 By Simone Neumann

Peace is death, 18 x 12 cm (mask) and 25 x 30 cm (knitting), Clay, nails, knitted fabric Peace is Death – a fibresculpture Peace is death, is standstill, is nothingness, is everything. Peace is hurting, the loss is hurting, you are frightening me, everything is frightening me. There is loss in every ancient stone, […]

Crochet

A monument for women artist – the making of a fiber art sculpture

9. July 2018 By Simone Neumann

It is molten Henrietta, run! 77 cm x 50 cm / Fiber art sculpture: Wood, brushes, acrylic paint, and freeform crochet Woman are soft and pink and delicate. They are caring and nurturing. They are so emotional, connected to nature and life on the deepest level. They are fragile and need a defender. Their tiny […]

Everything Else

Watercolour painting as meditation

23. July 2017 By Simone Neumann

Painting with watercolour is like a meditation for me. I can experience the variety of colours, from subtle to bold from opaque to transparent easily by mixing the colours with more or less water. It’s an immediate feedback. But because there is more than me and my brush – namely the water, I think watercolour […]