felt petal earrings

For my second thing of the month, this project uses only a small amount of felt, making it perfect for scraps from a sweater hack project. After felting the sweater I cut circles out and sewed them into petals.

day 1: fiber beads

a little bit of cashmere, angora, alpaca + some left over tubing = wrapped yarn beads

Opening: Odyssey through South East Asia

It's freezing out, but I'm trying to be social instead of just hiding out until spring. Here's an event that's part of my anti-hibernation plan:

Odyssey through South East Asia
Photos by Cassandra Morgan @ Square Peg Artery and Salvage
Part of the proceeds from the sale of photographs and other items will be donated to MAG, which works in Southeast Asia and around the world to remove mines and unexploded bombs. They have cleared not only tourist sites but, more crucially, land for farmers to expand their crops, combating poverty.

Opening Reception February 6, 2010 6-8 PM Square Peg Artery & Salvage 108 S 20th St.

Thing-a-day 2010

I'm participating in thing-a-day again this year. This is an ambitious move since I already know this is going to be a busy month. Being creative and devoting time in my day to creating something new is key to me sustaining a moderate level of sanity. This is good for everyone.

This year I'm challenging myself to reduce the amount of materials I have in my stash, using my vast amounts of yarn, fabric, and beads. I also just want to capture moments creatively. Wish me luck!

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Here, there, everywhere

What does your street art tell you? The street art in my neighborhood points out differences, how sometimes one thing is different than the others, and how there should be humor everywhere.
Can you spot what's different here? One thing is unlike the others. Ah, yes, you guessed it--that one's not a banana! One might think that finding random images of a penis banana popping up all over your community could be disturbing; however, seeing the sticker on free weekly newspaper boxes always makes me smile. I really enjoy when I'm made aware of its presence again, like when a group of girls stop surprised and pointing then begin to laugh and discuss it.

Banana penis sticker artist, who are you? Why have you done this? Why haven't you done more? What's next?

2010 updates & workshops

Hello World!

I've been seriously out of the blog loop. Life hasn't been blog/share with the universe worthy in some time, but I guess I'm hoping to change that this year and at least do regular updates regarding what's fabulous in le monde du koco.

Thus far for 2010, it's FREEZING, so I've been seriously getting my craft on lately. I'm still playing with resistors and making jewelry. Soon to come is a collection of new products for the 10kohm line, thanks to the addition of a Dremel to my life (thanks Santa). I've been sewing wine totes and yoga mat bags. JOY! And last but not least, it wouldn't be winter without knitting and making things out of felt.

If you're interested in joining me for some crafty goodness, I'm teaching a couple of workshops this month in Philly.

WORKSHOPS @ Square Peg Artery & Salvage
108 South 20th Street

Sunday, January 17th: Sweater Hacking
3-5pm, $15

Take wool sweaters that went through the spin cycle and turn them into wonderful new accessories. Participants can pick from a collection of shrunken sweater hackery projects including wool bangles, mittens, arm warmers, and a simple bag.

Materials to bring:
Your favorite pair of scissors
a felted/shrunken sweater (if you have one)

Sunday, January 24th: Knitting 102

3-5pm, $15
Bored of just knitting scarves? Learn how to knit in the round, read patterns, do simple decreases and increases, and start more complex projects. Learn what you need to know to take on your first hat project.

To reserve your space, call 215 360 5548.

October

For the month of October, 30% of all proceeds from the sale of miss koco's nipple and breast pieces go to the Breast Cancer Fund.

In response to the public health crisis of breast cancer, the Breast Cancer Fund identifies – and advocates for elimination of – the environmental and other preventable causes of the disease.

xoxo,
koco

new work: 10K Ω

10K Ohm jewelry is all handmade from resistors, capacitors, diodes, voltage converters, and other electronic components used in circuits.

Get the flash player here: http://www.adobe.com/flashplayer

You can find 10kohm at Mew Gallery at 906 Christian, in Philly, or in one of my online shops 10kohm.etsy.com or 1000markets.com.

there should always be more dancing

Sunday morning was rough. After all the late night fun at the wine bar, it was inevitable that I'd wake up feeling like I broke my brain. I thought I'd stay in most of the day and watch some trashy reality nonsense on TV while recovering. Two episodes into my marathon of America's Next Top Model season-fill-in-the-blank/who-cares, I get an invite to go dancing--IN THE DAY!

Though I was mucho hungover, I couldn't pass on going to an adult sized sand box with house music on a lovely Sunday afternoon. Phil is a fun dance partner, and a huge math nerd who loves teaching. I love these things about him, so I knew the afternoon would be enjoyable. We headed over to the Water Taxi Beach in Long Island City with one thing in mind, getting a good dance in. The sun set on Manhattan as kids chased each other around in the sand. Large groups of Asians took pictures holding the ever so popular peace sign pose. The smoke from the bbq filled the air with that nice smell of summer. There were people in the crowd dancing truly like no one was watching, but I was... The warm afternoon turned to night. They turned on the flashing red, yellow, and green palm trees and I went back to the dance floor for just a bit more. Latin house beats made me shake my hips and forget the doldrums of my morning slump. There really should always be more dancing.

perfetto

What a day! I woke up feeling rested, slowly drifting from strange dreams about being in a water ballet show with a dolphin to a reality of love in the form of text messages about yoga class with one of my most favorite people in the world. I leisurely got myself together and made my way to yoga with Eleni at her favorite huge, and rather awesome studio, OM in Union Square. After a great class we strolled around the farmer's market and got some groceries. A mint ice tea later, I was in heaven. Yes, it's crowded, and can be overwhelming, but I just love the market.
I have to admit, I am moved by seeing mass amounts of produce. Carrots piled up, beet roots flailing this way and that, baskets of lush greens pouring out all over, the smell of fresh herbs--it's like a spiritual experience. After the market we went back to Eleni's and May came to visit. We went up to the roof and had a beautiful dinner of sundried tomato and garlic polenta with mushrooms on top, a huge salad, and May's carrots, of course. The weather was just perfect. PERFECT! And the company was divine. We went out for a little saturday night fun, that ended in us actually, very easily, convincing the DJ to play Madonna for us. It was somewhat like how I'd describe my ideal day.