Looking back at my eyeglasses-themed sculptures

Looking back at my eyeglasses-themed sculptures

Narrow Vision, (detail) wool, mohair, wire, wood, 4 x 8 x 8 inches. $450. © 2006 Eve Jacobs-Carnahan. Photo by Paul Rogers, Stowe, VT Looking back at my eyeglasses-themed sculptures I recently uncovered one of my earliest sculptures while doing some much-needed...
Art, not yarn bombing

Art, not yarn bombing

Energy, yarn, wire, wood, installation on lamppost at Kent Museum, Calais, VT © Eve Jacobs-Carnahan 2020. Art, not yarn bombing The curators of the Kent Museum invited me to yarn bomb the lamppost that stands outside the historic tavern.  So I knit electric yellow...
Gloved hands in knitted sculpture

Gloved hands in knitted sculpture

Maquette for Knit Democracy Together, © Eve Jacobs-Carnahan 2020. Gloved hands in knitted sculpture You can find identifiable clothing forms in some of my sculptures. Since I work with knitting, the connection is pretty natural. I use gloves, in particular, to...
Why we need art, now!

Why we need art, now!

Why we need art, now! There are times when we need art to lift our spirits, to make us laugh, to give us a vision of a better world. There are days when we need to feel a connection to people around us, people in our past, and people in our future. Days when we demand...
Beyond the Knitted Object

Beyond the Knitted Object

©Shane Waltener, Aunt Peggy Has Departed, mercerised cotton, audio equipment, 2 part looped soundtrack. Aldwych Tube Station, the Strand, London, 2003. Beyond the Knitted Object Knitted art goes beyond the knitted object. Using knitting as the subject, the artwork may...