I live in a very artsy town, home of the Bucks County impressionists and very favorable to artists of all kinds. So it shouldn’t surprise me to see art in the wild around here.

Michael J. Ross Quilts – Art In The Wild

I met Michael as a knitter. A very talented knitter and and artist who taught at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. He moved to my hometown and began focusing his creative energy on art quilts and quickly began to establish a name for himself and his quite extraordinary work. His work has already won multiple awards, and you can see why when you check out his Instagram page.

I was at my local barber the other day.

You’ll notice in the background that my barber, Steve is quite the patron of the arts. In wandering around his barber shop/art gallery, I saw art quilting (the feature photo) that was clearly done by Michael. Turns out we’re both customers at Handsome Barber. Steve the barber has quite good taste, no?

Perhaps I’m biased, but he also has a copy of my book in his waiting area.

Current Knitting

I’ve reached a couple of milestones in my two knitting projects. First, I finished the back section of the All-Over Patterned Pullover.

I also got to the top of the cuff on the first helical-striped sock of the pair.

Perhaps you can see that I’ve gotten up to the purl round where the hem folds over at the top. Just a few more rows and sewing in the hem to go. And of course the second sock.