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Below is a group of selected pieces that best exemplify my work.

Current Y&N Projects

Via @yarnsandnoble

I had to finish the horns so that I could finish the astronaut to have it look like the hands are holding onto the horns. I have a little bit left of the dragon, then some stars and I’m done! . . . #progress #yarnsandnoble #yarn #yarnart #yarnporn #stringart #stringartist #stringartists #seattle #seattleart #seattleartist #space #nasa #dragons #astronaut #instart #art #handmade #crafty #craft #handmade2018
I asked @secretsintheseabeans if there are any of my old pieces he’d like to have since he doesn’t currently own a @yarnsandnoble and hammers them now. He chose this old crow that I’ve had in the back of my studio for years collecting dust and spiders. I re-strung the entire thing with sparkle black and fixed the black yarn direction too. I realized a few years into making animals that the yarn needs to radiate away from the eyes to make it look more realistic. I added extra gold yarn over the neon yellow eyes and changed the text colors as well. This new version is killer! . . . #yarnart #yarnsandnoble #refurbished #yarn #yarnart #stringart #seattle #seattleart #seattleartist #crow #blackcrow #birds #bird #putabirdonit #instart #art
Dragon eyes. . . . #yarn #yarnsandnoble #yarnart #yarnporn #art #instart #seattle #seattleart #seattleartist #stringart #stringartist #stringartists
This is as much of the astronaut that I could do before having to do the horns of the dragon. I’m super happy with the outcome, especially the @nasa logo😎Im also loving the sparkly white, shiny silver, and tons of colorful buttons and sleeve patches. This will go down as one of my favorite pieces to work on! Now on to finishing the dragon!🐉🐲 . . . #yarn #yarnart #yarnsandnoble #progresspic #progress #artprogress #crafty #yarnporn #nasa #astronaut #space #science #share #follow #tagsomeone #juxtapoz #hifructose #hifructosemag
Got some work done on the astronaut this weekend. I’ve had this shiny silver yarn for a while, I think an astronaut face mask is a perfect way to use it! . . . #yarn #yarnart #yarnsandnoble #progress #progresspics #picoftheday #photooftheday #seattleart #seattleartist #share #artistsofinstagram #space #nasa #astronaut #spaceman
With @hanzdub away for the week on a road trip, I’ve been spending all of my free time working on this beast! I wanted the bricks to look wavy and hand-drawn. I wish I woulda went just a tad bit more wavy with it, but I’m very happy with the outcome:) . . . #progress #yarnsandnoble #instart #seattle #seattleartist #art #picoftheday #yarn #yarnart #yarnporn #hifructose #juxtapoz #artistsofinstagram #tattooart #illustration #illustrator #designer #graphicdesigner #dragon #brick #handmade #creative #share #follow#tag #tagsomeone
Progress... . . . #yarnsandnoble #yarn #yarnart #seattle #seattleart #share #follow #tagsomeone #eagleclaw #tattooart #instart #hifructose #juxtapoz
Here’s a pic to illustrate my technique for shading, same color yarn above... If you ever look closely at my work, all of the yarn direction is intentional. Its all how the light hits the yarn and usually the light source is coming from above. I’ve found that if I want the yarn to look a shade darker, I make the yarn more horizontal and to make it lighter, I string the yarn vertically. #tradesecrets . . . #yarnsandnoble #yarnart #seattleart #seattle #creative #instart #instartist #mural #share #follow #tag #tagsomeone #yarnporn
About a year and a half ago, I put an ad out on Craigslist for a paid artist’s assistant. The hammering part of @yarnsandnoble started to become tedious, and I realized if I had a helper to hammer while I yarn, we could get twice as much work done! I decided to find someone and take the time to teach them my technique. I interviewed several people by giving them small tasks and hanging with them for an hour in the park to see if they were a good fit to work with. Turned out that it’s kinda a hard medium to teach and no one could pick it up, literally(one guy’s fingers were so stumpy that he couldn’t physically pick up the nails) I was talking about this to my co-worker and friend Ian and he said he’d like to try it. He turned out to be a natural! I gave him several small projects by making guides for the wood with my designs. I would discuss with him while he hammered the designs and give him tips for how to improve. Over the past year he has gotten so good that he began to hammer all of the most recent batch of pet portraits! I’m so happy to have him working on projects with me. I was originally just looking for a silent partner, but it’s been really great having someone to get together with and discuss these projects. We tag-teamed this design that I shared a few months ago with him doing most of the leg work on the top and bottom and me hammering some of the middle! Give him @secretsintheseabeans and his band @mightyactionesse a follow and strongly encourage him to change his personal Instagram name😂 Photo of Ian by @housetornado . . . #yarnsandnoble #teamwork #smallbusiness #art #instart #collaboration #seattleart #seattle #seattleartists #seattlemusic #yarn #yarnart #weaving #space #astronaut #nasa #dragon #mightyactionesse
I made this while @hanzdub was out of town this weekend and had it ready for her when she got home from the airport. It’s on a telephone pole surrounded by a willow tree in the front yard of our first apartment together. I’m stoked to be able to always come back to this spot and reminisce about the beginning of our life together:) Love you boo!😘 . Also I’ll be working from now 6:30am-11pm tonight at Rider then at Spinasse, probably won’t respond to anything until tomorrow:) . Ring custom made by @alimunn . . . #proposal #yarn #yarnart #shesaidyes #punny #shesaidyes #alimunn #yarn #yarnsandnoble
I did this chalkboard drawing at a leisurely pace over the past month. It’ll be hard to erase this one! . . . #deathonafarm #grimreaper #chalkboard #chalkboarddrawing #chalkart #instart #chalk
The current piece is taking a while to hammer, so in the meantime...a pic of Grits lounging on her bridge that I built her. . . . #grits #gritsthecat #gritsybaby #grandma #cats #catfurniture
Hard to tell, but I did a little something with the layers on this one. I had this idea at work today and had to bust it out really quick after I got home. . . . #yarn #yarnart #yarnsandnoble #mcescher #geometric #geometricart #squaresspiral #stringart #art #instart #seattleart #seattleartist
Last pet portrait for a while, got a big project coming up! Will take pre-orders though for when I can start back up again. Email me at yarnsandnoble@gmail.com for inquiries. . . . #corgi #corgisofinstagram #corgipuppy #dogs #dogsofinstagram #petportraits #petportraits #mollyakathethingofevil #yarn #yarnart #stringart #yarnsandnoble @dogsofinstagram @dogs.lovers @dogs
This was a custom piece for @even__stephen ‘s grandma, he told me she loved it so much that he’s officially the best grand kid now... . . . #cats #petportrait #petportraits #grandma #catsofinstagram #yarn #yarnsandnoble