non-fannish passion
Today's Snowflake Challenge is to share a non-fannish passion with your f-list. Most of you already know this, because I complain/brag about yarn crafts a lot, but I love to knit and crochet. I find it relaxing and soothing to do something with my hands, and I love that I can listen to podfic or watch tv (depending on how complicated the pattern is) while I do it. I love the hands-on part of turning something into something else. I also really enjoy making patterns, because it's kind of an arty thing, to create from half a mile of string something solid I wanted to see, but it's still something my left-brain programmer-type personality can get a hold of. I suck at most art, especially things like drawing. I adore watching other people draw and looking at their art, and I wish it was a skill I had. But if my life depended on it, I couldn't draw you anything that looks different from what your average 8 year old produces.
I also enjoy stained glass, for many of the same reasons. I like taking square sheets of smooth glass and cutting and shaping pieces into arching leaves or curved flower petals or whatever. And I like foiling and soldering and bending lead came. It's the kind of hobby that leaves you with little burn marks and cuts everywhere, so not a lot of people are in to it, but I've always been a pretty tactile person. And it reminds me of the Saturdays of my childhood, which were spent woodworking with my dad and then sewing or cooking with my mom.
This entry was originally posted at my dreamwidth. Comments are welcome either place.
I also enjoy stained glass, for many of the same reasons. I like taking square sheets of smooth glass and cutting and shaping pieces into arching leaves or curved flower petals or whatever. And I like foiling and soldering and bending lead came. It's the kind of hobby that leaves you with little burn marks and cuts everywhere, so not a lot of people are in to it, but I've always been a pretty tactile person. And it reminds me of the Saturdays of my childhood, which were spent woodworking with my dad and then sewing or cooking with my mom.
This entry was originally posted at my dreamwidth. Comments are welcome either place.