December’s here and once again Lark Books’ lobby and conference room area morphed into Lark Labs for our bigger-every-year Holiday Craft Sale. The event was started by our Curmudgeonly Crafter, Terry Taylor, who can craft almost anything (his current obsession is crochet). A surprising number of Larkers are talented artists in their “spare” time. Terry invites a few other folks too. See the video for a whirlwind tour.

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Thinking BIG
by Kathleen McCafferty
Editorial Assistant, Lark Books

Every morning as I walk my dog to work, I marvel at the huge mural on the side of the building across from Lark. It shows a figure holding a stunning bouquet of wildflowers and is entitled “Simple Gifts.” Perhaps the most amazing thing of all is that is was painted entirely by one woman, local artist and Lark contributor, Sally Sweeney Bryenton.

Read more about Sally’s mural…

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The Craft and Art of Bamboo

How and when did you begin working with bamboo?

I happened upon my first bamboo grove in 1988 in rural Georgia, while searching for vines to make baskets. The bamboo was so exotic and intriguing, I just fell in love with it. But at the time, it didn’t seem useful to my craft because it was huge, and it didn’t bend. Two years later, however, I worked with it intensely as it became the perfect material for the frame of the 12 foot diameter “Earthball,” which I’ve written about in my book. From then on, I made it my business to explore bamboo as a new material for Western artists.

Describe one of your most rewarding experiences working with bamboo.

Actually, I’d say that putting together The Craft and Art of Bamboo was incredibly rewarding. I had a year to focus on bamboo and connect with some of the most talented and knowledgeable people in the field. I designed and created many of the projects for the book at that time, which was fun. Doing the book was a lot of pressure, but it opened me up to the wide world of bamboo.

Read more of our interview with Carol…

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As featured in the December 5th Wired Magazine: Gadget Lab blog, animator and lighting technical director Cesar Kuriyama, a New Yorker, directed a video for the band Fat City Reprise using 45,000 Photographs stitched together to create movement.

Okay, so they didn’t physically stitch the video, but a friend of the director did really stitch the plushie. Camera of choice? A Nikon D200. Check out the video below or read about how it was made in the Wired blog.

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The leaves have fallen and the snow has made its seasonal debut. We’re all feeling a bit cozier these days, and it’s that time of year to reflect on the good in our lives. From silly to sentimental, here are some points of gratitude from the folks at Lark.

This Thanksgiving, I am thankful for:

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Check out this great video from the triple banjo performance of Buffalo Gal by David Holt, Bob Carlin, Laura Boosinger from the Banjo Camp! book release party in Asheville, NC, at the Grey Eagle. www.banjocamp.us

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