New!

These are also posted on www.wix.com/katiechen/reclaimedart

Check out the film project that my friend and I are doing together!

Support us on kickstarter! It's an all-or-nothing campaign, so we only get what we earn if we reach our goal! Thanks so much for you help, if you've already done so already. You have 25 more days to help if you haven't yet. Plenty of time.

And here is our blog, if you more information: www.trains-formingamerica.blogspot.com

You can also follow us on twitter: @trainsformingus

exploring asheville

Days are finally warmer, and I enjoy being outside again. Welcome, Spring! Welcome!

the life of a rug.

One of the many "balls of yarn" that I used to create the hunk of a thing. They were created by ripping 1 inch strips of sheets and attaching them together to create one string of sheets, then I just wound it all together so it wouldn't get tangled. By the time I was complete, I'd probably wound 3 or 4 balls. I guess they're technically "balls of sheets." The thing weighed a ton!
An artsy-fartsy photo of the "ball of sheets." I liked the way it looked like a weird egg, and somehow matched the decor of the room.
To see the size of the thing.
The "ball of sheets" next to the rug-in-progress.
The completed rug! It's too big to take a good picture of! Someday I'll get one. I may have to take it outside and take a picture of it from the balcony!
Close-up of the stitch. Simple single crochet stitch for the entire thing. Super easy, just takes a while to finish. Let me know if you're interested in making one yourself! I can tell you how to start out. Thanks for reading!

the rug is completed!

Whew! We finally have a rug for the cold room. I won't be making one this big for a long time (it was very time-consuming), but I'll be taking orders for smaller ones. It feels really good to walk on, they're recycled/reclaimed, and everybody needs a good rug, right?

Made of recycled/relcaimed bedsheets. Email me if you're interested in having one made.

kabchen@gmail.com

New Friend.

Mother Daughter Recital!

Mother
Daughter
Recital
Sun. Dec. 26 at 3:00 pm in Racine, WI
Wed. Dec. 29 at 7:00 pm in Golden Valley, MN

Katie Chen, Soprano and Piano
and
Robin Bogucki-Chen, Violin

Guest Artists:
Taichi Chen, Violin
Fumi Nishikiori, Piano (Dec. 26)
Andrew Fleser, Piano (Dec. 29)

Sunday, Dec. 26 at 3:00 pm
Trinity United Methodist Church
3825 Erie Street
Racine, Wisconsin 53402

Wednesday, Dec. 29 at 7:00 pm
Valley Community Presbyterian Church
3100 N. Lilac Drive
Golden Valley, Minnesota, 55402

Please call if you have any questions or need directions! 612-310-7271
Hope to see you there!