November 2017 – Quirkshop Design

Sea anemone soft sculpture

By Jane in Craft on November 30, 2017

I've been fascinated by sea anemones since I saw them first in the Monterey Bay Aquarium as a small child. They are showy, weird, and colorful--what's not to love? My friend Hilary offered up the challenge of creating a sea anemone softie after a recent trip to the Point Defiance Aquarium. I really had to think outside of my usual box ...

Meet Henry

By Jane in Craft on November 5, 2017

This is exciting! I made my first downloadable pattern for yet another octopus. Can you really have too many? Nellie's pattern was sadly lost when my computer crashed, so I made an entirely new one from scratch. We call him Henry. His head is a bit rounder (and he may look a bit more octopus-like in shape than Nellie.) They ...