Timing and the creative act

Several months ago I made a hat for Diane. Usually I am right on the mark, but that one just wasn't a good fit. We talked about me doing another at some other time. And then, last month we were traveling together, in a group, by bus, through Turkey. It was somewhere between Istanbul and Cappadocia that I made another hat. While I was crocheting, stitch by stitch, it occurred to me that this one "had her name on it". When I showed it to her, I asked, is this your hat? I realized that timing is a big part of the creative act-in art as well as life.

Diane is a children's author-illustrator, photographer and counselor based in Grand Junction, Colorado

www.dkhower.com

Aculand, the artist

Nancy Norman's Aculand, 3' x 4' painting graces the reception area of WCA - Cully's Clinic as well as the Community Acupuncture Network's Website.  And, here, she's sporting one of my hats. Please visit her website to see more of her work.
http://www.nancynorman.com/

Textile Inspirations

I didn't make this cap, but find it inspirational.
"Syrian Muslim prayer caps of crocheted silk, worked in a variety of geometric patterns, are famous all over the Near East. They are made as a domestic craft, and are sold by male pedlars in all of Syria's souks. Since crochet requires only yarn and a hook, which can be made of wood, metal, bone or plastic, it can be easily carried around and worked on at the maker's convenience."
Textiles of the Islamic World,  by -John Gillow