Reject Sheep, which some of you will remember as my imprint from grad school, has been undergoing some changes. For one thing, it’s no longer book-centric. I’ve come to grips with the fact that I’m not going to focus on book arts.
For another, I’ve enlisted the assistance of my friend and occasional enabler, Annie.
We both have a creative output centered around fiber arts. All kinds of fiber arts. We’re including paper making, since paper comes from … well, good paper is made of things you can also knit and weave and sew with.
The primary objective of Reject Sheep is to make practical, quality, fun stuff – the kind of textiles that you need, like washcloths (remind me to finish writing about washcloths, I have this theory about them), scarves, hats; the kind of textiles that are just cool, like wall-quilts and lace – and sell it to people who like having good accessories (or tools, in the case of washcloths).
We’re approaching this as a collaboration, in part. The goal is to take commissions, so we can get people exactly the scarf or hat or what-have-you that they’re looking for. Of course, we have some things in stock, so you can see what we’re making on our own time. (I’m selling this red alpaca hat with cables … it’s a really fantastic, warm hat that I’m just not going to be able to wear.)
One thing we’re going to have to do is make fewer things in red. Red is such a problem to get good light on.
So. For now, look at what we have up at Reject Sheep, see if there’s anything you’re interested in, and expect to see more in the coming weeks. (Or email us at rejectsheep at gmail dot com.)
