Who is {Natural Star}?
Natural Star consists of me (Brenda) and a team of dedicated knitters from around New Zealand to help out when needed for wholesale orders. I design and handknit classical, timeless, vintage inspired merino handknits. Sizing ranges from newborn to children.
What’s your “handmade groove ?”
Merino wool, whether it be pure or organic. I cannot figure out if I am obsessed by it or addicted to it. I love to create for the little special people. I also love to dabble in lots of other crafts when I have the time.What’s on your bedside table right now? (hey, no tidying up or censoring)
Book - Eyes of the Tailless Animals (Prison Memoirs of a North Korean Woman). A few bits and pieces of craft supplies that have arrived in the post recently.
Who are your creative role models? What music, books, images, poetry spark your creative fire?
I love vintage patterns (knitting or sewing) - I collect them. My children - expecially Emma, she is very creative with her ideas and a wonderful critic. Colours play a huge part in my ideas, I see clothes or images and start to visualise what would look great created with certain colours in them.
What could you talk late into the night about with like minded people?
Knitting and most handcrafts. I also have a son with ASD. so I am pretty passionate about that and in educating people about the disorder. I figure that the more people know, the more they understand the condition. Parenting.
If you could go to three free workshops/creative events this year which ones would they be? What are they about?
I would love to further my crochet skills. A business accounting workshop. This year I am hoping to find and join a local knitting group.
How do you balance your creative life with your family, life commitments?
With a lot of time management for the business. I work outside the home from 9am-3pm weekdays and try to keep weekends to family time only. Most of the business computer work is done in the afternoon when I get home. Luckily I can watch TV and knit at the same time. The designing is usually something I do during school holidays.What is your favourite creative screw-up?
My screw-ups are usually unpicked and turned into something else.Kitchen table or studio?
My wonderful husband turned the room attached to the garage into an office, studio come storage space which I share with him and his recording gear. I am sure this is so that I don't overtake the lounge and all storage spaces in the house. I mainly knit while watching TV on my comfy sofa, all other bits are mostly done at the dining room table.
Do you have a wish list? Can you tell us whats on it?
I would love to have a really good matching, colour co-ordinated storage system with everything clearly labelled for my office! A trip to Italy. To do a photography course on how to use my camera properly. Click Natural Star to be transported to the website ... happy browsing
I just love your photos, oh so cool,wonderful husbands sure can be handy at times. cheers Marie
ReplyDeleteThose soft toys are just too cute! Thanks for letting us know more about your creative world Brenda :)
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ReplyDeleteBeautiful work.
ReplyDeleteI love your softies... they are just too cute. I really like the colour co-ordinated storage system idea on your wish list.
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