This is the blog of Susan Lazear, Creative Director and owner of Cochenille Design Studio, a company that produces software for the textile arts, and Professor of Fashion at Mesa College in San Diego, California. www.cochenille.com
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
My New Challenge
I am pushing a little with this one. This is not a textile or yarn. Rather, it is a musical instrument that I have been eyeing for awhile.
So...
Meet my new bright red concertina. According to Wikipedia, "the word concertina refers to a family of hand-held bellows-driven free reed instruments".
Mine is in the key of C, and I have to move the bellows in and out (at the appropriate time) and press the keys that I want (at the appropriate time). It is not as straight forward as one thinks, and so, I will be spending a little time each evening for the next while, learning to get a few tunes out of my little friend.
This IS a stretch of creativity for me, just in a different direction. Who would like to help me name this new baby?
Susan, It's Annie!
ReplyDeleteYour number must have changed?
Anyway wanted to send you to my latest efforts in knitting!http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/ANNE-RICHARDSON-COLLECTION/99033137308?v=photos&viewas=593298848
Best, Annie.