One-of-a-Kind, Process-Patterned KnitsEvery Sky Like Snow hat is unique, created on a vintage knitting machine from carefully measured, hand-dyed skeins of yarn. The flowing spirals and expressive zig-zags are distortions of the original design, caused by varying tensions in every step of the process. This creative practice strikes a balance between controlling the materials and letting go of a specific outcome so that the yarn reveals its own story in the emergent patterns.
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Farm to Fashion | Foraged ColorAll of the pieces are made from wool and alpaca sourced from local shepherds and custom-spun for Sky Like Snow in a small New England mill. The dyes are extracted from plants and fungi farmed and ethically foraged from the landscape around Sky Like Snow studio.
The regional fiber producers and processors: Crooked Fence Farm CVM Romeldale sheep Cas-cad-nac Alpaca Farm Snowshoe Farm Alpacas Sallie's Fen Alpacas and Fiber Mill |
Artist StatementI am a second generation professional craftsperson and small scale homesteader, and a third or more generation fiber worker, living on land that has been used intensively for 10 generations by people of European descent, and which was previously inhabited by many many more generations of Abenaki people. My work is not about any virtuosity of technique or adherence to current fashions; rather, the narrative I am exploring is how I can be of service to my natural materials and the land they are sourced from, so they can talk to you as well. Connecting threads from the forests and fields that I love to your life, my intention is to spread good nature, warmth, and well being. I see myself as being part of a wider virtuous circle, where your support allows me to continue the slow work of giving back to my surroundings with my attention towards ethical, life sustaining practices.
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Sky Like Snow is the creative endeavor of Vermont artist Hannah Regier.
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About the Place
Sky Like Snow is located along the Bull Creek in Athens, Vermont. The 3/4 acre micro homestead consists of a residence in a c.1820 one-room schoolhouse a small stone studio and many plots of dyes and vegetables. Most of the foraged dyes come from within a couple miles of home base.
Press and Selected Engagements
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2017 Paradise City Arts “Get Real” blog post:
festivals.paradisecityarts.com/lets-get-real-handmade-art |
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2016 Sponsored post on Life+Style+Justice:
www.lifestylejustice.com/blog/skylikesnow |
