Bellevue Photographer | Cherry Blossoms

I recently went to the University of Washington campus with my friend's Brenda and Jim.  The cherry blossoms are in full bloom on the campus right now and are gorgeous!  

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Bellevue Photographer | March 2012 - Photo of the Month

Yesterday's visitor!

Her nose is out of focus, because she has it squished against the window! 

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Bellevue Photographer | Meet Suzanne!

Meet Suzanne! 

She's a very creative and talented local fiber artist and you can see her latest display of urban knitted trees titled,  "Artificial Light" in Redmond's Anderson Park. 

While driving past the park last week I saw  this fabulous splash of color!  I wondered about the work involved to create this kind of art?  Not only the knitting, but how one goes about getting these on the trees?   I was sure they needed to be hand stitched to each tree…  and this is how I met Suzanne.

 

I was there to take photographs of this unique display of color when I saw Suzanne up on a ladder hand stitching one to a tree and introduced myself.   She was so kind to stop and answer a few of my questions.  I was curious about how she makes these and what gave her the idea for such a creative undertaking and installation that surely appears to be quite labor intensive?  Suzanne says it takes her about 12-hours to complete one piece and even though she uses a knitting machine, "it's quite an aerobic workout!" 

They were previously on display in Occidental Park in Seattle.   One of her goals is to draw people into our local parks by making them inviting with the fabulous splash of color and a welcoming atmosphere to spend time with family, friends and maybe even meet new people.   Well, it certainly worked for me!

It was a pleasure to meet Suzanne, she is warm and friendly and I thank her for taking the time to talk with me.  The Artificial Light display will be in Anderson Park in Redmond until June 2012, go check it out!

Anderson Park: http://www.redmond.gov/cms/one.aspx?portalId=169&pageId=4077

Suzanne Tidwell, Fiber Artist: http://suzannetidwell.com/
Click here to learn more about Suzanne: http://www.king5.com/on-tv/evening-magazine/Tree-Sweaters-140645163.html

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Bellevue Photographer | Just for fun

I have to say, these two are so cute, but they drive me bonkers!  Almost every morning they have their playtime, which is about three feet from my desk and it gets pretty rambunctious by the window.

Squirrely's not afraid of Finn, and in fact he tries to be quite intimidating, but Finn doesn't back down!  He just has a very calculated way in which he plays, by looking away as though he's not interested and then it's "game on!"

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