[Nfb-krafters-korner] Knitting in Biology Class

[Sarah Sykes]

Cathy,

Nn general the colors are accurate, espaecially the pinks, reds,
because of blood. But, being made of yarn and not guts makes them much
more pleasant to look at and the colors are more pleasing and less ...
how do I describe this? .... Okay, when you're looking at a dissected
frog, a real one, it's a lot messier than a knitted one. The principle
thing I notice is that the real frog's guts are all shiny. From the
blood and preservative fluids I suppose. Also, the tones of the colors
in the real frog are less stark in differences to one another. They're
more earthy. The knitted frog's colors are bolder, more like a
cartoon. It makes for a much happier visual experience.

Cheers,
Sarah M Sykes
www.sarahmsykes.com
sarahmsykes at gmail.com

On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 3:26 PM, Sarah Sykes <sarahmsykes at gmail.com> wrote:
> I think maybe that was misread. I'm looking at the listing I linked to
> and it says "These frogs are currently being made to order. Your frog
> will ship within one week of receiving payment." Of course, it's also
> possible she made a typo on another listing. But, it sure makes me
> smile anyway!
>
> Sarah M Sykes
> www.sarahmsykes.com
> sarahmsykes at gmail.com
>
> On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 3:13 PM, Diane <dianefilipe at comcast.net> wrote:
>> Wow!  I'm afraid after I knitted it, I would never want to let it go.
>> Her store says you will receive it within a year of payment.  It would
>> probably take most anyone that long to knit it!
>> Di
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sarah Sykes" <sarahmsykes at gmail.com>
>>
>> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 2:07 PM
>>
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Knitting in Biology Class
>>
>>
>>> She does do other animals. There is a fetal pig, an earthworm, an
>>> alien, a bat, and others. :)
>>>
>>> On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 12:14 PM, Diane <dianefilipe at comcast.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> This is so kool!
>>>> Wish I could have used this when I took Anatomy.
>>>> I wonder if she does any other animals, as we had to do cats in Anatomy.
>>>> FROWN
>>>> Diane
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Henrietta Brewer"
>>>> <gary.brewer at comcast.net>
>>>> To: "List for blind crafters and artists"
>>>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 7:44 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Knitting in Biology Class
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> I will have to send this to my Grand Daughter. She is a biology major.
>>>>> She
>>>>> has her own Mr and Mrs to work on this year. No animals. Just the real
>>>>> human
>>>>> type. She is so glad she hasn't had to see the face yet.
>>>>> Henrietta
>>>>> On Oct 24, 2012, at 8:38 PM, Sarah Sykes wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Oh, folks! My knitterly heart just skipped several beats! I'm laughing
>>>>>> SO hard right now.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> This is perfect for the Halloween season.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I will warn you, you may find the following slightly gross. My
>>>>>> apologies, if so, but I think it's worth sharing anyway.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Okay, I was dinking around on Facebook when a designer friend shared a
>>>>>> photo of this little gem of an item on Etsy called "Knitting in
>>>>>> Biology 101". I will describe it below, To see it in person, follow
>>>>>> this link.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.etsy.com/listing/69071018/knitting-in-biology-101-black-background
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Knitting in Biology 101"
>>>>>> The artist has taken a black, wooden, eight by ten inch frame with
>>>>>> black backing and, using T-pins has stretched fastened to the frame a
>>>>>> hand knitted dissected frog. The pale green frog body, knit from a
>>>>>> silk wool blend, is mostly in tact, save two knitted flaps of skin
>>>>>> that have been pinned back to reveal tiny hand felted froggy organs
>>>>>> made of 100% wool. A lot of detail was put into this, making the
>>>>>> organs appropriately colored and shaped, red liver, pink lungs,
>>>>>> slightly darker pink heart, pale blue veins, olive green gal bladder,
>>>>>> orange asaphagus, beige stomach, brown small intestines, and very pale
>>>>>> blue large intestines. Oh, yes, and I must mention that when you tilt
>>>>>> the head forward to reveal the top side of it, the eyes are shown as
>>>>>> black x's. In case you don't know, using x's in place of eyes is a
>>>>>> common visual effect used when drawing a cartoon or stick figure who
>>>>>> is dead.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The artist is also selling kits to create this little guy yourself,
>>>>>> or, you can also purchase just the pattern. So, if you need a little
>>>>>> ghoulish knitting project, go check it out! There are several other
>>>>>> biology project art pieces there, too, such as an earthworm, a pig, an
>>>>>> alien, a brain.  It's crazy fun!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>> Sarah M Sykes
>>>>>> www.sarahmsykes.com
>>>>>> sarahmsykes at gmail.com
>>>>>>
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