What are you working on at the moment?
I am making crab and chilli linguine, a bouillabaisse that I have
renamed "woolabaisse," a lobster bisque, cocktails and canapés,
seafood spaghetti and a Scandinavian open sandwich. Last year,
I created a range of Christmas decorations for the fashion and
homewares store Anthropologie. I made a "fishmas tree" as well as
a lobster holding mistletoe in his pincers, and a skewer of prawns
which I called We ree King Prawns. I am now working on
my next exhibition in New York. I will be creating a knitted and
crocheted New York record store.
I really love these random requests because they take me out of my
comfort zone and allow me to try something new. For example, I
have been embroidering muscles for a ski company. It is designed
to illustrate the different parts of the body you use while you are
skiing, as a fun feature for visitors.
Do you prefer to cook your food or crochet it?
I love food and I really enjoy cooking, but I think I actually prefer
knitting it rather than cooking it. Cooking always seems so very
time-consuming in comparison to knitting. But I guess they are
both a labour of love.
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