Blog Entries for Nifer Fahrion

Rugged Femininity, my new work corset!

nifercritter — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:00:00 +0100

What a joy it is to be back again here in the Black Rock Nevada desert! I have once again ventured to the playa as a proud member of the Black Rock City's DPW an [...]

Love is a Battlefield

nifercritter — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 17:00:00 +0100

I'm so honored to announce that I was selected as one of the winners of Craft Magazine 's 2009 Valentine's Day Project Contest ! My winning creation was a soft sculpture, made entirely of hot pink merino wool, called "Love is a BattleField."

The "Love is a [...]

Sunday Excursions � Buddhists & Bikes

nifercritter — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:00:00 +0100

I couldn’t imagine a better way of starting off the new year, than communing with friends over brunch on a Sunday morning, so
this past Sunday I invited friends out for some sharing food & conversation at the Thai Buddhist temple in Berkeley, Wat Mongkolratanaram .

It's such a fun experience, exchanging your bills for handfuls of Thai tokens, and then you stand in one of the many food lines and exchange them in for Thai deliciousness. The place is packed with pe [...]

Oh, those locks!

nifercritter — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:00:00 +0100

Three adorable flip wigs arrived from China today for use in NifNaks photo shoots!

New Toys � A photo lightbox

nifercritter — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:00:00 +0100

I’m very excited to be using my new photo light box setup for mass documentation of my latest NifNaks, as well as regular picture updates.

Here's a sample of the great quality I can now take with the light box with very little fussing:

Neat, huh?

Gold and Silver Dragees mean it�s Christmas!

nifercritter — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:00:00 +0100

Not to be stifled by the norms of what makes a proper holiday cookie, friends pulled out all the stops to make holiday cookies that epitomize their nonconformist views. Without further ado, here are some pictures from my recent cookie backing party:

Wining of Ohio

nifercritter — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:00:00 +0100

Ever since I was a kid, I can remember my dad with his piles of old dusty green bottles in our basement, just waiting to be filled with some of his homemade wine. Late summer evenings walking down the creaky wooden stairs, I’d be stricken with the pungent scent of fermenting berries or other fruit. The huge 5-gallon glass jars filled with must, slowly bubbled gasses through the str [...]

Back in Ohio

nifercritter — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 17:00:00 +0100

I’ve been out here visiting my folks for only a day, and already I’ve found some cool things to snap. I thought that this old house and barn in rural Ohio, was the quintessential country building.

Winter Show Listings

nifercritter — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:00:00 +0100

On my way travels back from Burning Man, I was delighted to receive a notice that NifNaks was accepted into Felt Club’s Holiday XL show in November.

This is very exciting for me, because this is the first show NifNaks has ever traveled a significant distance for. I’m very curious as to what type of experiences this category of craft show will deliver for me. I have no doubt, i [...]

Tentacled Lock of Love

nifercritter — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:00:00 +0100

For my partner’s recent birthday, I made a fun-colored U-lock cozy for his bike. When first inspired by this notion, I wasn’t sure if I wanted to go for something more anthropomorphic, or abstract for new bike accessory. Luckily, he’s not one of those guys that shirks at the idea of owning something cutesy, so I didn’t have that as a limitating factor. Experimenting with several ideas, I finally decided on the abstract.

One of his favorite sayings is, &ldquo [...]

Burning Dreads

nifercritter — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:00:00 +0100

Just thought I’d announce that I’m back from the Nevada desert. I had a whirlwind 36 hours up there with some memorable and epic journeys to boot.

Post return, I found this fantastic photo of Jamie, aka DJ Chiral, donning an intense apocalyptic steampunk look:

If you are a NifNaks wool dread customer, I’d love to see some dusty pictur [...]