Final Push Before Shows

inked Guadalupe block

Printed fabric

 The weekend was full of delight!  Both shows were fun and went well.   Thanks to all who came out in support!  I'm glad that I managed to squeak out some wares at the last minute including these Guadalupe ornaments and cards and Cats in a Bag.  The latter sold out!  So, I failed to have a photo of the complete package, but essentially, I made cinch sacks that held a mama and three baby cats.  Another success was the free bookmarks printed with cats.  Next time, I'll be smart and add my info to the back of them.  In short, I'm inspired to make more carved blocks for printing in a variety of ways.  My list for 2013 is going to be long!

Guadalupes and Mama Cats

cinch sacks

little cats

Mr. Roboto's Bots

 I've been busy working towards the weekend trying to make items worthy of gifting.  There's a lot here, and the photos are all over the place--(meaning out of sequence--I don't have the time or patience to rectify that problem.)  There's my final bird painting.  I may make prints of these, but it's not high on the list.  I'm still stuffing a batch of bots for my Mr. Robot's huggable, furry robots.  These were an experiment in block printing on fabric with fabric paint, and my first attempt sewing with faux fur.  I used the same handmade stamp to print some robot cards.  I hope to begin on house pillows tonight and then more stamping on cards, tags, etc.  Do I dare start on my pigs in a pouch idea?

drawing my robot

a stack of printed robots on a variety of fabrics

fabric paint--the black worked the best for me

transferred drawing to the print block

Penelope's drawing

sewing printed fabric to wild fur

newly carved block

stack of sewn bots

first stuffed bots

prints drying

printed cards

last  angry bird painting

Mysteries and Surprises

Mini-loom

 A friend from the Oak Park Women's Exchange thoughtfully considered my children when unloading some of her own children's Playskool toys.  She called me about a small loom that was her daughter's.  I am very excited to teach Abe and Pen how to weave and on a loom sized for little hands.  The only problem is, I want to experiment with some ideas of my own.

Below are obscure pictures of projects that I am working on for the upcoming "Behold the Magic Bandana" show.  I can't tell more about them without revealing the theme of the show.  So, to build suspense and intrigue. . .

Finally, there is a picture of a recent inclusion with my Etsy orders.  I created a card for attaching the pinwheel button which is the secret swag I like to send. 

Project #1

Swag

Project #2

Project #2

Dot To Dot Collective presents "Behold the Magic Bandana"

Ladies and Gents,

I'm excited to tell you that after much gab and taco consumption, I've become a part of a new art collective, Dot to Dot Collective.  We will host regular art shows at Nido Art Studio.  Each show will have a theme which will be revealed at the show.  Our debut is July 7th.  More info and marketing gimmicks to come.  Until then, check out the very clever member, Joanna Goss' blog post.  She expresses the mission perfectly:
http://joannagoss.com/blog/2012/04/local-campfire-girls-to-conjure-crafts-functional-objects-and-fine-art-this-july/

Collective Logo by Joanna Goss