Etsy Tuesday - one day late
Posted on June 25, 2008
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Didn’t plan well enough, and 18 of my favorites just isn’t doable, so I’ll feature one new (new to me) artist a week on Etsy Tuesday.
This week I’m featuring Ingrid Dijkers, a jewelry artist from Michigan. Her limited edition mixed-media “Vessel Collages” are superb and I definitely would love to own one… or two. She calls them reliquaries “shrouded in mystery.” An apt description. At the moment her pieces range from $38 - $66. You can find out more about her on her blog & website as well as her Etsy site.
Etsy Tuesday…
Posted on June 17, 2008
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I figured I needed a bit more structure to my blog so here’s the inaugural post of “Etsy Tuesday” where I post some of my favorite products on Etsy using their Poster Sketch tool. Clicking on the image below will take you to the larger view on Flickr. Below the image is a list of the items and links directly to them on Etsy.
1. Solitude Pendant 2. I Make Art Magnet 3. Baby Blue Bird 4. Hand Printed Coin Pouch 5. Little Black Bird Sculpture 6. Red Abyss 7. Hand Felted Vessel
8. The Raven Poe Pendant 9. Stuck To You 10. Trees Trees Trees 11. Girl Spots 12. Say I Love You 13. Tiny Book of Illustrations 14. Pathway 15. Ethnographie Wooden Panel 16. Earl
Plurk… Plurk
Posted on June 15, 2008
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Just in case Twitter wasn’t enough, I decided to join Plurk. Wanna play?
1001 Journals
Posted on June 15, 2008
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1001 Journals picked up where 1000 Journals left off. This is a wildly successful mail-art project that I tried to participate in, but all the journals were closed when I got word of it. So now I’m sifting through the current open journals to see which one I want to do.
I’ve also ordered the 1000 Journals book from Amazon. I’ll post a mini-review when I’ve had time to digest it.
Here’s a great video on how to start art journaling:
SALE!
Posted on June 13, 2008
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Let’s kick off the hottest days of the year with a sale! All handmade books are at least 15% (markdowns have already been taken). And if you spend $50 or more and get free shipping!
A Little Link Love
Posted on May 6, 2008
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Some stuff that’s been keeping my attention lately:
Doodlage: a site devoted to doodling and a guide to interpreting your doodles.
Grrl+Dog: Journal artist, published in 1000 Artist Journal Pages
The Pen Addict: blog on pens… oh don’t look at me like that!
And these French notebooks are fantastic! I bought two at MOMA last week and gave one to my sister - but the paper is so fantastic I ordered more.
And speaking of MOMA, they had the most fabulous artist book, book arts, book-related arts & printmaking exhibit called “Book/Shelf.” I was in heaven. If you’re in the NY area go see it before it goes away on June 7th. My favorite was the table of altered board books. They had a TV next to the table showing a pair of hands flipping through what was on the table. One thing I was truly disappointed with was that the museum didn’t let anyone touch the books… they’re BOOKS. They’re meant to be touched & opened… (oh well!)
It’s almost here!
Posted on May 5, 2008
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About a year ago I submitted some journal pages for a book called “1000 Artist Journal Pages.” Today I got a glimpse of the cover, and realized it’ll be out in July! There are so many fantastic journal artists and I just can’t wait to get a copy. Go pre-order it from Amazon!
Upcoming Craft Fair
Posted on March 28, 2008
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The Big Shanty Festival in Downtown Kennesaw is rapidly approaching, and I’m nearly panicking. But I’ll make it, I swear! April 19 & 20, I’ll be in front of the yellow house.
Here’s a peek at last year:
Not binding books for a while (if you’re squeamish, skip this post)
Posted on March 9, 2008
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I Twittered earlier “Knife:1. Finger:0. Ow.” Indeed. I’ll spare you the photo although I was tempted to post one for an awe-inducing visual, but I sliced my finger with my brand new J. A. Henckels Santoku knife while cutting mushrooms for a pasta-less veggie lasagne (firefox insists it’s “lasagna” but it doesn’t look right to me). I ended up with a lovely chunk of skin flapping on the top of my thumb.
My family owned restaurants when I was growing up and Dad always sliced his fingers this way. Most of the time if the skin was still attached he’d slap it back and bandage it up well enough and keep working. He even took huge slice off the side of his index finger once - completely removed - dug through whatever he was chopping and found the missing piece. He cleaned the cut finger & slice thoroughly, stuck it back to his finger, wrapped it well with bandages and kept on working.
I figured since I didn’t completely cut off the tip of my thumb that I’d just do what my dad would, cleaned the cut and wrapped it up really tight with a bandage. I didn’t feel like waiting 8 hours in the emergency room so the doctor could do exactly what I did to my thumb.
You never really know how handy opposable thumbs are when you lose the use of one of them.
Ow.
I have been Made…
Posted on February 14, 2008
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I just got accepted into the Atlanta Craft Mafia! I’m happy to be a part of the familia. Keep up with the goings-on at their web site, and I’ll keep my blog updated with the Craft Mafia happenings.
