lark& key gallery: 'songcatcher' show

i'm really excited to be part of this show at lark & key gallery in charlotte, NC, that opens tomorrow.

here's the premise of the show:

"songcatchers celebrate and record sound outside of a studio setting – collecting, teaching and promoting in order to preserve traditional forms of music. our first group show calls upon artists to become song catchers in the visual sense. offerings include art, pottery, jewelry – or whatever medium strikes a chord – celebrating the diversity of music and its creative influence on their work."

the show runs from july 4th - august 30th, and if you are in the area you can go to the opening reception on friday july 11th from 6-9pm.

it's sure to be an excellent grouping of artwork!!

an interview with me on flashfilm+com!

check it out!! i'm so psyched about this interview on flashfilm+com, an online magazine based in tokyo and san franciscom and i think the coolest part is seeing it in japanese! (see it below? awesome.)

anyway, you can check out the interview to learn a little more about little ole me, and make sure to check the archive of interviews-- there are such goodies as sublime stitching and orly cogan!

enjoy, and happy friday!

ICE is coming! ICE is coming! (and a project to sneak a peek at...)

this saturday, june 7th, centennial olympic park here in atlanta is going to be transformed into the best craft show you can imagine!! ICE (indie craft experience) is definitely at the top of the list for shows in this area, and i am so excited to be a part of it for the 2nd time!

and if that wasn't good enough, i get to be next to renee and charlie of wolfie and the sneak, for a day full of fun!

when you see renee's and my work together you will be drooling. it looks so. good. together.
perhaps your house is in need of some new fabulous art??

and, if you come out to the show, you will get the first glimpse of our super secret collaboration that is in the works as we speak. (after that our etsy shops will be the place to get it, but you'll have the chance to see it in person at ICE!) aren't you dying of curiosity?!?

here's a hint....

(mine on the left, renee's on the right.)

photos from the weekend

on saturday i had the most lovely time at the kirkwood spring fling! it was a gorgeous day, the people wandering through the festival were wonderful, and it's always so affirming to see people's facial expressions while they're looking at my work-- that's something i really miss in selling work online.

this was my booth-- doesn't it look cute??
and we lucked out by being placed next to the Dulce Vegan girls! I had the most delicious chocolate chip banana bread...... lucky for me they will be at ICE, too! (June 7th.... put it on the calendar...)

and this is ryan and i, being goofy as always.....

youngblood gallery opening

as promised, here are some photos from the opening at youngblood gallery on saturday night. i was shocked and pleased at how many people came out to celebrate the reopening of the gallery in its brand new, gorgeous space.

it was so much fun, and i even got a surprise visit from my college pal, jake, who i haven't seen in almost 2 years!

(ryan on the left, jake on the right)

i also got to meet erin tyner (of miniature figure photo fame), which was such a treat. (she is also selling her prints at youngblood!)


THANK YOU to all of you who came out for the show. i hope you liked it!!

show opening tomorrow!

don't forget! if you are in the atlanta area, come out come out tomorrow night for young blood gallery's grand reopening party! i am thrilled to be one of the 2 artists in the first show in the new space. it is gorgeous, and i will post photos after the opening!

also, since i will be hanging the show all day today, this will be my one and only post today. have a great weekend, dearies, and i hope to see some of your bright, shining faces on saturday night!

poppytalk handmade market begins today! (and i'm in it!)

i'm excited to tell you this morning that i am participating in the poppytalk handmade market beginning today and running through may 10th!

the theme is a 'mother's day and kids' market, and it is bursting with awesome handmade stuff.

here are some of the pieces i have available:





click here to check it out!
i have 12 prints available, and they are all just $15! what a steal! and they'll come signed and dated by yours truly. :)

your mom would love it. or your kid. or your wife. or your friend who's a mom. you get the idea!

'at home' show at artstream gallery

i am so so pleased to announce that i will be in a show beginning april 4, 2008 at artstream gallery in rochester, new hampshire. i know i've mentioned the show here already, but i wanted to post the official details and the lovely postcard! if you are in the area on april 4th, you can attend the opening from 5-8 pm.

congratulations to susan and the gang at artstream for 5 successful years! (the show is celebrating the 5th anniversary.)

ps-- feel free to pass this postcard around blogland!!!

things to come in april

today i am shipping off 3 boxes filled with paintings, to 2 different galleries in the northeastern part of the usa. i am so so excited about these 2 new venues--

one box is going to artstream gallery in rochester, new hampshire, which i'm sure many of you are familiar with. they have a great show up right now featuring alena hennessy, abby glassenberg, darryl berger , and tara hogan, and then my work is going to be part of th 5th anniversary show beginning in april! (more specific details to come soon.)

here are some of the pieces that will be in the show, whose theme is "at home" :

the next 2 boxes are going to yes gallery & studio, a brand spankin' new gallery that's opening in warren, rhode island (near providence). the website should be fully up and running soon, and it sounds like leigh, the owner, has some really fantastic stuff in store for us all.

here are some of the pieces you'll find there:





you can also find prints of my work in these 2 online shops:
indie fixx and the shiny squirrel!

whew! so, after today i'm taking a much needed break and ryan and i are whisking ourselves away to california to visit his family. i'll be back blogging on monday!

**also, i will be starting a new monthly newsletter beginning at the end of this month, so if you would like to be on the mailing list to receive the newsletter, you can pop over to my website and sign yourself up, or just shoot me an email and i'll add you to the list.

guest blogging on indie fixx!

{photo via spring_peeper's flickr photostream}

happy monday!! and happy st. patrick's day!

are you awake yet? i just had a couple cups of coffee in my favorite little pink mug, and i'm slowly coming out of my sleepy haze.... ryan and i stayed up too late last night watching old episodes of 'lost'... we are, to say the least, obsessed, and catching up on 3 seasons worth of shows that we, for some reason, never watched.

so, i have some fun news to share with you all this morning-- this morning you can read my first guest blogging post on indie fixx! i will be writing a weekly 'green'-themed column (as in eco-friendly), and i am oh so excited. my first post is an interview with anne of relove projects (from my hometown of boulder, co!), and you can read it right here. indie fixx is going green all day today in honor of st. patrick's day (don't forget to wear your green, or you might get pinched!), and it is overflowing with great finds that you won't want to miss.


as part of the column each week, there will also be a green challenge, and anyone can participate! how it works: i give you a challenge for the week, you complete the challenge, photograph your results, post them in the 'indie is the new green' flickr group, and we will choose a winner that will be posted on the following week's blog! fun, huh? and the real kicker: the winner will get a prize! (not every week.... but often!) this week the prize is a reusable coffee cup sleeve made by textile fetish- they are adorable, and help your take-out coffee cup (if you just totally spaced bringing your own mug) be a little more eco-friendly.


happy reading, creating, and happy st. patrick-ing!

unexpected guest on sfgirl by bay!

blogland is being sweet to me these days!

check out my unexpected guests interview with victoria of sfgirlbybay, and you can get a little glimpse into my life!

a big thank you to victoria-- i had so much fun doing the interview, and i so appreciate it. :)

also, here is a new painting:


more to come soon!
xoxo

i'm on design for mankind!

hey all of you! hope you are having a nice tuesday so far.

just a little shameless self-promotion quickly... check out this post about me on design for mankind! erin wrote the *sweetest* words i've ever had written about me- no joke.
and if you don't read this blog obsessively, you should. it is amazing. erin is amazing. she has 2 successful months of e-zines under her belt now, too, and if you haven't seen these yet... again, you should. you must. hop to it. go read them. you will be inspired.

a biiiiiig thank you to erin again-- i'm honored, flattered, and touched. truly.

Prints in the Shiny Squirrel Shop!

EXCITING NEWS!!
you can now buy 2 brand new prints and an original drawing of mine in the shiny squirrel shop! as of toda, march 1st, i am one fo the new artists in the shop, and i am so so excited.
you can see the pieces right here, and you'll want to snap them up quick! the prints are limited editions of 20, and the original drawing is, obviously, the only one.

have fun browsing the shop, too-- there are many many great artists there-- lisa congdon, ashley g, abigail hendrickson, and alyson fox... just to name a few.

here are the 2 limited edition prints:


and here is the original drawing:


hope you like them and want to scoop them up for your very own!

i'm selling prints at indie fixx!

hey, big exciting news!!! you can now find 6 of my prints in the indie fixx shop! i am so so excited about this-- not only is it hopefully going to bring some more exposure for my art, now i get to help support the efforts of this amazing indie/handmade shop! jen, the independent shop keeper behind indie fixx, blows my mind with the amount of work and love she puts into her shop-- if you have not seen it, make a beeline for the indie fixx shop right now. it is so full of great art and more, you will not be disappointed!

and a big thank you to jen for including me in her shop. :) i am thrilled to be there.

500th post!! (and some super cool news...)

i can hardly believe this is my 500th post on this blog. i had no idea what a great time i would have when i started this blog about 15 months ago-- i've made friends, gottem comments from all over the world....


{image from natalie wright's flickr page}


so, thank you, dear readers, for helping to make my blogging experience so absolutely rockin!

and the cool news....

i'm the featured artist for the month of february on another shade of gray! check it out; there will be a link to my work in the top left corner of the blog all month long, but today you can read a little more about me and my work on the blog right here (in case you're curious about me...) :)

thanks to julie for selecting me as her featured artist/designer! i'm honored and thrilled.

happy friday to you all!

lovely hearts at artstream gallery

just wanted to let you all know that i will have a few new pieces in the 'lovely hearts' show at artstream gallery in february. (you can see one of my pieces in the mosaic above... it is the second from the bottom on the left.)

here is what susan of artstream said about the show:

this exhibition will show artwork which celebrates all that is love (not just hearts), in all its aspects and invites artists everywhere to enter.

we at artstream feel there is not enough LOVE in the world. we also believe there is peace through love. we aim to add LOVE to the world through this visual project in February 2008.

at least 50% of the retail price of each artwork sold will support the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. the other 50% goes directly back to the artists we love, unless the artwork is donated fully.

i like the idea of adding some love to the world!

here are my 3 pieces that will be in the show:

compared to anthropologie!

he he! a big thanks to renee, who mentioned my partridges in a pear tree on the modishoppe guest blog today.

i love that she compared my birds to those at anthropologie!
thanks renee!

{ps... they look *super cute* on a christmas tree, and are for sale in my etsy shop... hurry! not much time until christmas!!}

**check out the rest of renee's guest blog posts right here-- they are delightful and full of great gift ideas.

tables featured on I {heart} Indie blog!

check it out right here!

also, i was excited to see that i made the etsy front page yesterday! wooo!


{thanks to renee for catching this with her eagle eye!}