Twist was a week ago now, but I’m still running on the adrenaline of a fun show. If you missed this one, Next Twist will be in November, so stay tuned.
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Twist
Friday, May 8th, 2009Twist Fair, May 1-2 Northampton, MA
Monday, April 27th, 2009Footage from the first Twist in 2008. This year’s show will be even more fun and amazing!
Twist 2.0 from Digit all HD on Vimeo.
Twist Fair
New in My Shop
Friday, September 12th, 2008
A new addition to my family of comfortable, beautiful and useful stuff. Beach Stones Quilted Coasters in my classic ivory on moss, but now backed with a great vintage brown and ivory cotton.
My vintage fabrics come from tablecloths, clothing and other textiles discovered in antique shops and grandmothers’ fabric baskets. My grandmother’s house, for instance, is chock full of well-cared-for supplies yet to crafted into lovely things. Unfortunately, she’s had a lot of water in the basement this summer, which had needed constant tending to and cleaning until getting an expensive permanent pump this week. Fortunately, now though, my family and I and won’t have to constantly tend to the shop vac. In the clean-up process I scored some great trims and discovered an almost complete quilt in fantastic condition. Cold weather is coming, so perhaps I should finish it and let it serve its intended purpose!
Save the Date!
Monday, July 28th, 2008
Hey everyone- I’ve been accepted to participate in Twist, a contemporary spin on craft — a new event showcasing original handmade goods and art.
September 5th – 6th, 2008
Friday: Market Party 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Saturday: Market 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
Location Northampton Center for the Arts Ballroom, Northampton, MA
Mark your calendars and check back here before the event for a sneak peak at what I’ll be offering. If you’d like to learn more about Twist visit www.twistfair.com
Scanned
Monday, July 21st, 2008
I love the taste of garlic, but now I have another reason to love this kitchen staple- the skins make a beautiful scan!
Before and After…
Saturday, July 12th, 2008Oh bother, I can’t find the before photo. I know I took it. This is the thrift store office chair Bob uses in the studio. You’ll have to imaging the before: horrible, shredding brick red polyester upholstery fabric and not very nice brown metal. Now take a look at the after…
If you had seen the before, I think you would be at least a little dazzled, at least we’re very happy with the result. From removing the old fabric and deteriorating foam, to printing the canvas with a screen that kept leaking, to stapling the fabric to a wood-like material that did not want to be stapled to, this was definitely a team effort. Bob persevered when I nearly gave up.
Soon you’ll see this print appear on the fantastic new products I’ll be posting in my new shop.
The Big Apple in Boston
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
No, I’m not referring to a Yankees at Fenway scenario. This is about a much dorkier reason to be excited.On Saturday we went to Boston, the city of my college years, to meet up with my brother, up from South Carolina for a wedding. We first spotted it while in the observatory on the 50th floor of the Prudential Center…
…the new large Apple Store on Boylston St…(create your own choir-like sound effect here)
…complete with an industrial glass staircase in the center of the 3-floor store. Even though we love Macs, the Apple Store wasn’t the center-piece of our day’s itinerary.
It was Brown Sugar Cafe in the Fenway. I introduced my parents to Thai food via Brown Sugar on one of their visits in Boston. It has to be one of the best Thai restaurants in the country. No kidding. Pictured above is my choice, the Basil Pad Thai. Spicy!
Scan of the Day
Saturday, May 17th, 2008
My plan is to post a series of scans, likely not to be daily. Occasionally is enough. This first one is of two objects from my inspiration board. It turned out to be a sunny day, so I thought some yellow was in order. Need more yellow in your life? Check out this great vintage flour canister over at How Now Design’s Etsy shop…
or this fun onesie in my Etsy shop.
Featured at Scoutie Girl
Monday, April 28th, 2008
Many thanks to Jan of Scoutie Girl for featuring my work today. Jan also has another blog, Daisy Janie. It looks like we have many common interests!
San Diego Day 4: Design District and Little Italy
Saturday, April 19th, 2008On the morning of the fourth day I found the website of San Diego’s Art and Design District in the Little Italy neigborhood…
… so we checked out Subtext, a great design bookstore and gallery with a collection of books to pine for…
CTM (Classic Tile Mosaic) where I considered how I would tile the modular home of my dreams…
… and chatted with a friendly store keeper at Igloo, a fresh shop owned by a graphic designer, about all the great design shops and eats in SD.
Bob also picked up a great tee at facevalue, a store we would frequent if we lived in SD, but we didn’t take any photos there. Here’s their blog if you want to check it out though. We ended day four by picking up some skirt shark and locally caught yellowtail from Blue Water Seafood Market and Grill on India St. to cook for dinner at our friends’ place.