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Saturday, 31 December 2011
Thursday, 29 December 2011
Thursday, 22 December 2011
Photo by PostcardsofthePast on EtsyWe are leaving DC today after two and a half years. First to visit family for Christmas, and then flying to Hong Kong in one week. From there, three months in Thailand, Cambodia and India.I knew almost nothing about DC before I moved here (except that Joe moved here and there was an internship waiting for me at The Textile Museum). It's been such a great place to live, start a business, make so many amazing new...
Wednesday, 21 December 2011
l have a custom project to show you today: I've been working on a cover illustration for a book of poetry that will be self-published by the author. We met at the Fenton Street Market a few months ago, and she was looking for a block print to go on the front of each book.I carved her a rooster print, and then a separate block with the title and name. The letters are tiny, about a 1/4 inch tall, and took about five hours to carve. They are definitely...
Tuesday, 20 December 2011
As you may know, my friend Rachel recently got back from a textile research trip to Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan. Her next stop will be Hong Kong with us! She brought back a collection of Suzanis, traditional Uzbek embroidered quilts, and they are gorgeous. I bought this one from her basically as soon as she stepped off the plane (I think my first question was "What textiles you bring back?!?").This piece was hand embroidered by one of Rachel's...
Monday, 19 December 2011
My shop will be closing tonight at midnight for the holidays, so today is the last day to order in time for Christmas delivery! All orders placed today will ship first thing tomorrow, so get them in before midnight.The shop will reopen after Christmas with new inventory to start the new year, and will stay open while I am in India, thanks to my amazing intern Kelly. (There is still time to order from her as well, I especially love this wreath card.)So...
Sunday, 18 December 2011
On Saturday morning, I taught my first block printing class at the Smithsonian Community Museum in Anacostia. The class was free and open to the public, and there was a huge response, so they are planning to run another class in the spring.We went over the basics of how to carve and print linoleum blocks, and each student got to create their own design and print it. All set up and ready to go:We started with carving blocks, learning how to use the...
Wednesday, 14 December 2011
Tomorrow (Thursday) will be my last craft show of the year at the Downtown Holiday Market. It's been an amazing year, and after some number crunching I realized that last weekend was my best show to date, so thank you to everyone who stopped by the booth!If you want to stop by one more time, you can come this Thursday from 11:30am-8pm outside the National Portrait Gallery (I'll be the one wearing 100 coats and five scarves) and you can find more...
Tuesday, 13 December 2011
The year is winding down, and my plan for Christmas involves a lot of pajama-wearing and crafting. I've also started to think of some long-term projects that I'd like to get started on, since I haven't made anything non-business-related in a long time. Here are a few projects from around the web I'm thinking of working on in the next year:Oh, FranssonA quilt. My mom and I have been collecting fabric scraps for years (she has some that have been waiting...
Wednesday, 7 December 2011
We moved out of our apartment last week to get ready to leave for India in 22 (!) days. We are staying with Joe's mom temporarily, and I've set up a mini temporary studio in the corner of the apartment. It's been difficult to work between the boxes and packing materials strewn everywhere, but this is the busiest time of the year and I am in a frenzy of packing orders, getting ready for shows and finishing up custom work. I've also been busy contacting...
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