Mt. Pleasant Temporium Opens Today!

The Mt. Pleasant Temporium Grand Opening is tonight at 7pm! There are over 30 artists displaying work, and there will be a DJ and lots of great people there. If you're in the area, head over and check it out at 3068 Mt. Pleasant Street NW, right next to Ercilia...

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Homeward Bound

Joe and I are leaving for Hong Kong tomorrow! This trip has seemed really far away for so long, and all of a sudden it's time to pack. I haven't been back in more than two years, so I can't wait to get there and see everyone and walk around the city. Since my parents no longer live in our house we'll be staying in a hotel, but we'll be right downtown and in walking distance to everything. Especially my doctor and dentist appointments which I have...

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Around the Studio

I've been busy stocking up while it's cold outside and things are slower, but it's definitely warming up and that means show season is right around the corner! Also, thanks to my handy new drying rack, we are no longer tripping over cards every time we take a step. It's amazi...

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Temporium Dates Are Up!

The Mt. Pleasant Temporium dates have finally been announced! I'm heading over there now to set up my goods, but take a look at the schedule for the coming month to see all the great events they have planned. Unfortunately I will be out of town for the grand opening, but I'll be back to attend the later events. It should be gre...

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New Print!

I may not have been posting them regularly, but so far I've been keeping up with my resolution of making one new print per week. Here's one that will be making it's debut at Eastern Market this weekend:They'll be available in the shop so...

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Eastern Market this Sunday!

I'll be at Eastern Market this Sunday, and the weather is supposed to be beautiful, so come stop ...

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Coming Soon (I Hope)

A few months ago, I sewed together some strips of fabric I had collected (the patterned pieces were bought in Senegal, the blues are leftover from an exhibit at The Textile Museum that I took home when I interned there, and the red was a Christmas present from my brother last year, purchased in Nepal) into a modified log-cabin pattern quilt. Since the pattern was so simple, the top of the quilt was finished in a few hours, and left without a backing...

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It's almost Valentine's Day!

Valentine's Day is just around the corner, and I have been printing furiously for the last few days. You can still order them right he...

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Hindi Lessons

Rachel and I have been doing Hindi lessons on Rosetta Stone twice a week for the last few weeks, and that combined with an episode of Anthony Bourdain in South India really have me itching to travel again. Last night, our Hindi lesson ended in us looking at pictures from India and dreaming about selling all our belongings and buying a plane ticket. While that might not be happening in the immediate future, a girl can dream, right?So I thought I would...

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Homegrown Mushrooms

Since our apartment is too dark to grow leafy plants, and many rounds of cilantro and basil have withered and died, we are growing something a little more dark-friendly this time around: fungi.All they need is a daily watering, and you will have enough mushrooms to use in every meal for wee...

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Travel in Stitches

For Christmas this year, I decided to make Joe a map of places we have been together. I bought some map fabric from Etsy, collected a pile of embroidery thread, and started. I didn't really have a plan when I started embroidering, just a needle, thread, and a general idea. I started by outlining the continents, and then added things from there. I wanted it to be something I could add to as we visit more places, so turning it into a quilt was out....

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Home from the NYIGF

This week I took the bus up to New York to see the New York International Gift Fair. It was my first time at a trade show, and I loved it. One good thing is that you can't actually buy anything at the show, so it was like shopping without the pressure of buying. I met so many people I knew from reading blogs or seeing their work, and it was great to see the people behind the products. The purpose of my trip was to get ready for the National Stationery...

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