American Craft Council - Baltimore Show

This is a long overdue update on how the show went in Baltimore. Savannah College of Aret and Design and RISD were the two schools participating in the School to Market Program created by the ACC to allow students experienc in all aspects of exhibiting at the show. I along with 11 other students who were selected to be apart of this show worked hard to develop a body of work to present in our SCAD booth. It was a wonderful opportunity to meet and pick the brains of so many established artist in the field selling their work. Here are some pictures I wanted to share.

This is John, our wonderful professor of furnature design, after a long drive trying to figure out what we are going to do with all these pieces of booth.

I spared all the pictures of the set up and got right to our well organized, decorated space.

This is my friend Katie Glusica's weavings. The lighting was perfect and they never looked better.

This is our booth in relationship to RISD's

This is Jamie Galloway's work in organic cotton.

This is a view of my work.

A close up of the small shadow boxes.

A closer look at the flying machines.

The set up crew.

from rt to left: Katie, Me, John, Jamie, Johanna, Nicole

WEBSITE

Hey Everybody!!! I am pleased to announce that the website is back up and running. Lots of pictures of everything I have been making lately. Stop by and take a look. Don't forget to sign my guestbook.

http://thefamilychicken.com/

Screen printing Packaging (round one)

I am still getting things ready for Baltimore. I made some boxes for for the flying machines and found some bags for the small stuff. I really am liking the way things turned out. Only the bags gave me a bit of trouble. The handles keept getting in the way.

Hand cut boxes from chipboard.

The first color of my two color print.

Printed boxes.

Printed bags. I thought I might have to change out the ribbon handles but now I think they look fine with the color I mixed.

I will post pictures of the second color (gold) after they are finished. Also can't wait to show off boxes after they have been cut some more and put together in all their cagelike glory. I think I am spending as much time on the boxes as I did the work. Not really though. Once I got the template worked out it didn't take too long.

Open Studio

My Desk

Flying Machine Installation

We had open studio at Pepe (the fibers building) last Friday night. It was a fun time to show of work to anyone who came through for a visit. There was fantastic work all over the building. Here is a picture of my studio.

A Little Light

I am only a few days away from heading to the American Craft Council (www.craftcouncil.org)trade show in Baltimore. These are some little pieces that I am taking with me. They are wood frame boxed I made with hand cut paper frames on front. The inside is a wonderland of paper, fabric, ink, stiches and LIGHT!. The birds are at it again trapping all creatures that they can trick into believing in the beak.

Watercolor Cages

Sometime this fall I made these papercut watercolors for a repeat pattern.

I just ordered a book called Slashed all about contemporary artist and designers using papercuts. Inspiring. Can't wait until it arrives at my front door.

Buswater 2009

Catching up.

I have been busy with this or that and I will not try and make excuses here but I do want to catch anyone up on the goings on and makings that have happened in the past six months. It will be a gradual process so sit tight.

Here is a picture to prove i have been doing something.

Ok you got me. This proves nothing. Except... Kitties love to pack.

More to come.

All of the Above

All of the Above MFA Fibers Exhibition.

Some shots from the opening.

Cupcakes I made for the occasion.

New buisness cards.

Above "The Last Crusade" are pictures i took from the inside.

The Garden

For the last couple of months I have been working on a raised bed for vegetables. One of the apartment complexes down the street put in a new fence a while back. I stopped by and ask what they were going to do with the old fence. Instead of having it all go to the dump I decided to re-purpose it for my project. The wood set unused forever in the back yard but finally it is put to use.

In progress

The huge pile of dirt that was delivered to the house. All I could think is "what have I done?"

Finally the plants are in. Five kinds of pepper, cucumbers, tomatoes, sweet potatoes, okra, squash, and cantalope. We may have to get a booth at the farmers market when it all comes in.

When we bought all the plants the bed wasn't big enough so I added an additon for the cantalope.

Hopefully my thumb is green enough for all of this.

What I did over Spring Break.

David's parents and grandad came to visit and helped us put in a new fan, backsplash for the new oven, a working light in the kitchen and other odds and ends around the house. While they were doing the hard stuff I found time to make some pillows for the couch and curtains for the kitchen.

The Wrath of Kahn

My final project for History of Fiber. Based on the story "The King and His Hawk". http://www.salizah.com/genghiskhanandhishawk.html