’tis the season…

Last Chance

The gift giving season is upon us. Lots of gifts were purchased last weekend at The Dallas Flea. Thanks to all of you. Dallas, this is your last chance to handle my merchandise before Christmas. Saturday from 10am to 6pm at Sanger Elementary’s Winter Art Fair. Hope to see you there.

The Dallas Flea

If you live in Dallas or will be lucky enough to be visiting this weekend, come on  down to Southside on Lamar on Saturday and shop at The Dallas Flea. I’ll be there with my critter creations, so come on by and say hi. Hope to see you there.

I’m a Magazine Photo

A local glossy publication, Advocate Magazine, has a December cover story on local artists and I’m lucky enough to be one of those featured.  Here’s the photo they posted to their web site. Click on it and you can read the article. Enjoy.

Happy Thanksgiving USA

Here’s wishing you a wonderful holiday.This lovely pair of blue turkeys is available now, click on photo to be taken to Linocutboy’s shop.

New Stuffed Drawings

I’ve recently added a couple of new images to my line of stuffed drawings. After having so much fun drawing my Woodstock tribute guitars for the Plush Team’s Plushstock, I drew a cat playing a guitar on a creamy tan cotton fabric.

I enjoyed that project so much that I kept drawing on the same fabric and finally released an image that had been rolling around in my brain for months. My dog Mickey has developed the habit of laying around the house with his paws crossed, as though he were posing for his graduation picture. But when I try to photograph him, he moves.
So I drew him.

I plan on adding different fabric versions of these drawings to my shop in the coming weeks. These two are currently available there. I hope you enjoy my little stuffed drawings.

Busy Weekend

If you’re in Dallas to visit or you’re lucky enough to live here, let me recommend a couple of fun events you ought to check out this weekend.

Friday night, my guitar hero husband will be playing in two bands: The Big Guns and Bag O’ Wire, at the Lakewood Theater for Live At The Hot Klub, a punk rock club reunion type gig featuring reunited punk bands of course. If you’re a Facebook user, check this link to view a promotional video for the event.

Then, early Saturday, from 8am until 1pm I will be selling my critter creations at the White Rock Local Market.

Hope to see you at one or both fun filled events.

Maid of Clay Revisited

You might remember last year when I posted about lusting over Maid of Clay’s fantastic cats. I said I would snag one of her cats and I finally did. Let me introduce you to the cutest grey striped cat rattle on earth.

My cat rattle now sits in a nook by my kitchen sink keeping me company while I clean and cook. And she entertains me as well, all I have to do is pick her up and shake. Felicia, the Maid of Clay herself, provided this photo.

Felicia doesn’t have any cat rattles in the shop right now, but she has lots of other cool kitty stuff. You have to keep an eye over there for rattles, they sell as fast as she makes them. Don’t miss out, be sure to watch her shop for updates

Meow.

Craft In America

PBS will be broadcasting a crafts program on Wednesday, October 7, 2009, from 8-10pm EST. Mark your calendar and check your local listings. Last years’ segments of this program, Craft in America, not only contained gorgeous creations to look at but was also very educational as well. Those of us working in the plush and/or crochet world will probably find the Fiber category most interesting. Although I didn’t notice any plush or crochet makers, the artists working with fiber are very talented and it is inspiring to see their creations. A fellow Etsy member, Jennifer Maestre, is featured in the virtual Emerging Artist gallery. You might recognize her amazing color pencil sculptures. Mark your calendars, you won’t want to miss this. And if you’re wanting to learn more, there is a book available as well as streaming videos on the website.

Craft Gawker

Have you heard of Craft Gawker? It is a very clean, sharp looking site with loads of pictures of crafts and links to the blog or shop from which the picture originates. Lots of crave worthy creations. I have been spending lots of time lusting on Craft Gawker lately. Here’s a few items that have caught my eye:

#4587 maryjudy

#3373 vonchandler