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Wednesday, April 8, 2009

New Flourish Pottery

I've got a new crop of pottery to post on etsy today! Not all of these will be for sale but if you see something you like here that is not for sale, I can make you another one. Enjoy and don't forget to buy mom a gift for Mother's Day!

Isabelle Sicart

I've been trying to concoct something of this nature for awhile. I was ready to give up and use real branches - see my floraly twiggy earthy post below, but if Isabelle can do this in porcelain then I'm determined to keep trying. Patience, grasshopper. (A good place to get lamp supplies is Mohn Electric Co. in uptown. They're quite nice and will help you find all the little pieces you need for your project.) Isabelle also apparently has a thing for taxidermy (see below). I love me some good taxidermy that avoids the whole killing the animal part.

Moroccan Patterns & Stencils

I love Moroccan patterns and found some stencils on the Royal Design Studio site. What will I stencil first?

Read more about Melanie's painting trip to Marrakech on her blog, Designamour. I'm so jealous. Here are some photos of the stencils on panels that are applied to a staircase. Makes for a fun trip up the stairs, eh?

A beautiful mural by Melanie in Morocco.

And some beautiful lamps/lanterns that light up the room with their beautiful patterns. I'm going to try my hardest to make this happen in clay (maybe not so intricate) so I can light up my dining room Morrocan style.

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Made It: Wrapped Rock Necklace

I've been wanting to try this wire wrapped rock technique for awhile. I took a class at Bead Hive last night. The class was a racket in my opinion. They fail to mention that you should bring a rock, that it should be irregular shaped (although I'm awesome enough to pull off a regular shaped one without problem), that you should bring wire and that they don't really sell any appropriate rocks for this class there. Then they rip on you for bringing a Bead Monkey bag into their store. WELL, sell some good rocks folks and I'll skip the Monkey. Ok, that was clearly a rant. But I learned what I went there to learn and was in and out in a half hour with a snappy new necklace. Yee ha! Check out my bling...

Thursday, April 2, 2009

Art Crank

Right now my friend Charles Youel is probably delirious from various bike poster extravaganza preparations. He started Art Crank three years ago. It's an amazing event! Each year, different artists design posters having to do with the lustiness towards our fabled bikes. Here's a sneak peak at some thumbnails of posters this year. I'm loving the simplicity and rainbowy-ness below. If you'd like to swing by, the show opens this saturday night at 7pm at One on One Bikes + Coffee + Stuff at 117 Washington Ave. N. in Minneapolis. It's sure to be packed so come early if you're wanting to purchase and enjoy some libations and cupcakes.