Community Art Fair

More than 90 artists, mostly from the Chicago area will be exhibiting and selling their work. There will be wall art, pottery, fine leather goods, wearables, photography, jewelry and some surprises.

Wooly Pillow Art

Jun 2, 2012 – Jun 3, 2012

Hours: 11 am – 7 pm

Location: Bixler Park
57th St & Kenwood
Chicago, IL 60637

Admission: FREE

For additional information please visit

www.communityartfair.org/

 

Purple People Eaters

Well, I don’t know what Purple People Eaters are, but I do know that purple is one of those colors that has a fanatical following (along with Green).  Purple, Pink and Green are the colors that are most requested by people at my shows.  Purple and Green are the two colors that I can never find enough of in second-hand sweaters, in fact they are the colors of which I find the least amount.  I guess that means that all the people with green and purple sweaters hang on to them forever!

So this weekend I happen to have about four pairs of fingerless gloves that contain the color purple, come see them at Riverside Arts Weekend.

As you can see from the above picture from my last show — not purple or green!

Couldn’t resist, had to look up “Purple People Eaters“  you’ll never guess what they are!

 

Riverside Arts Weekend May 19th & 20th

Riverside Arts Weekend
27 Riverside Road
Riverside, IL

Sat 10-5
Sun 10-4

The Riverside Arts Weekend (RAW), now in its fifth year, features a juried arts fair, theater, music, architecture and other arts-related events. There will be a Saturday evening Gala– a fundraiser for the Riverside Arts Center. The Olmsted Society Housewalk will be held on Sunday. This will be a vibrant cultural weekend that brings visitors and residents together to mingle and walk the streets of historic downtown Riverside.

Elmhurst’s 16th Annual Art in the Park
A Juried Show of Fine Art, Craft, and Design

Saturday, May 5th, 2012 | 10am-5pm
Sunday, May 6th, 2012 | 10am-5pm

FREE Admission
Rain or Shine
Over 100 artists from the Midwest
Food Vendors include:
Uncle Bub’s Restaurant, Heavenly Cupcake, Popcorn Headz -Kettle Corn, & Italian Ice
Elmhurst Art Museum open 10-5 both days – Free Admission
Wilder Mansion open 11-2
Kids activities sponsored by the Elmhurst Art Museum

Art in the Park is an outdoor Art Show
serving the entire Chicagoland area!

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Wilder Park‎

175 South Prospect Avenue

Elmhurst, Illinois 60126

(630) 993-8900

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Some very sweet pre-teen girls were trying on some of my fingerless gloves today at the fair.  One of them whipped out their phone and the other started posing….. So I said are you going to facebook me?  They kind of giggled and didn’t respond.  Before they left my booth one of them asked if I use Instagram.  I had to admit that I wasn’t sure what it is (although I have started to see a few people using it)

I was told that it was an app for  posting pictures for certain phones….and then the very lucid explanation from these girls was that it’s kind of like twitter for pictures….

I’m so thankful that I know enough about technology not to be left totally in the dust by these very young techno wizards!

Here’s a photo of the lovely leather cuff I made this past winter at the Chicago School of Shoemaking.

Shoemakers have cool tools!

A brief respite from feltmaking

At this time of year, I have a little breathing room without the steady drumbeat of doing art shows.  It is so much fun for me to learn something new, so this week I will be venturing into the realm of leather work.  I will be taking a class at The Chicago School of Shoemaking.  I would love to make a pair of shoes, but will start out with the leather jewelry class.  Looking forward to meeting my teacher, Sara, who has been making shoes for 36 years!

Last year at this time, I signed up to take a basket weaving class at Terra Incognito in Oak Park, IL.  The teacher was Karen Gubitz, an amazing fiber artist.  She was a wonderfully supportive and inspiring teacher.  Under her close tutelage I made my very first hand-woven basket. 

Because Karen is such an adventurous creator, she inspired me to use a piece of felt that I had been saving for quite a while.  It was a long twisty rope of felt that I had sewn and crocheted for a purse handle, but wasn’t able to use.  I love it here.

In 2011, her home was featured in the Oak Park Holiday House walk.  I was so inspired by the photos of her home and work.  You can see them on her facebook page

You can also see Karen’s work on exhibit through the Oak Park Art League

New Facebook Page

I will be getting rid of my current facebook page, because I can’t change the name to match my business name. So if you would like to keep up with me and my recycled felted wool, please come over to my new page.

I will be closing the old page on January 31st.

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new page

Thanks for being here!

Where are the fingerless gloves?

I love meeting people at art and craft shows and I’m thrilled that you are interested in my work.

You probably have already heard my apology when you asked if I sell online, but I truly am sorry that my online stores do not carry much inventory.  I hope to remedy that once my show season is over.  Probably not til January.

I am doing so many shows this year that I hope that you can come to another one, when you are ready to buy.  If not please don’t hesitate to contact me and I will do my best to work with you.

Thanks for making my work day so pleasant at every show I do!

My show calendar

Eco-Friendly Recycled Wool Felt

I never thought that I would blog, but I now find that I would like an easy way to connect with fiber friends and also the wonderful people that attend art and craft shows.

I hope to share news about my felt business as well as interesting things that I have learned while working with felt.

Thanks for stopping by!