Olympia Loves II

feb-the smell of rain in the soil
thick mist over crowds of tall pines
when it feels like snow, but not quite
damp dirt, but not quite mud
sun sets a little later everyday
bigfoot is hiding around here
somewhere

Artswalk wrap up III

What a wet evening! It rained cats and dogs and not as many people braved the weather, but for those of you who came to 'a girl's backyard' and saw Come and Go, thank you! It was so much fun to have live theatre available for people to see and enjoy. If you ever get a chance to see a Samuel Beckett play, go. And remember not to take it too seriously. The guy had a wonderful, dark Irish sense of humor. No wonder I like his writing. tee hee

Ru, Vi, and Flo from Come and Go

On the visual art side, I sold half my show! It was great fun to see people react to my art and have it dislodge childhood memories. I heard wonderful stories of reading books on rooftops and that I wan't alone wondering what it looked like down the chimney. Several people declared, 'Me too" to my "I Wished I'd had a Sister" piece which tickled me very much. I tried some new ideas with photo reproduction and had art available for $5 and was a hit. I'll make sure and do that again.

I have photo reproductions still available in my store for $5. First class shipping will make the total $5.42.

Chimney Dreams

Paperdoll

Come to Artswalk!

Getting Ready for Artswalk I

Beads and beads
Bugle beads, Gold
And a few purple seed beads
All on oilcloth, which you know I love.
Nylon thread that mucks up my machine is now used to bead bead bead. It takes a while to do this process, but it is amazing.
super thin needle, beads, sample, and scissors. i luv scissors. july

Ode to buyolympia...

bobbins and spools, circular blades and kenmore, time and lots of time where all my bags are loved...

Because of my affiliation with your wonderful website, i (dos chicas, rather) have received lots of attention and had money come my way which is always fun. millions saw my work. many fans and purchases kept rolling in. yet i stayed anonymous.

late nights and seinfeld, too much coffee, and 5 minute naps helped the production line keep going for deadlines. hundreds made by hand, one at a time. the quiet revolution no one saw coming...

I thank you pat and aaron for the initial risk you took with me. Our first meeting was positive and you were good with giving my bags a shot, even though none of us knew if they would even sell. How surprised we all were!

miles and miles of thread and football fields filled with oilcloth i've unrolled in my tiny studio...

Because of you i was flattered with attention from numerous magazines like SELF, ORGANIC STYLE, TU CIUDAD, SEATTLE MAGAZINE, and SOUTH SOUND WOMAN, and numerous blogs and websites like THIS NEXT, YUMSUGAR, WIST, POLYVORE, and APARTMENT THERAPY. all those people are very nice, too.

How can I thank you? The words just aren't enough. I am sooo sad you aren't in olympia anymore...I won't ride my bike downtown and drop off my inventory anymore...I won't see your smiles anymore... i hope portland treats you well and helps make your dreams come true.

an army of lorraines and tillys now grace the planet thanks to your little website. i hope people's smiles carry with them afterall, that is why i make the things i do.

all my best to you...xo

I'm showing at the Tacoma Art Museum!

(TAM) Tacoma Art Museum moved into their new building 5 years ago. They are having a public birthday party on May 3 and there will be an original Ay Artbag on display. If you are in western Washington, come on by!

Tacoma Art Museum's Birthday Bash

Olympia Loves

I love this crazy little town. Check out this new website: http://www.everydayolympia.com/. Get yourself involved in a free listing and paid advertisment. Brought to you by the owners of a very cool store, 'einmaleins' - Downtown Olympia.


Danke Mathias und Trixy!