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the weekend

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The SOWA Holiday Market is usually 2 days but was only one day (Saturday) this year. People really wanted to come!

Apparently the line was like that for much of the day.

Here is my booth. (Sorry about the bad photo. My camera seems to be developing focus issues. Is a 3 year old digital camera geriatric?)

This is just one side but at least it is in focus-

The show was fun, busy, exhausting!

On Sunday I went to the Art Institute of Boston to see an amazing show– the work of Chris Sickels of the Red Nose Studio.

Sorry- more terrible photos. Go to his website to get a good idea of how incredible his work is. He makes these figures and then photographs them for his illustration work. I love seeing pieces like this close up and in person- the details of the stitches and fabric choices are what interest me most. The show is only up for a few more days but if you are in the Boston area, I would highly recommend it. And it is free!

I am planning on going to NYC at the end of the week so I can see the Luvable and Hugable Show. Is there any other shows I should go see while I am there? Any other general recommendations?

 

 

well that was really fun!

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The Boston Bazaar Bizarre was so much fun!

Here is the Cyclorama at the beginning of the day. I was in the first group of vendors to load in.

and later-

My booth-

Thanks to all the friends that came and said hi, thanks to all the wonderful new people I met there and a HUGE thank you to the organizers who do such an amazing job. It is always fantastic to get out of the studio and hang out with other amazing crafty people- it was a great day!

Holiday Markets

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I am doing 2 Holiday Markets this December.

First, on Sunday Dec. 4, I am doing the Boston Bazaar Bizarre!

All the info here.

And then on Saturday, Dec. 10, I will be at the South End Holiday Market. All that info is here.

Hope to see you there!

Luvable & Hugable 2011

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Woohoo! Look who made the show announcement! Mr Santa on Vacation and sweet Ms. Fox! I REALLY want to get to the show this year. Probably not the opening but at some point when the show is up. It looks like an fantastic show.

gallery hanahou
611 Broadway, Suite 730, NYC
7th Floor of the Cable Building, NW corner of Broadway + Houston
(646) 486-6586

Hours:  Mon-Fri noon-6:00 pm, Weekends by appointment only.
* Special additional hours for this exhibit: Open 12-5pm on Saturdays Dec 3rd, Dec 10th, Dec 17th
** Closed December 23rd thru January 2nd
This is the Gallery’s presale catalog for the show-  luvhug2011– it is a pdf so will open in a separate window.

And here is all the rest of the info-

PRE-SALE INSTRUCTIONS

Duration of pre-sale: Wednesday, November 23rd – Thursday, December 1st, 12:00 noon (EST/New York time).

*Please note: gallery hanahou is closed from 2 pm EST on Wednesday, November 23rd – Friday, November 25th for the Thanksgiving holiday, but we will answer all emails in the order they were received on Monday, November 28th.

How to purchase in advance:

1) Send an email to us at “shop@galleryhanahou.com” with the subject line of “Pre-sale.” In your email, please include all of the following information:

Title of the artwork
Price of the item
Your name
Your billing address
Your shipping address
Your telephone number
Email address

*Please specify if you would like your piece shipped to you, or if you will pick it up here at the gallery. Given the wide range of plush sizes in this year, we will provide custom shipping quotes for each order, when applicable.

2) Payment –

a) If you have an account at Paypal, or want to create one, you may make a payment to “koko@cwc-i.com”
NOTE: Please confirm with us first by sending an email with your information above, then we will confirm the item is still available and you can make the payment once the final purchase amount (including any sales tax) is determined.

b) If you would like to pay via credit card (meaning that we will process the payment for you via our Paypal system), please call us at +1.646.486.6586 to provide your credit card information. We will then process the payment according to the credit card information received via phone call.  Please do not email your credit card information.

PLEASE NOTE: Payment will include NY State sales tax, if applicable: If you are picking up your purchase at the gallery, or if items are being shipped within NY state, a sales tax of 8.875% will be applied.
*There is no sales tax on items being shipped to a destination “outside of New York State”

IMPORTANT: All pre-sale transactions (including confirmation of payment) must be completed by 12:00 pm on Thursday, December 1st (EST/New York time) to ensure that your items are reserved and can be labeled as “purchased” prior to the opening. After the pre-sale time, all remaining items will be open to the general public for sale at the opening event that night.

If more than 1 customer wants to purchase the same item, the first customer to complete the payment transaction will get the right for purchase.

Should you have any questions on this matter, please feel free to contact us at “shop@galleryhanahou.com” or call us at +1.646.486.6586.

this week

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I’m working on some things that I can’t show and that is a bummer. But, look who came to visit me yesterday!

Salley! I was even able to uncover a chair for her to sit on. hmm, yes, the studio is a pretty big mess these days. I got to see her cover art for the January Horn Book magazine. There is no describing how amazing that piece is in real life. No matter how wonderful the photo turns out to be, it is not the same. I feel so lucky to have seen it!

And, here are some thrift goodies, all disassembled, washed and ready to go.

I believe it is a law of thrifting that if you are looking for something specific, you will never find it. Even if it is something perfectly ordinary- like the time I needed a plain white sweater. I could not find a single one in 5 different thrift stores. I am indeed looking for something specific- a gray wool fair isle sweater. I didn’t find one but found some other goodies. I’m not complaining. I now have a good excuse to do some more searching this weekend.

Lastly, I hope to have an update in the next few days about the Scotch and Soda copying/stealing situation. I appreciate all the support you have given me so far. Thank you.

the Chicago report

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I had a fantastic trip- Thank you Chicago! I feel like I am still glowing from all the Midwest Love! People really did tell me that they read my blog and know my work- I’m glad I asked in that last post. I loved meeting everyone!

I flew out on Thursday and got to visit the workplace of my daughter. It was fun to see where she spends her days. We went to the taping of Wait, Wait… Don’t Tell Me.

Yes, Paula Poundstone is just as funny as I thought she’d be; actually funnier. The strange part of the evening- the man who sat next to me on the flight out from Boston? Boy was I surprised when he walked out on the stage…

It was Charlie Pierce. Weird.

On Friday I was featured in the RedEye, a Chicago free newspaper. WooHoo!

I had to go find myself a copy on the way to picking up the rental car. Besides that I spent the day doing errands, petting my daughters’ kitty, taking a nap. I was feeling vacation-y. Then on Saturday, we were up at dawn and running all day. And what a day it was! Eleanor (daughter) helped me all weekend and also documented the weekend- Thanks E!

This is one of the boxes I sent out to Chicago- ready to unpack.

Renegade was scheduled to start at 11am but people were all around the whole time we were setting up and were seriously looking by around 10:30 am. A little before 11, a very nice person came into my booth, we chatted for a while and then she introduced herself- do you recognize her?

Mary Engelbreit! Yep- I’m starstruck! That started the day out very nicely.

A little later-

Eleanor kept taking pics when I was eating- eeps! Here is the big picture-

I will post some more tomorrow- enough excitement for now, right?!

 

 

 

Great Weekend!

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The tiny world class was great fun!

There were 6 of us around the table (including me). One of the participants was an enthusiastic 10 year old crafter who came with her mom. She did a great job and showed everyone else up by finishing first!

Here are a few shots of the finished projects-

I managed to forget to click on my macro function so all of the individual shots I took were out of focus. Thankfully other people took some photos and were able to send them to me-

There is another here.

And today was opening day for the South End Open Market. I love going down and seeing all my friends. And getting a cupcake.

Yum!

Now I’ve got some Tiny Worlds to finish and then more foxes. See you soon!

tiny world class

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I’ve got a Tiny World class scheduled for April 30 and there is still space. I would love it if you could join in the fun. All the info is here, but these are the basics. You bring a tea cup and than get to play with all my materials and tools. Like my scallop scissors and my endless variety of felt and wool. It is loads of fun!