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San Francisco was Awesome!

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I had a fantastic time in San Francisco. Renegade was incredible. I heard that 17,000 people came on Saturday and I’m not sure what the total was for the weekend. Our days afterward were filled with visits to wonderful places and first-time meet ups with internet friends.

We started our stay in San Francisco in an apartment that we found through airbnb. It was on a really steep hill, just a few blocks from the very windy Lombard St.

We had excellent views.

The venue at Fort Mason was wonderful- indoors, lots of light, wide aisles, real bathrooms and running water… Paradise! So many people came out to say hi- I was thrilled and a bit overwhelmed. If you came by and I had a dazed look on my face, that is why. I am not used to being around so many people! Thank you to everyone who stopped by, bought my work, said nice things, brought me presents (!). It was incredible busy and one sign of how good an event it was for me- I ran out of shopping bags!

So, I am sure I will be back! Here I am at my booth-

Isn’t that a fantastic photo? An amazing photographer, Sarah Deragon stopped by and took some shots. Then she sent me a link and said I could use them- for free– as long as I credit her. Wow! I am so grateful. Check out her website– she does amazing portraiture. Honestly, I met and interacted with so many nice people.

Here are my pics of my set-up-

And someone brought her tiny world to show me. So beautifully done and unfortunately my photo is blurry- sorry V. I love seeing the personal creative touches. She’d added yoyo’s around the edge!

At the end of the day on Sunday, my Sister-in-law picked us up and we went down to Santa Cruz for a few days and then later back up to Berkeley. Here is a quick list of the people I met up with-

Robert Mahar and Cathy Callahan of Cathy of California who were at Renegade with me. Michelle, who I (internet) met originally when she still had her craft blog going, Green Kitchen. I had dinner with Alice aka Futuregirl. And I spent a wonderful day with Sonya, both at her studio and some other places she took me to around town. I am always amazed at how comfortable it is for me to meet people that I’ve had an internet connection with- all the ice-breaking, explaining, proving ones self can be skipped over. We already “get” each other and speak the same language.

And the fiber art related places I visited:

– the Jean Paul Gaultier show at the de Young Museum. It was incredible- absolutely worth seeing if you can. I wish I’d had a whole day to spend just watching the videos of the fashion shows.

– Castle In The Air is a fun shop with all kinds of little treasures for art making. They are famous for their German crepe paper and high quality glitter.  Hard to describe really!

– Tail Of The Yak (which doesn’t seem to have a website) was amazing, what can I say. They have a stuffed emu.

And they carry surprise balls by Anandamayi Arnold who unfortunately also doesn’t seem to have a website. There is a blog post about her and her botanical surprise balls here. I bought one that looks like a plum because I thought the beautiful lily would never make it home in my suitcase.

Sonya took me to Lacis, a store I’ve been hoping to visit for as long as I can remember. This is another place where I could spend a day, exploring and spending a pot of gold!

There were so many threads of various kinds- my idea of a thrill! Also, ribbons, lace, trims, tools, notions, books, wedding dresses, hats, buttons… honestly, I was in heaven.

After a delicious lunch we headed over to A Verb For Keeping Warm, a fabric/yarn shop/studio to visit and for me to buy some SF fabrics. I will try to get my act together and post photos of some of the treasures I brought home. As I said, an amazing trip!

Here is a public Google Map I made with places I went to and some places I wish I’d gotten to so will hopefully get there next time, all recommended by various people who know the area better than me. If you have favorite places that aren’t on the map, I’d love to add them so I will remember on my next trip out west.

Brooklyn report

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We had 2 beautiful market days. It was hot, sunny and there was a little breeze. Well actually, there were a few BIG breezes which were a tiny bit too exciting but my tent weights kept me safe. I was happily situated next to several friends which is so helpful when you need to borrow some little thing.

Here is the first day set-up.

This was the fantastic view out the back of my tent in the morning as we were setting up.

This is a few hours later- the grass was covered with sunbathing bodies.

Then on Sunday, I rearranged the dolls on the panels. I always think it might make a difference but really, it never does.

And packing up at the end of Sunday- the Brooklyn Bridge in the background.

We drove home yesterday (Tuesday) after having some recreational NYC time. We had a great time away from home. Brooklyn is such a fun place to hang out for a few days. I loved meeting blog readers (you know who you are and Hello again!), people who were seeing my work for the first time, and all kinds of enthusiastic Market goers. Today, I am back to work. I’ve got a lot of computer stuff to do- emails, etsy (I’ll be listing some of those dolls I finished up during the weeks leading up to the Market), blog stuff… all that not-studio work. My next big event is San Francisco Renegade, July 21 and 22.

 

 

off to Brooklyn

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It’s here! This is the weekend!

I’ve got everything priced and tagged and ready to go (hopefully!).

I’m in Booth #15. I’d love to meet you in person if you are in the NY area!

red-haired girl

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Some of these girls have been waiting a very long time to get finished up. It is making me very happy to bring them to life.

I wouldn’t mind a cashmere dress like that- soooo soft!

It is nice to have somewhere to use those special little one-of buttons.

She was suppose to be part of the forest girl series but never made it into the group.

I’m getting tired/bored of taking photos of the dolls in my yard. Today I wandered a bit farther and photographed her in the local graveyard.

Nicole wrote up a super nice blurb about me here. Thanks Nicole! I am so happy to be part of the show.

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.