Posted in Super Crafty, Things to Wear on November 25, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Another great party! Guests were asked to come in outfits inspired by text and this year’s theme was “The Elements of Style”. My friend CJ Beman has some lovely pictures on her site here…
The Grand Prize deservedly went to “Serif and Sans Serif” a brilliant and well executed costume, though I [...]
Posted in Super Crafty, Things to Wear on November 17, 2007 | No Comments »
Oh irony, ye are a very cruel mistress on an ugly learning curve… Also known as “I hope the ink dries by Saturday”.
Tonight is the IPRC Text Ball, an annual benefit party for the Zine Museum, meeting center and classroom, which makes it’s home here in Portland. They host lots of [...]
Posted in Super Crafty on November 15, 2007 | No Comments »
So the Dia de Los Muertos festivities left us with lots and lots of beautiful objects du arte, which really weren’t ready for long-time storage. The kids and I decorated a couple wooden skeletons (from Jo-Anne’s no less, the 50% off sale kind-of makes it o.k.) and attached them to bamboo poles for the procession- [...]
Posted in Super Crafty on November 14, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Wow! What can I say? We had an AMAZING party- a big hand to the Someday Lounge for hosting the procession and alter build. Sara Jurgensen painted faces, Jacob Mooney brought a troop of stilt walkers who left small candles in tribute along our route, Alenka Loesch and her partner performed a silent [...]
