Posted in Super Crafty, tagged kid made art, tiny horses, yarnbombing on May 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »
It’s a mommy/daughter project in the making. Lucy and I along with our friends, mother/daughter team of Kristina and Alivia, have submitted a proposal to the forthcoming book on Yarn Bombing. If you’re not familiar with the term, yarn bombing is like doing late night graffiti, but using fiber arts rather than spray paint. [...]
Posted in Super Crafty, tagged Aranzi Aronzo, kid crafts on January 6, 2008 | No Comments »
The holidays have come and gone in a blur of super glue and feathers. The children crafted their little fingers to the bone like tiny indentured servant elves high on candy canes and instant coco. Complaining of pain fumes and beastly working conditions (dried out markers, cotton mouth from licking envelopes) [...]
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 [...]
Posted in Super Crafty, tagged dia de los muertos, sugar skull on October 25, 2007 | 19 Comments »
So my buddies at the Someday Lounge and I have been thinking about fun artsy/community things to do this year, and if there was ever a holiday screaming for a good party, this is it! The city is being super slow about stepping up to the plate with a parade permit, which is too [...]
Posted in Super Crafty, Work on October 15, 2007 | No Comments »
Recently I put together a fundraiser for the Portland Art Center. The original plan was to have bands playing at a coffee shop, and a party, we didn’t have a lot of time for planning or a good free band which could bring in a crowd, desperate measures needed to be taken and strippers [...]
