i got all the pieces remaining from my first run of awards for nothing back from printshop forever. if you are still reading this after the months of stillness, i think you deserve one. or rather, i ...
a) i would like to thank handmodel.ca for supplying me with some kick-ass photos.b) store news! i have a new slick shop via big cartel. check it out.c) as you have probably noticed, i have been quite...
if a messy work space indicates a troubled mind then what does the above picture say about me? that heap indicated the dishevelled state of all of my home, mind and schedule these days in preparation...
city of craft 2011 poster by sandi falconerthis week i am all city of craft all the time - organizing, plotting, planning, emailing, blogging and, of course, making stuff to stock my own table. if yo...
these socks are troopers. also ground zero for my experiments in various darning techniques. i thought i would share these evolutionary images of their continued frankensteinification.happy friday!
2011 has been a long, strenuous and daunting year with no end in sight. in fact, it seems very likely that 2011 will still be happening well into 2012. carpal tunnel syndrome is not on the to-do list...
who likes deals? you. who makes a lot of mistakes? me.i whipped up this batch of super deals especially for tomorrows handmade holiday show. if you dont mind the odd ink smudge, fluff bit or prototyp...
this weekend will be my first fair of the winter season - a handmade holiday. it will also be my second-to-last, as i scaled back considerably this year to make time to work on running city of craft....
i am just about to head out to make a mountain of pom poms, but before i do i thought i would quickly share last nights mending project. above is a favourite woollen sweater vest that had gotten a li...
i spent a few hours yesterday laser cutting little stacks of hardboard donuts at the workroom. why? well, to use as template for pom poms, of course. the city of craft decor is going decidedly pom po...
no, city of craft is not really a distraction; its a focus. either way, it has certainly absconed with my time of late. with just days over one month left before the show, i dont see that changing mu...
from your favourite spooky pies. this is a photos taken by sandi at her awesome party saturday night. what fun! stay safe tonight, goblins!
the folks at broken pencil asked me to make some custom awards for next weekends canzine. they also gave me total free reign and, other than the fact that they should be awards, absolutely no constra...
this is another knuckle-busting custom order for my buds at laugh sabbath. if you come to their show on sunday, you will probably be able to sweet talk your way into one. they are generous that way. ...
oh, spookiness is in the air. on the way to the workrooms 4th anniversary party i managed to steal a quick peek at brette gabels latest show, bad dreams, at gallerywest. brette has taken iconic image...
poster by selena wonghave you been dying to get your hands on sweetie pie press goods, old and new? do you like to be cool and listen to live music? if so, then your are doubly in luck. i will be set...
fall is in the air, it is a bone-chilling 23 degrees celsius and the leaves would be turning and falling if it didnt feel like nuclear summer outside. that can only mean one thing - halloween is righ...
this just in from the late night fixit files: tape your rotten old chairs up for fun and decoration!i probably should have taken a before picture but tidying and fixing is so manic these days there i...
looky, friends! here are some special peeks at some buttons i have been working on - a set of charms by sandi falconer, a quintet of country homes by andrew zangerle and some to-be-punched custom but...
harbinger by ryan livingstonefor those not from toronto, nuit blanche is an annual, city-wide (kinda), all-night art party. from sunset to sunrise, the city is encouraged to stay out and do stuff. so...
this evening, i managed to stop by freedom clothing collective to catch the closing reception for fabricate, a show co-presented by freedom and meredith keith gallery. conceived from the current over...
running doesnt even begin to describe how i hit the ground upon returning to toronto. the city of craft jury session was the afternoon after our late-night return to toronto. the jury session is a jo...
so we cheekily planned the end of our tour to stop off in hamilton. why is this cheeky? in good traffic, it is only half an hour from toronto, especially with our west end home. its like coming home ...
photo by cortney heimerlafter all the hard work (and no small amount of picky photography by cortney), edition #001 of the awards for nothing project is now up and for sale in the printshop forever s...
100 awards, all done, packed in a box and ready to jet off to milwaukee for full packaging in the morning. of course, i had to test out the packaging right away. that accounts for the two on top. it ...
last night i stayed up into the wee hours working on a few very picky awards made from vintage fabric. i cant even think about what my hourly is going to end up being on this project. its probably ri...
hey internet, you want to see the first edition of awards for nothing in person? if you are in milwaukee this friday night, then you are in luck! i will be setting up shop for the evening in conjunct...
look what we spied on our way out of belleville. had there not been so much work to do, i would have loved to explore that place more.
today aitor caught the chipmunk that has been running loose in phil and noelles house for the last couple of days. this was extra good as it entered the house on our watch. i cant say that it is aito...
some images from our bike ride picnic to the bell tower where jaime and jerry got married the day before.
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