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Free People Catch A Dream DIY Event!

rachaelrice — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 20:49:28 +0000

The DIY dream catcher event at Free People Portland was totes amazeballs (lol)! It was featured on their corporate blog, and lots of people came out to get their craft on. My inner art teacher was so excited to share my creative pursuits! And the pieces that people made were unbelievably beautiful. Plus, we had Maple Butterscotch cake with EDIBLE GLITTER (!!!) from Cake & Mukti (check out her blog The Yoga of Cake), and supplies donated by Relica Vintage. I hope I get to do it again! Valentine’s….?

from the FP blog

Best. Cake. EVER.

Samantha Cullen from Cake & Mukti

exterior shot of the store window with raffle piece

Last Waltz Fashion

rachaelrice — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 07:55:17 +0000

I took some photos at a tribute concert called The Next Waltz at the Alberta Rose Theater in Portland, Oregon last week where my man Dan Haley sang This Wheel’s on Fire (Bob Dylan/Rick Danko). The cool thing about the show was that they played EVERY SONG from that concert, not just what you see on The Last Waltz Scorsese movie ~ which if you haven’t seen, you should immediately!

So many that night dressed like the original performers; I think we were all scouring Good Will stores trying searching for 1976 duds. After a lot of internetting and geeking out on the 70′s vibe, I took a bunch of photos. And I’m blown away by the similarities! Here’s my own little visual tribute to The Last Waltz, which includes the poster I made of my last show in Vermont.

Here are some photos and photo collages based on The Last Waltz, and taken from The Next Waltz. Hard to tell which are the newer photos!

from The Next Waltz

clockwise: Little Sue, Heidi Shu, Michael Hessling, Kris Deelane, and Miriams Well

I want to dress like Joni 24/7

Bob Dylan/Al James

Dan Haley

The Band and the other band...and Jeff Roseberg as Van. Priceless.

Adam East as Neil Diamond - nails it.

The Next Waltz photo collage

galaxy shirts, rough quartz necklaces, and the expo

rachaelrice — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 15:27:22 +0000

vermonthealers.org held its second annual spring expo and i was a vendor! it was great practice for the holy grail that is portland, oregon’s crafty wonderland, which totally blew my mind in December.

some of my wares included galaxy nebula apparel which i bleached, dyed, and then painted, various necklaces made from chains and quartz crystals, some flower head pieces, and some giant “dream catcher” sculptures, one of which was the first piece of art purchased by a 13 year old on her birthday.

flower head pieces at the Expo

wares

my table

"gold dust"

"dark star"

quartz crystal necklaces

Expo interior

quartz crystal necklaces

dream catchers

head piece with feathers & vintage button

head piece with peacock feathers & vintage brooch

headpieces

DIY galaxy apparel

photo of me and my table

“dream eyes & god catchers” art show with kate sprout

rachaelrice — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 01:39:47 +0000

Montpelier Art Walk event, sponsored by Montpelier Alive:

DREAM EYES & GOD CATCHERS

by RACHAEL RICE & KATE SPROUT

sculptural, large-scale dream catcher installation from montpelier’s favorite sister act duo at salaam boutique in montpelier, vermont. big, reverent, and re-imagined interpretations of this native cultural symbol through the lens of modern bohemia. show also showcases photography by both artists, all prints are $5.

opening reception friday october 15th 4-8pm with special live performance by LITTLE ENGINE, my new duo project also featuring kate sprout. free LITTLE ENGINE download here on our bandcamp profile.

more about kate can be found here:

facebook.com/katesproutcreations

and here:

katesproutcreations.tumblr.com

hand bill

some photos of the works:

white object

white object detail

see more photos of the art here on my flickr:

even more: dream catcher necklace

rachaelrice — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 23:19:17 +0000

this one’s made with leather, feathers, and cut clear plastic bottles.

dream catcher necklace with leather & feathers

and here’s just another weird necklace i made with tassels, random beading, and other jewelry parts that needed a good home:


raj necklace

leather and feathers earring project

rachaelrice — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 02:26:08 +0000

during my trip to portland, oregon i bought some fantastic feather earrings by marion max at an amazing vintage store rocknrose:

iphone pic of me wearing earrings by marion max

i was really inspired by them and thought i’d take a crack at making some feather earrings myself. mine are made from recycled leather, random beads, a broken necklace chain, and various craft feathers. ok i admit i plucked a few from the feather duster.

leather & feather earrings by me

here's me wearing them. babushka!

hearts on fire

rachaelrice — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:57:29 +0000

here’s a Levi’s denim jacket i never wear. so i decided to sew on a human heart — not a real one, silly! — made from leather, satin and velvet. turns out i still won’t wear it, maybe i could sell it? i’d like to add some beading, nudie suit-style.

another reason i should get my etsy store up and running…

leather heart jacket

off of me, on the floor

applique detail