my friend Suki taught me how to needle felt the other day. it’s crazy! random pieces of fluffy wool, dish soap, and hot water — then you STAB-STAB-STAB the little piece of fluff until all its fibers intertwine.
so i tried out my new skillz making a bird nest pincushion and some lil acorns (special props to Kate Sprout for the photo-blemish-reduction help):
felted nest pincushion & acorns
felted nest detail
felted acorn detail
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 admid i plucked a few from the feather duster.
leather & feather earrings by me
here's me wearing them. babushka!
Tagged: craft, earrings, fashion, feathers, jewelry, leather
another in a long series of deer-obsession pieces…a project for a snowy afternoon in Vermont: holiday nature ornaments. these look pretty nice even though they’re plastic and not glass. I used some scrap sheepskin but cotton batting would work too. Craft foliage and random little animals are so cute — if I had more globes I would put in some acorns and whatnot.
deer & butterfly ornament
deer ornament
butterfly ornament
Tagged: art, butterfly, christmas, craft, deer, globe, holiday, nature, ornament
craft cones covered in yarn, beads, glitter, etc.
detail
Tagged: beads, christmas, craft, deer, holiday, tree, velvet, winter, yarn
so here’s a little guy (about 12″ x 8″) I made from some old wool skirts, a piece of rust colored velvet, and upholstery pattern scraps for my friend kate sprout for her 17th birthday. All materials came from the ReSTORE in Barre, Vermont.
hoo!
Tagged: eco, felt, nature, owl, plush, reuse, upcycled, velvet
So Dan Haley, Noah Hahn and I are out in PDX playing some shows as a trio…mostly as “Mister Casual” at the Laurelthirst Public House but also some Cosmic American stuff thrown in here and there. We’re packed in a VW bus which just today ran out of gas, so we got in a different VW bus to get to the gig. The schedule is here:
http://www.myspace.com/mistercasualsings
Dan Haley is Mister Casual
Tagged: dan haley, mister casual, music, noah hahn, oregon, pdx, portland
Here are some examples of my promotional materials for my own band(s) and events:
Concert Poster Collage using original record purchased from Exile on Main Street in Barre, VT -- this is the one that went in the window of Langdon Street Cafe in Montpelier.
Detail of Some Girls Concert Poster Collage
Poster for Documentary Film about Koko Taylor
Concert Poster for my Opening Show for Birdie Busch -- showcasing my Poladroid fascination
Concert Poster for Claire's of Hardwick
Concert Poster Design for a Solo Show
Concert Poster Design
Poster Design for Daniel Haley
Concert Poster for Daniel Haley
Concert Poster
Poster design for Katie Trautz
CD Jacket Design for The House Carpenters: simple, effective, and cheap to print, glue and fold!
Concert Poster
Poster Design for Anais Mitchell
Concert Poster for Dave Keller Solo Shows
Concert Poster for Dave Keller Band
Concert Poster
Concert Poster Design for The ImproVisions
Concert Poster for the ImproVisions
Concert Poster
Concert Poster for Show at Higher Ground
Tagged: anais mitchell, concerts, design, langdon street cafe, montpelier, music, myra flynn, peg tassey, posters, rock and roll, rolling stones
i truly cannot comprehend how an acorn can become a tree. but more on my acorn obsession later.
because right now i’m completely captivated by tree rings.
Bryan Nash Gill's "Hemlock 82" print
dendrochronology
dendrochronology or tree-ring dating is the method of scientific dating based on the analysis of tree-ring growth patterns.
Chris Harrison made “digg rings” by visually representing the “most dugg” stories of the day for one year. i don’t really get it either but you can read about it here. but i dig the graphics he made:
digg rings
Tracy Melton's tree ring paintings
tree-ring themed poster design i made for the band The House Carpenters
Tagged: art, dendochronology, design, tree rings
when i vacation in dubai, i will stay at the hotel atlantis:
someday...
...maybe?
Tagged: architecture
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