Ever wish you could see what it’d look like if you encountered a violently angry 4 foot tall Cookie Monster straining to take a crap in a winter wonderland full of toddlers? Sure, we ALL do. Let me make it about to happen:

clicky.

Believe it or not, i found these several clicks after a “Tom Waits” search… shrug.

UPDATE – Paul Googled Monsieur Weathers and found this beautiful thing right here:

If you do a lot of shipping, I suggest you read the rest of this article from the Consumerist. Straight from a Postal worker’s mouth, there’s advice to keep yourself from getting wallet raped at the Post Office.

Another random find from the “Everyone’s Uploads” section of the Flickr home page.

It’s not just the shirt, or the beer, or the scar that makes New Santa great. It’s that I think he’s leering at unsuspecting females that kicks this one into fabulous. Clicky.

Inspiration to combine my love of shiny garbage and broken toys with felting has had some interesting results. This guy is just a sneaky peek at what I’ve been working on.

That’s a discarded pinball lightbulb in his head, and a nut (sans bolt) on his tummy.

One of the challenges and biggest learning opportunities of these mixed-media pieces has been to secure all objects only with the needle and wool. I’m going to have to start calling myself a fundamentalist at this point with the crazy obsession with the “purity” of my work. I’m oddly dedicated to the exclusion of sewing, embroidery, glue, etc, which means keeping the foreign objects securely in the sculptures has been work… but well worth it.

More to come.

Thanks for coming everyone. We had such a good time! Thanks also to Stitches for hosting this Urban Craft Uprising and Schmancy sponsored Craft Magazine spectacular.

See more photos on Flickr!

Come play with us as Urban Craft Uprising hosts our very first CRAFT magazine release party! Join us Sunday, September 7th, 12 – 3pm ahem, 1 – 4pm, to celebrate.

CRAFT 08 has a focus on weaving, so we’ll be right at home at Stitches – the ‘not just your typical fabric store’ in Capitol Hill. We’ll have free hands-on craft projects including paper looms from the mag and Kristen Rask from Schmancy will be there to teach us how to make button rings. (I’ll be doing demos of my Felted Flower Flair Kit, also featured in the magazine.)

When you add in the snacks, door prizes and the irresistible fashion fabrics, notions, and yarn at Stitches, you have a must-attend event on your hands! We hope you’ll stop in, have some nibbles, and CRAFT with us.