this invitational plush art exhibition at purdue university is up through feb 1, so if you are in or near west lafayette, indiana, get over there and see it in person.

if, like me, you are stuck in your own neck of the woods, you can see photos of all the art in liz erlewine’s flickr pool. (photos of my needle felted pickaxe can be seen here in a recent post.)

odds are that you’ll see something you absolutely must have as your very own, so to acquire your favorite plushed pieces, you’ll just click on over to box wonder.

one of the cool people i stalk on the internets is alice, from the addicting wonderland blog, which has a focus on gaming, geekery and technology (three great tastes that go great together).

she had the kindness to call my attention to this:

recognize that little man? the green one with the braces? yeah, he’s mine.

the article is about the diy movement, etsy and more. alice is in there too, as well she should be. clicky.

this is my piece for an upcoming plush art exhibition called PLUSHED::art gone soft:: being held at purdue university, january 21 – february 1. i wish i could go!

more photos on flickr. clicky.

this weekend marks the end of my whirlwind of holiday art activities with two cool events!

come out for “friday at the frye” – december 17, 7 – 10pm. i’m really excited to be doing a free workshop with my hero kristen rask (of schmancy, plushyou! fame) at my favorite seattle art museum. there will be other art activities too, and a guided tour of an AMAZING exhibition – hug: recent work by patricia piccinini. go to the frye website for more details. clicky.

and, for my portland people, we’ve got the big crafty wonderland super colossal holiday sale!
december 16th, 11am – 5pm at the historic norse hall. it will feature over 100 vendors, a full bar, recycled gift-wrapping with SCRAP at the DIY table, goodie bags to the first 200 shoppers,
a cool printed event program and so much more! come say hi and buy indie for the holidays! clicky. update: i got really sick on saturday and was unable to rally to make it to the event. i heard it was AWESOME…maybe next year!

although urban craft uprising was indeed the bestest fun happy times i’ve had in a long time, i woke up today feeling sad. someone snagged this little bunny man from my table on saturday and i feel like he’s out there somewhere.

i know theft is some times the cost of doing business, but my finger puppets are…alive…to me. i have a hard time even selling them because they really make me so happy. i understand why he’s desirable, but he’s part of my family and i want him back, no questions asked.

help me out, ok?

this weekend! the first 100 folks get free goodie bags…both days! doors open at 11am.

i’ll be smack dab in the middle with all my felty goodness and i get scared in crowds so come and say sweet things to me. it helps. clicky.

i love portland and i’m finally gonna get a chance to play with the kick ass artists at crafty wonderland this sunday, october 14.

i’ve heard fantastic things about the creative, warm and friendly community that cathy and torie have helped to cultivate.

it must be pretty cool, because some of my favorite seattle people will also be down there; markia and lindsey wil be working their urban craft uprising magics, and you don’t want to miss the hand painted textiles from rekoj design.

all that plus demian parker, one of my all time favorite people and a damn fine artist if i do say my damn self, lives down there…

i’m just thinking, if the portland craft community is as cool as i’ve heard, we might never come back. come say hi, ok? clicky.

it’s happening, people. the annual plushyou! show begins this friday night. plushyou! is a very large and very soft display of talent from all over the country. this year, the goods are so good that they’re not just being showcased at schmancy, but at fancy and pants too…aka: the trilogy of awesome.

i’m really excited to be a part of this show. my three needle felted sculptures will be at schmancy where kristen rask makes it all happen. she’s a talented artist too, and her book, “plush you!: lovable misfit toys to sew and stuff” is coming out any day now. i saw an advanced copy and it shines like gold.

anyway, the show starts friday, october 12 with a huge reception from 5pm to 9pm at all three shops (next to the moore theater). i’ll be there, gawking at the art and resisting the urge to ask the rock star artists to sign my rack…which is also pretty darn plushy indeed.

oh, if you’re grounded or something and can’t go to the opening, don’t worry. the show runs through november 19th.

thanks to kristen and schmancy for arranging such a fun, coffee and wool filled sunday afternoon! not all of my photos turned out, but here are some, at least. clicky.

the fabulous plush you! and i are getting together to celeberate the upcoming opening of the plush you 2007 show. come learn to felt or just see me in action at victrola coffee on sunday, september 30. see clicky for more info. oh look, here it is now… clicky.