Fall Show Schedule 2012

All of the events coming up are in chronological order. I have color-coded the Craft Shows separately from the events where I will be doing Golden Moth Inutitive Card Readings. I will also be updating my schedule as more events might pop up. I've started a new Craft Shows & Golden Moth Events Page for your handy reference at the top of the blog.

PSYCHIC'S FESTIVAL
Saturday, Nov 3rd, 10 - 6 pm
Sunday, Nov 4th, 12 - 5 pm
The Aquarian Bookshop
3519 Ellwood Avenue  in Richmond, VA

I'm donating my intuitive card reading services to this year's Psychic's Festival Benefit. My shift will be from 10 - 2 on Saturday, but there are a ton of psychic, astrology, tarot, palm reading, healing, and other services offered by many. Most 15-minute sessions are $15, and all proceeds go to the Baby Girl Project to build schools for children in Kenya.

HANDMADE MARKET
Saturday, November 10, 11 am until 5 pm
at Cobblestone Hall
215 Wolfe Street in City Market, Raleigh, NC

This will be my first time at the Handmade Market,  which boasts over 50 indie craft vendors.

GOLDEN MOTH READINGS AT BLUE ELEPHANT
Sunday, Nov 11th from 1 - 4 pm at Blue Elephant
119 N. Robinson St. in Richmond, VA

My monthly reading session at Blue Elephant. Be sure to check out the interview with Patsy and Jessica of Blue Elephant here!

6TH ANNUAL QUEENS LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL HOLIDAY ARTS & CRAFTS BAZAAR
Saturday, Nov 17 from 10 - 4 pm
Queens Lake Middle School
124 West Queens Dr.
Williamsburg, VA

My first time at this show with over 40 artisans and vendors.

48th ANNUAL CRAFT + DESIGN SHOW
Saturday, November 17 from 10 AM-6 PM
Sunday, November 18 from 11 AM-5 PM
at the Science Museum of Virginia
2500 W. Broad Street, Richmond, VA

I'll be doing readings and selling art from 1 - 4 pm on Sunday. I have also donated a print to a cool project organized by Printmaker and Teacher at The Visual Arts Center of Richmond, Paul Morris. 13 artists were asked to contibute a 2-color print to make a limited-edition letterpressed calendar. I've seen some of the artwork and it is really amazing! You'll be able to see a sample of the finished calendar and they will be taking pre-orders for it at the show.  I'll blog about the process soon.

ART KARMA
Thursday, November 29 from 7-10 p.m
The Emeral Barn
1620 Brook Rd in Richmond, VA

Art 180's 9th Annual Fundraising event Art Karma is so much fun. There will be food, drinks, tarot readings, an art auction and gift certificates for awesome experiences around Richmond. I'll be doing readings at this event.

HANDMADE HOLIDAY
Saturday, December 8th from 11 - 5 pm
Art Works
320 Hull St in the Manchester District
Richmond, VA

Such a great show with tons of great indie craft vendors! Don't miss it!

PUNK ROCK FLEA MARKET
The Punk Rock Flea Market-Dome
461 N. 9th St.
Philadelphia, PA, 19123
Handmade craft market and flea, plus punk stuff and records. You will enjoy this event whether you're into punk or not!  300+ tables of vendors selling old records, clothes, art, music, food, junk, bicycles, stereo equipment, instruments, automobiles, tools, posters, furniture, computers, skateboards and lots of other stuff !

Shiny Arts and Crafts Fair!

 I'll be tabling at this event tomorrow:

Shiny Arts and Crafts Fair

Sunday, April 21st

1 - 5 pm

The William Byrd Community House 

224 South Cherry Street,  Richmond, VA 23220

Come to the First EVER Shiny Arts and Crafts market! Some of Richmond's finest artisans and craftspeople will be selling their wares. Get a snack from one of the food vendors! DJ Jamie Lay will be spinning some solid tunes and the Shiny Brigade will be having a bake sale! All to benefit the William Byrd Community House. Rain or shine because this will be indoors. Parking available to the rear.

Holiday Happenings!

apologies for the extreme length of this post, but i have many events that i will be involved in during the next couple of weeks. holiday markets, fundraisers, and celebrations. read on...

Online:
SALE!
in my etsy shop, SPROUT HEAD, i am having a 15% off everything sale! just enter the coupon code HOLIDAY2011 upon checkout. this sale runs through december 5th only! i have some new prints and a poetry chapbook called NON SENSE.

You can also buy some of my zines and art from these online shops:
BuyOlympia
Little Paper Planes

In Portland, Oregon:
I'm selling zines and prints during Reading Frenzy's 16th Annual Cheap Art and Craft Sale! Handmade gifts for under $50!

In Richmond, Virginia:
November 30th 
ART-O-MAT CELEBRATION
6 - 8 pm
at The Visual Arts Center of Richmond
i contributed a limited edition print to the 10th Anniversary Celebration of Art-O-Mat in Richmond. Buy art from well-respected Richmond artists for only $5 each! see previous post for more info.

December 1st
ART KARMA
ART 180's 8th annual silent art auction fundraiser and "good karma party."
Thursday, December 1, 2011
7-10 p.m.
at Plant Zero
0 E. 4th St., Richmond, VA 23224
Eclectic silent auction of art, services, and dining; music; hors d'oeuvres; a cash bar, tarot readers, henna tattoing, body painting, chair massages and more! i will be reading fortunes with my self-illustrated deck of cards.

Art 180 is an organization I first got involved with last year when i illustrated their calendar. this year, my friend Sarah Hand illustrated the calendar, and it is truly awesome! All proceeds go towards expanding the scope of Art 180 to provide art programs for at-risk-youth. 


December 2nd
A HOLIDAY MARKET

6 -10 pm, FREE

Gallery 5
200 W. Marshall St.
Featuring live musical and dance performances, visual art exhibitions, select Virginia micro-brews and wine, a snow-globe making workshop and wrapping paper station! This opening night is held in conjunction with Richmond’s First Friday’s Art Walk.

December 3rd
2nd ANNUAL CHRISTKINDL MARKT
10 am - 2 pm
First Baptist Church
on the corner of Monument and Boulevard
A European-style outdoor market - live Christmas trees and wreaths, art and crafts from 50 vendors, food and drink, and a real Saint Nick!

Sunday, December 4th
ANNUAL HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE: PRESENT FACTORY AT THE VISUAL ARTS CENTER OF RICHMOND
1:30 until 3:30 PM
Visual Arts Center of Richmond
1812 W. Main St.
Food, music, and art-making for the whole family. Five free hands-on workshops: Shrinkle Shrine Necklaces, Festive Collagraph Cards + Gift Tags, Embossed Metal Ornaments, Fiber Celebration Garlands, and Felt Monster Pins + Puppets ~ and one $5 workshop: Silk Painted Light Catchers. Bring your own T-shirt to screenprint our Explore your creative spirit motto. Come make something!

Sunday, December 11th  
HANDMADE HOLIDAY
11 am - 5 pm
at Plant Zero

0 E. 4th St., Richmond, VA 23224
one of the best (in my opinion) indy craft markets in richmond. Come support local and regional art vendors and do some holiday shopping!

Ongoing through December 24th
BIZARRE MARKET HOLIDAY EDITION
in the upstairs gallery of Chop Suey Books
2913 W. Cary St.
Hours: 10-6 Monday through Thursday, 10-8 on Fridays and Saturdays, and 12-6 on Sundays.
it's a truly magical sight - all sorts of curious and pretty handmade goodies in one small space. Over 50 artists and crafters included. Terrariums, animal-friendly antlers, handknit handwarmers and hats, jewelry, screenprints, soap, t-shirts... you'll discover something new everytime you visit!

i also contributed a piece of artwork to the Tiny Auction, shown here:

it's on the wall to the left right when you enter the shop. a bunch of artists have donated original  artwork that you can bid on, and all proceeds go toward the scholarship fund for the Richmond Young Writers program.

Every Sunday 10 am - 3 pm (weather permitting)
FANCY FLEA COMMUNITY MARKET
700 Idlewood Ave, next to Fine Foods
An outdoor market in Oregon Hill featuring clothing, antiques, collectibles and vintage items.

December 2nd through Christmas Eve
GREAT GIFTS HOLIDAY MARKET
The Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative
209 Monticello Road
Charlottesville, VA 22902
A holiday shop of local and regional artists.

WINTER/SPRING WORKSHOPS
at the Visual Arts Center of Richmond. I am teaching relief printmaking, monotype printmaking, bookbinding, and paper bead jewelry from January through May. Members of VisArts may register early, all others register starting on Dec. 7th. I will also be teaching relief printmaking at the VMFA Studio School. I'll post more details and photos from classes soon.

New Prints and Black Friday Sale on Sprout Head

These are what I've been working on madly for the last few weeks. More new art to come. They are all linocuts, which is my new (old) favorite printmaking medium. I say that because I hadn't done much since high school, but I love them now. All are for sale in my Etsy shop, Sprout Head.Which reminds me, I'm having a BLACK FRIDAY WEEKEND SALE at my shop from Friday, Nov 26 through Sunday, Nov 28th. Get 10% off your entire purchase when you enter coupon code BLACKFRIDAY10.

 "Horse Constellation"

 

"Gathering"

 

"Gathering (Autumn) 

"I Went Hunting" - inspired by a song of the same name by Alasdair Roberts:

I went hunting in the morning, Polly,
When the geese were in the field.
I went hunting in the morning, Polly,
The geese were in the field.

Then I saw a woman changing
From a woman to a gosling.
Then I saw a woman changing
Before my eyes.

And the larks sang melodious, Polly,
At the dawning of the day.
And they only know the one song, Polly,
But they sing it wondrously.

And the beauty of the singing,
All along the valley ringing,
And the beauty of the singing
Stayed my hand. 

One print in this edition is being donated to the charity auction at Gallery 5 on Friday December 3rd, benefiting Art 180. I'll also be vending at RVyAy! (Records, Vintage, and Art Fest) on that night. Stop by and do some shopping if you're in town!

Spring Bada Bing

hello folks,

here are some pictures from the Spring Bada Bing show at Plant Zero in Richmond. the photo of me is slightly blurry, but i liked the flowery dress i had on - it was so spring-like. i hardly ever dress up, so it was a nice change.

and here are some of the new pins i made for the show: Commodity Pins made using gel transfers of xeroxes of vintage food products, and Flower Pins made from hand-cut paper. i had fun making those.

the show had lots of great vendors. one of my favorites was an artist named Jaime Zollars. she had some beautiful silkscreen prints for sale.

thanks everyone who came out! it was nice to see some new and familiar faces.

Spring Bada Bing!

hello local folks! (and by local, i mean Richmond, Virginia)

Come on out to the "Spring Bada-Bing: The BOSS of all craft shows," an independent artist craft show presented by the Richmond Craft Mafia. There will be over 65 vendors selling ceramics, jewelry, t-shirts, sewn goodies, prints, knits, and more! i will be vending my wares, which include original art, prints, zines, bookplates, stationery, and tees.

details:

Sunday, April 18th 2010

11 am to 4 pm

@ Plant Zero, a creative indoor artist live-work space

Plant Zero is located at 0 E. 4th Street Richmond, VA 23224. This is directly off of Hull Street in the Manchester District of Southside Richmond. (Note: some mapping software gets confused by this address--if you encounter this problem, you can use 7 E. 3rd St, which is the secondary entrance to Plant Zero.)


hope to see you there!