Artist Joe Liles creates a beautiful tree design using copper circuit board shapes.
Tag: handmade
Etsy Dallas Spring Bash
Saturday April 30th 11-5 PM
If you live in or are visiting the DFW area the weekend of April 30th, make plans to attend the third annual Etsy Dallas Spring Bash on Saturday. I’ll be there with a booth chock full of prints, books, trading cards and a whole lot more. Click HERE for hours, directions and a list of vendors. (Be one of the first fifty in the door to receive a legendary “Bash Bag” overflowing with free items from many of the vendors.)
Mike Libby- Insect Lab
Artist Mike Libby combines insect specimens with clock parts to create tiny mechanized wonders.
Megan Baehr- Nonesuch Garden
Behold the plush doll stylings of Vermont artist Megan Baehr. Utilizing her degree in Cartooning and Illustration from the School of Visual Arts in NYC, she’s really found a way to take your standard plush animal to a whole new level of fun. Be sure and check out more of her creations in her Nonesuch Garden shop.
Lift- Maurizio Cattelan
Artist Maurizio Cattelan has installed 2 tiny elevators in the Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin in Paris. Reportedly they open and close while making the appropriate elevator noises. (Perhaps including a small bottle titled “Drink Me” in the vicinity would make for a modern update to Alice in Wonderland.)
Nesting Dolls by Jason Levesque
A clever take on this age old craft form from Jason Levesque.
Theo Jansen-Strandbeests
Amazing kenetic sculptures from Theo Jansen.
Jessica Joslin
Jessica Joslin spent her early years wandering through the halls of natural history museums, enchanted with the exquisite Victorian-era taxidermy and osteological displays, with their brass fittings and gleaming wood. Visit her site for an amazing collection of creature creations made from such natural objects as shells, seedpods, feathers and bones.
John Haley III
Alien forms from metal sculpture artist John Haley III.
Melabo’s Ceramic Frankensteins
Melabo’s Etsy shop is a fine representation of what would have happened if Dr. Moreau had taken a ceramics class instead of buying that island.
Alliance Metal Sculptures
Fabricated from the scraps collected at Alliance Metals recycling plant in West Oakland.
Paper Wasp Nest
Check out the graphically fresh work of Magen Mitchell over at Paper Wasp Nest.
Green Optimist
Check out the delicate and whimsical drawings from Bulgarian artist Juri in his Green Optimist Etsy shop.
Patti Haskins
Talented Dallas artist and friend Patti Haskins has a great gift for character design and color combinations, witnessed above by “Buster,” one of her many creations. Be sure and check out her Etsy shop for loads of perfect holiday gifts.
Wilkintie
Whimsically fun set of letterpress prints from Australian creative Wilkintie.
Etsy Dallas Jingle Bash
Etsy Dallas is hosting its 3rd Annual Jingle Bash, November 20th, 2pm-8pm in the Lone Star Room @ The Palladium, 1135 S. Lamar, Dallas. It’s a festive gathering of over 50 local vendors and their displays of handmade crafts and artwork. Sip on cocktails, win free stuff and groove to good tunes. Admission is free and open to the public and a great way to kick off your holiday shopping.
I’ll be there with a booth chock full of signed prints, trading cards, books, buttons, magnets and a whole lot more.
Click here for more details and a map to the fun.
Monkey! Leather Paperweights
Monkey! leather paperweights have just been added to the Etsy shop. Measures approx. 3.5″ square with brown leather on front side and hot stamped smokin’ monkey graphic. Reverse side is black leather with embossed pattern. Perfect for home or the office. Anchor your important papers, documents and banana peels with style.
Visit the “Monkey” section here for more info.
NeSpoon
Artist “NeSpoon” created striking visuals by installing lace patterns along areas of Oak Beach. (It’s like Spider-man was exposed to Martha Stewart Gamma rays.)
Sinister Simian Limited Edition-Softcover Version
The latest version of “The Society of Sinister Simians” is now available in the Etsy shop.
Signed and numbered from a limited edition of 50. This handbound, softcover book is covered in rich Arista burgundy bonded leather. A silver foil hot-stamped image and title adorn the cover. The structure is a stab binding (sewn with a black thread) with rounded corners and printed floral metallic paper end sheets. It was printed on a digital press on Cougar Opaque 80 lb text. Book Dimensions- 5.25″ x 7.25″
“The Society of Sinister Simians” explores the mysterious world of an evil collection of vicious and power hungry primates that held sway over the land centuries ago. Thanks to the efforts of the ill-fated Sourcrust archeological dig of 1887, details of this foul organization have finally come to light. In this book you will learn of The Society’s immortal leader, his powerful and brutal cadre of ministers and advisors, as well as a variety of assassins, spies, soldiers and frightful supernatural figures.
Twenty-four evil simians are fully illustrated and are accompanied by extensive biographies in the text. A map detailing the realm of sinister sway, two-page spreads of weapons and medals galleries, as well as an addendum of sinister ephemera are also included.
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Helen Musselwhite
Check out more paper craft goodness from Manchester artist Helen Musselwhite.