Crafty Wonderland next weekend!

Crafty Wonderland Super Colossal Spring Sale - next weekend!

Don't miss the Spring edition of this twice yearly art + craft extravaganza! This time the show is two days and twice the fun! It's a great opportunity to shop for Mom and support some incredible local talent.

Buy Local! Buy Handmade!

Saturday + Sunday, May 1st and 2nd
from 11am to 5pm
at the Oregon Convention Center - Hall D
777 NE MLK Jr. Blvd. in Portland

All Ages + FREE Admission!

Goodie bags full of crafty prizes to the first 200 shoppers through the doors BOTH DAYS! Plus, free craft activities and much more!

For a full vendor list and more details visit: www.craftywonderland.com

Eye Pop Art will be in booth #57. Here's a map. See you there!

Arleta Art Fair - tomorrow evening

I'll be participating in my first craft show of 2010 tomorrow evening. It's the 2nd Annual Arleta Art Fair at Arleta K-8 School. 20% of all sales will be donated to the school.

Arleta Art Fair
Friday, March 5
5:00 - 8:00 pm
Arleta School
5109 SE 66th Ave., Portland OR 97206

I'll have lots of Roman Record Cuffs (including the new colored ones!) and window decals, as well as Mandala Pinwheels and Mandala Record Bowls.

If you get there before 6:00, you will probably see the lovely Melodie standing behind my table. She's an Arleta mom who will be setting up and working for me during the first hour. Thanks Melle!

In other news: I was interviewed yesterday for a feature article which will be published in the June issue of the Crafts Report! I've also been asked to provide photos of my bowls for possible inclusion in a Better Homes and Gardens special interest publication on decorating, which will come out this summer.

Next weekend (March 12 and 13) is the Buckman Art Show and Sell, another fundraiser for a great local school. I'll be there once again with all my groovy stuff. Hope to see you! I'm also planning on doing the Lewis Green Garden Fair on April 17, and I've been accepted for Crafty Wonderland's Super Colossal Spring Sale, May 1 & 2 at the Oregon Convention Center. And of course I will be at the Recycled Arts Festival in June.

The craft show season is upon us, and I am starting to get excited for a fun spring and summer!

Crafty Wonderland, New Pinwheels, & Sinferno Cabaret this Sunday!

Come see me in lucky booth #113 Sunday at Crafty Wonderland's Super Collossal Holiday Sale! 11 am - 7 pm at the Oregon Convention Center.

Sunday, December 13th
11am - 7pm
at the Oregon Convention Center - Hall D
777 NE MLK Jr. Blvd in Portland
All Ages and Free Admission!

You will know me by the display of spinning mandala pinwheels! The pinwheels have been full redesigned with help from our friend Mark "Mad Dog" Danielson, the engineer. Mark modified the design with new moving parts to create the best quality spinning action. The design has being improved to include a precision bearing mounted at the pinwheel center to improve product life longevity, ease of rotation and smoother operation of wheel. Basically, they spin like crazy. I mean they just keep spinning and spinning forever. It is the coolest thing I've ever seen.

Here are some photos of the new pinwheels. I actually made these as samples at the request of Uncommon Goods, who may be ordering them for their summer catalog! More on that when there's more to report...







And here's a video!



I can't wait to have them all spinning in my booth at Crafty Wonderland tomorrow!

And as if that isn't enough excitement for one day...Dartgun & the Vignettes will be playing the Sinferno Cabaret at Dante's Sunday night. The music starts at 9:00 with our friends Hello Cleveland (Chris Haberman's band). Haberman is one of my most favorite artists in the world, and here is the rad poster he designed for the show:
By the by, we have a new drummer and her name is Hurricane Kelly!



So there you have it. Tomorrow shall rock. Hope to see you!

Seven Planet grand opening & trunk show

On Saturday, September 12, I had the privilege of setting up a display at Seven Planet, the new "flagship" green general store that just opened on NW 4th & Couch in downtown Portland. Aysia, the manager (and owner of Greenloop), invited several of the Trillium Artisans members to a trunk show during their grand opening festivities.
I was really loving the way my bowls looked in these bright little cubicles.


Megan's groovy marble-covered bowling balls and stained glass suncatchers:


Kristen set up outside with her lovely pillow covers. She was right next to the new location of the 24-hour Church of Elvis!

The ribbon cutting:

Aysia at the cash register (I don't think she moved from this position all night):

Some of the live entertainment:
Emily Baker of Sword + Fern with her jewelry made from recycled auto parts:



Amazing mural on the ceiling (by Chris Haberman, of course - I love that guy!):
Melodie and Suzie came by toward the end of the evening, and together we checked out the Old Town Block Party, saw some amazing dancing Chinese dragons, and rounded out the night when Chuck met us for appetizers at The Republic. Loads o' fun in PDX!

First Thursday with Urbana

On First Thursday of this month, I set up a table outside of Activspace where Kristin (aka Urbana) has her pottery studio. Here she is posing with the Oregonian article that featured her back in April.
Did I mention that Ms. Urbana is now in the band? She's replacing Emie, who replaced Kat, as the third Vignette in Dartgun & the Vignettes. This is a good thing. I've known Kristin for years in the local crafty community and am super excited to rock out with her. (She's a belly dancer too!)

Oh, by the way - we now have a facebook fan page for the band, please become a fan at http://facebook.com/dartgunandthevignettes.

Here's what our little First Thursday set-up looked like. Kristin's friend Ashley, a jewelry artist, was also there and we did a trade - I got an awesome necklace made from a vintage map of Amsterdam.
Here's some of Kristin's cool pottery:

Tender Loving Empire was having a party too, with live music.
Also, there was the added attraction of Emily Hemeyer from Spore Gallery, "a transient DIY exhibition space."
Kristin got one of her pieces:
Emily set up a tent with a black light inside it and a table with this amazing mandala on it - made from all kinds of nifty found objects, bones, and such.
...and she even performed some interesting vocal work!

Crafty Wonderland April 5

Come see me at Crafty Wonderland on Sunday, April 5!

Information from Crafty Wonderland:

This is a special show for two reasons: it's our 3rd birthday so we'll have some surprises...and that weekend is the Portland premier of Handmade Nation, the indie craft documentary, at the Museum of Contemporary Craft!

Faythe Levine (the filmmaker) will be at Crafty Wonderland to meet visitors and sign/sell copies of her book, also titled Handmade Nation. And we're having a special Handmade Nation themed DIY Table project! Some of the crafters featured in her film/book are going to be there as well! Read more about the film here: http://indiecraftdocumentary.blogspot.com/

Get tickets to see the film and find out about the other cool things happening at the museum that weekend here: http://www.museumofcontemporarycraft.org/hmn/tickets.html.

Crafty Wonderland
Sunday April 5, 2009
11 am - 4 pm
Doug Fir Lounge
830 E. Burnside
Portland, OR

Look for the Eye Pop Art table!

More info here: www.craftywonderland.com

Christine's Portland Holiday Craft Show Guide

Here's my schedule of holiday sales I'll be participating in this season. They are all happening in Portland, OR, USA. If you are in the area, come say hello. There are SO MANY amazing artists and crafters in Portland and I am looking forward to spending some good times in their company, selling lots of great handmade stuff.

Sunday, November 25
11 am - 5 pm
Secret Society Sale
at The Secret Society Ballroom
116 NE Russell
Other cool vendors who will be there: Knot Ugly, Curly Girl Glass, Linda Womack, Chris Haberman

Sunday, December 2
noon - 5 pm
I Heart Indie Holidays
at The Wonder Ballroom
128 NE Russell
Other cool vendors: Flipside Hats, Scrumptious Suds, Tinymeat, TQB Designs, and I will be sharing a booth with Sew Many Cats!

Friday, December 7
10 am - 9 pm
Duniway Holiday Home Tour Boutique
at Duniway Elementary School
7700 SE Reed College Place
Friday, December 7
4 - 8 pm
and Saturday, December 8
10 am - 4 pm
Da Vinci Arts Fair
at da Vinci Arts Middle School
2508 NE Everett
Other cool vendors: Ta-Dah, Stubborn, Liv & Lotus, Jumping Elephant Glass, Julia Garretson

Sunday, December 16
11 am - 5 pm
Crafty Wonderland's Super Colossal Holiday Sale
at Norse Hall
111 NE 11th
Other cool vendors: Zeldaloo Studios, My Red Gumball, TV Tray Art, Modica Design, the Reclamation Project

Saturday, December 22
8 am - 4 pm
PDX Etsy’s Winter Solstice Last-Minute Holiday Sale
at PSU Smith Center Ballroom next to Farmers Market
Sponsored by PSU Women's Studies Department
And one more thing...I am teaching a class for kids and adults:
Saturday, December 1
5:00 - 6:30 pm
Holiday Mandala Mirrors
at the DIY Lounge (visit the site to register)
located at collage, 1639 NE Alberta St.