Gubicza and I will be at Crafty Bastards on October 3rd in Washington, D.C.
They're also running a contest to vote for your favorite crafter. I'd love it if you vote for Zooguu!
Gubicza and I will be at Crafty Bastards on October 3rd in Washington, D.C.
They're also running a contest to vote for your favorite crafter. I'd love it if you vote for Zooguu!
We're here in Chicago for the Renegade Craft Fair - Visit us at Booth #89
Sept. 12 + 13 // Division St. Between Damen & Paulina // 11AM - 7PM
Chanel Kennebrew a.k.a. Junkprints and her friends decided that their summer party needed something special, so they turned to David Belt of Macro-Sea who had just built pools out of dumpsters. That's right, dumpsters! You can read the whole story about the Dumpster Pools in this recent NY Times article.
It is a fabulous idea. A secret pool party in Brooklyn that is invite only. And, there's also something special about taking trash containers and turning them into something new and useful. Even the neighbors had no idea what was going on. Once you were inside the walls, the music was loud, the energy was high, and the atmosphere was full of excitement. As soon as you stepped back on the street, the music faded away, everyone went their separate ways and it was a quiet neighborhood.
Enjoy these snapshots courtesy of Alicia Kachmar, crocheter of adorable little friends.
The pools from above - you wouldn't even think they were dumpsters!
The pools from below, showing the dumpsters in all their glory.
Video games projected on the wall added another fun thing to do!
And, the finale. A giant whale pinata filled with glitter and goodies from Chanel & her friends.
The Zooguu/Squidfire Plush Squid
The book by Kevin Sherry - Available at Amazon.com
Recently I collaborated with Kevin Sherry of Squidfire to create plush versions of his popular Squid character from his book, "I'm the Biggest Thing in the Ocean." They made their debut at Squidfire's Art Mart in May, but I'm finally making them available for the public to order directly from our Etsy Shop.
I think this is a wonderful collaboration for us because the book is extremely playful and funny. Kevin is a fantastic illustrator and we are proud to be able to create these great plush. Kevin and JB are also carrying them in their Squidfire retail shop in Baltimore, MD. If you're in the area, make sure to stop by and visit their wonderful store.
Brian's birthday was last Friday, and for one of his gifts I made him a fabric version of his Edgar Allen Poe illustration. The size is 11 x 14, and I stretched the final piece over canvas stretchers. I'd love to collaborate on more fabric pieces together, but they always end up being extremely time consuming. The only other one we did together was a Wizard of Oz mini quilt.