Thursday, December 08, 2011

Detroit Urban Craft Fair


This past weekend I got to visit Detroit for my first ever show in Michigan: The Detroit Urban Craft Fair! It was held for 2 days at the Masonic Temple, an amazing building and the largest masonic temple in the world, apparently.

Photo from handmadedetroit.com

The only show I've been to with it's own candy bar. Also the only show I've been to where one of the organizers got proposed to.
What I got when I arrived. They made all of the booth numbers out of rope licorice! 


Photo from michiganblogger.com

One thing I was really surprised about was the amount of Michigan crafts there were. People in Michigan are crazy about Michigan! We're not really like that in Indiana. I did get to trade with several other vendors, which is one of my favorite things about doing craft shows. All in all, DUCF was amazing and I definitely hope to be back!

Monday, November 21, 2011

DIY Trunk Show/Chicago Trip

Earlier this year I applied for a spot in the DIY Trunk Show in Chicago, and was accepted into my first show in The Windy City! My boyfriend, Mark, and I traveled up a day early so that we could do some exploring.



On the way to Chicago, there's a stretch of land with tons of wind turbines. It's really amazing to see. At night, they all blink a red light simultaneously.

It starts getting dark at 4:30 in Chicago.

Navy Pier at night from Lake Shore Drive.

A trip to the Shedd Aquarium was in order the next day, so we took the train, but first stopped at a nice place called Yolk for a hearty breakfast.

Across the street was a bunch of sculptures of legs in Grant Park. A little research led me to find out that it's called "Agora" and was designed by Polish artist Magdalena Abakanowicz. 


We decided to get the expensive passes at the aquarium so that we could see everything. Most of it was worth it. 
These fish were huge and didn't look real. I forget the name of them.

One of the main reasons we got the expensive passes was to see the beluga whales and dolphins perform. It actually wasn't very impressive because they're still training for their big holiday show. I still loved seeing belugas, though. 

Right now there's a special jellyfish exhibit. The moon jellies are my favorite. 





One of the things I really love the most about the Shedd Aquarium are all the little details in the architecture and design of the building.



We got up Saturday and I of course had my pre-show anxiety nausea. This is what happens when you're a worry wort.


But I had nothing to worry about! The show went wonderfully. Sold all of my shadow boxes, most within the first few hours. 


Thanks for having me, DIY Trunk Show! I hope to be back next year! 

Friday, July 22, 2011

Things I am obsessed with

I should mention I'm also obsessed with the other bears in her shop also.

Giant fabric whale by Philadelphia artist Tristin Lowe
Read more about it here.


Everything by Elly MacKay of Theater Clouds

Really, this is one of those times where I see something that I really, really wish I had made.