{event} — Made in California
My cousin had one of her fabulous linotype prints chosen for the 26th Annual Made in California Juried Show at the City of Brea Art Gallery. It’s showing until May 6, 2011.
The opening reception was this past Saturday and what a great show, I’m so proud of her! It was very diverse and had some very interesting pieces to ponder over. If you make it up to Brea, CA check it out!
event — unique LA
Two weekends ago (has it really been that long?) we made our way to Downtown LA for what is easily my new favorite independent design show — Unique LA. I’ve been to quite a few art/craft shows in the past, but this event is a designers dream! From the second you step onto the floor, the inspiration just flows right through you. There were over 300 booths with all types of artists and homemade work to enjoy; fashion design, illustrative posters, letterpress cards, pottery, screen printing, jewelry, photography, and the list goes on and on. There was even a delicious café area to satisfy your taste buds and free beverages to quench your thirst.
Everyone that attended got these sweet designed tote bags, photographed above, to carry all our loot in… and they made good keepsakes from the show. Also, photographed are some of the business cards and goodies picked up from the artists, everything was designed so fun!
It was really nice to see so many local artist showing off and sharing what they love, you could really feel the joy and intensity at every booth. I could have stayed there forever, that great vibe is hard to come by and with me working from home right now, the chance to get out there and interact with fellow creatives was fantastic.
I came home wanting to make a zillion things! The creative ideas are flowing like crazy and it feels great to have that kind of excitement again. We didn’t leave the show with only inspiration though, we both found quite a few items we fell in love with.
A few things we snatched up were:
A cute necklace by a charming photographer, Stacey Winters.
Some unique zines from False Start.
A couple fun illustrated posters from The Poster List.
Pretty earnings from S.W.A.K. By Sarah
Super soft t-shirt at New Clothingwear.
A kickass screen printed scarf from who knows who… can’t remember, sorry!
Snuggliest hoodie ever from Urban Octopus.
There were a lot of things we saw but didn’t get (can’t buy everything :)) and shops we loved that deserve a mention:
Cool letterpress work by LuLu Dee.
Very unique jewelry that is etched wood by Molly M Designs.
Sweet Illustrations at DKNG.
Shop with attitude - Punk Masters.
Unconventional cupcakes (that look amazing) at the Burlesque Bakery.
We learned this show happens twice a year, so make sure to get out to the December holiday show and I’ll hopefully see you there! Who knows I might even have a booth! Find more information at Unique LA.
creative – paint:lab
This art studio just opened up in Santa Monica and I’m so geeked to go work there, maybe take a class or two and make some artsy friends. We popped in quickly to check it out en route to the farmer’s market this last weekend and it’s really nice.
