sneek peek

I'm printing new tote bags! After a lot of research I found a company who sells organic and fairtrade certified cotton bags and tea towels. The, after a long journey they arrived at my door and I went to the art store to buy screen printing supplies, found a studio nearby with the equipment I needed to put the design onto the screens (Urban Craft Center in Santa Monica) and arranged my living room to accommodate the screenprinting itself (basically just used the coffee table and made a mess!)

 My 'label'

I've printed owls and bears so far, and next will be an alphabet which I'm really excited about. 

I'll be selling these babies in my etsy shop and at RENEGADE CRAFT FAIR, LOS ANGELES!!!!! My friend Jenny Smith and I will be sharing a booth and we couldn't be happier. It's one of the biggest craft fair in the US and it will be in LA on July 28th and 29th, so mark your calendar!

I'll be posting again when the bags and towels are done and in my shop, so check back soon :)

all good things

 This week was my friend Jenny's birthday so for a present I made a little portrait of her, screenprinted onto a cute tote bag. It's sort of comic-bookesque because she loves comics. In fact, I included a bunch of things she likes! Just look at all things floating around her and you will see: turn tables and music notes, cooking things (including a piece of kale), a bike, a heart, mountains with hiking trails, comic books, regular books, snow board, plants, spool of thread, sewing machine, a softie (she makes awesome teddy bears and plush animals she calls softies!), and the sun. All good things.

The tote is 100% organic cotton and fairtrade certified. This is a limited edition design, but I'm going to be making more bags as well as tea towels with other interesting and cool designs on them, so stay tuned!

Jenny Smith!

...cooking...kale....mountain biking...

...snowboarding, books, comic books..

...plants...making softies...sewing...

The making of. This is the screen I used to print the design onto the bag. 

Bear with coffee card meets bear with coffee wool felt doll.

Besides making traditional teddy bears and softies, Jenny is getting into needle felting and here is what she made me for my birthday (which is a few days after hers). I LOVE IT! She took my 'bear with coffee' drawing and sculpted a version of it with wool felt. It came out awesome and I will cherish this little guy. Above is a photo of her creation next to my drawing. I am selling these 'bear with coffee' cards as well as others in my etsy shop. 

Jenny's Teddy Bear Republic and Etsy Shop