3.04.2010 :: Rock Paper Scissors
March 6th-28th at CSUF Grand Central Art Center in Santa Ana. Rock, Paper, Scissors features watercolor, printmaking, bookmaking, stationary and jewelry from Orange County and Los Angeles based artisans. Inspired by the growing popularity of indie crafts in Orange County this exhibition presents affordable art with a purpose.
Featured artists: Crayon Fawn, Jim Lorigan, Eugenie Goldschmeding, Shana Salaff, Paper Pastries, Erin Shea, Yevgenia Mikhailik, Lilia Lamas, Heather Richards, Alex jackson and Wendy Peng.
Featured artists: Crayon Fawn, Jim Lorigan, Eugenie Goldschmeding, Shana Salaff, Paper Pastries, Erin Shea, Yevgenia Mikhailik, Lilia Lamas, Heather Richards, Alex jackson and Wendy Peng.
Address 125 N. Broadway, Santa Ana, CA 92701
1.23.2010 :: Meet Me at the Center of the Earth 2010
Nick Cave's Soundsuit Invasion No. 1 in LA, courtesy Fowler Museum at UCLA from Fowler Museum on Vimeo.
Wanted to share a tittybit of info regarding my favorite artist Nick Cave (not the singer). His traveling exhibition Nick Cave: Meet Me at the Center of the Earth will be held at Fowler Museum @ UCLA until March 30, 2010 (I can't believe I missed the opening)!
Get the rest of the scoop on this awesome fashion/sculpture/multi-media exhibition at the Fowler Museum site.
<3 Marc (Ain Soph Aur)
Labels: Ain Soph Aur, design, shows
12.31.2009 :: craft supershow in january, get your discount code here!
special thanks to the folks at craft supershow for hooking us up with a discount code for admission into the show in january! wanna get in on the discount? use code craft14 when you're purchasing your admission ticket and you'll get 5 bucks off! pow!
for more info on the craft supershow, check out www.craftsupershow.com!
12.23.2009 :: (brrrrrrrr...)
Hi all, hope everyone is doing well and you're all getting into the holiday spirit.
If you are on facebook, I just made a new album with inspirations for my next project.
You can also become a facebook fan.
Okay, that's it. Go back to making gingerbread men, stringing popcorn on the tree, and sitting by the fire contemplating how lucky we are to have the opportunity to experience such joy in out lives.
Happy Holidays Everyone!
♥ Marc (Ain Soph Aur)
If you are on facebook, I just made a new album with inspirations for my next project.
You can also become a facebook fan.
Okay, that's it. Go back to making gingerbread men, stringing popcorn on the tree, and sitting by the fire contemplating how lucky we are to have the opportunity to experience such joy in out lives.
Happy Holidays Everyone!
♥ Marc (Ain Soph Aur)
Labels: Ain Soph Aur, updates
12.12.2009 :: check out hearts and laserbeams on tv!
as you may or may not know, if you're ever in georgia you can pop into shopScad (in both savannah and atlanta!) and pick up hearts and laserbeams gifties in person.
amy from shopscad shared a video on facebook today of a news bit that was filmed in the atlanta shopscad, and i am alllll over it! how exciting! as you watch it, keep an eye out for our plate designs, glue gun tee, and in the background of one shot you can see our tiny magnet set tins!
click here to watch the video.
amy from shopscad shared a video on facebook today of a news bit that was filmed in the atlanta shopscad, and i am alllll over it! how exciting! as you watch it, keep an eye out for our plate designs, glue gun tee, and in the background of one shot you can see our tiny magnet set tins!
click here to watch the video.
Labels: hearts and laserbeams, press
12.10.2009 :: workshop schedule for saturday's trunk show!
hey folks! make your plans, here's the times and topics of the free workshops we'll be offering at saturday's trunk show!
remember the workshops will be held at open on 4th street, just a few doors down from the trunk show going on at songbird!
noon - 2pm: stretching for crafters
janice sprenger of wanderlove will be teaching various stretches that'll help prevent carpal tunnel and keep you feeling energized and crafty!
noon-2pm: yarn pom poms
tamara zielinski of crayon fawn will be showin ya how to make super cute yarn pom poms!
2pm-4pm: paper fans
sit a spell with klai brown of lerf ewe and you'll walk away with a fun paper fan you made yourself!
2pm-4pm: papercrafted notecards
steph calvert of hearts and laserbeams has a few tricks up her sleeve and is ready to share some unique greeting card techniques!
(click for print quality flier)
remember the workshops will be held at open on 4th street, just a few doors down from the trunk show going on at songbird!
noon - 2pm: stretching for crafters
janice sprenger of wanderlove will be teaching various stretches that'll help prevent carpal tunnel and keep you feeling energized and crafty!
noon-2pm: yarn pom poms
tamara zielinski of crayon fawn will be showin ya how to make super cute yarn pom poms!
2pm-4pm: paper fans
sit a spell with klai brown of lerf ewe and you'll walk away with a fun paper fan you made yourself!
2pm-4pm: papercrafted notecards
steph calvert of hearts and laserbeams has a few tricks up her sleeve and is ready to share some unique greeting card techniques!
(click for print quality flier)
Labels: CrayonFawn, hearts and laserbeams, lerf ewe, shows, wanderlove
:: New OC Weekly Interview
New interview in The OC Weekly Gettin' Made blog, featuring new member Janice Sprenger of WanderLove, Marc Anthony Coronado of Ain Soph Aur, and Jennifer Martin of RadCo.
Click here and get the dirt on our awesomely talented new members!
Click here and get the dirt on our awesomely talented new members!
12.09.2009 :: hearts and laserbeams book giveaway!
heads up folks, steph's hosting a giveaway for a free copy of "we feel fine: an almanac of human emotion" at her blog!
the hearts and laserbeams blog
online contest closes midnight, sunday december 13th so get commenting and good luck!
the hearts and laserbeams blog
online contest closes midnight, sunday december 13th so get commenting and good luck!
Labels: contests
11.28.2009 :: Black Friday - Cyber Monday sale in the Kelso Doesnt Dance etsy shop!
Black Friday - Cyber Monday sale in the Kelso Doesnt Dance etsy shop!
20% off orders of $30 or more
+FREE upcycled snowflake stickers!
enter code "BlackFriday" in the message to seller at checkout
20% off orders of $30 or more
+FREE upcycled snowflake stickers!
enter code "BlackFriday" in the message to seller at checkout
and wait for a revised PayPal invoice before paying
valid 11/27/09-11/30/09
Come check the new Little Golden Book Notebooks, map & newspaper wallets, appliqued tees and roll up totes!
valid 11/27/09-11/30/09
Come check the new Little Golden Book Notebooks, map & newspaper wallets, appliqued tees and roll up totes!
Labels: Black Friday, Cyber Monday, discount, free gift, Kelso Doesnt Dance, long beach craft mafia, members, sale
11.24.2009 :: LBCM 1st Annual Stuff Swap
This past LBCM meeting was like no other. After discussing our upcoming six holiday craft shows, we went out under the stars with hot cocoa in hand to swap goods. Each LBCM member brought wearable pieces suitible for trade and/or craft supplies that he/she no longer wanted.
Below are a few fotos. Good times!
To see more please checkout our flickr album:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/42720286@N06/sets/72157622702767405/
-jen Radco
Marc checking Klai's new shirt for thread count and washer machine stability.
Janice and Lexi checking out some new finds.
So many things to look at!
Below are a few fotos. Good times!
To see more please checkout our flickr album:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/42720286@N06/sets/72157622702767405/
-jen Radco
Marc checking Klai's new shirt for thread count and washer machine stability.
Janice and Lexi checking out some new finds.
So many things to look at!
11.20.2009 :: Join us at DesignerCon
Join us tomorrow (Saturday). I'll be there, along with my friends from The Long Beach Craft Mafia from 10am-5pm. I'll be selling a few select fashion items, a couple of abstract photo prints, and small paintings of lady papa and her kooky family. It's $5 to get in and FREE for children 12 and under. Come on out! Check out the DesignerCon website for more info.
*Marc (Ain Soph Aur)*
:: long beach craft mafia trunk show OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE!
(click for print quality flier)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Steph Calvert
Long Beach Craft Mafia & Hearts and Laserbeams
Phone: 714-655-5272
Email: heartsandlaserbeams@gmail.com
Store Contact: Jennifer Hill
Songbird – Location of Trunk Show
Phone: 562-439-4444 (store) 562-212-2256 (cell)
Email: thehillhut@verizon.net
Store Contact: Shea Gauer
Open – Location of Free Craft Workshops
Phone: 562-499-OPEN
Email: open@thestoryofopen.com
4TH STREET HOSTS FIRST LONG BEACH CRAFT MAFIA TRUNK SHOW
10 indie crafters come together to fill all your holiday shopping needs.
Long Beach, CA, USA – November 15, 2009 – Long Beach Craft Mafia will set up temporary shop at gift shops Songbird and Open for their first group trunk show on Saturday, December 12, 2009. The all-day affair will take place from 10:30am – 7pm, and will feature a raffle, free workshops, bake sale, and a truly unique assortment of handmade items by some of the best indie crafters Long Beach has to offer.
This location is the perfect fit for the group - “Songbird is a gift store that has something for everyone -- it is ‘cheep’ and cheerful, with bright colors and fun, quirky gifts for all,” Jennifer Hill (owner of Songbird) says, “I love the entire craft movement, and get inspired by being around other crafty and creative people.”
The holiday gift boutique will be set up at Songbird, at the corner of Junipero and 4th. You can pick up presents for everyone on your list, including hand-stitched felt dinosaurs and cacti by Lexi Lee of Little Bit, fashion items by Marc Anthony Coronado of Ain Soph Aur, upcycled and laminated map wallets by Kelso of Kelso Doesnt Dance, funky one of a kind jewelry by Jen of RadCo and Nicole Montoya, crayon sculptures and food-themed hats by Tamara Zielinski of CrayonFawn (as recently seen on Entertainment Tonight!) and much, much more. The emphasis is on handmade items you can’t find at the mall, presented by the artisans that created these original pieces.
“Retro Row is THE Long Beach destination for independent and innovative design,” shares Liz Abbot of Leatherette Heart (www.leatheretteheart.etsy.com),” a lot of us have merch in stores there. It’s totally fitting that the Long Beach Craft Mafia bust out their first trunk show in this area. I know when I get my shop on, it’s on 4th Street.”
When you’ve finished shopping the boutique at Songbird, picked up a delicious snack from new member Janice Sprenger at the bake sale there and entered to win the raffle prize (a free gift basket full of goodies from Long Beach Craft Mafia members), take a short walk down 4th Street to Open for some hands-on workshops. The free classes will be held from 12-4pm, and will include quickie fun crafts for all ages. New member Klai Brown’s paper fan workshop and founding member Steph Calvert of Hearts and Laserbeams’ papercrafted greeting cards are sure to be a hit with all experience levels, including eager kids and unsure adults looking to get their crafting feet wet.
“I’ve been a Long Beach Craft Mafia member since early 2007,” Steph Calvert of Hearts and Laserbeams (www.heartsandlaserbeams.com) says, “and I feel like our group has really grown by leaps and bounds in the past few months. We’re reaching out to the community through our monthly get-togethers, and folks have responded really positively. With our trunk show and crafty workshop extravaganza on December 12th, we’re all just really excited to help bring the indie craft scene into the spotlight and to encourage folks to buy handmade this (and every) holiday season.”
The first Craft Mafia (www.craftmafia.com) was founded in 2003 by nine crafty buisness women in Austin, Texas. The group originally came together through a shared love for craft, DIY ethics and mutual respect. As the Craft Mafia developed it became a forum for networking, promotion and shared ideas. Since it's development in Austin, other Mafias have popped up accross the globe. The Long Beach Craft Mafia is a southern California chapter of the world-wide Craft Mafia group. The local chapter exists as a marketing and networking tool for local independant arts and crafts businesses. Membership provides opportunities for growing members' individual businesses through participating in craft shows, hosting events for the community, and sharing information about arts and craft techniques as well as successfully running a do-it yourself style business.
The Long Beach Craft Mafia holiday trunk show takes place on Saturday, December 12, 2009. The bake sale, raffle and holiday shopping will take place from 10:30am to 7pm at Songbird, at 2240 East 4th Street, Long Beach, CA 90814, and the free craft workshops will take place from noon to 4pm at Open, at 2226 East 4th Street, Long Beach, CA 90814.
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For more information on the Long Beach Craft Mafia and its members: www.longbeachcraftmafia.com
Contact: longbeachcraftmafia@gmail.com
Phone: 714-655-5272
Labels: long beach craft mafia, members, party, press, shows, updates