an artful revolt

don't miss this event!
come out and explore the fabulous st.louis artist's guild building and the creative inhabitants that will dazzle you with their uniqueness and amazing variety of handcrafted items!!!!!
you know mother's day is coming right up, and mother deserves somethingS special......

find the details here and HERE

MAP

!the strangefolk festival!sept. 26 & 27

find me, i am vendor 1050 and i am going to be next to my friend kate valleroy otherwise known as red anvil vendor 1097...i am giddy! the strangefolk festival is soooo much fun,so free of care and lightness of heart all around.i invite you to share this experience,please stop by to say hello and browse my many wares:

• pom-pom blossoms
• felt & fabric brooches
• window sash message boards
• artists papers
• bits & bobs pins and necklaces
• grab bags
• de-stash (wool roving,needle felting tools & more)
• garlands of all kinds
• wool covered moleskine journals
• yes,many other desirable goods & freebies (while they last!)

hoping to see you there!!!

strangefolk offerings

snaps of a few of the things that i have been happily working on for my shop at
the strangefolk festival this year
back to it.
hope to see you there!

the 12 steps

bloomin'cool

i have some fab news to share and have been waiting
ever so patiently for the day to come when i could share it with you!

so here it is....

i had the absolute pleasure of being a contributing artist to
"in this garden" by angela cartwright and sarah fishburn
it will be released by quarry april 2009,it is sure to be a
visually delicious follow-up to the "in this house" bestseller!

"in this garden:explorations in mixed-media narrative"
can be pre-ordered on amazon
or
pick one up at rock paper scissors
where the garden will be bloomin' in april 09!

little update

this years 2 day installment of the sff
was glorious.
weatherwise.
crowdwise.
brisk sales wise!
thanks so very much to everyone who came out
to support this event,to support firstborn studio,
it means the world to me!

autumn & rachel the brains behind the strange folk festival..
xoxoxo to you.

september 27 & 28,2008

the strange folk festival is right around the corner!
i hope to see a lot of my "folk" there, you will find me tucked
into a corner under the big pavilion...near the info booth & the
alpacas!
detailed directions can be found here

studio shots 2

a piece of my studio[above] is one of many featured studios
today 0n the altered page...the pulse's studio shots 2{of 4}

and don't you just love seth's banners for these great
series? so thoughtful,talented and in touch,my friend seth apter!
thanks to you!

go to the medium well 4x

seth has posed wonderful questions from & for artists,
and fascinating,surprising,thoughtful responses
from artists as well on his blog the altered page.
have you been keeping up with this..the pulse?!

it is never to late you know! pop over now,why not?

all the particulars....

autumn wiggins,the tireless dynamo behind
the strange folk festival has this to say:
(click to enlarge)


i am very happy to be apart of this!
i am one of the 120 vendors and have a pretty impressive
stockpile of handmade goodies,tag sale items,freebies and
much more...i hope that you will come out and join us!

the petite series

i have added a few things to my long neglected etsy shop.
a collection of a new series of wool pins i am making for sale at
the strange folk festival coming up on sept.27 & 28...you are invited!


and speaking of collections, seth over at the altered page has
started his show & tell series on the newest edition of the pulse!

just thought you should know!

what the ?!

"Join The Altered Page on Monday August 18th for the third edition of The Pulse: an artist survey. This month long (!) project will introduce you to new artists, help you get to know familiar faces even more, and allow you access into the creative hearts and minds of a very talented crew of individuals."

plan to pop over often,bookmark seth's blog the altered page
for a daily injection of fun and what for-beginning tomorrow
and for the next 30+ days!
over 80 artists have participated....i'm one!

see ya over there!

honored

sweet friend catherine witherell
has bestowed this honor on me!
if you don't already know her and
her style of whimsically gorgeous
jewelry and other artful creations,
stop by and see what she is all about!

so i like catherines' thinking, to quote her:
" here are the instructions because now it is my turn
to do the awarding.i am not going to send it to people
i have already seen awarded.i am going to pass this on
to some new addresses so that we can share the love
and popularity."

the rules are:
. post the above logo to your blog.
. link to the blogger you received it from.
. award at least 7 blogs.
. link to those blogs.
. leave those 7 bloggers a comment about
receiving the brilliant premio!

• a fine idea
  
• all pulped out
• alphabet studio soup
• altered flamingo's nest
• artist in progress
• i'm going back to the start
• me & my art
  

each of these bloggers are genuinely kind,talented
and fun women...each possessing a sassy soul,deserving
of this award and many more!

thanks catherine!

i'm in

i just got word that i'm in.
the 2008 strange folk festival.
YAY!
this means work,a steady flow,
creativity aplenty.
last year's festivities were only
for one day.
this year it will be for two days.
so twice the inventory.
stay tuned for updates!

just wanted you to know :)

extreme paste papers GIVEAWAY!

i spent a very satisfying day with two fab art sisters
creating stacks of luscious papers using a tried and true
paste paper technique.
we pooled our supplies and imaginations and came up with
some new twists on an old favorite and have developed a
very fun and yummy workshop for our beloved
rock paper scissors,check it out here.

i have gathered a generous sampling of my papers together
to giveaway to one lucky visitor,please leave me a comment to
include your name in the july 12th drawing!

smitten

meet ireland grace.she is the baby most of two daughters
belonging to the most precious heidi grace!



















while momma sat at the rock paper scissors
make & take table(@ scrap st.louis) and made
two of our little butterfly books,
i got to hold scrumptious bitty ireland!!!

thank-you heidi, it was a pleasure to meet the two
of you and experience your energy & glow!!!

what to do

....hmm. what to do when you have stacks of photos?

take one *simple deep black box,scraps of various papers
and a minimum of wherewithal to create a home for
numerous collages using your original photographs...
a gratifying twist on scrapbooking. technique laden.

this was a workshop i led on saturday and will be doing it again
in the fall.however if you can gather a group of friends,we can get
together whenever you like for a *private class....a guaranteed great time!

*rock paper scissors

tex in a nutshell

"if putting animal heads on
human bodies is wrong. . .
i don’t wanna be right"
tiffini elektra x

more about my friend tiffini here & there

the plastic camera in a nutshell

"michelle's toys"/holga/denise lombardozzi

this is an image from my contact sheet from the toy camera
workshop weekend i shared with some very generous,lively
folks over at the foundry art centre and the st.charles community
college photo lab.
so much information was laid out to be had,it could have gone on
and on for days,weeks,months and i would have absorbed all that
was so freely given!
i am working on a little "article" for the artsmiths blog that will be
loaded with links,ideas,thoughts and a few of my amateur images.
look for it soon!
in the meantime,special holga thanks to michelle bates & mark fisher!
michelle bates/flash holga
denise lombardozzi

THE GRAND alton,illinios /holga/denise lombardozzi 2008

The Foundry Art Centre
March 28, 2008 – May 9, 2008
Reception, Friday, March 28: 6-9 p.m.

Unrefined Light: Image-Making with Plastic Cameras and their Friends
"This juried exhibit was open to all two- and three-dimensional artwork that incorporated the sometimes surreal, quirky images created by plastic cameras, homemade or commercial pinhole devices, Lensbabies, Holgaroids, and all similar "toy" camera manifestations.Artists in every genre were encouraged to think "outside the box" of their primary medium and join in this exploration of the Magic of Plastic."