The Norfolk Craft Mafia is extremely excited to announce our first annual holiday arts & crafts bazaar: Handmade Parade!
Handmade Parade will provide great holiday shopping for those who are looking for one-of-a-kind gifts while avoiding the mass-produced and supporting independent entrepreneurs instead! We will offer a wide variety of fine art, accessories, jewelry, pottery, house wares, baked goods, baby items, clothing and more!
When and where is it happening?
Masonic Temple
7001 Granby St.
Norfolk, Virginia 23505
Saturday, November 10, 2007
10am - 5pm
We are now accepting applications for vendors and sponsors; please check out our Handmade Parade page for more information on how to apply! Applications are rolling in already and we are very excited! Hope to see you there!
Posted by thebossofyou on 2005-02-14 10:58:22
Post Subject: Go ahead - wear your art on your sleeve!
Jessica and I have recently launched the online incarnation of Miss Chief Productions. Here is the latest blurb of what we are all about:
Erin Wommack and Jessica Manack fine-tuned their collecting and collaging skills as college roommates in Roanoke, VA. Misschiefshop.com is the new showcase for their creations, from buttons to stationery to knits, and a rotating rack of thrift-store gems. Miss Chief's offerings include accessories and utilitarian items created from vintage finds, often one-of-a-kind...and affordable! Irreverent and irresistible, they bridge the gap between fine art and the art of the everyday.
Please check it out! We are putting the finishing touches on the website and are adding more lovely things every day. Ka-pow! Any suggestions would be helpful as well!
Posted by ModernxStitch on 2008-07-07 13:49:24
Post Subject: Call for submissions: Arts and Crafts
New online consignment store is looking for gifted crafters and artists that specialize in HANDMADE items in one or more of the following categories: paper crafts, jewelry, embroidery, needlework, home decor, accessories, fine art, woodwork, metalwork, fashion, toys, etc.
You will make 60% of the sell value of your product. We will even include your logo and website (if applicable) on each listing. This is a great way to test the market for your products if you are considering opening your own store OR to provide extra traffic to an existing website.
Reply to post or email me at modernstitch@yahoo.com with the word CRAFT in the subject line.
Include in your email a brief bio and sample images (.jpg or .bmp please)of your work. Please note: Your images will not be used, modified, or listed to ours or any site without your permission.
Posted by mrs.veghead on 2007-02-28 19:34:28
Post Subject: Benefit Auction Seeking Fine Arts and Crafts Submissions
I am organizing a fine arts and crafts auction to benefit Operation First Response. This is a 501(c)3 (ie. registered non-profit). The mission is to provide supportive services to family members of injured soldiers from Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.
The agency puts together backpacks that are given to injured soldiers which include some clothes (because soldier''s uniforms are often cut off when they sustain an injury) and toiletries. In addition, they also fly families to see their injured soldier after they are returned to the US, or provide car services and financial assistance for hotels so families can spend time with their loved one.
If you are interested in donating a piece of fine art or a craft please email me (ndilliplane AT gmail DOT com). Just an FYI: Things such as culinary arts, web design and graphic design are also considered fine arts. You can donate a website, the design of a company brochure or certificate for two dozen pieces of fine chocolate if these are your mediums.
This is an amazing organization and the chapter here in PA is experiencing serious financial strains due to the large number of injured troop being cared for at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. (The volunteers have even paid for fights with their own credit cards).
I am collecting donations over the next 60 days and plan to organize and ONLINE auction. You donations are tax deductible and I can arrange for you to receive the appropriate tax info if you request.
Also, please feel free to repost this any and everywhere.....Email it to friends, mention it while on a call to another crafter, organize your knitting group, post it on your blog, copy and paste it in all your listservs, craft a beautiful handmade card and send it to everyone in your black book....(you get the point). I''d be happy to answer any and all questions.
Thank you in advance for your support and interest.
For more info, submission guidelines, and updates please visit:
http://operationfirstresponsebenefitauction.blogspot.com/
Posted by Modern Seamster on 2008-07-09 19:50:40
Post Subject: Tailoring
HIya! I''m new on the site, well after I had to re-register. Anyway, I''m the editor-in-chief of Modern Seamster, a design + sewing magazine, and funny you should be asking about tailoring for men! It''s hard to come by isn''t it, this sewing for men? Believe me when I say I''ve been looking for people to fill that part of the editorial. So far, nada.
However, all is not lost. We will have a whole tailoring issue next year but in the meantime, we''re still on the lookout for men who sew! WHERE are you?! Oh and you can always pick up a Vogue sewing book, they have good tailoring tips and this book: Gentleman by Bernhard Roetzel--that will tell all about the fine art of haberdashery! Good luck.
Devi B.-Luna
P.S. We''re not a super project based magazine. Our aim is to inspire :-)
Posted by artistsweb on 2005-11-27 18:00:11
Post Subject: Crafters in Los Angeles- need a store to sell your art in?
Hi, I hope it's okay to post here, I'm new to getcrafty. But in addition to my crafting escapades (I am a fledgling potter) I also own a store in Santa Monica, on Main Street called The Artists' Web. It's like a little artists' co-op, and we sell only handmade items on the pricier end (fine art, jewelry, and gift items) of the retail scale to whimsical and casual items (beaded, knit little things too!) We're always looking for new artists, so please stop on by or call me if you're interested. The way it works is, we take a lease fee for whatever size space you need (depending on your art- wall, shelving, floor, jewelry case, etc) per month, starting at $49.00, and a 20% commission. We staff the store with our trained and fun personnel and cover the insurance, sales tax, credit card fees, etc. All you do is meet with us to see if this is something you want to commit to for 3 months, figure out how much space you want to lease, and then set up your wares. We send you a check for the stuff that sold, once per month. The store is open 10-7 every day except Mondays, and is located at 2806 Main Street (between Ashland and Hill Streets) in Santa Monica, CA, 90405. Please email emi@theartistswebstore.com if you'd like to find out more. Thanks!
Posted by digitalmaven on 2006-12-19 17:43:08
Post Subject:
I'd never heard of MyArtPlot before, but my first visit hasn't given me a very good impression. It doesn't seem to be very user-friendly and looks more like a community than a place to buy things. When I finally found a page that looks like I can buy an item from, it's not clear how I make a purchase. Is there a way to buy online, or am I supposed to contact the artist directly? I can't find any explanation of this, and the "faq" section is not yet posted.
Also, if payments aren't done through PayPal, how are they handled? At least with PayPal there is some protection of my financial info, so I only have to provide an email address.
In terms of being a seller though, I have a feeling that you may not get many sales through this MyArtPlot site. Even if potential buyers do find your stuff, it's not clear how they would purchase it, so I'm not sure how many sales you'll get. Etsy is at least more user-friendly, though I don't know if it's geared towards fine art. I know I've seen people selling art on eBay, but I don't know if they get fair prices there.
Have you ever thought of creating your own independent web site, like a portfolio? You'd have to do more work to build and promote it, but it might be more worthwhile in terms of selling paintings. Just a thought. :)
Posted by grlwndr on 2005-10-31 12:42:32
Post Subject: New Domesticy Gallery Show in the works
I am planning a Gallery show for sometime in the next year that deals with the third wave of feminism and the new domesticy. I am at the very beginning stages and am working on a proposal to send to galleries and to apply for funding. The idea started because of a class of gallery studies I am taking in school this sememset. By the end of the semester I must have my proposal completed...so...what I am looking for from the kind people at getcrafty.com as well as some other crafting/art websites is artists and galleries that all of you think fit this genre. This could be someone who isnpires you and whose art you feel is in direct response to the idea of new domesticity or it could be yourself as well! I am looking for artists that use traditional "crafting" techniques within their fine art peices and galleries that are likely to want to promote this type of art.
I guess this sounds partially vague but for now my ideas are pretty vague...:). Any help is greatly appreciated! thanks!
Posted by Athos on 2007-10-19 02:18:59
Post Subject:
My husband is from Ohio, I'm from NJ - we live in Berkeley, CA. We've done the cross country move a couple times between us, and plan to move back east again in May for his graduate program.
I am starting now to get rid of things. Selling whatever I don't want and just trying to simplify. I am slowly selling dressy clothes on ebay, books on amazon or at a local book store, and other stuff goes either on craigslist or is donated. I am trying to look at stuff and think "Is this something I want to be carrying with me for the rest of my life?" "Is this worth moving 2 or 3000 miles?" and whenever the answer is no, just letting go.
I've surprisingly been able to get rid of alot of housewares and kitchen stuff. I think about what I really need, what we really use, and what i want to make room for new stuff to come into my life. I am finishing up all of my unfinished sewing and knitting. I sorted through all of my fabric and yarn. I am dreading going through my paper - I have about $300 worth of fine art paper from Flax that I just should not move. I haven't done collage work in a couple years.
Find good places to get rid of stuff. I found local charities looking for digital cameras, computer stuff, etc that I could donate to instead of just randomly packing it off to goodwill. I asked friends who had admired certain things if they wanted the items.
I also hate to say this, but think carefully about taking your classic car. I LOVE classic cars, but the California weather is good for them. Unless you are 110% sure you will have a place to store it during the winter, one bad Cleveland winter can destroy it.
Posted by tootsiecat on 2006-01-20 20:29:55
Post Subject:
I think of crafting as simply the art or skill of making something. i believe this includes computer generated items, cooking and baking, carving, crocheting, collage, building a canoe, restructuring clothing, dyeing fabric, etc. i also think fine arts and crafts overlap. although, i generally think of crafts as art work that is functional. for example a ceramic bowl thrown on a wheel as opposed to a sculpture or a quilt as opposed to a photograph. i was a fine art photo major who was always drawn to making functional objects. crafting had more than a bit of a stigma in a fine art institution, but i always found more depth and expression in craft work.
Posted by leezabeeth on 2005-03-26 18:23:14
Post Subject:
From the fine art watercolors I've seen it's okay for the pencil to show. It can even be taken as a way for the artist to show their thought process as they were painting. It's basically just up to you and whether you like them to show or not. But I don't believe it's seen as unprofessional. Have you ever used gouache? It's like a water color but can also be opaque depending on how much water you add. The colors are usually very bright too. Just adding that in because if you like water color you might like gouache paints and it might help solve your pencil mark problem.
Posted by d_oubt on 2006-01-22 19:26:38
Post Subject:
Such a great topic!
Having been a fine arts major in school, this is a touchy subject. Some people feel there is a huge gap between "fine art" and "craft." Personally, I think there can be an overlap between the areas. Art is generally made to be admired and respected by the public. Crafts are usually made for personal use or admiration. I have seen several art shows of mediums that would be considered craft.
Also, the making of things is considered your craft, no matter what the arena.
I think the difference lies in the intention of the piece. Are you making something functional or something to display? But that's just my 2 cents.
Posted by appleseeds on 2006-01-22 07:39:59
Post Subject: craft
i was a fine arts major and i think about this sometimes too.
(off the subject but, i've been privy to many a discussion whether a dj is a musician or not. and i've heard it from the world's top djs and some of the the most popular band people too...i only bring it up because with us discussing crafts vs arts, it feels like the same argument...your opinion is most likely always skewed by what you do or have done)
well. like everyone is already saying. i think that anything you work on with your skills is you crafting and i think anything done can be seen as an art. dang, i think i do my laundry in an artful way! i even think the way i arrange things in cabinets and cupboards is art! (hmm, maybe i'm the wrong person to get a good straight answer from about this.) i think the way the leaves fall on the ground is art.
it is weird how crafts or arts n crafts aren't taken as seriously as art, or fine art or whatever.......but, i think that has been changing here in the past few years big time..don't you guys???
Posted by oscine on 2005-05-26 20:37:12
Post Subject:
i know there's a lot of people out there who hate antidepressants, but i would probably not be alive to type right now if it weren't for Effexor. medication shouldn't be something you take if you're having a shitty day, but please don't make the stigma even worse for those of us who can't function without it.
i'm not bashing anti-d's at all! i was on paxil for a short time, myself. i suppose i'm biased, since i was going to school to be a psychologist and art therapist before i switched over to fine art, but sometimes things can be cured through therapy, and some people dont need medication. also, i think if people do get put on meds it's much more effective when used in a combination with therapy.
i always think it's easier to try to do things without added chemicals first, but i do understand that in many people there is a sincere need to assist their therapy with medication.
Posted by lilcatgrrl on 2004-06-12 22:55:11
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Ijust took my om to the airport today, and had a nice chat with her.
Here's what's cool about my mom:
1) she raised my brother and I while going to work part itme and going to school, yet I barely remember being in day-care, so she stayed with us most of the time.
2) she taught us that you can get better used things for cheaper than most new things.
3) I never knew we were poor until very recently, I just assumed that whe my mom said i couldn't have things, it wasn't because she couldn't afford them, but that i didn't need them
4) taught me the fine art of garage saleing
( my dad taught me to be crafty and to hunt dumpsters an thrift stores for good things)
Posted by Katrin on 2005-03-22 22:28:39
Post Subject:
I got two handmade quilts for my wedding, and I appreciated them immensely. One was from an old friend I hadn't really seen since college - his relatives have a Native American quilt business, and they collaborated with him on a quilt just for me.
The other was from my grandmother, made by her mother, who died when I was about 7. She'd started on it when I was born and left it with the instructions that it be given to me when I got married. I'd had no idea this quilt even existed - I think it's the most special, personal gift I've ever gotten. I'm the oldest, and the only great-grandchild who got one of these.
For my sister's wedding, I made little bride and groom "portrait" rag dolls of her and her husband. I've made dolls of people as gifts for other occasions too. They turned out great - but I neglected the fact that both of them are professional artists and so are all their friends, so most of their gifts were Original Fine Art and my dolls kind of paled in comparison.
I still like the idea of the dolls, though, and may do it again for a friend who's getting married later this year. A little "house" display case for them, with handcrafted decorations and furniture, would be neat too. I wish I'd thought of that earlier.
Posted by oscine on 2005-05-09 21:39:31
Post Subject:
i've been avoiding this, but i think it's time...
there's just something odd about putting yourself down on paper.
my name is alex, (yes i'm a girl, haha). i go to a community college for fine art and i plan on transferring to a 4 year school after i graduate. i'm 20, my birthday is in august! and the only things i'm looking forward to about being 21 is not having to pay 2 extra dollars at the door of concert venues for being underage, and trying an expresso martini at my work.
i hostess at a restaurant, it's a crummy job but, hey. it's work. also, currently trying to find a new job! haha.
as far as crafting, i just learned how to knit over Christmas break, and i really enjoy it- i'm not very good, haha, but i enjoy it!
i'm also looking into spinning my own yarn.. that looks like fun!
i also enjoy more "fine art" pastimes like drawing and photography... but i really just enjoy making things with my hands in general. i dabble in anything and everything.
as far as idealogy goes.. i'm a Christian. yes. and the discussions about domesticity vs. feminism is really fascinating to me also.. i think one of my goals in my art would be to bring the domestic arts into the gallery and in a positive light.
i like music a lot, i'm a developing musician.. and amelie is my most favorite movie ever. is that me in a nutshell? i'm not sure, but these things make me feel pretty awkward, so i think i'm done. yay!
Posted by rainh on 2006-02-16 15:02:17
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Hi, I 'm pretty new here although I have been lurking a bit. Anyway I am finally introducing myself. I just recently started to sell erotic and victorian inspired wall hung tiles and dinnerware on etsy. Here is an image. http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a148/lusterbunny/Tile13.jpg
and these are my "fine art" pieces
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a148/lusterbunny/ac8bca97.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a148/lusterbunny/1b2abcec.jpg
