Fun with crafty pals at SXSW

I went to SXSW in Austin with the fun folks from Provo Craft and Sarah from 26-Letters to screen print with the YUDU in partnership with Standard Recording Company. The guys from Standard Recording made a fun tee shirt with cowboys shooting yarn that we screened for a couple hundred friends at the Dirty Dog Bar on 6th Street. The bands that played all day were great! Thanks Standard Recording for the great sounds. And since all crafty folks stick together we also hung out with Jenny Hart from Sublime Stitching, the gals from Austin Etsy and Martha from Sunday Afternoon Housewife. We pulled screens, shopped a bit from the other folks, listened to music and drank a little beer. The Austin Etsy folks had a lino printing and book making workshop going on. Later that night we also had dinner with Jennifer Perkins of the Naughty Secretary’s Club. Her jewelry is soooo great!

Sarah and Jon YUDUing

Jenny Hartr - the sublime sticher

Austin Etsy Gals

Close-up of the yarn shooting cowboys

Jenny (Sublime Stitcher), Martha(Sun. Afternoon Housewife) and me

Jennifer (Naughty Secratary), me and Sarah

March 27, 2010labfive Leave a comment

Oh ya – it’s time for a dance party folks!

Win free party passes to a DJ dance party with your Facebook photos!

Two people will receive free tickets to attend the Ceram-A-Rama gala weekend DJ pumping After Party – Sat. March 6, 2010 9 pm to 12 midnight on the rooftop of the W Hotel in Scottsdale for FREE!

Here’s How:

1. Attend the ASU Art Museum Spring season opening reception on Friday, February 19, from 7-9pm.

2. Take a picture of yourself at the opening reception, making sure to follow all museum rules regarding the care of the artwork (i.e., no touching, no flash photography).

3. Post the picture to Facebook using the tag feature to tag both ASUart Museumstaff and yourself in the image.

4. Next week we will collect all the names of the individuals tagged in the images and verify that the images were taken during the Friday opening reception. One person will be selected based on the creativity of the image and another will be selected randomly for free entry into the Ceram-A-Rama gala weekend DJ pumping After Party at the W Hotel on March 6, 2010.

For more information on the weekend of activities during Ceram-A-Rama visit the ASU Art Museum online.

ASU Art Museum staff on Facebook

Have fun and be creative!

If you don’t win free tickets but still want to come to this rockin’ party, tickets are only $25 and you can even get them at the door. Your $25 will get you one signature cocktail, desserts, coffee and the DJ dance Party. See you at the W!

Roof top of the W Hotel - Scottsdale

W Hotel - Scottsdale

February 19, 2010labfive Leave a comment

Willow Homes: Art and Crafts

The down-town Phoenix historic district called Willow had a home tour this weekend and as part of that the streets were closed off to raise tents for artists and crafters to sell their wares. I was happy to see all the goods for sale by local folks. I popped down with some girlfriends for the walk-about. We took a pack of dogs owned by our friend Jeff from Blabbermouth AZ – he lives in the hood! I discovered a bunch of goodies on the tour and loved chatting with all my peeps. Who’s in the photos: The charming handcrafted confections of Little Addictions, The floral accessories of Zebra Finch, The smart and crafty calendars by the Artsy Fartsy Fairy, The sweet little pins and art by Jolie Jour and The goodies from Modern Cat.