Crafty Supermarket is Saturday!

I'll be back in Ohio this weekend for Crafty Supermarket in Cincinnati on Saturday, April 26 at the Clifton Cultural Arts Center from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. In addition to an outstanding lineup of vendors, they always have rockin' good food choices. Love me some Cincy craft show times — hope to see you there! 

Cincinnati Trifecta Weekend

I head south to Cincinnati tomorrow morning for a trio of extreme goodness:

• Friday night DAAP Gallery opening of Indiependent exhibition including a few paintings by me
• Saturday's Crafty Supermarket holiday extravaganza the Music Hall Ballroom
• AND Michelle Taute will be at Crafty Supermarket with copies of Fold Me Up with my Imaginary Animals cootie catcher design (on the cover, too!) and lots of cootie catcher making.

Hooray! Thank you so much to the kind people of Cincinnati for including me in these amazing projects from your stellar creative community.  

Winter 2013 Show Schedule

Ridge Fine Art & Handmade Wares Show

Ferndale, MI

Saturday, November 16

Crafty Supermarket

Cincinnati, OH

Saturday, November 23

Detroit Urban Craft Fair

Detroit, MI

Saturday and Sunday, December 7 and 8

DIYpsi

Ypsilanti, MI

Saturday and Sunday, December 14 and 15

Crafty Supermarket is Saturday!

I'm headed to Cincinnati this weekend to see some of my favorite people and join in the Crafty Supermarket. The aisles are open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 27, at the Clifton Cultural Arts Center, 3711 Clifton Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45220. Be prepared to fill you cart with plenty of handmade goodness!

Cincinnati is hot!

I had such fun at the Crafty Supermarket. I met some terrific people and was inspired by all of them — they are not just makers, but doers. Drawing, painting, business-owning, sewing, organizing, DJing, writing doers. Oh yay, and that's in addition to full time jobs. The organizers in particular, Grace, Alisha and Chris, were incredibly gracious, organized, fun and inspiring! Of course, I rarely left my table because it was crazy busy, but here is just a wee peak…

I met the lovely Jess from Paper Acorn — I wasn't quick enough to snatch up one of her paper bird boxes. They sold out in a flash!

My view for the day was of these fantastical creatures, or "hand-crafted curiosities" from Lori Brown of Morninglori.

I also got to check out Fabricate on Sunday, a new Cincinnati shop run by my hostess and all-around extraordinary lady, Chris Salley along with her business partner. They have all kinds of goodies from local makers, as well as a gallery space. The current exhibit is from a local high school class — I love the community feel of the whole place, not to mention the turquoise!

Did I mention I ate some awesome food, too? Yummy sandwiches at Melt, sushi at Kosho and shrimp and grits at Take the Cake, all in Northside. Now I know where to go for a little piece of urban inspiration! They know how to get things done in Cincinnati.