Blades of Glory

My friend's younger sister asked me before I left her house to design her team's sweatshirts and she and I drew up a sketch on their kitchen counter. Actually, it was more like,"Hey, Anna, wanna design my team's sweatshirts? The design's due in six hours" with a piece of paper and pencil in her hand. Silly Maggie. :)

I wish I had had more time to put in my signature hand drawn burst of a collage and play with the angles, but regardless I'm really happy that I got to do this for them!
I'm glad they're happy, too, because they're the ones who have to wear it!

Shirts Need Your Help

I have bundles of shirts with my DJ design who still need bellies to cling to.

Many have already found their companions in both men and women of all different ethnicities, social groups, ages (from 3 yrs to 60 yrs so far), and places (west coast to east coast, to the UK to Germany..so far). The rest need your help. This holiday season, please make yourself or a loved one happy by giving a shirt a new friend.

Available here for just $20. Free shipping within the US.


photo courtesy of leavittphoto

Global Domination

I just got an Etsy order for a shirt from Ireland! My Etsy shop has officially gone international.



photo courtesy of my sister's photogenic family and leavittphoto

For the Greater Good

Woohoo! This beautiful (huge) print landed itself on my doorstep today and I'm already picking out the matte and frame. It's going to be a family heirloom as it holds EXTRA meaning to me - my first favorite artist AND my first time voting! Especially because it was for someone who is a symbol of my values and newfound patriotism ( I could go on and on). It's my favorite of the Artists for Obama prints. Little Nina, Leah, Andrew, Rachael, Meg, and Madeleine I think would all agree that their parents' money went to a great cause.

I hope someday I can express myself as well as the comments made in this interview. Absolutely worth reading the whole way through no matter who you are. Fascinating is the right word.

Escapula!

My first collection of jewelry is avaible now through my Etsy shop!
15 new hand-painted Escapula fish, among others.

They make awesome gifts ;)

Covert Matador

Possible new shirt design:



I would love to print this on a maroon shirt so the lips, cap, and cape are the negative space.

Clay, too!

These reliquaries became the heart and soul of my focus in ceramics. I was really inspired by inuit art (which I still love) and wanted to make a gift for my dad, who, growing up in the Canadian boonies, has always loved birds. The pockets (nests) on the figures hold tiny eggs carved out of semi-precious stones.

The first figure was coated with a mixture of oxides and india ink. Here it is set up at the Potential! art show at the Ann Arbor Art Center:



I bought some clay so I could work on another at home. I really wanted to try out my favorite finish- horsehair raku. I'm very happy with how it turned out: