I will be at the Spring Artisan Market at the Pittsburgh Botanic Garden Sunday, April 28, 2024 from 10-4.
My newest project for The Frick Pittsburgh featuring illustrations of some of their incredible landmarks. These are available, along with 8x10 prints, in their gorgeous gift shop.
Three Rivers Arts Festival returns
I’ll be in the Artists Market - Booth A13 from June 2-6. Come check out this wonderful, immersive arts festival in downtown Pittsburgh.
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
I’m at the Holiday Markey in Market Square with strawberryluna this Christmas season. We’re open every day until Christmas Eve. It’s a wonderful, charming market inspired by the Weihnachtsmarkt in Germany. There are makers, food vendors, music performances and people and dogs everywhere. Come visit.
Join me for a block printing workshop at Society for Contemporary Craft - Nov 12, 2022
I will be at the Mt Lebanon Artists Market October 1 and 2, 2022.
SHOP NOTICE: I will be traveling until 9/3. I will resume shipping your orders when I return. Thank you for your support!
NEW Hex stickers
All orders from my shop will include a few of these little cuties.
Solo exhibit opens this weekend and runs through February 25 at the Community Arts Center of Cambria County
Super excited to introduce the sweetest collaboration with strawberryluna for this holiday season - - - candles! We’ve been dreaming about doing candles for years and made that dream real this year with the help of this great chandler. We have them for sale in person at the Market Square Holiday Market and we have two local pick up spots available to make it super simple to shop.
Ice Shack Enamel Pins
now available in my shop
ICE SHACK
TEA TOWELS
Brand new, three color print on 100% cotton tea towels are printed! The first ones are going out to my Kickstarter backers now and the rest will be listed in my shop soon.
ICE SHACKS
Cutie little ice shacks sticker packs are on their way to my Kickstarter backers.
Come see me at the May Market at Phipps Conservatory
I’ll be sharing a tent on the lawn with my friend Jowdy Studio. Click here for more details and safety precautions.
My first ever Kickstarter campaign is live. Click here to check it out!
ARGO AI PROJECT IN PROGRESS
Pink + Brown
Pink and brown is my favorite color combination. My story goes that I hated the color pink when I was younger. My mom was determined that I would NOT be a tomboy and proceeded to only buy me pink gifts: nightgowns, robes, slippers, etc - all pink. Gross. But at some point I decided I was going to learn to love it. I can’t remember why I made that a goal but it worked. In 2003-ish my husband even wrote a song about it. His story goes that he was waiting for me in an Anthropologie dressing room where I was certainly trying on all manner of pink and brown things. We had just watched Royal Tenenbaums which, if you recall, is good fodder for a pink and brown obsession.
I don’t understand (and am fascinated by) the inner workings of a songwriter’s mind but here is the song that somehow came from that moment in time.
This version was produced by Paul Doucette and he provided instrumentation with the exception of guitar and vocals which is all Steven Foxbury.
UPPERCASE MAGAZINE’S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF INSPIRATION: Vintage Life
NEW IN SHOP
Three Rivers List tee
What can I say? It’s a classic “helvetica list” tee celebrating our three rivers - the Allegheny, the Mon, and the Ohio.
About the font: Helvetica is a neo-grotesque or realist design, one influenced by the famous 19th century typeface Akzidenz-Grotesk and other German and Swiss designs. Its use became a hallmark of the International Typographic Style that emerged from the work of Swiss designers in the 1950s and 60s, becoming one of the most popular typefaces of the 20th century.
NEW IN SHOP
City of Bridges Bandanas!
NEW IN SHOP! Houses on Hills Flour Sack Towels.
Click to buy. Thank you.
BEATRICE'S BIRTHMARK
Back in 2003 When we lived in sunny Florida I worked at a wonderful studio called Lure Design with some of the best dudes ever. They're coming up on their 20th anniversary so I'm poking around looking at old pictures of my time there. One of my very favorite projects ever was the annual book that we created as a gift for friends and clients. This particular book, Beatrice's Birthmark, was my favorite of all due in large part to the song that Steven Foxbury wrote and recorded for the project. We have always loved snow and dreamt of living somewhere snowy. This song is a perfect lullaby for today's snowfall.
CITY OF BRIDGES TEES IN GREY - NOW AVAILABLE!
Beyond the Bed Covers
A.I.R. Gallery - 155 Plymouth St - Brooklyn, NY
Featuring Rachel Farmer, Kim Fox, Ariel Jackson, Luke Haynes, Carolina Rodriguez Meyer, Faith Ringgold, Jessica Skultety and images from the 1987 AIDS quilt exhibit in Washington, DC. Curated by Laura Petrovich-Cheney.
The American quilt is typically a three-layered stitched textile, combined by the process of sewing the three layers together. Quilts have long been considered utilitarian objects made to provide warmth for beds and sometimes they were used as to cover doors and windows that were not sealed enough to keep out the elements. Over time, quilts have transcended their function as bed coverings. Quilts can be both craft and art, as well as a point of expression and cultural identity for the maker.
The process of cutting and piecing together bits and pieces is part of the quilt narrative. Yet the narrative of the quilt goes beyond the process to become a story about the time period in which the quilts were made, the people who made them, and the prevailing zeitgeist.
The exhibition, Beyond the Bed Covers, examines how quilts and quilting have evolved beyond their cozy functionality, to be an expressive art form constructed of a variety of materials practiced by all gender forms. Included in this exhibit are artists whose quilts push the boundaries of materiality, personal expression and political statements.
QUILT PATTERN PRIMER TEA TOWELS NOW AVAILABLE!
This tea towel features some of my favorite traditional quilt pattern blocks - illustrated and screen printed on soft, white, cotton tea towels. Click on pic to purchase.
photo: Matt Dayak - mattdayak.com
CITY OF BRIDGES PRINT - NOW AVAILABLE!
I have a first run of prints of my bridge art available in my shop now. They are 16" x 20" (which fit in a standard frame!) and ready to ship. Click on pic to order.
CITY OF BRIDGES TEA TOWELS - NOW AVAILABLE!
Without bridges, the Pittsburgh region would be a series of fragmented valleys, hillsides, river plains, and isolated communities. A recent study determined that Pittsburgh has 446 bridges, and with its proximity to three major rivers and countless hills and ravines, Pittsburgh is known as "The City of Bridges".
This tea towel features twelve of my favorite bridges in Pittsburgh - illustrated and screen printed on soft, white, cotton tea towels. Click on pic to purchase.
photo: Matt Dayak - mattdayak.com
I'm on Patreon now!
Please watch this beautiful video that my friend Matt Dayak made. It'll explain a bit of what I'm about and why I'm asking you to consider supporting my art-making through Patreon. Thank you.
Handmade Arcade
Handmade Arcade, founded in 2004, is Pittsburgh’s first and largest independent craft fair. Now in its thirteenth year, HA brings young, innovative crafters and progressive do-it-yourself designers to the David L. Lawrence Convention Center on December 3, 2016 to sell, their handmade, locally produced, and offbeat wares at a bustling marketplace.
Crafts and Drafts
Crafts and Drafts is back - December 10 from 12-5:00 PM. Join us for a holiday market with gifts and art from local makers, food and treats from vendors, crafts with the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh and a free sample of our Snow Melt Winter Ale! It's free and family-friendly!
Mt Lebanon Artists' Market
As a juried arts festival, The Artists’ Market will include 60 to 80 booths featuring professional quality, original art in a variety of media. This will include 2D work, jewelry, wood, sculpture, glass, ceramics, fiber, wearables, mixed media, leather, and metal.
Country Living Magazine
My Ohio Star Tin Quilt Block is featured in the December 2016 issue of Country Living.
image by Todd Wilkins
Fort Ligonier Days
Fort Ligonier Days is a 3-day festival that commemorates the Battle of Fort Ligonier, a key engagement of the French and Indian War, fought on October 12, 1758. This outstanding outdoor festival is celebrating its 57th year in 2016.