We're especially pleased with how the latter turned out. What started out as a simple foam-core silhouette evolved into this:
Keep an eye out for it in Brooklyn -- that's us! See everyone in NYC tomorrow.
Friday, June 5
Brooklyn Bound
One day until the Brooklyn Renegade and we're so excited! As of today it looks like the weather is going to be decent all weekend long. The past few days have been spent dusting off the old show tent and constructing our new sign.
We're especially pleased with how the latter turned out. What started out as a simple foam-core silhouette evolved into this:
Keep an eye out for it in Brooklyn -- that's us! See everyone in NYC tomorrow.
We're especially pleased with how the latter turned out. What started out as a simple foam-core silhouette evolved into this:
Keep an eye out for it in Brooklyn -- that's us! See everyone in NYC tomorrow.
Wednesday, June 3
Renegade Brooklyn Preparations
This week is geared toward getting ready for the Renegade Craft Fair in Brooklyn. I hope you all are planning on a visit if you're in the area! We always have a fun time at these shows, even with 'extreme' weather that we encountered at last year's fair. Below, a bit of the aftermath...
We're also very sad to say that we won't be able to participate in this year's Renegade SF show! :( We have the opportunity to move into a 3-bedroom apartment, and with the arrival of Maisy's sibling in September we feel like we can't pass this up. Our tiny attic apartment is nice, but it will be great to have a room to spare when the "help" visits (i.e., the grandmothers!). The move-in dates just happen to fall right between the LA and SF shows, but luckily we can still swing the LA show on July 11-12.
We had such an amazing time at Renegade SF last year--it's our favorite city! Show was fun, people were supportive and friendly, sales were fantastic, AND it was Maisy's very first Renegade!
We will miss you, San Francisco, but we hope to see you again next year.
We're also very sad to say that we won't be able to participate in this year's Renegade SF show! :( We have the opportunity to move into a 3-bedroom apartment, and with the arrival of Maisy's sibling in September we feel like we can't pass this up. Our tiny attic apartment is nice, but it will be great to have a room to spare when the "help" visits (i.e., the grandmothers!). The move-in dates just happen to fall right between the LA and SF shows, but luckily we can still swing the LA show on July 11-12.
We had such an amazing time at Renegade SF last year--it's our favorite city! Show was fun, people were supportive and friendly, sales were fantastic, AND it was Maisy's very first Renegade!
We will miss you, San Francisco, but we hope to see you again next year.
Monday, June 1
Paper n Stitch
What a lovely weekend! I hope yours was as nice as it was here outside Boston. With sun and temperate weather, it called for a canoe ride on the river that's just across the street. No photos were taken (someone has to hold onto that water-loving toddler!), but it was a fun, relaxing time. For the writer of this blog who did not paddle...
In other news, we are excited to share that Happy Owl Glass is now part of Paper n Stitch's newest exhibition! We've always been a fan of their shops, and we're pleased to be among such great company. Stop by if you get the chance, and we'd love to see your comments on our work. Every little heart-of-love helps!
In other news, we are excited to share that Happy Owl Glass is now part of Paper n Stitch's newest exhibition! We've always been a fan of their shops, and we're pleased to be among such great company. Stop by if you get the chance, and we'd love to see your comments on our work. Every little heart-of-love helps!
Friday, May 29
Sourdough diversion
Totally un-glass-related: I've recently started a sourdough starter. Again. A couple years back I intended to try to recreate Cheese Board pizza. While I never expected it to be exactly like their delicious pies, I thought they passed quite well. Helping us clean our apartment that summer before a move was my mother-in-law (bless her helpful heart), who threw out what she thought was a moldy, nasty substance in our fridge. I was so sad when I found out that she tossed my sourdough starter that I'd worked on for months and thought I finally got right. I haven't tried again until now. This starter recipe I got online and I'm so happy I found the Wild Yeast blog. So far my concoction is growing splendidly. View the stinky sour bubbles!
My first thought was to make bread, but I forgot that my stone broke a few months ago. And since I'm too anxious to make something, I opted for an English Muffin recipe I could cook up that night. The more sour the better, for me, so I chose this "tangy" version...
I love how they cooked up! While they weren't filled with nooks and crannies like I'd hoped (probably due to my over-kneading), the flavor was delicious. It's getting humid out here in New England, why not try to start your own? Hope you all have a great weekend!
My first thought was to make bread, but I forgot that my stone broke a few months ago. And since I'm too anxious to make something, I opted for an English Muffin recipe I could cook up that night. The more sour the better, for me, so I chose this "tangy" version...
I love how they cooked up! While they weren't filled with nooks and crannies like I'd hoped (probably due to my over-kneading), the flavor was delicious. It's getting humid out here in New England, why not try to start your own? Hope you all have a great weekend!
Tuesday, May 26
Holiday Weekend
Hope that everyone had a decent holiday weekend, without much in the way of traffic or bad weather. It was pleasant here in New England--a nice break from the heatwave that hit us earlier in the week. Maisy even got to play in the sprinkler, which she loves beyond words (or squeals, rather):
I got a lot done in the past few days. I've been stumbling over display for the shows this summer, so upon lots of pondering last week I took a shopping trip to a few places to snag some supplies. I'll post photos in the next few weeks. Since my studio is still a mess, I'm going to wait to clean it up to really dive into some serious display experiments.
I also took photos of some of the samples from my Woodland Pendant series. I've begun listing them on Etsy, and just a few are shown below. Many of them are just one-off color samples that I love, but they didn't fit into the final series.
I hope they find good homes over the next few months! I'll also be peddling them at shows this summer.
I got a lot done in the past few days. I've been stumbling over display for the shows this summer, so upon lots of pondering last week I took a shopping trip to a few places to snag some supplies. I'll post photos in the next few weeks. Since my studio is still a mess, I'm going to wait to clean it up to really dive into some serious display experiments.
I also took photos of some of the samples from my Woodland Pendant series. I've begun listing them on Etsy, and just a few are shown below. Many of them are just one-off color samples that I love, but they didn't fit into the final series.
I hope they find good homes over the next few months! I'll also be peddling them at shows this summer.
Thursday, May 21
Family of Colors
It is hot here today, so we're spending a lot of time outside, in the shade and running through the sprinkler. We live in an attic apartment so it's not the most pleasant place to be on hot days. It's supposed to be a short 'hot spell', so I'm enjoying it while I can.
As mentioned in a previous post, I've spent little time at the studio this week due to Justin's day-job responsibilities. But that means I get to focus more effort on computer work that I can do around the house. I have managed to nail down a family of colors for the ornaments I'll be adding to my site later this year. At first I was just imagining my favorite color combinations, but they looked atrocious when seen together! That lead me to a nice, cohesive collection of colors that look smashing together:
The plummage and face details will be added when I'm actually working with the glass, but it's fun to play with the different options in Illustrator. I'm still going to make my previously mentioned "favorite" color combos (a few are below), but I'll make them as one-offs/limited editions and sell them at Art Star as well as on my own site.
Hope you all have a sunny holiday weekend ahead!
As mentioned in a previous post, I've spent little time at the studio this week due to Justin's day-job responsibilities. But that means I get to focus more effort on computer work that I can do around the house. I have managed to nail down a family of colors for the ornaments I'll be adding to my site later this year. At first I was just imagining my favorite color combinations, but they looked atrocious when seen together! That lead me to a nice, cohesive collection of colors that look smashing together:
The plummage and face details will be added when I'm actually working with the glass, but it's fun to play with the different options in Illustrator. I'm still going to make my previously mentioned "favorite" color combos (a few are below), but I'll make them as one-offs/limited editions and sell them at Art Star as well as on my own site.
Hope you all have a sunny holiday weekend ahead!
Tuesday, May 19
Blog press!
Happy Owl Glassworks was mentioned today on Meighan's lovely blog, My Love for You is a Stampede of Horses! Check out the site here...
Her site is full of people and work that I adore--please check it out if you care to be inspired! Thanks Meighan!
One more thing: I am swooning over this little owl:
I can't recall where I first found the link (was it on Flickr?) since I've been online too much lately. But boy, he's cute!
Her site is full of people and work that I adore--please check it out if you care to be inspired! Thanks Meighan!
One more thing: I am swooning over this little owl:
I can't recall where I first found the link (was it on Flickr?) since I've been online too much lately. But boy, he's cute!
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