12.23.2009 :: (brrrrrrrr...)
Hi all, hope everyone is doing well and you're all getting into the holiday spirit.
If you are on facebook, I just made a new album with inspirations for my next project.
You can also become a facebook fan.
Okay, that's it. Go back to making gingerbread men, stringing popcorn on the tree, and sitting by the fire contemplating how lucky we are to have the opportunity to experience such joy in out lives.
Happy Holidays Everyone!
♥ Marc (Ain Soph Aur)
If you are on facebook, I just made a new album with inspirations for my next project.
You can also become a facebook fan.
Okay, that's it. Go back to making gingerbread men, stringing popcorn on the tree, and sitting by the fire contemplating how lucky we are to have the opportunity to experience such joy in out lives.
Happy Holidays Everyone!
♥ Marc (Ain Soph Aur)
Labels: Ain Soph Aur, updates
11.20.2009 :: long beach craft mafia trunk show OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE!
(click for print quality flier)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Steph Calvert
Long Beach Craft Mafia & Hearts and Laserbeams
Phone: 714-655-5272
Email: heartsandlaserbeams@gmail.com
Store Contact: Jennifer Hill
Songbird – Location of Trunk Show
Phone: 562-439-4444 (store) 562-212-2256 (cell)
Email: thehillhut@verizon.net
Store Contact: Shea Gauer
Open – Location of Free Craft Workshops
Phone: 562-499-OPEN
Email: open@thestoryofopen.com
4TH STREET HOSTS FIRST LONG BEACH CRAFT MAFIA TRUNK SHOW
10 indie crafters come together to fill all your holiday shopping needs.
Long Beach, CA, USA – November 15, 2009 – Long Beach Craft Mafia will set up temporary shop at gift shops Songbird and Open for their first group trunk show on Saturday, December 12, 2009. The all-day affair will take place from 10:30am – 7pm, and will feature a raffle, free workshops, bake sale, and a truly unique assortment of handmade items by some of the best indie crafters Long Beach has to offer.
This location is the perfect fit for the group - “Songbird is a gift store that has something for everyone -- it is ‘cheep’ and cheerful, with bright colors and fun, quirky gifts for all,” Jennifer Hill (owner of Songbird) says, “I love the entire craft movement, and get inspired by being around other crafty and creative people.”
The holiday gift boutique will be set up at Songbird, at the corner of Junipero and 4th. You can pick up presents for everyone on your list, including hand-stitched felt dinosaurs and cacti by Lexi Lee of Little Bit, fashion items by Marc Anthony Coronado of Ain Soph Aur, upcycled and laminated map wallets by Kelso of Kelso Doesnt Dance, funky one of a kind jewelry by Jen of RadCo and Nicole Montoya, crayon sculptures and food-themed hats by Tamara Zielinski of CrayonFawn (as recently seen on Entertainment Tonight!) and much, much more. The emphasis is on handmade items you can’t find at the mall, presented by the artisans that created these original pieces.
“Retro Row is THE Long Beach destination for independent and innovative design,” shares Liz Abbot of Leatherette Heart (www.leatheretteheart.etsy.com),” a lot of us have merch in stores there. It’s totally fitting that the Long Beach Craft Mafia bust out their first trunk show in this area. I know when I get my shop on, it’s on 4th Street.”
When you’ve finished shopping the boutique at Songbird, picked up a delicious snack from new member Janice Sprenger at the bake sale there and entered to win the raffle prize (a free gift basket full of goodies from Long Beach Craft Mafia members), take a short walk down 4th Street to Open for some hands-on workshops. The free classes will be held from 12-4pm, and will include quickie fun crafts for all ages. New member Klai Brown’s paper fan workshop and founding member Steph Calvert of Hearts and Laserbeams’ papercrafted greeting cards are sure to be a hit with all experience levels, including eager kids and unsure adults looking to get their crafting feet wet.
“I’ve been a Long Beach Craft Mafia member since early 2007,” Steph Calvert of Hearts and Laserbeams (www.heartsandlaserbeams.com) says, “and I feel like our group has really grown by leaps and bounds in the past few months. We’re reaching out to the community through our monthly get-togethers, and folks have responded really positively. With our trunk show and crafty workshop extravaganza on December 12th, we’re all just really excited to help bring the indie craft scene into the spotlight and to encourage folks to buy handmade this (and every) holiday season.”
The first Craft Mafia (www.craftmafia.com) was founded in 2003 by nine crafty buisness women in Austin, Texas. The group originally came together through a shared love for craft, DIY ethics and mutual respect. As the Craft Mafia developed it became a forum for networking, promotion and shared ideas. Since it's development in Austin, other Mafias have popped up accross the globe. The Long Beach Craft Mafia is a southern California chapter of the world-wide Craft Mafia group. The local chapter exists as a marketing and networking tool for local independant arts and crafts businesses. Membership provides opportunities for growing members' individual businesses through participating in craft shows, hosting events for the community, and sharing information about arts and craft techniques as well as successfully running a do-it yourself style business.
The Long Beach Craft Mafia holiday trunk show takes place on Saturday, December 12, 2009. The bake sale, raffle and holiday shopping will take place from 10:30am to 7pm at Songbird, at 2240 East 4th Street, Long Beach, CA 90814, and the free craft workshops will take place from noon to 4pm at Open, at 2226 East 4th Street, Long Beach, CA 90814.
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For more information on the Long Beach Craft Mafia and its members: www.longbeachcraftmafia.com
Contact: longbeachcraftmafia@gmail.com
Phone: 714-655-5272
Labels: long beach craft mafia, members, party, press, shows, updates
11.11.2009 :: we feel fine book preview is live!
OMG guys! i'm super excited to share that a photo i put up on a blog post years ago has been selected for inclusion in the upcoming book "we feel fine: an almanac of human emotion".
you can read the whole story about how this happened by clicking here!
and you can read the original blog post they found my photo in here.
you can check out the preview of the book by clicking here, and can preorder a copy here.
i'm just a chock full of superexcited links! hooray!!!
you can read the whole story about how this happened by clicking here!
and you can read the original blog post they found my photo in here.
you can check out the preview of the book by clicking here, and can preorder a copy here.
i'm just a chock full of superexcited links! hooray!!!
Labels: hearts and laserbeams, press, updates
6.05.2008 :: meet our newest members!!!
did you know long beach craft mafia has a bunch of new members? let's meet em together!
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crayon fawn does all kinds of crafts, including these badass fawn sculptures made of real crayons!
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handmade by me makes totally awesome plush animals, handmade books and more!
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kelso doesn't dance creates fabulous bags of all shapes and colors, and they're supercute to boot!
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kumkulove does all sorts of differnt crafts, too! check out some sweet plush critters she's made:
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and last but not least, leatherette heart makes totally rockin apparel!
and there you have it! be sure to check out all the latest updates on our website,have a great night and stay crafty!
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crayon fawn does all kinds of crafts, including these badass fawn sculptures made of real crayons!
*****
handmade by me makes totally awesome plush animals, handmade books and more!
*****
kelso doesn't dance creates fabulous bags of all shapes and colors, and they're supercute to boot!
*****
kumkulove does all sorts of differnt crafts, too! check out some sweet plush critters she's made:
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and last but not least, leatherette heart makes totally rockin apparel!
and there you have it! be sure to check out all the latest updates on our website,have a great night and stay crafty!
:: and we're back!!!!
turns out the little thing that made the blog page say coming soon again was we had changed a password and that was it! so simple and easy!
be sure to check back often as long beach craft mafia starts blogging regularly about upcoming events, crafty websites to check out, and all around fun times!
i'll get the ball rolling by alerting you to the fact that updates will be all over the website later tonight, including an introduction to our newest members! stay tuned!
be sure to check back often as long beach craft mafia starts blogging regularly about upcoming events, crafty websites to check out, and all around fun times!
i'll get the ball rolling by alerting you to the fact that updates will be all over the website later tonight, including an introduction to our newest members! stay tuned!
Labels: updates