tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301251732024-03-13T14:43:23.420-07:00what do bears write about?sawdust bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03381984954737389164noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30125173.post-5857173504734133922008-03-04T11:14:00.000-08:002008-03-04T11:17:41.152-08:00The strangelittlebearblog has moved to <a href="http://strangelittlebear.com/blog/">http://strangelittlebear.com/blog/</a> !<br /><br />Please update your bookmarks, if you bookmarked at all. Thanks!sawdust bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03381984954737389164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30125173.post-59158633793032851962007-12-02T17:34:00.001-08:002007-12-02T17:34:42.965-08:00bunny ears.I was bored today, and ended up attacking a hoodie - it now has bunny ears and an octopus patch(that I got in a recent <a href="http://homeofthesampler.com">Sampler</a>, but I don't know who made it!) that I coloured with markers. The ears aren't a perfect olive green match, but that's what happens when your fabric choices are limited to your laundry basket.<br /><br /><img src="http://strangelittlebear.com/pictures/bunnyears.jpg" /><br /><br />My mirror is not as dirty as it looks.sawdust bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03381984954737389164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30125173.post-47160200866295081492007-08-28T00:34:00.001-07:002007-08-28T00:36:37.298-07:00HAM.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7waYwvk4xBA/RtPQV5Z-I-I/AAAAAAAAAAU/y3okE8X3IIg/s1600-h/HAM.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7waYwvk4xBA/RtPQV5Z-I-I/AAAAAAAAAAU/y3okE8X3IIg/s320/HAM.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5103651877346485218" border="0" /></a><br />Because sometimes, you just have to make something really goofy.<br /><br />I'm off to Burning Man tomorrow. If you see this chalkboard around, it's my camp.sawdust bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03381984954737389164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30125173.post-49340330933288869032007-08-23T16:00:00.000-07:002007-08-23T16:08:00.008-07:00the laramie project<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7waYwvk4xBA/Rs4S-5Z-I9I/AAAAAAAAAAM/JpdVOk_z0jQ/s1600-h/laramie1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7waYwvk4xBA/Rs4S-5Z-I9I/AAAAAAAAAAM/JpdVOk_z0jQ/s320/laramie1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102036299628291026" border="0" /></a><br />I never actually took any pictures of The Laramie Project, which I designed in February at Whittier College. I found a picture of it on FaceBook, though.<br /><br />It's designed with stock seating platforms and legs - I wanted a disjointed sterility to it all. We had planned on adding more "human" elements to it with chairs and lighting and other such props, but it didn't end up happening. There were bare lightbulbs above the stage- "the lights of Laramie." It was all very simple, but I think it worked well.sawdust bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03381984954737389164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30125173.post-4797073147735779792007-08-15T18:15:00.000-07:002007-08-15T18:16:05.935-07:00romeo and julietTwelve hours at the theatre today and I am so sore. Still, this show got changed over from Shrew in a week and a half, and that is pretty awesome. My tech director kicks ass(I'm not just saying that because he may eventually read this).<br /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.strangelittlebear.com/theatre/juliet%20-%2012.jpg" /><br />setting up. if you look closely, you can almost hear stage technicians cursing my name.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.strangelittlebear.com/theatre/juliet%20-%2013.jpg" /><br />preset.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.strangelittlebear.com/theatre/juliet%20-%2017.jpg" /><br />This picture makes my set look like Shrew.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.strangelittlebear.com/theatre/juliet%20-%2023.jpg" /><br />this is the first romeo I've ever seen look awesome with his shirt off.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.strangelittlebear.com/theatre/juliet%20-%2025.jpg" /><br />I keel you.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.strangelittlebear.com/theatre/juliet%20-%2027.jpg" /><br />Dead people.sawdust bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03381984954737389164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30125173.post-73309848176874479442007-08-07T23:16:00.000-07:002007-08-15T18:17:35.069-07:00my apartment and taming of the shrew<br /><br /><img src="http://www.strangelittlebear.com/apartment/IMG_9767.jpg" /><br />This was the wall I fell in love with.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.strangelittlebear.com/apartment/IMG_9769.jpg" /><br />All that stuff is built in. Cute.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.strangelittlebear.com/apartment/IMG_9770.jpg" /><br />Yes, the kitchen has pink accents.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.strangelittlebear.com/apartment/IMG_9772.jpg" /><br />Did you really think I was kidding when I said "my bathroom is ugly"?<br /><br /><br />Okay, this is the last time I post stuff from Shrew - but the set's actually completed here!<br /><br /><img src="http://www.strangelittlebear.com/theatre/IMG_9598.jpg" /><br />I'm really fond of that underwear.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.strangelittlebear.com/theatre/IMG_9732.jpg" /><br />Yay, stagehands.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.strangelittlebear.com/theatre/IMG_9745.jpg" /><br />The joint compound does look like zombie claw marks.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.strangelittlebear.com/theatre/IMG_9748.jpg" /><br />Because lighting designers make things purple and pretty.sawdust bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03381984954737389164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30125173.post-7909413258541195362007-07-05T01:52:00.000-07:002007-07-05T01:56:32.064-07:00theatre workI'm sorry I haven't posted much about crafty stuff! I've been busy this summer with theatre work, and so my crafty sewing time has been being spent out in the hot sun painting sets. I love it.<br /><br />Here are some pictures from Taming of the Shrew, which I designed(and painted) the set for at Shakespeare Orange County.<br /><br /><img src="http://strangelittlebear.com/theatre/shrewprogress1.jpg" /><br />That's Shrew so far. I'm scrambling to paint it before opening next week.<br /><br /><lj-cut text="more pictures from Shrew!"><br />All the stuff that might look somewhat scaffoldingish is intentional. The set build actually is complete.<br /><img src="http://strangelittlebear.com/theatre/shrewprogress2.jpg" /><br /><br />Walls. With plants.<br /><img src="http://strangelittlebear.com/theatre/shrewprogress3.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://strangelittlebear.com/theatre/shrewprogress4.jpg" /><br /><br />My really cute paint assistant, Katie.<br /><img src="http://strangelittlebear.com/theatre/shrewprogress5.jpg" /><br /><br />A couple bannerish drops<br /><img src="http://strangelittlebear.com/theatre/shrewprogress6.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://strangelittlebear.com/theatre/shrewprogress7.jpg" /><br /><br />This is me and a doughnut.<br /><img src="http://strangelittlebear.com/theatre/shrewprogress8.jpg" /><br /><br />The best thing about working outdoors is shirtless carpenters.<br /><img src="http://strangelittlebear.com/theatre/shrewprogress9.jpg" /><br /><br /></lj-cut><br /><br />I love summer.sawdust bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03381984954737389164noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30125173.post-79519611186958083142007-05-21T00:26:00.001-07:002007-05-21T00:26:35.729-07:00alien! bunny!Hi guys, I made an alien bunny.<br /><br /><img src="http://strangelittlebear.com/notbear/alienbunny1.jpg" border="1" /><br /><br />He has a nubby tail.<br /><br /><img src="http://strangelittlebear.com/notbear/alienbunny2.jpg" border="1" />sawdust bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03381984954737389164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30125173.post-9682093278785172352007-03-10T19:53:00.000-08:002007-03-10T19:54:09.941-08:00Playing the Saw - part 1So, I got my bow today, and thus begins another possibly tragic musical journey. For anyone who isn't aready privy to my musical background, I'm a terrible musician. I have attempted to play five instruments, with formal classes in three of them(organ, classical guitar, drums), required classes for another(the recorder) and a somewhat involuntary assignment in a marching band for the last(the melodica). Perhaps it is only normal for a pair of chinese parents to really want their kid to play an instrument well, thus my parentally enforced affairs with numerous musical instruments, but I sorta, kinda, really do want to learn how to play something. They did give up on me eventually, and besides a half hearted stab at the violin, my brother didn't turn out to be a musical prodigy either.<br /><br />Oh, and to throw something else into the mix, I'm slightly tone deaf. Not badly. I put in two years as a sound technician, with some freelance stuff afterwards, and I don't recall ever being cursed off the board during a sound check. So, I'm a bad musician, but I haven't given up hope.<br /><br />So, why the saw? Well, first, it seemed interesting, and watching/listening to Irina Bjorklund play it was pretty rad. Secondly, it wasn't much of a monetary investment. Third, if I really fuck up, I'm still left with something with purpose. I mean, it's a saw. It cuts wood.<br /><br />After reading a couple articles, I decided it was unnecessary to purchase an actual musical saw until I was capable of soliciting some sort of sound out of a ordinary tool. So, for now, I am armed with a 26 inch Stanley handsaw, a cheap cello bow and a chunk of rosin.<br /><br />So, things I've managed to do so far in regards to my new hobby.<br /><br />- I got it to make noise. It's not a terribly pleasant noise. It's relatively high pitched, and prolonged. I'm working on this.<br /><br />- I stabbed my left thumb and scratched the top of my right hand. I then decided that taping the side of the saw with teeth would be a fairly wise move.<br /><br />- I trimmed the edge off a shelf. No really, it needed to be trimmed.<br /><br />More updates as time permits.sawdust bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03381984954737389164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30125173.post-83642285277527836422007-02-10T15:20:00.000-08:002007-02-10T15:22:16.528-08:00Tim.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://strangelittlebear.com/images/medium/tim_02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://strangelittlebear.com/images/medium/tim_02.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://strangelittlebear.com/images/medium/tim_01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://strangelittlebear.com/images/medium/tim_01.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>This is Tim. I'm not certain what sort of creature he is, but he has tadpole-esque qualities. Made from a couple recycled sweaters.sawdust bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03381984954737389164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30125173.post-1161326027201668472006-10-19T23:33:00.000-07:002007-01-06T14:29:15.260-08:00CRAFT Magazine.I was lucky enough to get an advance copy of CRAFT magazine - and it's pretty awesome. Given, I also typed up most of this post, forgot about it for a couple months, and now the magazine is on shelves at every bookstore worth your time, so go read it.<br /><br />CRAFT is by the same folks who gave us MAKE Magazine, and while MAKE still satisfies my tinkering compulsions more, CRAFT acknowledges my inherent need for some sort of non Martha artistic domesticity. My favourite project in this issue is the electric tank top - a tank top with programmable LED's. Other spiffy projects include an underwear wallet and an embroidered skateboard. Like MAKE, the best thing about CRAFT is that while it provides detailed instructions on how to recreate their projects, the ideas behind them are inherently interesting and novel enough to teach the ingenious crafter a bunch of easily adaptable ideas.<br /><br />So, yes. CRAFT rocks. Check out their <a href="http://craftzine.com/">website</a> for a bunch of craft related news and exclusive projects!sawdust bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03381984954737389164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30125173.post-1160969652481718152006-10-15T20:25:00.000-07:002006-10-15T20:34:12.503-07:00Estella!Estella is the bear that I created for the <a href="http://neststudio.typepad.com/morphe">Morphe II</a> show in Australia! It was put on by the very awesome Carly of <a href="http://neststudio.typepad.com">Nest Studio</a> who makes very charming stuffed toys with some of the most delectable fabric I've ever seen. <br /><br />Estella is made from felted cashmere and really likes gelato.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.oddhatter.net/strangelittlebear/bears/estella1.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://www.oddhatter.net/strangelittlebear/bears/estella2.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://www.oddhatter.net/strangelittlebear/bears/estella3.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://www.oddhatter.net/strangelittlebear/bears/estella4.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://www.oddhatter.net/strangelittlebear/bears/estella5.jpg" /><br /><br />Estella was sold at the show, but you can buy some of the other <a href="http://neststudio.typepad.com/photos/morphe_ii/index.html">Morphe II</a> toys at Carly's Morphe store!<br /><br />In non-bear related news, here's are a couple picture of my most recent scenic design. It's for a show called The Cannibals. It was definitely a change from things like...making bears!<br /><br /><img src="http://www.oddhatter.net/theatre/scenic/cannibals1.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://www.oddhatter.net/theatre/scenic/cannibals5.jpg" /><br /><br />I always find it interesting to see art in other mediums from artists that are generally known for working with fabric. It is always fascinating to me to see how much or how little of their fabric sculpture aesthetic passes through.sawdust bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03381984954737389164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30125173.post-1160958419697675602006-10-15T17:25:00.000-07:002006-10-15T17:26:59.706-07:00heart cards!I sent in 25 of my heart cards to the October <a href="http://homeofthesampler.com">Sampler</a>!<br /><br /><img src="http://www.homeofthesampler.com/gallery/0610/strangelittlebear.jpg" /><br /><br />If you're a lucky subscriber or fellow contributor, you might get one! Otherwise, you can just buy them from me.=)sawdust bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03381984954737389164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30125173.post-1159164981329675762006-09-24T23:16:00.000-07:002006-09-24T23:16:21.340-07:00Winter is coming. I know it just transitioned to fall, but winter is always close on its heels.<br /><div><br />I like winter. Winter brings shorter days, and I always spend more time thinking, because night always inspires such.<br /><br />I hope that with this coming winter, I retain the courage to make the changes in my life that I desperately want to make.<br /><br />I hope to sleep in occasionally. Under a pile of warm blankets.<br /><br />I hope to have a couple hours in the evening to read on my couch with a mug of hot apple cider.<br /><br />I hope to be forgiven.<br /><br />I hope to be older, and mostly wiser.<br /><br />I hope that I will not disappoint you. And you. And you.<br /><br />I hope that you will not be angry at me.<br /><br />I hope that I find really cute flat shoes.<br /><br />I hope that you will learn to see me as a person.<br /><br />I hope to get through this stack of half read books.<br /><br />I hope to finish this project-in-limbo.And this one. And this one.<br /><br />I hope that you will always be my friend.<br /><br />I hope that I will resolve this. You know, this.<br /><br />I hope to look certain failure in the eye and march towards it with a measure of heroic futility.<br /><br />I live in California. It is always a faux-winter. Still, some things are worth hoping for.</div>sawdust bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03381984954737389164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30125173.post-1157953240578899642006-09-10T22:38:00.000-07:002006-09-10T22:40:40.593-07:00craftypod, yay!<span style="font-size:85%;">If you've ever wanted to listen to me ramble on about my bears and the difference between art and craft, my interview with the awesome Diane as part of the Craftypreneur series on Craftypod is up!<br /><br /><a href="http://craftypod.wordpress.com/">Check it out!</a><br /><br />I had such a fun time talking with Diane and she edited out most of the dumb things I said!<br /></span>sawdust bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03381984954737389164noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30125173.post-1157522580299867802006-09-05T23:02:00.000-07:002006-09-05T23:03:00.313-07:00this is a little bit about steve irwin and a little more about my grandmother.<span style="font-size:85%;">I'm going to preface this by saying that this post, while going to be mostly about my grandmother, was very much prompted by the recent demise of Steve Irwin. I thought Steve Irwin would live forever. And a stingray! A stingray. This was a man who wrestled with crocodiles, and he was killed by a stingray.<br /></span><div><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />One of the things I've been hearing people say the most in regards to that is "At least he died doing what he loved". Screw that. I don't want to die doing what I love. I love my job too, but I sure as hell don't want to die in any of the imaginary scenarios that I just concocted in my head. I'd rather die old and senile and a burden to the people I love at age 90, than die in a freak paint frame accident at 24.<br /><br />Anyway, thinking about Steve Irwin made me think of my grandmother, who was wonderful woman who died before anyone thought she would. She was past the age of 80, sure, but she was so vibrant, and beautiful that I didn't even think she was old, and certainly not likely to die. Danila assigned us this project to create an art piece about my grandmother, and I started working on it today. It's not evolving the way I want it too. It's still a little repressed, but it's the most I can manage for now. It's a vague representation of a baby blanket, sewn in a deconstructed crazy quilt style. It has paper cranes sewn into it.<br /><br />My grandmother taught me how to make paper cranes. I think I could fold a paper crane before I learned how to read. Knitting, tea and certain people calm me, but the first thing I inevitably do if I'm stressed out and there's paper around is fold a paper crane. It's almost subconscious. I fold them when I'm not stressed too.<br /><br />My grandmother was a very traditional woman. She believed that I should learn how to sew, and crochet and cook(I learned two of the three - I can't crochet). She believed that there were just certain things that a girl should learn, such as how to address her elders properly, how to behave in the presence of men, and how to be...well, a good chinese woman. At the same time, she never believed that a woman's place was in the kitchen or in any way subservient to men. Her relationship with my grandfather was undeniably equal. I think that if she were still alive, she would be the only one out of my extended family who would be happy for me and what I'm choosing to do with my life. She probably wouldn't give me crap for not dating good chinese boys either, and certainly not for not marrying them by now.<br /><br />She never stopped my parents from punishing me. She would watch quietly, as they administered the cane, and then when she felt it was enough, she would pull them aside quietly, without drama or hysterics, and merely say "that should be enough". She stayed with us a lot when I was younger, but she never interfered with the way my mother chose to run her household, even if she didn't always agree.<br /><br />She would insist that her mother was actually Japanese, although none of my other relatives believed it because of a long standing grudge against the Japanese. My mom believes it and I believe it. She was the least racist of them all.<br /><br />She taught me how to sew, but she never insisted that I sew what everyone else thought I should. I made toys. Useless things. She let me. She taught me the rules that a woman should live by, and then whispered in my ear that rules were meant to be broken.<br /><br />And she taught me how to make paper cranes. She taught me that something as ordinary and ephemeral as a receipt, or a chocolate wrapper or a scribbled on post-it note could become something else. Something sorta pretty. I've tried to figure out other origami things, but I keep on coming back to paper cranes. We can probably take it as a metaphor for the fact that the simplest, boring most humble objects can be always be transformed into something else, but I suppose what it really comes down to is that she taught me how to fold paper cranes and I still do it all the time and I really think that my grandmother was one of the most awesome women to have ever existed. But it didn't stop her from dying and I feel stupid for feeling angry about it. She died what - seven years ago? - and I'm still angry about it.</span></div><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span>sawdust bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03381984954737389164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30125173.post-1157410863931186162006-09-04T15:59:00.000-07:002006-09-04T16:01:03.943-07:00quick updateJust wanted to let y'all know that I'm alive and well. School has started up again which is making everything a little bit crazy, especially when you throw work and personal projects in the mix.<br /><br />I have a couple bears waiting to be photographed and put up on the site, so that'll be coming soon. And some new not-necessarily-bear items are coming soon that I'm very excited about!sawdust bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03381984954737389164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30125173.post-1155780683853669072006-08-16T19:09:00.000-07:002006-08-16T19:12:23.200-07:00watercolour experiments...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://oddhatter.net/art/original/sandwich.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://oddhatter.net/art/original/sandwich.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://oddhatter.net/art/original/nothing.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://oddhatter.net/art/original/nothing.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>I have a stupid crush on a boy. He knows I like him, but I don't think he knows I <span style="font-style: italic;">like</span> him. Bah.sawdust bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03381984954737389164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30125173.post-1155446964174753892006-08-12T22:19:00.000-07:002006-08-12T22:35:52.730-07:00I've also updated <a href="http://strangelittlebear.com/">Strange Little Bear</a> with my <a href="http://strangelittlebear.com/heartcards.html">heart cards</a>!<br /><br />They're pretty cute, I think.<br /><br />(<a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_item.php?listing_id=377878">they can also be purchased though etsy, if you prefer</a>)<br /><br />I went to <a href="http://feltclub.com">Felt Club</a> today, and it was pretty awesome, as usual. I bought a gorgeous, perfectly sized hand bound book from <a href="http://www.brokenpressstudio.com/">Broken Press Studio</a> and a really cute needle case from Wendy, from <a href="http://feltclub.com/ven_sing.php">The Singing Librarian</a> and some buttons from <a href="http://www.sewingstars.com/">sewing stars</a>.<br /><br />I also got to talk to the awesome Silvia from <a href="http://www.chebang.net/">Chebang!</a> who told me about the wonders of shrinky dinks! She ran a workshop at 2, but I had to be off by then...still, the strange little bear shrinky dink experiments are forthcoming!<br /><br />In a somewhat oddly coincidental turn of events, Wendy asked me about the <a href="http://www.oddica.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=37">shirt I was wearing</a>, which led me to singing the praises of <a href="http://www.oddica.com/">Oddica</a>, my new favourite t-shirt site. Anyway, I also mentioned that one of my favourite artists, and felt-clubber, Jordan Crane, had a design up and that I really liked it...and Wendy points to the lovely woman next to her and says "Haha! This is his wife." Who then says - "Oh, we have tons of those shirts! Do you want one?" So, I now have <a href="http://www.oddica.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=7">this awesome shirt</a> that I would have bought off the website the next time I decided to buy clothing. I'll probably buy one as a gift, anyhow.<br /><br />So, yeah, it was a pretty cool day.sawdust bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03381984954737389164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30125173.post-1155326242847405912006-07-08T12:55:00.000-07:002006-08-11T13:42:38.276-07:00Felt Club!<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/94104230@N00/185195516/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/47/185195516_f32bb82e96_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" > <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/94104230@N00/185195516/">mybooth</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/94104230@N00/">strangelittlebear</a>. </span></div>So, Felt Club was awesome. I sold stuff, I gave out lots of business cards, I talked to lots of people and it was just so damn cool.<br /><br />I finally met <lj user="frogchildren"><a href="http://frogchildren.com">Kevin</a>! I didn't recognise him, he had to go "You're Shing right? I'm Kevin Hanna." Duh. His kids are super adorable(and his wife is a crafty type and may do a future Felt Club. Yay!). My roommates came and so did Ryan and Shaun from downstairs, and Lindsay and Olivia, and I'm excited and happy that my friends showed up!<br /><br />I'll write more later!</lj>sawdust bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03381984954737389164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30125173.post-1151019792137453762006-06-22T16:42:00.000-07:002006-06-22T16:43:12.136-07:00egg pillow<img src="http://oddhatter.net/strangelittlebear//notbear/oops1.jpg" /><br /><br />Another stuffed thing for the Gathering. It's called "Oops." <br /><br />Get it? Get it? gargoyles lay eggs and so...ah, nevermind.sawdust bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03381984954737389164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30125173.post-1151021188478000032006-06-14T17:05:00.000-07:002006-06-22T17:06:28.480-07:00Just a quick post to let you all know that <a href="http://strangelittlebear.com">strange little bear</a> and I have been accepted to the July 8th <a href="http://www.feltclub.com/">Felt Club</a>! Apparently another vendor had scheduling issues, and I was top of the fill in list! It's a craft show in Hollywood and I'm going to start panicking about getting enough stuff together, being good enough and getting all my promotional material together...right....now.<br /><br /><center><br /><img src="http://oddhatter.net/strangelittlebear/fc_295x130.gif" /><br /></center>sawdust bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03381984954737389164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30125173.post-1151021277713243982006-06-12T17:07:00.000-07:002006-06-22T17:07:57.713-07:00Eggplant, the bear(from summer 2005).Robyn sent me pictures of Eggplant, a bear I made in Vermont and gave to her. He's my last completely handsewn bear and stuffed with goodness knows what(a lot of dryer lint and scrap fabric, I think).<br /><br />This is my favourite picture of any of my bears.<br /><img src="http://oddhatter.net/strangelittlebear/bears/eggplant2.jpg" /><br /><br /><lj-cut text="two more pictures of Eggplant"><br /><img src="http://oddhatter.net/strangelittlebear/bears/eggplant1.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://oddhatter.net/strangelittlebear/bears/eggplant3.jpg" /><br />He has weird feet!<br /></lj-cut><br /><br />I'm going to make more vegetable/fruit themed bears in the future...even though I should be making more gargoyles! Aaaaaa.sawdust bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03381984954737389164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30125173.post-1151021347968776722006-06-06T17:08:00.000-07:002006-06-22T17:09:07.970-07:00elsie, the gargoyleThis is Elsie. Elsie is a shy little gargoyle with self esteem issues. However, today she is going to ask her crush out to the prom!<br /><br />I swear, I'm going to end up creating a series of gargoyle stuffed animals based on my high school experiences. Actually, I wasn't terribly shy in high school and I NEVER asked my crush to the prom.<br /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.oddhatter.net/strangelittlebear/bears/elsie3.jpg" /><br /><br /><lj-cut text="four more pictures of what was tim-the-gargoyle-but-now-elsie-the-gargoyle"><br /><img src="http://www.oddhatter.net/strangelittlebear/bears/elsie1.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://www.oddhatter.net/strangelittlebear/bears/elsie2.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://www.oddhatter.net/strangelittlebear/bears/elsie4.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://www.oddhatter.net/strangelittlebear/bears/elsie5.jpg" /><br /></lj-cut><br /><br />I started out with the intention of making cure plush versions of the Gargoyles canon characters. Hahaha, yeah right. As if I could ever develop that much attention to detail. I couldn't even remember what colour <a href="http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/g/goliathgarg.htm">Goliath</a> was(I couldn't remmeber if he was purple or blue. apparently it's a purplybluey.).sawdust bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03381984954737389164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30125173.post-1151021411371743512006-06-02T17:09:00.000-07:002006-06-22T17:10:53.013-07:00Stormy, the bearSummer vacation has technically started. Yesterday was the first day I really had to stop and actually think and do things I wanted to do. Well, I did have to run over to the middle school and lubricate some swivel casters with PAM(yes, I would have preferred WD-40), but other than that, it was a nice day for me. Today, I have a strike, but I don't have to begin thinking about that quite yet.<br /><br />I made another bear recently!<br /><br /><br /><lj-cut text="more of Stormy, the cold weather bear"><br /><br /><img src="http://www.oddhatter.net/strangelittlebear/bears/stormy1.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://www.oddhatter.net/strangelittlebear/bears/stormy2.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://www.oddhatter.net/strangelittlebear/bears/stormy3.jpg" /><br /><br /></lj-cut><br /><br />His name is Stormy and he wears scarves a lot. Too bad he lives in Southern California.sawdust bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03381984954737389164noreply@blogger.com0