Archive for April, 2009

Meet Sherry Insley, Dandelion Blu

Thursday, April 30, 2009 21:41 No Comments

Artist Sherry Insley resides in Charm City with a menagerie of rescued animals and one very patient husband. Sherry graduated with an MFA in photography and digital arts from MICA. As a practicing artist and educator, she has taught art and photography for several years in the Baltimore area. Self described as a [...]

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Meet Jaime Zollars

Thursday, April 30, 2009 21:39 No Comments

Jaime Zollars is an artist inspired by flea markets, fairy tales, and Flemish painters. She creates collage and acrylic paintings for children’s books, magazines, and gallery walls. She has been featured in many books and publications, including Communication Arts, DPI magazine, and Taschen’s Illustration Now. She also teaches illustration at the Maryland Institute [...]

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Last Day to Register Online

Thursday, April 30, 2009 14:09 No Comments

Online registration for the Summit of Awesome will end at 10 p.m. tonight. So, register now!
We will have a very limited number of on-site registrations available (Miss Pixies – 1626 14th St, NW, Washington, DC 20009 ),
but we expect the Summit to sell out very quickly. If you want to be sure to get [...]

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Summit of Awesome in the Virtual Labs!

Thursday, April 30, 2009 10:31 No Comments

For those who can’t make the Summit of Awesome in person, you can still get a dose of awesome in the Etsy Virtual Labs.
The following sessions will be in the Labs on the listed date and time. Hope to see you there!
Friday May 1:
11:30 am – What’s a Social Network and How to use [...]

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Meet Kasey and Kelly, Biggs and Featherbelle

Wednesday, April 29, 2009 22:50 No Comments

Biggs & Featherbelle began in January 2003. A magazine article inspired the pair to make ‘melt and pour’ glycerin soaps as Christmas presents. With backgrounds in the Fine Arts and Fashion, the two had fun creating unique recipes, packaging and clever names for each item. The gifts were a big hit.
Their family had always been [...]

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Meet Sean Hennessey

Wednesday, April 29, 2009 21:38 No Comments

Sean Hennessey is a sculptor, painter, and glass artist. A graduate of Berea College, Sean worked in professional theatre for ten years and has bridged the theatre and fine arts community since moving to DC in 1997. His works have been seen in many contexts and venues including; The Shakespeare Theatre, The Kennedy Center, the [...]

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Meet Beth Baldwin, Tiger Flight

Wednesday, April 29, 2009 21:10 No Comments

Beth Baldwin is an artist and crafts person who lives in Washington DC. She comes from a long line of crafters, from toy makers to potters to quilters and kicks herself every day she didn’t ask more questions when she should have.

We are excited to have Beth teaching the Sew a Felt Broach workshop at [...]

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Mapping of the mind

Wednesday, April 29, 2009 12:33 No Comments

I usually try to find lesser known artists to feature here but with just finding out that I have missed the most recent solo show 0f artist Jessica Rankin I must celebrate her, her work, and her career in an attempt to make up for the fact that I missed her show.

Jessica as been a [...]

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