Traveling Artists Road Show

Monday, August 20, 2012

TARS Artist studio/clearance show Aug 25. Ferndale!

Don't forget. . THIS coming Saturday. . . the

Traveling Artists Roadshow Clearance sale.

Sat, Aug 25

10 am - 5 pm

486 Withington, Ferndale, MI

(1 block n/9 Mile - 2 blocks w/Woodward)

Cash only

jewelry, beads, stained glass, finished art, fabric, quilting magazines, rubber stamps, scrapbooking & lots more . . .

Monday, August 13, 2012

Quote of the Day:

"I'm creative...you can't expect me to be neat too!"

Anybody feel the same way??

Share your tips with us for keeping an organized creative space or

what prevents you from doing so. . .

Monday, August 6, 2012

Feature artist of the month: TEXTILE RECYCLER

	Textile Recycler started sewing at a very early age. With scraps of fabric from an aunt and cut off hems from dad's pants, the love affair with fabric began. She managed to get her hands on a sewing needle and thread and would sit for hours on the basement floor cutting, pinning, then hand sewing and ending up with really cool doll clothes. By the second grade it became clothes to wear and finally after getting a wonderful sewing machine lesson from a cousin, making all her own clothes by machine. As a recycler way back then, she couldn't stand to throw out a scrap. The scraps were too good and too pretty to toss. The mounding pile of garbage bags stored from 2nd to 12th grade had to get used or they'd be thrown out. So, the transition began, from clothing to quilts. Now all these many years later Textile Recycler is still making quilts, though now smaller art quilts, but still using scraps.. . her own and anyone else's that can't stand to see them by the road side on garbage day. In addition to the sewing, she packs a bigger bag of creative tricks these days . . . dyeing fabric, painting, stamping, silk screening, discharging, embellishing. . . you get the idea. . . It's been many decades since her love affair with fabric began, she is finally using up all of the bits and pieces of stuff that has been carefully and lovingly collected over the last 50+ years, all to create something that brings personal happiness. That is her spiritual and creative journey. Please join her on the journey and see her work at any one of the Traveling Artists Roadshow events. Please feel free to share how you use fabric in your art work.

Textile Recycler started sewing at a very early age. With scraps of fabric from an aunt and cut off hems from dad's pants, the love affair with fabric began.

She managed to get her hands on a sewing needle and thread and would sit for hours on the basement floor cutting, pinning, then hand sewing and ending up with really cool doll clothes. By the second grade it became clothes to wear and finally after getting a wonderful sewing machine lesson from a cousin, making all her own clothes by machine.

As a recycler way back then, she couldn't stand to throw out a scrap. The scraps were too good and too pretty to toss. The mounding pile of garbage bags stored from 2nd to 12th grade had to get used or they'd be thrown out. So, the transition began, from clothing to quilts.

Now all these many years later Textile Recycler is still making quilts, though now smaller art quilts, but still using scraps.. . her own and anyone else's that can't stand to see them by the road side on garbage day. In addition to the sewing, she packs a bigger bag of creative tricks these days . . . dyeing fabric, painting, stamping, silk screening, discharging, embellishing. . . you get the idea. . .

It's been many decades since her love affair with fabric began, she is finally using up all of the bits and pieces of stuff that has been carefully and lovingly collected over the last 50+ years, all to create something that brings personal happiness. That is her spiritual and creative journey. Please join her on the journey and see her work at any one of the Traveling Artists Roadshow events.

Please feel free to share how you use fabric in your art work.

Thursday, June 28, 2012

New show - July 28 - Ferndale

As you can see from the photos below, the last show was great! Aren't you sorry you missed it? Well, you don't have to miss another one. Mark July 28 on your calendar now so you don't forget. . . the planning has begun. . .

We'll have some really cool jewelry made from bottle caps . . . yes, I did say bottle caps! Plus jewelry with a vast array of beads, baubles, metals to suit every taste from conservative to funky.

We'll also have pillows & dolls from vintage textiles and painted shirts.

Oh, let's not forget the mix media sculptures, digital collage items and hand dyed fabrics.

There will also be upcycled clothing, tea cup night lights, hand dyed baby onsies, and really cool glass lawn ornaments that will catch the light at just the right angle and really dress up your garden.

This is just a partial list, so if you want to learn more, I guess you have to keep checking back and hmmmm, maybe there will be some photos, too!

Sat, July 28

272/274 East Oakridge

Ferndale

10-5 rain or shine

To join the group or for more info, please send email to: travelingartists@yahoo.com

Next show: Aug 25 . . Artist Garage Sale. . . art & craft supplies, discontinued items, books, magazines and more at sale prices. . .

Please leave a comment below to let us know if you are planning to attend. . .

Sunday, June 17, 2012

Roadshow Recap

June 9 was our first show. Wow. It was fun and hard work, and fun and hot, hot, hot - 90 degrees, ouch ... and - it was fun. We talked and showed our work and sold our work and decided that we can't wait for our next show. Our friends came to support us, strangers came after seeing our signs. Everyone had great things to say.

Here is just a bit of what we had to offer:

Cathy Kay had her really cute dresses, skirts, tops, pillows and dolls.

You can see more of her work at future Traveling Artists Roadshow events and occasionally at the Rust Belt Market in Ferndale.

David Lamberti showed some very cool tiles.. . faces & masks in rich colors like deep teal greens and browns.

Nell makes nightlights and more from vintage cups and saucers.

Shoppers found lots of goodies for themselves and gifts!

Textile Recycler dyes fabric, shirts, baby clothes and uses fabric and other items that might end up in the trash or landfills to create art quilts, pillows, dolls and more.

Twisted Couture makes jewelry with wire wrapping. Very pretty! Who doesn't love jewelry . . .

Dawn, AKA the Pink Lady makes cool jewelry as well, but at the show she brought her crocheted dolls. These babies are rather long and large, big enough to hug every day.

Dawn can also be found weekly at the Rust Belt Market in Ferndale.

Made by Marsha offer the coolest digital collage work, dolls, bookmarks, prints, cards, etc. Marsha can be found at shows around town and on her website.

Thanks to Marsha for the Roadshow idea and hosting the first show. Keep your eyes open for our winking artist signs. The arrows will point you to a show. . . and you never know. . . we may be in a your neighborhood soon.

In the near future we'll be offering chances to win some original art and how-to tips for creating it. So sign on as a follower of the blog to keep up to date with the group and be sure to like our Facebook Fan Page as well.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Traveling-Artists-Roadshow/168605706600644

Comments about the Roadshow and artists work is welcome!