Hobbes

since the plush you interview, i've gotten a number of emails asking for a picture of the Hobbes doll i made for my husband (then "just friend").



ye ask. ye shall receive.

if you haven't read the interview yet, here it is! Stay tuned for the slow reveal of the dolls that will be featured at Plush You this year...

spider

if no one in your life has been fortunate enough to know about this or forward it to you, consider yourself deprived of a good belly laugh... until now. my sister sent me this email exchange a long while ago and i laughed and laughed and laughed, because it is THAT funny.

i've toyed with the idea of sending drawings in the place of payments in the past, but i'm not sure it would be anywhere near as good.

see you for yourself here.

love notes....

Wanna guess?

Lots of great guesses so far, but no one's gotten it quite right yet.

Give it a try... The first person to get it right will win one!

So, what are they???
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Stupid

I know better. And now I will spend the rest of my vacation paying for my carelessness.
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Play ball!

Did this drawing last night... Now I'm gonna go throw a real one around. YAY vacation!

See you when I get back.
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Sumfin' new up my sleeve...

I've just started making something brand new, to add to the greenstarstudio product line. What could it be?

Think you know?
Post your guesses below. I'll be revealing the new somethings on Sept. 2nd. The first person to guess correctly WINS a "new something".
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Plush You Interview

it's only a few months away, and Kristen, over at Schmancy, is gearing up for Plush You with some interviews.... read mine
here.

Wanna learn something new?

You know what Fall means, right? Yep. Back to School.

You're never too old to learn some new tricks and this semester you can pick up some new tricks of your own.
I've been teaching Adult art courses at School 33 for the last few years and am happy to say I'll be back with another round of exciting classes to inspire even the MOST beginning of beginning students. I promise.

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Drawing with Light: Beginning Drawing for Adults & Teens

Learn to draw in 8 weeks! Even if you’ve never picked up a pencil before,
you’ll walk away with new skills & drawings you can be proud of.
This popular drawing class uses light, and simple observation techniques
anyone can employ to create confident & masterful drawings from the first
class!
Students will move sequentially through new concepts & techniques, beginning
with line drawings and concluding with complicated still lives and
interiors. Other coursework will include work with a live model &
portraiture.
Individual instruction and student centered lessons make this the perfect
class for the beginner AND the experienced artist looking to brush up on
basic skills.
Mondays 6:30- 9:30pm
Monday, August 17, 24, 31, Sept. 7, 14, 21, 28 and Oct. 5th
Class Cost: $180 plus materials
Instructor: Danamarie Hosler, www.greenstarstudio.com
contact: knitimal@gmail.com
Materials: compressed charcoal, vine charcoal, black ink, a sumi or
watercolor brush, charcoal pencil, HB & 2H pencil, micron pen, a sketchbook,
kneaded eraser, white rubber eraser, drawing paper (Roughly $50 for
materials)


Wednesday Night Whip Up!

Wish you could draw? Wonder what it would be like to paint? Intrigued by
printmaking? Popular Baltimore teacher, illustrator,
muralist & fiber artist Danamarie Hosler will lead students through a little
bit of everything. You'd be surprised what you can whip up in one night!

This 6 week course allows students to try their hand at a variety of
traditional & non-traditional art making techniques--- see what they like &
gain some new skills without having to commit to a single course of study.
Each night, students will be introduced to a new material & will leave with
a small piece of finished work! Learn how to use your new skills to make
great gifts & functional art.

A great way to spend a Wednesday night--- casual atmosphere, perfect for all
skill levels. And you don't need to invest in a bunch of stuff either,
because all materials are included!
Wednesdays 6:30- 9:30p,
Wednesday, August 26, Sept, 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30th
Class Cost: $160 (all materials included)
Instructor: Danamarie Hosler, www.greenstarstudio.com
contact: knitimal@gmail.com

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To register for classes, just email me!
AND, just for BEST Blog readers: sign up with a friends and you both get $15 class cost! Just register with the code: BEST15

PLUSH YOU 2009!

Plush You is just around the corner... and I'm in it!

What's Plush You, you say?
Plush You! is an annual exhibit that showcases plush creations from artists all over the globe. The first show was held at Schmancy in downtown Seattle in 2005. Since then, Plush You has grown tremendously. With a recent book from F+W Publications, an enormous list of applicants each year, as well as a second, 2008 show scheduled at Double Punch Gallery in San Francisco -- Plush You continues to show the world the impressive and boundless possibilities of plush!

And this year will be no exception. I took a year off from Plush You last year, and am SO excited to be a part of it again.

Most exciting?
This year i won't be exhibiting Knitimals, nope.
What then?

Ah ha!
Stay tuned... I'll be posted "work in progress" sneak peek updates all along the way.