Poster created by Matt Jones of London.

Yes, that’s right. 2010. Let’s make things. Let’s do things.

In fact, my ‘10 resolution is related to this inspiring poster. As I sit here sipping my chai latte, I’m getting excited for a brand new year. I want to share my art with the Portland community, be it in a coffee shop, a boutique, or a gallery. I have decided on another way that I will be giving back to Portland as well. For the year 2010 I will be donating 5% of my Etsy sales to the Portland Rescue Mission. Almost everyday I see homelessness around Portland. I really want to help give hope to those men, women, and children.

Year two in Portland has been life changing. I met lots of peachy creatives, either crafty, design, or technical. I submerged myself into the Portland creative community.  With these new friends of mine, we planned a few graphic design meet-ups. We did happy hours. We had crafting afternoons & evenings. We went to coffee shops and doodled in our sketchbooks. We geeked out over art supplies at art stores. We also did street fairs. We did craft shows. I did my very first Crafty Wonderland craft show… and a second one, the very last monthly Crafty Wonderland in November. And even the monstrous Crafty Wonderland Colossal Holiday Sale. 2009 was the year I started this blog, February 14th. In 2009 I also started making necklaces, earrings, Herb drawings, and lest we not forget the monthly documentary video shorts.

I hope everyone has found the Holiday Season enchanting. I hope you were able to create memorable moments with close friends and family even if you were snowed in and unable to be with them in person. I am personally thankful for Skype & webcams. I do hope this blog post finds you well.

I will leave you with this mosaic. The first mosaic I have ever made. It’s filled with photos from 2009 of the things that inspired me.

Passing along some 2009 inspiration bliss, enjoy!

Click on mosaic to view more details.

Just this weekend was Crafty Wonderland’s Super Colossal Holiday Sale. Not only was I a shopper this year, but I was also a vendor. This was my first time ever vending at the holiday sale. Last year I & Chelsea Ann aka Itty Bitty Birdy came to the event as shoppers. We had a ball, so we decided to make it a goal to be vendors this year. I had oh so much fun Sunday. I met so many wonderful people– Crafters, Artists, and appreciators alike. I wanted to give a huge shout out to those who came, all 7,500 of you who supported handmade. I am so graciously thankful to have had the opportunity to be involved! I’m definitely doing the next, and the next, and the next…

I took a bunch of snaps from that day. Click on the pics below to see larger & more details. Enjoy!

Our booth!

My booth!

My friend Chelsea Ann aka Itty Bitty Birdy’s booth!

My new acquaintance Suki aka Bird’s Eye View Studio and her booth!

My friend Cate Anevski and her booth!

One of my favorite Artists, Rachel Ann Austin & her booth!

I even got to meet one of my favorite Artists, Kate Bingaman-Burt aka Obsessive Consumption!

I wish I could have taken more photos of all the others. It felt like the whole day flew by!

Well… I better get to creating my holiday card for this year. Eep! Check back tomorrow… I will have some news for you Stumptown locals out there.

is today and tomorrow!

Info:

da Vinci Arts Fair 2009
Saturday, December 5th 10am – 6pm &
Sunday, December 6th 10am – 4pm
Free Admission!
2508 NE Everett, Portland, OR
More info here.

If you can’t make it, but you are interested in purchasing an item…
Visit my Etsy shop here.

Photos of my booth that I took this morning…
(Click on photos to see more details on my wares.)

Another date to mark on your calendar…

Skating with Scissors is the first ever craft show put on by the Rose City Rollers!

Saturday, September 19th, 2009

11:00 am – 7:00 pm

Oaks Park Hangar in Sellwood (Portland) Oregon

I’ll be joining other creatives and selling my art and handmade goods! Hope to see you there.

Mark your calendars for Portland’s Monthly Art and Craft Extravaganza…

Sunday, September 13th, 2009

Doug Fir Lounge

830 E. Burnside, Portland, Oregon

11:00 am – 4:00 pm

Free Admission

I will be selling my art as well as my latest handmade goods…

Sequence of blankets – earrings – Click here or image above to purchase & for more info

I love to meet fresh faces, so do stop by and introduce yourself on September 13th!

Oh and check out the other vendors on the Crafty Wonderland site here!

Woosh! And just like that, there goes the month of July. In this month’s documentation snippets include— continued visit in Nebraska, traveling back to Oregon, a few trips to Sauvie Island, my first experience at a motocross event, Ecola State Park/Indian Beach (I can’t get enough of that big blue ocean), and lastly Skyping with a good friend.

(See a larger version of the video here.)

My video for the month of June is complete! Woo-hoo! To fill in those that are unfamiliar, I’m documenting what I encounter each month. I’ve had this urge ever since I’ve moved to the west coast. Some of June’s snippets include— downtown, work, the Burnside bridge, Indian Beach, Multanomah Falls, friends, Powell’s Bookstore, the Max, and a trip to Nebraska.

(See a larger version of the video here.)