I just woke up to discover that I'm the  Etsy Dark Side Team Shop of the Week!

This is the prototype for a new version of the steel and resin charms that I've been making for a while. The square pans that used for the older style were a surplus shop find and were limited in quantity, so I needed to find another solution. (This new 1 inch steel round pan is also a limited-quantity salvage find) I apologize for the odd angle, ( Read more... )

This was my first go at the annual artist’s challenge. CapriCon's theme this year was "Escape". Every year, the art show sets up an artist's challenge, where the participating artists have to create a work that includes a goat (the convention mascot) and three of a list of theme-related items. This year's theme led to the following items:

A) A ( Read more... )

A quick heads-up for those of you who might be attending Capricon this coming weekend. I'll be on two panel discussions regarding being an independent artist.

Using Social Networking to Market Your Art
Time: Thursday - 9:00 PM to 10:30 PM
Category: Panel-Event
Track: Art
Location: Botanic Garden A
Panelists: China Barnes, Deb Kosiba ( Read more... )

(Posting this in my own El Jay since I'm already posting it in some appropriate communities. Feel free to spread the word. Inquiries can be directed to artists[at]nakamacon.com.)
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Hi! I'm MoiraCoon, the coordinatrix for the Artist Alley at NakamaCon 2 in ( Read more... )

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I had a wonderful day at TeslaCon yesterday. While I was only there for a few hours (busy-busy prepping for Windy and MFF), it was enjoyable. In addition to getting a taste of the programming, I had a chance to meet a number of other artisans and costumers.

Among these...

~Antoinette's Atelier
~WhiskerWorks
~Magpie's Masquerie
~CrisisWear
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My Artfire has launched! Yay!


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I just posted a number of steam-ish items that I had made for NakamaCon on my Etsy. It was a great con and there were some terrific artists and costumers at the event. My faux tintype charms went over QUITE well!


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I posted this yesterday to the (Etsy) Wisconsin Street Team mailing list, but figured I'd give it a mention here too. Feel free to share this with anyone you may know who might be interested:

I'm in the process of moving and greatly downsizing. As a result of this, I've come to a conclusion…I really do not need the vast majority of fabric that I' ( Read more... )