Agustina Woodgate: Upcycled Stuffed Animals

Agustina Woodgate is the artist behind these stunning and one-of-a-kind rugs made of stuffed animal skins. I think it is an excellent use of discarded stuffed animals. I'm imagining the hours and hours going into deconstructing the stuffed animals. What a process. Check out more of her wide-ranging art projects here.

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Seconds Sale: 2012 Tea Towel Embroidery Calendar Kit

Be sure to check out the Seconds Sale happening on my etsy shop. These are tea towels that were slightly misprinted in the screen printing process that didn't make the cut. Each listing has pics of the exact tea towel you will get. Enjoy the $12 discount.

Sneak Peak of Embroidery Kit

I've been busy with drawing and tracing and digitizing my next embroidery kit. Here are some snap shots of the progress.

Haptic Lab: Modern Map Quilts

Emily Fischer of Haptic Lab has been making some noteworthy map quilts. Yes, take a closer look and you can navigate Lower Manhattan. I love the combination of traditional quilting with the modern map trend. See below for more eye candy.

King-sized quilt of Lower Manhattan: off-white silk

Queen-sized map of Rome: white silk shantung and red thread

Queen-sized map of Paris: white silk and taupe thread

Topographic quilt of Julian, California

Detail of Penobscot Bay keepsake quilt: silk applique

Product Release: Embroidery on Wood Brooches

These are some of my latest tiny stitched illustrations into wood for brooches. They look great on jackets, totes, hats, etc. So exciting for me! Something so satisfying about stitching into wood. I love the idea of of utilizing embroidery techniques beyond fabric. Check out the full collection here.

Roanna Wells Hand Stitched Art

I'm exceptionally inspired by Roanna Wells stitched art. Yes, these were created by taking thousands of tiny stitches, one after the other. These pieces are gorgeous on so many levels. I admire the ambitious scale, the reserved color palette, the movement, and of course that it is made by stitches. Check out Roanna's website and blog to see more.

Screen Printed Wedding Invite Design

One of my goals for the new year, is work on more projects that excite me, like this invite. I love getting custom work. It fun to be a part of someone's special day. Anyhoo, I wanted to share some of the details of this invite I did earlier this summer. The wedding invitation needed to communicate environment of the wedding. The huge tree on the main invite sets the tone for the suite, and little natural details come up in other places. For instance, the very subtle tree rings on the save the date. Also, the natural woven texture of the slate envelope and the rsvp add a lot to the overall feel of the invites. I incorporated the wedding colors of coral and sophisticated grays with ink and paper selection. These little details really make a huge difference in an announcement. I'm very happy with the way it all came together. The invite was screen printed at The Pull Press, locally in Portland.

Renegade Recap and Happy New Year!

Big sigh. The holidays are over and I can calm down a bit. The holidays are most certainly the busiest time of year for CuriousDoodles. Put travel to California and Texas on top of that and you get a very quiet blog for a long time. But I survived, and I very hopeful that the new year will be full of good things. I want to spend more time learning how to sew clothes for myself this year. I am slightly intimidated by this type of sewing so I'm doing one project every month to get over my fears. I will try to share the triumphs and failures with you.

Renegade Craft Fair in San Francisco was a blast. I really enjoyed getting to meet so many awesome customers as well as other artists like The Experts Agree , R&L Goods , and Texture Clothing to name a few. It was impressive to see so many people packed into the Concourse Center that it was hard to walk though the aisles. I was definitely feeling the handmade love, which makes me think I should keep doing this.