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Inspiration Downtown: Meet Bertha Zamora

by jennifer June 5, 2012

by jennifer June 5, 2012

There’s something seemingly magical about Heartside Gallery and Studio in that keeps drawing me back with my camera. Heartside is a drop-in studio…
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You’re Invited to a CraftSanity Crafternoon

by jennifer February 7, 2012

by jennifer February 7, 2012

Hello! I’m hosting a CraftSanity Crafternoon at the new Grand Rapids Press office on Saturday and I’d love…
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Today Was A Great Day At The Fulton Street Artisans Market In Grand Rapids

by jennifer June 13, 2010

by jennifer June 13, 2010

What a great opening day for the Fulton Street Artisans Market in Grand Rapids! I sold several looms (Thank you, dear customers!) and…
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Fallasburg Fall Festival Day 1 Conclusion: Go Back For Day 2.

by jennifer September 28, 2008

by jennifer September 28, 2008

Lowell, Mich. – The Fallasburg Fall Festival has become one my absolute favorite local art shows but I really wish it lasted longer.…

3 days ago by craftsanity I think I’m done with this wonky weave now. I stitched it to backing fabric and created a gallery wrap by stretching it around a wooden frame (in this case one of my potholder loom seconds). #tapestryweaving #art #fiberart #mlh #weaving #weaver #weaving #art #tapestry #dyedyarn #naturallydyedyarn
2 days ago by craftsanity Morning stitches. I’ve settled into a pattern where I embroider in the parking lot of my gym after I drop my daughter off at school. I usually have about 20 minutes to burn before my group fitness class starts. That’s enough time to chip away at stitching the samplers and prints that I carry everywhere I go. Embroidery is my mental yoga. I just love it! #craftsanitysamplers #stitch #stitching #embroidery #fiberart #handprinted #art #craftsanity #printmaker #embroider #frenchknots #stitchedprints #thread #slowstitches #cool #embroiderysampler #moreofthisplease #travelcraft )
1 day ago by craftsanity “Stable Genius” postcard edition. I’ve decided to carve this block again in postcard size for an upcoming print exchange. I think I’m finally ready to send this silly two-block design out into our crazytown world. #stablegenius #lino #printmaking #printer #printmakersofinstagram #printmaker #postcard #printexchange
1 day ago by craftsanity Postcard test prints forthcoming after I sleep. #stablegenius #lino #printmaking #printer #printmakersofinstagram #printmaker #postcard #printexchange #art #thatswhathesaid #whatthe #ohokay #sucharelief #notworried #everythingisawesome #positiveselftalk #wow
11 hours ago by craftsanity I’m learning a lot from this print run. I’m most comfortable printing on fabric, so printing on paper remains a bugger for me. I have a whole pile of misprints in the front and 16 usable prints in the background. (Each one goes through the press twice.) I have to cut more paper and try to squeak out 9 more solid prints. I think I’m going to color in the clothes and hair with watercolors or marker. I used colored pencil on the misprint sample in the front, but I’m thinking that I can do better. This is a great