Very excited to announce that I'll finally be showing my art in person - for the first time. If you're in the Chicagoland area February 3-5, come and see me!
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Do you love buttons? Do you store them in jars? Me too. How about storing them in a way that's a little more visual? How about a little button art that allows you to actually use the buttons when/if you need them?
Behold ... the humble button tree. This is a first attempt - there will be a "Round 2" in the near future because I have another idea...
"Mielie" is, officially, the Afrikaans word for corn/maize. But it's also the word all South Africans use for corn (and its by-products), no matter what language they happen to speak. Now, "Mielie" is a small business after my own heart. Employing over 50 artists the mission is "to design and produce innovative, export-quality hand-crafted products using reclaimed materials - with the aim of creating employment and restoring dignity and financial independence to South Africans". The Mielie Peeps work out of their homes, sell across the planet, share a community garden and create the most amazing things using strips of t-shirt fabric!!
The items pictured here are the tip of the Mielie-berg. I cannot begin to capture the variety and creativity of these folks. Wanna learn to weave like a Mielie Peep? Follow the links to the two free tutorials... after the jump.