PAINTED TOTE BAG

Hand-painted tote I've put up in the store. Signature "painted ikat" print. Great shopping or farmer's market tote for all of your stuff. Ropes can be cinched tight or left untied. Make your groceries look good in this!

WIN THIS BAG

Many thanks to The City Sage for the very nice write-up on my bags! You can leave a comment on her blog for a chance to win the pictured cosmetic bag, painted and sewn by your truly. Her blog is a cool mix of home decor, food, fashion...all the things I like. Thanks a lot, Anne!
I just got back from the Rosebowl market and an LA weekend spent running all over the garment district and trying not to drive wrong-way down one-way streets downtown. I think I sunburned my eyeballs a little bit at the market (seriously) and I'm BEAT, but had a great time overall. I'll share some of my spoils when I can look at the computer screen for more than a minute without my eyes watering profusely.

BLACK/WHITE PAINTED IKAT

Black hand-painted stripe on natural canvas
7"w x 5"h, 6"zipper at top
Black cotton twill lining
Leather piping
I've put a few more things in my store. There's mainly small zipper pouches (as below) in there right now, but I will be adding leather things soon, a few more pillows, and some larger canvas totes. I'll be taking a little break from color to make way for good ol' B&W, so please check back soon...

JOJO AND PINK THINGS

MORE LITTLE ZIPPER POUCHES

I've made some more little shocks of color to put in my store. I'll be adding them in the next day or so...

PILLOWS

Thanks to everyone who has asked about my store. I'm a big lagger, but I'm about to open shop. To start, I will have pillows, cosmetic bags, and little pouches. I make everything myself, so each item in the shop will be one-of-a-kind.
Thanks to all of you leather enthusiasts, too. I WILL be adding some leathergoods soon, so keep checking back. I always love to hear comments from people, so if you have any questions or would like something specific, please email me.
Here's some pillows going into the store...
12oz Painters Canvas
Hand-painted with non-toxic, permanent, colorfast paints
Zipper at back
18" x 18"

LITTLE ZIPPER POUCHES

I think I'm channeling old Vision Streetwear styles these days. I swear I do things besides florescent 80's stuff...I guess it's really a fad I'm going through. Just can't get enough of that crazy color. Here are some little painted canvas bags.
Florescent Purple/BlackFlorescent Pink/BlackFlorescent Yellow/BlackLeather stopper at end of zipperBags and piping are painted by hand. Measures 7 1/2" x 5". Heavy duty zipper. Fully lined.I'm very close to having my online store up, which is very exciting. I hate HTML!!!

IN PROGRESS

Crazy 80's spaghetti happening around here...
What?! I don't know either...

PAINTED IKAT PILLOWS

Canvas pillows...
18" x 18" Florescent Pink/Black, Front
Back, with zipper22" x 22" Florescent Purple/Black, Front

I'm going away til Sunday, have a good weekend...

PAINTED IKAT TOTEBAGS

Had my foxy ladies model their Christmas presents for me this weekend

Florescent Yellow/Black
Florescent Pink/Black
Navy Blue/Florescent PinkBag open with snap closure/side viewBag flat, untied/side detail, tiedBottom and pipingBitchin' seafoodThank you guys, you're such good sports!

SINGLE PIECE SHIRT

Made this shirt today. It's cut from a single piece of fabric, having only side seams. Nice and easy. There is no front or back - you can wear it either way.
You can also wear it inside out, which I quite like - that way you only see a little pattern at the edges.This is a really lightweight cotton gauze. I've mostly been painting on canvas and heavy materials, so this was my experiment as to how the paints will do on lighter weight fabrics. Held up pretty damn well, so more of these to come!

WELCOME, OBAMA!!!

Here's my ode to red, white, and blue:
I have a good feeling about 2009. Here's to people being inspired everywhere...