Archive | October, 2007
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Evidence of Ghosts

After bringing the scaffolding home from the studio, rigging an old sushi restaurant sign on top, and lighting it for two nights, the neighborhood was primed for the KaBOOki HauNted SuSHi BaR. We got around 600+ kids and lots of curious adults. It was great fun to have them explain their costumes before they ordered [...]

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KaBOOki: The HAunTed SusHI BaR

We’re getting the snakes out for Halloween this year. I made these a few years ago — not sure what inspired me to create 30 foot long snakes but I guess living with a sculptor makes me want to work BIG. They are stuffed with foam packing peanuts, so they sound a little crunchy. This [...]

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Last Minute Halloween Costumes

A couple of years ago, we were headed to New Orleans for a conference, and I wanted an easy-to-pack costume for Halloween night. I took a wig, costume jewelry and price tags, and that evening put the price tags on the jewelry and all my clothes. I thought I was a shop-lifter, but everyone else [...]

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Quilt National (section A) heads to Houston

Yesterday was the last day to see Quilt National 2007 in full at The Foundry Art Centre. Today the exhibition will be split into three parts and sent to different venues. The section with my quilt “It’s Only a Leaf” will be at the International Quilt Festival in Houston, October 29 – November 4. This [...]

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Kobo at Higo

Kobo at Higo was my favorite stop on the last trip. Located in an old Japanese department store in the International District of Seattle, it’s named for the Japanese word kobo meaning “artist’s workspace.” The Kobo gallery features an eclectic mix of changing exhibits of Japanese and Pacific Northwest fine craft (although I also saw [...]

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