Julie Lyderson-Jackson (Past Artist, 2012)
October 31, 2012
Of Spool + Sparrow.
I’ve always been a maker. Parenthood provided the spark to set up shop and share with my kids the value of handcrafting. In 2009, I began small batch production of textile goods in my home in Seattle, WA. Now, I get to create art for everyday use in the form of apparel, accessories and home furnishings using materials derived from natural, sustainable crop fibers.
Spool and Sparrow – pillow
My designs are influenced by an appreciation for simplicity and for evidence of the maker’s hand in each piece. I believe that less is often more, and I fully embrace the natural imperfections of my medium.
Spool and Sparrow pinch-pleat bags
For fall and winter, my focus is on pinch-pleated bags made from linen, hemp, organic cotton and up-cycled leather belts & women’s all-season skirts made from soy/organic cotton jersey and french terry. To round out my line, I continue to offer block-printed tea towels, pillows, accessory pouches, aprons, herbal eye pillows and a very limited number of additional garments for women and children.
Michele Jaillett Chui (Past Artist, 2012)
October 30, 2012
Michele started her new business Little James Ming Baby recently with the arrival of her son.
Michele has enjoyed a long fashion-based career, and while working in Merchandising for Baby Product Development at a Seattle-based high-end retailer, Michele was inspired to privately design a prototype all-silk baby comforter. After many silk buying trips and sewing classes from her fabulous seamstress-mother (fast-forward to 2012) she is now realizing her dream!
Little James Ming Baby Blankets
Each luminous silk comforter is handmade by Michele in Portland, Oregon. As a former fashion stylist, she is inspired to create unexpected, one-of-a-kind comforters that are quietly elegant, timeless, functional and beautiful. She enjoys ‘pushing the baby envelope’ beyond the traditional pink and blue. Many of her vibrant designs are inspired by the Chinese culture’s rich silk history.
Michele prefers working with silk exclusively because it’s the most luxurious and comfortable natural fabric in which to cocoon your baby. Silk is a smart choice: a renewable resource, hypo-allergenic, moisture wicking, and resilient. It’s an excellent choice for baby because it is lightweight, a great insulator and naturally drapes to the body to regulate body temperature.
The Fatto a Mano show is Michele’s debut! Michele is working hard to build her inventory and a website is coming soon.
2011 Fatto a Mano Artists
November 15, 2011
Jil Smith (Past Artist, 2011)
November 15, 2011
Jil Smith of Insatiable Studios has been making custom lighting for over 16 years.
Every shade is meticulously handmade using refined papier-māché process. Jil wraps bands of white kinwashi—Japanese rice paper—around a metal frame made to her specifications, drying each translucent strip before placing the next. After carefully applying four layers, she finishes with papers gathered from around the globe in a myriad of colors, hand cut into intriguing shapes. The resulting one-of-a-kind piece appears ethereal, yet is surprisingly durable. After graduating from Pratt Institute, N.Y.C., Jil arrived at lampshades through her fascination with color, pattern, and proportion, and a desire for thoughtful, sustainable work. In Seattle, Jil’s art is on view at the Seattle Art Museum, Dahlia Lounge, Cicchetti, Luc, Vios and the Fremont PCC. Her work is also featured at the Denver International Airport and Nordstrom Stores across the country.
website: www.insatiablestudios.com
Diane Kappa (Past Artist, 2011)
November 14, 2011
Diane’s earliest memories are drawing with crayons, sculpting clay and sewing fabric. It was only natural that she should study fashion design in college. During her final year of study, she discovered silk painting and two worlds collided: her desire to paint and work with pattern all the while continuing to work with fabric and form. Soon after graduation, she found her calling: surface design.
Diane designed for over 11 years for a high-end retailer. In 2008 a long-time dream finally came to fruition: she started her own business and moved to Europe with her husband. She now spends her time building her licensing and design business while immersing herself in all the inspiration that Hungary and Europe has to offer. Diane’s whimsical drawings and designs have been produced on a number of products including quilting fabric, magnets, notebooks, greeting cards and most recently scrap booking products.
Jean Lee & Dylan Davis (Past Artist, 2011)
November 12, 2011
Driven by a love for all things vintage, clever, and/or designed, Ladies & Gentlemen was founded by Jean Lee (the Lady) & Dylan Davis (the Gentlemen) in 2009. With a mix of resourcefulness and nostalgia, the studio builds objects considering yesterday’s values reinterpreted for current times. Ladies & Gentlemen first released their products in summer of 2010. Since then their Chalk Piggy Banks and Superior Servers have been featured in magazines such as Dwell, Sunset, Traditional Home, French Elle Decor, Seattle Magazine, and more.
Each Chalk Piggy Bank is constructed from silky-smooth pigmented ceramic and can be drawn on time and again. Simply doodle on it or write what you’d like to save up for. The Chalk Piggy banks are all handmade in small batches in Jean & Dylan’s Seattle studio in editions of 100 and are individually number.
The Superior Servers is a series of stainless steel utensils with color coated handles inspired by the dipped ends of hand tools. These oversized servers are approximately 11” long overall and are perfectly suited for serving large holiday dishes, salads, roasts, and more.
Website: www.Ladiesandgentlemenstudio.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Ladies-Gentlemen-Studio/179560578791766
Kristin Nelson (Past Artist, 2011)
November 12, 2011
Kri Kri, a.k.a. Kristin Nelson, is a Seattle native and has been a ceramic artist since 1983. She has a background in fashion design and textiles, and studied weaving in Sweden, receiving her degree in ceramics from the University of Washington. Nelson’s first line of tableware, Kri Kri, premiered at Barneys New York in 1991. Since then, it has been sold at myriad shops boutiques and museum stores in the US, Canada and Japan.
Originally inspired by the wrought iron work in Montreal, where she lived for 5 years, the Kri Kri graphics evolved into an elaborate collection of whimsical creatures and animated botanical ornament inspired by her travels and love of nature.
VIT, pronounced “veet”, is the Swedish word for white and is Nelson’s second line. The sensibility is Scandinavian. Simple, hand drawn white lines ornament these practical yet elegant dishes and vases.
for more info visit: www.planetkrikri.com,
www.planetkrikri.blogspot.com
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/Kri-Kri-Studio/121245691237216
You can also contact Kristin at 206.790.3301
Lauren Burman (Past Artist, 2011)
November 12, 2011
A Little Shirley is a small ceramic vase, weighing no more than a pound. Each Little Shirley vase is made-by-hand in every sense of the phrase. NO molds or forms are used, just very skilled ceramic artists! Given the petite size and seemingly effortless shape, the wonderful team of production potters uses extreme precision, dedication, and care to create each vase; ensuring that it is a one-of-a-kind piece of ceramic art.
Founder, Lauren Burman, started making these small vases in order to raise money for a marathon she was training to run in honor of her grandmother, Shirley Larson, who was battling cancer. After a few months she realize there was something more to the endeavor; the idea that each customer could purchase a hand-made piece of art, at a price point they could afforded, which then benefited community organizations was a wonderful idea! Currently 10% of the profits are donated to cancer research organizations, and each one is still made by hand at a studio on Queen Anne.
To learn more, see www.material-good.com
Kelly Jones (Past Artist)
November 12, 2011
Kelly Jones of Wraptillion handcrafts industrial jewelry from specialized steel hardware and titanium waste from the aerospace industry.
With engineers, entrepreneurs, artists, and other jewelry designers in her family, Kelly has a long history of creating beautiful things from unusual sources.
Wraptillion jewelry can be found in museum shops, galleries, and boutiques. Lightweight and comfortable to wear, yet with a bold design sense, Wraptillion jewelry is a favorite with those who know their own taste and those who rarely wear other jewelry.
To learn more, find Wraptillion online at www.wraptillion.com or follow her on twitter @wraptillion.
Dinah Coops (Past Artist, 2011)
November 2, 2010
Inspired by the aesthetic of the Northwest, its rough and beautiful nature, colors, openness, and diversity, Dinah incorporates these sensibilities as she creates her work. In the Northwest, nature is an immediate, visual and physical part of our lives. Even in Seattle, there are constant reminders. Depending on the season, the sidewalks are blanketed by seed pods, nuts, leaves and blossoms. These beautiful everyday found objects, bursting with their own life, forms and stories, inspire many of her designs.
The collection aims to combine the elements of surface design, utility and environmental sustainability. Coming from a background in art direction and design, Dinah believes in the positive impact of beautiful, functional design in our personal lives. She is motivated by the sensibility and values of the Northwest: practicality, honesty, appreciation for quality, avoidance of waste. They mirror the values of Western Pennsylvania, where she grew up.
In trying to find ways to reduce the impact of her business on the earth, Dinah works toward efficiency in materials, labor and energy. She utilizes the least toxic, effective materials available and small, local businesses whenever possible. Her work is created to last and is produced from recycled or rapidly renewable materials such as PaperStone, reclaimed wood and linen. More of Dinah’s work can be seen at www.dinahcoops.com
Debra Music (past artist, 2010)
November 2, 2010
Debra Music joined Joe Whinney in founding Theo Chocolate, the first organic and fair trade artisan, bean to bar chocolate factory in the US, in 2006. Since that time, Theo has changed the definition of “quality” by uniting creative excellence that results in deliciously award winning chocolate with an unwavering commitment to sustainable practices. Theo Chocolate’s factory tour is now one of the hottest tourist attractions in Seattle, and Theo products can be found in stores nationwide.
FAM will be one of the exclusive outlets for Theo Chocolate’s new Chef Session Gift Box – a unique confection collection designed in collaboration with seven of the West Coast’s leading chefs. The seven piece Theo Chocolate Chef Session box is the result of many hours of “what ifs” and possibilities brought about by Maria Hines (Tilth), Jon Sundstrom (Lark), Jerry Traunfeld (Poppy) and more incredibly talented individuals. This extremely limited edition collection will make an extraordinary holiday gift, as for each box sold, Theo and the collaborating chefs will make a $15 donation to Food Lifeline, a nonprofit organization dedicated to ending hunger in Western Washington. Each $15 donation provides 60 meals for people in local communities!
Scott & Jacqui Scoggin (past artists, 2010)
November 2, 2010
Slide Sideways
After both receiving degrees in graphic design, Scott and Jacqui began their design careers working for some prominent Seattle companies. They soon realized that what they missed most was creating with their hands. So in 2008, Slide Sideways was born.
Their products range from posters, tea towels, zip pouches, cards, and sketchbooks, but they are always adding and exploring new ideas. Everything is created from start to finish by hand. Starting with a blank piece of fabric or paper, it is hand cut, hand silk screened with their original illustrations and designs, and finally sewn by just the two of them.
The environment is another very important factor in their work. Everything is produced on 100% recycled paper and organic cotton fabrics. They use water based ink and soy based cleaning products for their screens and produce as little waste as possible while still maintaining a high level of design and quality of craftsmanship.
Their designs are often said to have lots of whimsy and playfulness to them, so it’s hard to walk by without a smile coming to your face.
More of their work can be found in their etsy shop (www.slidesideways.etsy.com) and on their website (www.slide-sideways.com).
Paddy McNeely (past artist, 2010)
November 2, 2010
Unique and Functional Porcelain Pottery
I specialize in functional porcelain with matte black glaze developed to enhance the discipline of simplicity evident in my work. The work is fired to a maximum temperature of 2400° F, in a strong reduction atmosphere , producing fine porcelain pottery that is durable, practical and elegant.
My work is principally influenced by life in the Pacific Northwest, and by a deep admiration for the potters and pottery of ancient Japan and Korea. From those influences, I developed a style that is uniquely my own.
Meredith Tucker (past artist, 2010)
November 2, 2010
Sweet Anthem Handmade Perfumes
Sweet Anthem Handmade Perfumes is solely owned and operated by designer Meredith Tucker. Each fragrance is developed developed in the modern perfumery tradition with socially conscious consumers in mind. All perfumes are brewed in small batches and each order is bottled, decanted, or poured as purchased.
Tucker began brewing perfumes out of frustration with the current state of mass-market fragrances, rarely finding one she wanted to take home with her. As a “perfumista” obsessed with fragrances, it was sometime around 2005 that she began to devour perfume knowledge. Before she knew it, Tucker had collected piles of fragrance-related books and articles, read way too many formulas and techniques to numerate, and amassed enough supplies to have a small mad-scientist factory in her small, Capitol Hill-based apartment in Seattle. Tucker’s passion for perfumes led to Sweet Anthem, and to creating modern perfumes from ideas and daydreams that won’t stay bottled in her brain.
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