A Needle Felting Extravaganza!

Opening March 3rd: A Needle Felting Extravaganza!

March 3 - April 1, 2011

Icons & Totems & Pieces of the Past by Moxie
The Unnatural History Museum by Hine Mizushima

Strangeland by Kit Lane

Fractured Fairy Tales by Yoko Nomura

Opening reception: Thursday, March 3, 7-9 pm

RSVP to info@galleryhanahou.com 

Beginning March 3rd, gallery hanahou will host a group show of needle-felting works by four artists who are shaping the medium in significant ways: Moxie, Hine Mizushima, Kit Lane, and Yoko Nomura. Using wool and basic tools, these artists have created worlds and creatures that defy conventional ideas about the craft. The exhibition will be comprised of four mini solo shows that express each artist's personal sense of humor, wonder, or adventure through soft sculpture.

WORKSHOP: Learn needle felting with 3D basics  

In conjunction with the show, Moxie, artist and author of the book "I Felt Awesome," will lead a beginners' workshop in needle felting.
Date/ Time : Saturday March 5, 1 - 4 pm
Price: $40
To Signup: email shop@galleryhanahou.com  or call (646) 486-6586 (Space is limited!)

My Martha Experience

I am back. Sadly. I had an amazing time in NYC and feel like there is a lot to share. My beginning of my first official day was spent first with Martha Stewart. Well not "with her" but sitting in the audience at her show. It was a fun experience to see how that world works. We got some great gifts including a Rowenta DZ5080 Focus Stainless-Steel 1700-Watt Iron, a gift certificate to Jo Ann Fabrics, gardening gloves and sheers. We laughed, my friend cried and we got to see two guests, Joan River, who was HILARIOUS and Emma Thompson! If you ever get the chance to go, I would suggest it. To see all my pics go here and scroll to the bottom

Lost at Sea

I hope some of you might be able to make it out to Lost at Sea.  The opening reception is from 7-9pm on May 6th.  All info can be found here

If you live in NYC

Tomorrow night is the opening of Luv-able and Hug-able at Gallery Hanahou in NYC. It should be a goodie. I can't wait to see photos!

Call to Fiber Artists

Joetta Maue is curating a fiber show in NYC and looking for artists. Find out all about it here. She participated in the show I curated, Forget Me-Not in NYC this past Febuary at Gallery Hanahou

Renegade Craft Fair Brooklyn

This weekend is the Renegade Craft Fair in NYC. It's always fun.

I'm Back

Hello Friends.



I am back in Seattle and have to say, very happy to be here. I got a bad cold at the mid point of my vacation and have to say that being sick on vacation really sucks and being sick in NYC REALLY sucks. At any rate, I had fun still and the opening for Forget Me-Not was truly amazing! The place was packed...so much so that I had to find a corner to stand in to lessen my claustrophobic anxiety. I did venture out and got to meet some amazing folks including, Joetta, Orly Cogan, Nicole, who has a great thread of photos, Jessica and tons of fans of embroidery. I also got to see some great old friends including Parisa from Pillows for the People, Laurel from Mad Imports and many others. It was a great time! Thank you so much for Gallery Hanahou. They are the sweetest people in the world and were so helpful.



I also had the pleasure of having tea with the lovely Anna of Mochimochi Land and Jenny Harada. It was so fun to just chat it up with some crafty ladies!



It was also mentioned in Time Out which was a great honor.

Forget Me-Not

I will obviously be at this. I hope to meet some new folks and see some old friends!

gallery hanahou presents
Forget Me-Not
embroidered love from the new craft movement
February 6 - 27
Opening reception: February 6th, 6-8 pm

gallery hanahou / 611 Broadway, Suite 730, NYC / galleryhanahou.com

For generations, women have expressed love of family through the painstaking art of embroidery. This February, gallery hanahou presents a new generation of embroidery artists using needle and thread to depict love in broader terms, whether idealized and simple or brutal and complicated. Curated by Kristen Rask, this group exhibit of affordable artwork will win your affection in more ways than one. A meaningful alternative to waxy chocolates.

Artists

Aimee Ray, Apol Lejano-Massebieau, Diem Chau, Emily Eibel, Emily Katz, Heidi Kenney, Jessica Marquez, Kate Durkin, Katherine Shaughnessy, Kayte Terry, Kris Garland, Kristen Rask, Mary Yaeger, Molly Dilworth, Nicole Licht, Orly Cogan, Pamela Davis, Sam Gobson, Sarah Horton, Shanna Fiorucci, Shannon Rankin, Vanessa Lauria, Vivienne Strauss

Participating artists include Diem Chau, whose minimalist works explore the periphery of narrative and moments forgotten, Orly Cogan, who works with vintage fabrics and found embroideries to create a new feminist discourse, and Shannon Rankin, who combines the visual elements of maps, anatomical illustrations, and natural forms to explore themes of travel, healing, and time.

Curator Kristen Rask has always been a crafter. From friendship bracelets, sewing, and jewelry, Kristen has tried it all. Embroidery struck her fancy a few years ago and she now has a hard time not incorporating it into all of her work. She opened up a store in downtown Seattle in 2004 called Schmancy. There she started an annual plush show titled Plush You, which just finished its fourth run. She has also curated art shows in various galleries in Seattle, San Francisco and now NYC.

All of the artwork in Forget Me-Not will also be available for viewing and purchase online via galleryhanahou.com beginning February 11.