Essimar

noreply@blogger.com (Essimar) — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 01:17:00 +0000

I made these beautiful polyhedron paper pieces for Bellwether!

Installation at the Bellwether event!

Buy Stella Polyhedron here

noreply@blogger.com (Essimar) — Sun, 02 Jun 2013 20:11:00 +0000

Hello friends!
The folks behind Renegade Craft Fair and Vintage Bazaar have joined forces to create Bellwether, a “roving market + happening + feast” that kicks off June 8 and 9 from noon until sunset at Hideout. On the surface, it’s a good pairing: Both Renegade Craft Fair and Vintage Bazaar have built-in audiences with the events they’ve curated over the years, and Hideout is no stranger to hosting their own craft fairs and events like Soup and Bread and Veggie Bingo. Bellwether immediately becomes an alternative for people who wouldn’t attend Dose Market or Fete Chicago.

Organizers promise an array of artisanal foods, records, books, vintage wares and antiques, handmade pieces, original artworks, furniture, and homegoods, all while sipping on craft beers, Midwestern wine, specialty cocktails and food trucks. It should be a fun time. Bellwether also has an event planned for Sept. 21 and 22 at the Garfield Park Conservatory. They also have after-hours events on June 8 and Sept. 21 at Hideout and the Garfield Park Conservatory, respectively.

Vendors interested in participating at either Bellwether event should email info@followbellwether.com. The deadline to enter for the Hideout event is May 1.

www.followbellwether.com

Buy tickets here:
http://bellwether.bpt.me

See you there! ~

noreply@blogger.com (Essimar) — Thu, 16 May 2013 22:48:00 +0000

New piece at Crafland Gallery - Providence, RI

Group Show: Peaked -May 16 - June 15, 2013

Sublime explorations in paper forms.

Matthew Shlian / Eight Emperors; Ann Arbor, MI
Doris Häusler / Dorisse; Ingolstadt, Germany
Esther Ramirez / Essimar; Chicago, IL
Rebecca Siemering; Pawtucket, RI

Opening reception: Thursday, May 16th from 5pm - 8pm

noreply@blogger.com (Essimar) — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:48:00 +0000

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2013
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Hvalfjörður, Iceland

noreply@blogger.com (Essimar) — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 00:22:00 +0000

Two Weeks in Iceland

noreply@blogger.com (Essimar) — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 21:36:00 +0000

Hvalfjörður, Iceland

Gathered goods.

Geysers

Waterfalls or Glymur

Basalt Lava Rocks with Moss (a most beautiful contrast)

Bird Watching or My Small Big Year

Silica Water from the Blue Lagoon

Collecting Mussels for Lunch

Icelandic Krona

Calm Sheep

Hello Bangs!

Pictures from Reykjavik.

(view from my rental)
I tried so hard not to photograph every colorful home, instead I put the camera down and drank coffee.

At Hex Hostel

Beautiful Lace Curtains everywhere.

Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream (pretty colors)

Aero Pressed Coffee from Litli Bóndabærinn

Church View- Hallgrímskirkja

Cat and Bike included!

Vintage baby strollers dominate the sidewalks of Reykjavik!

Follow the lines to the Lighthouse.

Glowing Moss found near the lighthouse.

Wildness Boutique Installation.

Wise Cat.

Big cars with big wheels, for easy glacier driving.

Almost a dream, a menagerie of birds.

Lunch

The North Atlantic Ocean

Adventures at Sea - Elding Whale Watching
"Meet us, Don't Eat Us!"

Lastly, The Northern Lights.

noreply@blogger.com (Essimar) — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 20:21:00 +0000

New Essimar / Spring 2013

Glitter or Glaciers?

noreply@blogger.com (Essimar) — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 07:17:00 +0000

It's February!

noreply@blogger.com (Essimar) — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 22:15:00 +0000

Buy Beautiful Heart Cards Here!

Etsy

Etsy

noreply@blogger.com (Essimar) — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 04:17:00 +0000

My Top Eight Favorite Gift Wrapping Papers of 2012

Anthropologie

Handpainted Wrapping Paper

Cost: $18.00

Buy

Target

Rodarte Wrapping Paper

Cost: $7.99

Buy

Kate's Paperie

Gift Wrap Sheets by Charles Lahti, 'Tis Herself

Cost: $18.99

25" x 38"

Buy

Hello Sandwich

Gift Wrapping Zine

Cost: $10.00

64 x A5 Pages PDF

Buy

Sugar Paper

Reversible Gift Wrap

Cost: $8.00

Buy

6

Frankie Press

Gift Wrap Paper Book

Cost: $24.95

Buy

7
World Market
Hand Made Gift Wrap

Cost: $2.99
Buy

Paperchase

Harlequin Gift Wrap Paper

Cost: £3.50

Buy

ENJOY!

Hand Painted Gift Wrapping Paper by Essimar

noreply@blogger.com (Essimar) — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 19:42:00 +0000

Hand Painted Gift Wrapping Paper by Essimar

What you need:

White Hand Made Gift Wrapping Paper

3 Empty Spray Bottles

2 Any Color Acrylic Paints

1 White Color Acrylic Paint

1 Spoon or Craft Wood Stick

Drying Rack or Floor/ Wall Space

Dry Room

White Hand Made Gift Wrapping Paper

- Add 2/3 Warm Water to Spray Bottle
+ 1 Spoonful of Color Acrylic Paint
+ 1 Spoonful of White Acrylic Paint
- Mix Water and all Paints

First Layer of Neatly Sprayed Paint

Or Spray Freely

Second Layer of Sprayed Paint

Drying Rack

Finished Product

Detail of Pleat

Fine Pleating

Beautiful Composition

Examples with Tulle

Mix Two Colors of Tulle

Tulle

Finished Hand Painted Gift Wrapping Papers

Hand Painted Gift Wrapping Ideas 2012

noreply@blogger.com (Essimar) — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 00:03:00 +0000

Beautiful Ribbon Pleat Inspiration

Use A Spray Bottle

Second Layer Of Color

Third Layer of Color w/ Glitter

Final Piece

Detail, Always Detail.

Recycled Washi Tape Ribbon I Made in 2010

Hand Painted Gift Wrapping Paper by Essimar

noreply@blogger.com (Essimar) — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 22:00:00 +0000

noreply@blogger.com (Essimar) — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 22:59:00 +0000

Swept Away

Acrylic and Paper

22" x 32"

2012

Hand painted trace paper, drying on a white wall.

Pressing the painted paper around a frame to mold a square shape.

Swept Away

Acrylic and Paper

24" x 36"

2012

Swept Away

Acrylic and Paper

24" x 36"

2012

By Esther Ramirez

noreply@blogger.com (Essimar) — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 00:24:00 +0000

Essimar at The Chicago Cultural Center Holiday Pop-Up Shop
78 E. Washington Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602
October 15th, 2012- January 3, 2013
Buy local!

noreply@blogger.com (Essimar) — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 23:23:00 +0000

New works! Coming very soon.

Buy here

Essimar at Pitchfork Music Festival

noreply@blogger.com (Essimar) — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 04:29:00 +0000

Essimar & WithLoveXOX by Ninna Lee @ Pitchfork Music Festival
(Find us in the Coterie tent, next to FlagStock)
Union Park, Chicago, IL
July 13-15th
See you there amigos!

Sneak Peek!

Debuting ombre screen printed cards at Pitchfork Music Festival.
4" x 5"

noreply@blogger.com (Essimar) — Wed, 09 May 2012 13:13:00 +0000

Make this CARD

noreply@blogger.com (Essimar) — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:52:00 +0000

Flat Nuves
24" x 36"
Paper, Goache
2012

noreply@blogger.com (Essimar) — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 00:20:00 +0000

noreply@blogger.com (Essimar) — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 01:37:00 +0000

An improvised dramatic paper installation of color and composition on a white wall.

Paper composition 2012

Materials: Paper, textiles and masking tape

By Esther Ramirez

C Composition 2012
30" x 54"
Paper, textiles and masking tape

noreply@blogger.com (Essimar) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:45:00 +0000

January 2012

noreply@blogger.com (Essimar) — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 01:23:00 +0000

...and the winner is June.

Thank you friends!

noreply@blogger.com (Essimar) — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 04:43:00 +0000

"ESSIMAR T-SHIRT GIVEAWAY SPONSORED BY OOSHIRTS"

1. To enter the t-shirt giveaway, post a comment on my blog describing which ESSIMAR t-shirt design you like best!

2. On January 31st we will announce a winner randomly selected from everyone who has posted a comment. The winner gets not one....not two...but three shirts of their choosing with their favorite ESSIMAR design printed by OOShirts!

Also, please include your e-mail address!

Thanks

noreply@blogger.com (Essimar) — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 16:06:00 +0000

A benefit for Saturday DECEMBER 10TH
11AM – 5PM
Featuring the work of: The Firebelly Family, Jo Snow Syrups, Pretty Bird Jewlery, Katherine Anne Confections, World of Tea, Mike Perry Studio,Feather Proof Press, Nothing Major, Jana Kinsman, Twin Collective,Dethrose Vintage, Winterbureau, Plural, The Post Family, Matthew Hoffman, I Shoot Rockstars, Essimar, The Bungaloo, Know Your Flag
and many, many more creative cohorts.

At Firebelly Design's Studio – 2 full floors!
2701 W Thomas St, 1st fl
Chicago, IL 60622