year of deer

new show!

2010-03-06T14:33:00.001-08:00

just a quick note to mention that i'll have a piece in vinymore 3 at atomic books!

the opening is friday, april 2. i'll post more details when they become available.

in the mean time, you can watch semi real time development of my munny in this set!

i'm so excited about this show! (thanks, ben and rachel!)

One more bit of press

2010-01-25T13:29:00.000-08:00

Hey, readers! The Library project got a mention in Uppercase magazine!

more info here!

i'm dropping my signal for a week

2010-01-18T06:26:00.000-08:00

today i'm getting all four of my wisdom teeth extracted. since i don't heal as quickly as other people (genetics are a bitch) and i've been given a prescrip for a week's worth of percocet, i'm not answering email, tweets, facebook posts, chats, ims, blog comments, phone calls or my doorbell.

if you desperately, desperately need to get in touch with me, like, if it's life or death, email leff. i might get back to you by sunday.

otherwise, i'll be back in the land of the living in about seven days. stupid fucking awesome is set to autopost so head over there if you need a fix.

i can't believe i forgot to mention this!

2010-01-06T09:43:00.001-08:00

kristen rask's button and stitch book is out! this one is even cooler than her usual books (to me at least)(although all of her books are super great!)) 'cause i've got a project included!

g'wan! check it out at the store! buy a copy (@ amazon or, preferably at your local bookshop)! there are some really cute projects in the book!

ps-- if you'd like something brief to read, head on over to stupid f awesome!

g'wan! check it out!

2010-01-04T17:08:00.000-08:00

whaddya' know, guys! i'm a featured artist at arts space obispo!

read more about it here! see low res images of the sketchbook
here. better yet, stop by the slo creamery and see it in person!

also, stupid f awesome is on day four! check it out!

new 365 blog starts TODAY!

2010-01-01T06:56:00.000-08:00

happy new year! it's once again time for me to start a new 365 blog! this year's site is called (for those of you with sensitive eyes) stupid f awesome. it'll be made up of mini mixed media drawings like this:

(oops! sorry 'bout that fbomb, tender corneas.)

anyway, the drawings will be of things that i find to be, well, stupid f---ing awesome and will be accompanied by minimal commentary. it should be fun!

follow along on the site, on twitter or join the facebook fan page! hope to see you there!

Night Time is the Right Time

2009-10-31T18:57:00.001-07:00

Now for the grand finale....*drumroll*...it's the house at night!

Even the moon cooperated.

Daytime Decorations

2009-10-31T13:06:00.001-07:00

As promised, here's a picture of the decorations in place.

The lanterns hanging out on the porch:

Here's Leff's picture of what it looks like inside right now. It's kind of cool. I want to live like this all year!

(Leff also has more photos of the decorations here.)

I'll post again tonight! That should be around 4:30 pdt.

hi, not martha readers!

2009-10-28T19:17:00.001-07:00

a note first: year of deer ended up being only half completed due to lack of time. sorry.

anyway, thanks for dropping by! (and many thanks to megan for all the fabulous links!)here's a bonus sugar skull lantern that i whipped up tonight as thanks for clicking through!

(made from a recycled glass, recycled construction paper, orange tissue paper and a tea light.)

if you're interested, you can check out all of my halloween decorations for 2009 in the flickr set. i'll post final photos of everything installed here and on my flickr page on halloween!

thanks again for stopping by!

Gallery LeLe Show!

2009-10-05T18:08:00.000-07:00

I know, I know, I'm terrible about keeping you up to date on things these days. Here is something though! I got a picture from the Gallery LeLe show in
Tokyo where, apparently, I sold something! Hooray!

Here's an installation shot of the second leg of the "Forget Me-Not" show in case you're interested!

It's nice to make some yen! (Even though it'll be converted to usd in my bank account.)

Deerhunter: Olympic Mountains Trip

2009-08-30T13:22:00.000-07:00

Leff and I took a trip to both Dungeness Spit and the Olympic National Park this week. While we were at Hurricane Ridge, we saw this friendly black tailed doe!

Have you seen any deer lately? Made any yourself? Email me at rakkadeer [at] gmail [dot] come and I might feature your photos!

Deerhunter: Rachel Rice and Kitty Valentine

2009-08-30T12:30:00.000-07:00

A special thanks to two YoDeer readers for submitting some of their deer work!

Here's a lovely pastel from Rachel Rice

and a great card from Kitty Valentine!

Thanks again, ladies!

Have you seen any deer lately? Made any yourself? Email me at rakkadeer [at] gmail [dot] come and I might feature your photos!

Deerhunter: Joe!

2009-08-11T09:50:00.000-07:00

My friend Joe, a photographer extraordinare, took this deer picture for me recently! It's *totally* the jumpoff!

( original here)

Thanks, Joe!!

Have you seen any deer lately? Made any yourself? Email me at rakkadeer [at] gmail [dot] come and I might feature your photos!

Forget Me-Not, Tokyo!

2009-08-01T07:05:00.000-07:00

The "Forget Me-Not" show in Tokyo opens TODAY!! If you're in Tokyo and are able to make it to Gallery Lele, would you mind sending me photos of the pieces in the show? Many thanks! (rakkadeer [at] gmail [dot] com)

For those of us who can't make it, here are the three pieces that I embroidered! The first is a "Fawn with Bunny Ears" apron!

Here are the front and back of a "Rainbow Bird Barf" dress.

And, lastly, the front and back of a "Greyscale Birdeer" dress.

These were a *lot* of fun to do! (Although my fingers were a bit worn out!) Hope you can make it to the show!!

Looks Like This Will Be a Half Year of Deer

2009-07-12T14:02:00.001-07:00

Hey, readers!

Sorry to disappoint you, but I'm going to put a hold on this project. There's simply too much to do homeownership and careerwise.

I'll update periodically when I happen to stumble upon deer like this one on the Bremerton Pier.

Or when I happen to complete a deer related piece. (For instance, I should have some on August 1st!)

I'll also keep you up to date on my upcoming shows, etc. I just don't have time to do the daily thing anymore.

Again, sorry for the change in plans. And many thanks for checking out YoDeer!

Another Break

2009-07-10T14:09:00.000-07:00

Sorry to do this so close to the other break but I need some more time off. This always seems to happen in the summer. Back soon!

Pollinated

2009-07-09T06:37:00.000-07:00

Today's another quick one 'cause I'm heading back to the dentist. (And it's going to take me about two hours to get there. (He's worth the commute.))

It's made from some pollen that I scraped off of the stamens of lilies in my garden. My what? These:

Heinz Hind II

2009-07-08T07:11:00.000-07:00

Here's another Heinz Hind. This time it's ghosty. SpoooOOoOoky tomatoes!

Heinz Hinds

2009-07-07T12:09:00.000-07:00

Completing the condiment trio are these three deer made from Heinz ketchup.

Now I'm craving potato chips.

Doest

2009-07-06T12:59:00.000-07:00

This one is for Leff who loves "Scooby Doo". It's a silly take on the already silly Phantom Shadow from "A Night of Fright is No Delight".

And now I'm caught up from the weekend! See you tomorrow with a new deer!

Astdoenaut

2009-07-06T12:58:00.000-07:00

The thought of a deer in space makes me happy. Well, you know, as long as it's not some sort of Laika situation.

Origami Deer

2009-07-06T11:55:00.000-07:00

Time lapse origamai is cool. Although, to be honest, those stupid Vonnage commercials ruined the 5,6,7,8's for me.

Watdeering Can

2009-07-06T11:53:00.001-07:00

This is a quick one. (A lot of them are when I play catch up.)

Branch

2009-07-06T11:08:00.000-07:00

It's chilly again in the PNW. I wish that I was standing under this branch.

Oops, I Lied...

2009-07-05T09:02:00.001-07:00

...See you on Monday!