The Art of Joy Alyssa Day

KittyCubbyholeCostuming

Joy Alyssa Day — Fri, 01 Feb 2019 06:38:32 +0000

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We live in a tiny house. It's adorable. But oh, it's tiny. That's why they call it a tiny house. We also have 947 cats. That's an exaggeration of course. I just love that number. But we have a lot of kitties. More than a few, less than too many, but in a tiny house.…

Blowing Up the Solar System

Joy Alyssa Day — Sun, 17 Nov 2013 00:37:08 +0000

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It all started with Saturn. For years, before we started doing any glassblowing of our own, we had seen ornaments titled "Saturn" that were just a squished ball, usually in dark colors, with a very thick squished ring-blob around the center. Having a science background, I knew these were NOT Saturn! And it really cheesed me off.

Big Corporate Licensing vs. Cottage Industry

Joy Alyssa Day — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 17:50:26 +0000

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Recently a big hoohah has come about over the Jayne hats from the Firefly series, aired so many years ago, for a single season before it was cancelled. Fox owns the rights to Firefly and they chose to pretty much ignore anything to do with it for more than a decade. Meanwhile, loving fans were making hats in a certain style similar to one that a character wore. Now this wasn't a newly designed hat, made specifically for the show. It was an old, old style knitted cap with ear flaps that people have been wearing for centuries.

Making a Police Box Refrigerator

Joy Alyssa Day — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 02:18:25 +0000

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I've turned my refrigerator into a Police Public Call Box. The doors look like the Police Box, the cap has the sign and a working light beacon, the ice/water dispenser is hiding behind the little phone door and it even makes a "whooshy" sound when the doors open!

Kickstarter Project a Success!

Joy Alyssa Day — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 22:52:59 +0000

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This past spring, in order to help us pay the ticket to the National Space Symposium, we ran a Kickstarter campaign.