Sale on canvas prints! Use code ABCXYZ at checkout for a special discount!
May 3rd, 2016
Makers, start your engines! Get ready to get crafty on the East Side! Apps are LIVE for E'ville Indie - make sure you apply! This event is put on by the St. Louis Craft Mafia, so you KNOW it will be good.
Calling all makers! E'ville Indie is looking for vendors for a two day maker's market on two floors of the beautiful Wildey Theater. (Yes, this year we are only two days) What are we looking for? Local, handmade, high-quality goods.
Edwardsville, ILLinois
https://www.facebook.com/evilleindie/posts/1014776411936917
The STL Craft Mafia is an organization of St. Louis based indie crafters and craftepreneurs who work together to support our local artists. We are creators, crafters, designers, artists, and makers.
The original Craft Mafia was started by a group of crafty business owners in Austin, TX. They networked and shared resources amongst themselves and in doing so helped their own ventures grow and spread crafty goodness throughout the Austin area. Other cities soon wished to join and have been popping up around the world ever since. We work locally here in St. Louis to promote the indie craft scene and grow our businesses.
http://www.stlouiscraftmafia.com/
April 30th, 2016
Clearly the large bronze mausoleum doors in historical Bellefontaine and Calvary Cemetery in St. Louis are works of art.
As every cemetery enthusiast knows, cemeteries are a vast treasure trove of art and architecture. Bellefontaine Cemetery mirrors the urban architecture of the time, Gothic, Classical Revival and Italian Renaissance are all represented in this amazing place.
Many doors are elaborate, ornate and ostentatious, but some are simply elegant
Wealthy St. Louis citizens spent large amounts of money hiring top architects to build and design their final resting places in hopes o f producing eternal shrines to themselves.
The major focal point of a mausoleum is the door that serves both an aesthetic and functional purpose as well as an obvious partition symbolizing the transition from one realm to the next.
These mausoleums are the final resting place of St. Louis' notable citizens, such as August Busch, Tennessee Williams and Dred Scot, just to name a few. Sadly, thieves looking for quick cash from scrap metal are stealing some of the doors. I was lucky enough to spend a glorious spring day capturing these crypt doors.
There's no better way to decorate a whole room than with a photography collection. Browse the rest of my gallery and collect all 8 door photos for a dramatic effect in any room.
March 13th, 2016
I am pleased to announce that two of my photos have been selected from over 500 entries for the Mississippi River Photo Shoot Out. The first image is of a world war two minesweeper, the USS Inaugural, which was sent downstream in the flood of '93. A recent drought brought low water levels to the river and the sunken boat was revealed. I scrambled down an embankment just south of the Arch to capture this image. I feel it represents a snap shot of the Mississippi river with industry, barge traffic and pollution.
The 2nd image I captured with my infrared camera at Chester bridge which spans the Mississippi river. Fun fact: Chester, Illinois is the home of Popeye.
An exhibition to bring together a collection of outstanding contemporary photographs interpreting, documenting, and celebrating the Mississippi River and life along the Mississippi. Photographs submitted for the juried exhibit were taken anywhere along the river from its Minnesota headwaters to the Gulf of Mexico. Photographs include sights and scenes depicting riverscapes, recreation, commerce, wildlife, weather conditions, nature and natural phenomena.
"Our goal is to assemble a large body of photography, 100 to 125 photographs, that are as rich and diverse as the Mississippi River itself."
The exhibition is a collaborative effort between the Corps of Engineer’s National Great Rivers Museum, Jacoby Arts Center in Alton, IL, and the Great Rivers Photo ShootOut LTD. The photography will be exhibied at Jacoby Arts Center, National Great Rivers Museum and the Audubon Center in the Riverlands near Alton, Illinois. After the initial exhibition the photographs will become a traveling exhibition seen at numerous locations along the Mississippi River.
Jacoby Arts Center and Corps of Engineers Great Rivers Museum
Alton , Illinois
April 29 through June 19, 2016
Awards ceremony Saturday May 14th.
January 25th, 2016
The St. Louis Craft Mafia is proud to announce that plans are underway for Green with Indie (GWI) 2016!!! The event will be held on Saturday, March 12 ,2016 from 10a.m. to 5p.m. We are also proud to announce that GWI will be held again at Grant’s Gym on the Webster U Campus.
Once again, GWI will showcase indie handmade artists who have an eco-friendly focus. We can’t wait to see all of the new and exciting ways the craft community has found to create while Reducing, Reusing, and Recycling!
When: Saturday, March12, 2016from 10am to 5pm
At: Webster University's Grant Gym, (175 Edgar Rd, Webster Groves 63119)
Green With Indie is an eco-friendly indie craft show created by the STL Craft Mafia...we showcase the most creative and earth-friendly independent art and design in the Midwest.
Find loads of earth-friendly, salvaged, upcycled, recycled, home grown, home made, revamped, refurbished, and 100% unique goods!
January 18th, 2016
My "wood" pillows are perfect for that rustic log cabin or reclaimed industrial style. Soft and durable cotton fabric gets the whimsical rustic treatment in these cheeky original decorative pillows. These amazing throw pillows can complete any room. You can create an environment that reflects your unique style and transform your hang out room into a hip gallery, that's comfortable too.
I strive to strike a perfect balance of industrial design and zen aesthetics with each pillow.
December 17th, 2015
Faces Not Forgotten paints portraits of children killed by gun violence. We donate the portrait to the victim's family. The portraits also exhibit around the country to raise awareness on gun violence in the USA.
We are currently looking for artist willing to donate their time and talent to paint one portrait. Please contact Jane Linders at:
janelinders@sbcglobal.net
if you would like to paint a portrait.
Be part of the solution!
December 16th, 2015
I received my Jan/Feb 2016 copy of Eating Well magazine today and was very happy to see my black and white photo of the Eat Rite diner published in the magazine. The article titled "On the Chili Trail" by Robb Walsh cruises down Route 66 in search of America's favorite comfort food, chili. Robb hunts down some of the historic chili joints including St. Louis own O.T. Hodge Chile Parlor and the venerable Eat-Rite diner, home of the gut busting, artery clogging "slinger." Eating Well magazine printed a slimmed down version of the ST. Louis slinger, substituting ground turkey for beef. I feel honored to have my photo of the original greasy spoon grace the pages of this fine magazine.
December 9th, 2015
November 30th, 2015
Don't miss the many new exhibitors and some of your old favorites. Handcrafted items from more than four dozen locally and nationally known artists, plus beautiful plants and delicious baked goods.
Saturday and Sunday
Nov. 21 and 22, 2015
10:00 Am to 4:00pm
John Burroughs School
755 South Price Road
St. Louis, MO 63124
handmade cards, paintings, custom bow ties, fused glass, holiday decor, hand puppets, mixed media, torch cut metal, hair accessories, groumet food, handwoven scarves, natrue photography, candles, purses, clothing and handmade jewelery.
$5.00 admission at door, kids 12 yres or younger FREE!
November 30th, 2015
Your holiday shopping experience has arrived. Don't miss the many new exhibitors and some of your old favorites. Handcrafted items from locally and nationally known artists. Jewelry, mix media, fiber, photography, journals, baskets, poetry books and more! Located in the newly renovated art gallery an Union Avenue Christian Church.
Pop-Up Holiday Sale
Saturday, Dec 12, 2015 from 11am to 4pm
Union Avenue Christian Church
733 North Union
St. Louis, MO 63108
Enter rear parking lot from Enright Ave.