First ever Howard Street Handmade a success!

Well, let's just say, that it was nothing short of amazing. Although I only got to spend a couple of hours with Ellen and our booth, what I saw was both inspiring and motivational! Ellen and I promptly went home and started discussing the future of the business, how we want to make sure that we are a beacon for not only well constructed and fully functional pieces of art, but also that we maintain a socially and environmentally conscience way of thinking.

What started as a little notion inside of wonderful Jodi's head, (Short Street Cakes) has become a great craft market. Someone said that we were the "best vibe in Asheville" of the day, and we're already getting more applications for the next Howard Street Handmade on April 18. Let's just say, that we are going to keep uber busy for the next couple of weeks! Which is totally fine with me!


Thanks to Katie and Zen for the photos! Click here to go to the Howard Street Handmade blog and to check out some of the artists that were there!

And to read an article from the Asheville Citizen Times... click here!

Ellen is totally covered up with our quilts! I love it!

Piece Out,
Michie Lee

It's pi Day!!!!

For those of you who don't know, I (Michie) am a HUGE math geek, and thus celebrate pi day... which is today!  March 14! (3.14)

So today, everyone celebrate the day and go have some pie!  I probably will scrounge around for any dessert that even looks like pie! Probably some really nice, organic cake-like-thing from Tupelo Honey, but close enough!

And then, a rockin concert tonight at the Orange Peel... some Ani Difranco.  So yes, this update is a little rambly... but I'm just super excited and about to be late for work!

HAPPY PI DAY!!!

Piece Out,

Michie

Howard Street Handmade

  Wanted to let everyone know about a rockin' upcoming show opportunity!

-The First Howard Street Handmade will take place on Saturday, March 21 from 11 am to 5pm at 227 Haywood Road, in Asheville, NC.

There are 20 total slots available for vendors. These slots are 3' each, so vendors need to either bring their own 3' table or be willing to share a 6' table with one other vendor.  Table fee will be a special introductory $10. After the first one, if all goes well, the next HSH will be one month from the first one, and the table fee will be somewhere between $15 to $25.  If it continues to be successful, we will have them more often, every two weeks or even every weekend.  The table fee is a one time commitment for each event.  There's no obligation to be a recurring vendor, however space preference will be given to recurring vendors.

Applications are due soon! February 22, so hurry.  If you have any questions, you can ask us or email the ground at howardstreethandmade@gmail.com. Email for an application if you are interested!

Ellen and I are really excited about this, and we'd like to see lots of people there! 

Piece out!

Michie Lee

Down Twitter-Bird!

Wow--Michie is on the road and all about updating the Twitter! In honor of her new-found love of twittering and her constant take to the skies, I have decided to make this post about my favorite bird-related things.

1. This Burton jacket! It's a little hard to see, but there are all these sweet little birds on a wire perched all over the jacket.
2. "The Littlest Bird" by The Be Good Tanyas.
3. Spool's bird mobile--I made one for my new niece, Annabelle. I'll post pictures just as soon as Annabelle gets to the oxygen-part of this world (as opposed to the womb-part) and I make it back down to SC.
4. "Winter's Come and Gone" by Gillian Welch.
5. The Bountiful Cities Project's Annual Birdhouse Project (by way of Jodi's blog!) Hmm...I wonder if they'll accept a quilt of a birdhouse?
6. "Blackbirds" by Erin McKeown...starting to get a little idea of my musical tastes? :)
7. The Littlest Birds--a great little children's shop here in Asheville. Something tells me someone else loves The Be Good Tanyas....
8. Joel Dewberry's Aviary collection...I think I need 20 yards of the Almond-colored sparrows.
9. "Texas" by Po' Girl...ok it's not bird-related but Michie had to fly to get there!
10. The bird quilt I'm about to start working on for Annabelle!

Ok, that's all for now.
Tweet!
--Ellen

Do you Twitter?

We do!

http://twitter.com/fishyfishyquilt

or check out the widget to the right of the screen!

Maybe I'll update more when I'm on the road!

Piece out!
Michie

Yeah for a new look!

So! I've been steadily working on the website, and I finally got it to a professional look. Tell me what you think! And also, tell me if you find any mistakes... was working on it late at night... and well you know how that goes!

Piece Out!

Michie

Haven't Heard From You In A While, Michie & Ellen

Post-visit from friends, Ellen and I have jumped back on the stitchin' bandwagon for the Holidays!  Just wrapped up a queen size quilt for a Texas client... made mostly from her dad's clothes!  Not your typical "t-shirt" quilt.  Really thought it turned out well!  Nice, clean lines, can't wait to do two more for her!

But for now, we are working on family Christmas presents... the one time of the year where we are busting our butts for deadlines for ourselves!

But!  We are thinking ahead of the new year.  Out with the old, in with the new.  We are working on a new theme for our newest collection,  which we think is quite possibly the most amazing thing!  And also, new ideas on smaller projects, so everyone

 can enjoy art from Fishy Fishy!  All I can tell you, is that come January, we are going to be working our tails off! I know you are excited, because we are too!

However, for right now-- I'm just going to say Merry Christmas to everyone.  And leave you with this image to be inspired in the next couple of weeks.

Amazing doll by Ravenhill Designs! Click here to see her flickr page!

Piece Out!

Michie