{grand opening}

my studio mate Kiona and i are celebrating our fabulous new studio space tonight with a big grand opening bash during the First Friday Artwalk.  if you are going to be in the Glenwood South area, stop by and check out the new space.  we are each having a raffle for $50 gift cards, you get one entry for coming and additional entries for every $20 you spend.  find us in the Carter Building, 14 Glenwood Ave, Studio #24, Raleigh, 6-9 pm.  for more information check out our Facebook event page.

{out the window}

enjoying the breeze on this warm spring day. various views out the studio window.

{origami birds}

its been a crazy busy week, preparing for sunday's show in greensboro and moving into my brand new {much bigger} studio. i love the new space so much that i don't want to leave at the end of the day. i've never had this much workspace before and best of all i got to paint,decorate and make it completely my own. i can only imagine how much more productive i'm going to be once i get settled in. we are planning a big grand opening bash on first friday, but until then here is a photo tour.

i even painted my bench to match

new soldering table {loves}

display wall {work in progress}

::you can find me here most weekdays or by appointment::

14 Glenwood Ave

Studio #24

Raleigh, NC 27603

settling in

we moved into our new studio space this past week and i am slowly getting settled in. we're still in The Carter Building but we moved to the second floor {14 Glenwood Ave, Suite 18-A}. its MUCH smaller than our old space {kiona says its "cozy"} i can't remember where any of my tools now reside, and when the AC is on its freezing up there! {yes, i know i spent all summer complaining about how hot it was in the old space} its always a bit of an adjustment when you move workspaces but, once i get used to the setup i think its going to be more efficient than my previous set up. i've got a window by my bench that i can open for ventilation {and people watch from, when i'm bored}, i have lots of wall space which i LOVE, more room to keep my finished work on display. i've met most of the artists on the hall and everyone is really friendly and welcoming and i get to look at {these} in the hallway everyday.  i got everything unpacked and setup with relative ease, caught up on my Etsy orders and even managed to open the studio for First Friday.  well, its off to bed, i've got an early morning tomorrow and a busy week ahead of me, preparing for the Cooke St Carnival on the 16th, finishing a custom order and restocking Stitch with new work.

studio tour

wow, it has been one crazy week, and its not over yet. last saturday was The Handmade Market, which was amazing as always. unfortunately, i don't have any pictures. we got new phones on sunday and i forgot to transfer the photos before wiping the memory.

on monday i finished moving into my new studio space at Found Studios. there was a minor setback in the form of a car accident on the way there, but lucky for me, the majority of the impact was absorbed by the guy behind us and my workbenches made it to their new home in one piece. fortunately no one was seriously injured, though i can not say the same for the vehicles.
i spent the rest of the week settling into my new space and preparing for this weekends shows. Found Studio's is open to the public and i will be available by chance or appointment. we are located at 16 glenwood ave, downtown raleigh, nc (look for the bright pink door). we will be open tomorrow evening for First Friday tomorrow from 6 until 9, stop by and check out my new (and still clean) area, some new designs and browse my talented studio mates amazing work.

if you can't make it tomorrow, you can catch up with me on saturday at Designer's Downtown Market. it looks like its going to be a bit cooler and that the rain is going to hold off until late in the afternoon.
then on sunday... i am catching up on much missed sleep.