Shadow Craft Treasury

I would like to invite you to a once in a lifetime craft fair at the Institute of Contemporary Art presented by Black Floor Gallery and curated by myself, Sue Eggen of Giant Dwarf. The Shadow Craft Treasury craft fair is part of the events surrounding the ICA's current exhibition, Locally Localized Gravity!



WHAT: Shadow Craft Treasury
www.icaphila.org/exhibitions/locally.php
www.icaphila.org/events/

WHERE: Institute of Contemporary Art
www.icaphila.org/visit/

WHO: 18 hand-selected crafters
• ETSY - www.etsy.com
• GIANT DWARF - www.giantdwarfdesign.com
• PLAID PONY VINTAGE - www.plaidponyvintage.com
• ART STAR - www.artstarphilly.com
• MY PAPER CRANE - www.mypapercrane.com
• JACK RABBIT - www.jackrabbit.etsy.com
• IN HOPE - www.inhope.etsy.com
• LITTLE FLOWER DESIGNS - www.littleflowerdesigns.com
• MY MY - www.mymy.us
• FABRIC HORSE - www.fabrichorse.com
• JETSETTER - www.jetsetter.etsy.com
• BETSY ROSS - www.betsyrosspatterns.com
• THE BLACK SPOT BOOKS - www.theblackspotbooks.com
• HILARY PRICE - www.hilaryprice.etsy.com
• 1GIRL 1BOY - www.1girl1boy.etsy.com
• ART SCHOOL DROPOUT - www.artschooldropout.net
• LUCY'S VINTAGE - www.lucysvintage.com
• TOPSTITCH BOUTIQUE
• EMILY GLAUBINGER
• LEMANEKI

WHEN: Sunday, March 11, 2007 11am-5pm
Free before 1pm
$6 for adults/$3 for students over 12, artists and senior citizens
Free to ICA members, children 12 and under. Free with PENN card.

WHY: For the love of all things craft! Oh, and Etsy will be there!!!

•••

I hope to see you there! If you need more info, send me an email at sue@giantdwarfdesign.com! Take care and spread the word!!!

xo,
Sue

p.s. A very extra special pinata was fashioned for the show that will contain loads of crafty supplies that will fall from the heavens for everyone to scramble for! Hooray for pinatas! Hooray for crafts!

new found warmth!

greetings friends!
i have new goodies to offer! these luscious accessories are available at sugar boutique in pittsburgh and art star in philly, as well as the handmade arcade in pittsburgh and bazaar bizarre in boston. they will soon become available on my etsy site here at www.giantdwarf.etsy.com! enjoy!

glovelettes - $58

ingredients: recycled double-knit fabric, polar fleece, vintage buttons and trim, love.
all glovelettes are one-of-a-kind!

flame cloche - $58

ingredients: recycled sweaters, wool felt, vintage buttons and lace, recycled silk seam binding, love.
all flame cloches are limited edition and one-of-a-kind!

corsage cloche - $48

ingredients: recycled sweaters, wool felt, free-hand machine stitching, love.
all corsage cloches are one-of-a-kind!

stay warm!

xo,
sue

phl to pdx!!!

uh huh, it's true! nate and i will be travelling to the west coast for a rose city reunion! that's right! we will be there in full effect from august 9th till the 15th! it's also really exciting because nate and i will be in the city where we first met 5 years ago to the date exactly!!! how perfect is that! well, i hope all of you will be there at some point to say hello and get a giant hug from this newly transformed east coast gal - i love you all and i can't wait to see you!!!



also, giant dwarf and goodnight irene will be participating in crafty wonderland portland's monthly art and craft extravaganza sunday, august 13 from 11am till 4pm at the doug fir lounge. we will be selling our wonderful handmade goodies including knitted flower corsages and hair pins, tough knitter and W.W.T.W.D? (tom waits) tees, recycled sweater cloche hats, and dwarf bonnets! if you are in the portland area, please stop by and say hello - it's free to come in and take a look see!



for more info about crafty wonderland, the vendors for the august show, and directions to the doug fir lounge, please visit their lovely website here at www.craftywonderland.com


i can't wait to see all of you in my most favorite city on earth!!!

xo,
sue

time for tee!

hello friends!
i wanted to let all of you know that my etsy shop, www.giantdwarf.etsy.com, is fully stocked with tough knitter tees, as well as W.W.T.W.D? (tom waits) tees for 20 bucks a pop! all of the tees are screenprinted on american apparel fine jersey softness in lots of colors and sizes to choose from. check 'em out here for your very own!!!


W.W.T.W.D? tee warm beer and cold women got you down? just throw on this tom waits tee and sling back a bushmills. tom waits image printed on grass green tees with bright blue ink with the question in mind, what would tom waits do?
available in men's medium and extra large only.


W.W.T.W.D? tee warm beer and cold women got you down? just throw on this tom waits tee and sling back a bushmills. tom waits image printed on asphalt grey tees with bright black ink with the question in mind, what would tom waits do?
available in men's extra large only.


tough knitter tee cleverly printed tattooed knuckles that read knit and purl are amongst the sharpest knitting needles around! a single drop of blood seals the deal!!! printed on baby blue tees with orange ink.
available in gal's medium and large only.


tough knitter tee cleverly printed tattooed knuckles that read knit and purl are amongst the sharpest knitting needles around! a single drop of blood seals the deal!!! printed on eggplant tees with lime green puff paint.
available in gal's large and extra large only.


tough knitter tee cleverly printed tattooed knuckles that read knit and purl are amongst the sharpest knitting needles around! a single drop of blood seals the deal!!! printed on grass green tees with golden yellow ink.
available in gal's medium, large, and extra large only.

what are you waiting for??? go and get one before they are all gone! happy is good!!!

adventures in crafting!

the renegade craft fair was once again a raging success! i would have to say that the craftastic weekend was probably one of the best weekends of my life! hang on everyone, you're in for a treat!!!



SATURDAY, JUNE 17
i left the wonderful city of philadelphia bright and early with the lovely ladies of art star, erin and megan! we got to mccarren park exactly on time to unload and settle into our new quarters separately, but close enough to say hello to one another throughout the day. i was to meet my tentmate, holly from miss hawklet, for the very first time, as we agreed to share a space at this amazing handmade event. i knew her from her flickr photos which kind of gave me an idea of what she looked like. kind of. i spotted her grabbing our rental tent from the oddly placed moving van in the middle of the park! i ran up to her, introduced myself, and quickly helped her get our shelter from the van to our coveted spot amongst the ring of crafters. yes, we had a corner lot intersecting many routes in and out of the park, not to mention our totally rad neighbor, isara from polaire!!! sadly, our luck changed on sunday when our real estate was pushed back a few spots, but we were in the shade, which i guess might have been traded that day for the corner lot. anywho! so, the day was incredible! people were flying in and out of our tent, taking home lots of handmade goodies. amongst those friendly folks were:

• karen duffy aka duff, former mtv vj, who was a part of the indie craft documentary!!! she loved holly's felted sushi!!!
• the editor in chief for knit.1 magazine, adina klein, who took a few of my tough knitter tees for review in an upcoming issue!!!
• vickie howell who liked my tees!
• rena tom from rare device who is lovely!
• jess from miss chief and jen from fresh popcorn producions who are old friends from the handmade arcade!



during the fair nate came up by bus to meet me at the park with a fond friend of ours, sarah from portland who now lives in nyc. they brought me a delicious turkey and brie sammy and lots of good wishes and love. did i forget to mention how much fun i was having with holly? um, yeah, best tentmate ever!!! as the day turned into night, nate surprised holly and i with to-go margaritas from a local bar down the street. perfect. our first day went really well and it was time to rest and mentally prepare for the next day ahead.



before the end of the day, i ran into anna, a friend of mine that i used to work with in portland. i asked her if we could stay with her and her super boyfriend, jeremy, who runs the stellar record label temporary residence for the weekend. not only did we stay in probably the most spacious nyc apartment, but they made my weekend one that i will never forget by suggesting a simple, yet delicious joint right around the corner from the park.

we ate at bean in williamsburg. nothing fancy. just good mexican food with the occasional sighting of one of my most favorite musical artists!!! (you'll have to wait until the end of the story to find out. it's good. i promise.) so, we are waiting for our table while another group is waiting for their table. two available tables pop up at the same time - one inside and one outside. the waitress waited for the duel. the other group said it didn't matter and we chose inside. so, they were outside. before we took our seats, m.m.f.m.a. turned to me and said jokingly if you want, we can switch for dessert? we sat down and anna looked at me and said you know who that was, right? i was freaking out at this point and i responded with an apparent uh-uh, nope, who? she stopped my heart when she whispered sufjan stevens. i died. and could barely eat my dinner. all i could think about was dessert.

SUNDAY, JUNE 18
nate and i walked to the park, which was about 10 minutes from anna and jeremy's place, to set up for the day of hopeful success. well, it was father's day and sweltering. success was not in the stars for us, only sweat and to-go bloody mary's. we had fun. holly rules! it wasn't that bad because i got to see these folks:

• taryn from mymy who is awesome!
• gordana from qylaar who asked me to make a dwarf bonnet for one of her blythe dolls. precious!
• valerie from dear birthday and a fellow bonnet maker!
• erin from sodafine who i finally and sweetly got to meet!
• jami from jetsetter who is an amazing friend with cute! cute! cute! pantyfied cycling caps!!!
• the kids from paper napkin gerik, annette, and mayu!



at the end of the event, we were pleased. we packed up and that was that! after the renegade craft fair was no more, we had another amazing night that included $3 all-you-can-eat bbq, watching paper napkin play one song, and hanging out with my friends from R.E.load. it was also nice catching up with my friends sarah, anna, and jeremy who i hadn't seen in forever. and of course, nate was there to make everything wonderful!

here's some of the loot i got!




huge hearts are drawn around the gals from art star for hauling me to and from the big appple, holly from miss hawklet for the opportunity to share this event with, jami from jetsetter for going out of her way, carrie from fabric horse for letting me wear one of her totally rad utility belts, anna and jeremy for being such lovely hosts, the ladies over at the renegade craft fair for making another magical handmade event a success, and to all of you who stopped by to say hello!!! thank you all!!!

tough knitter tees!!!

show off your slick knitting skills with giant dwarf's tough knitter tee! cleverly printed tattooed knuckles that read "knit" and "purl" are amongst the sharpest knitting needles around! a single drop of blood seals the deal!!!

available at the renegade craft fair, in all sizes, priced at $20!


printed on baby blue american apparel fine jersey tees with orange ink.


printed on grass green american apparel fine jersey tees with yellow ink.

are you tough enough?


***UPDATE***
these will also be available on my etsy site after the renegade craft fair! check back at www.giantdwarf.etsy.com in the very near future!!!

giant dwarf for wee ones!

hello everyone!
so, the renegade craft fair is almost here and i wanted give you peek at some of the new stuff i have been working on for the summer! introducing dwarf bonnets for wee ones - perfect for that special day in the sun!!! these lovely little gnome-shaped bonnets are all made from mostly recycled materials, including vintage cotton fabrics and vibrant rayon seam binding, and are completely reversible! yup, they are lined with amazing preloved fabric as well, giving them a 2-for-1 quality! each hat is one-of-a-kind and will be for sale at the RCF nicely priced at $25!!! can't make it to the fair? not to worry, these cuties will be available on my etsy site in the very near future!

here are a few of my favorites:


delicious vintage red bubbly fabric, lined with red anise star fabric, and tied together with golden-yellow rayon seam binding!


sweet lavender floral print fabric, lined with pink pennsylvania dutch animals fabric, and tied together with silky pink ribbon!


sunny yellow floral print fabric, lined with mulit-colored yellow polka-dot fabric, and tied together with pumpkin rayon seam binding!


amazing navy blue 60's pop fabric, lined with bright orange gingham fabric, and tied together with silky orange ribbon!

here's all 24 of them:



stay tuned for more updates - lots more to come!

xo,
sue