Friday, December 09, 2011

winter wunderkammer

There are so many cool events happening around the city that offer a chance to sell original work and this year I tried to take advantage of some of the opportunities that came my way.

The holiday art sale at a space called The Lab was one of those opportunities. They will have an event where you’ll walk in and see a series of boxes (all the same size) filled with a variety of treasures and fun objects for sale. A variety of artists, crafters, makers, writers, designers each created a set of small format multiples -- whether that be a series of hand-made objects, jewelry, zines, production run prints, or anything in-between. The work is all priced between $1 to $50. Tonight and tomorrow The Lab will be opening their gallery as a cabinet of curiosities, inviting viewers and buyers to experience the richness of the local arts community. There will be 5 different DJs, warm spiced wine and yummy holiday treats served from a gourmet food trunk out front. Makes for a cool holiday event!

I took photos when I dropped off the work so check out some of the stuff created to fit in these small boxes…


- strange hair buttons



- I filled a box with stars...



- here's a closer peek at one of the stars



- Some people made prints and paintings



- There were postcards for sale and someone made 'bike lane' masking tape



- an odd assortment of drawings in pencil



- notebooks and bookmarks



- postcards and salt & pepper shakers made from mini liquor bottles



- lots of photo cards

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