Tuesday, February 27, 2007

connecting the dots...

because we (designers, artists, and all other creative small biz folks out there) are sprinkled all over the san jose area and need someplace to meet, get inspiration or motivation, and be able to create something bigger than just ourselves doing our own things in a huge city!

mural on fountain alley, through phantom galleries - now long gone, more projects in the works!


the first meeting of the founding ADF san jose'ers was great - let's keep it up and invite more to join in. this blog is a great place to let everyone know what you're working on and what you would like to be involved in - even if it seems out of reach right now. maybe it's not so far off.

i'm currently on year 4 of my mural painting business, mural studio and last year created devon industry and my shop at etsy to be the umbrella for all my other creations. i design and sew unique stuffed plushes made with new, reclaimed, vintage or sometimes my own fabric designs and my own wool felts. and i love to paint of course - murals on the big scale, but also little paintings of scenes reminiscent of my own childhood nostalgia, with animal characters, and lush flora and fauna. i also dig creating life size art in the form of installation. i've worked with some amazing artists on these kinds of projects, including the lovely cheryl isaacson and also other fantastic artists through phantom galleries (produced by two fish design and anno domini gallery) and now the new kaleid gallery on 4th st (check it out!).


thanks for reading the post! feel free to let us know what you'd like to see on here, or what your feelings are on how we can bring about more creative community in san jose.

Friday, February 16, 2007

Creation of Blog

This blog has been created for artists and designers in the San Jose, California area to communicate and offer support to each other.