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Come join us for the 11th annual Valentine’s Day show at Sunbrothers Studio! I will be there with some *new things*!! Here is a link to the show flyer with all the useful bits. It will be Saturday February 12th from 6-10 pm. There will be a raffle! It will be, and always is, awesome.

February 12^th,  6-10 pm (rain or shine)

At  Sunbrothers Studio:  1345 S. 50^th St,   Richmond  94804

Please join us for a step into my second decade of Solar Powered Roses.  This year’s show will include a new 2011 batch of roses, sweet peas, a giant carrot, a sunflower, and a disintegrating sphere.  Yes, you’ll just have to see it to know what I’m talking about.

Also on display we’ll have a large showing of new Fire Sculpture by David Andres, Zachary Wetzel, and Therm, as well as works from:

The ever fabulous Joe Rut  – joerut.com –

Zak Timan – sculpture and hand blown glass jewelry

Jim Austin – Alchemy Metalworks – custom forged axes

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And of course don’t miss the RAFFLE at 9:30 and a chance to win a Sunbrothers Long Stem Rose!

This Thursday, dorklandia will make an appearance at the California Academy of Sciences Nightlife event! Presented by the lovely folks from the Indie Mart, join me and about 40 other vendors for science, cocktails, and stuffed animals. And, you know, other things too. Here‘s a link!

Next up, I will be heading to LA on Friday morning for the Renegade Craft Fair on Saturday and Sunday! Oh, so exciting! It’s supposed to be warm and sunny both days, and the event is in a park. Details here, if you are in the LA area please stop by and say hello!

As a bonus, if you come to my table and teach me how to say “octopus” in another language, you get a free dorklandia sticker!

Dorklandia is traveling to Portland this weekend for Crafty Wonderland. Oh boy!

Here is a link with details: http://craftywonderland.com/index.htm

If you live in or near Portland, please stop by and say hi!

I’m excited to be a part of Five Ton Crane’s first First Friday in Oakland tomorrow night. Come and see art made by the amazing people behind The Raygun Gothic Rocketship and The Steampunk Treehouse.

Neat people, cool stuff, and a West Oakland warehouse. Join us!

Come to the Noise Pop n Shop event next Saturday! It’s at the very-swanky Verdi Club in San Francisco. The Slow Club is just across the street, so have brunch and come on over. Mmm, brunch at the Slow Club. Should be a fun show.

I’m happy to say that I will be a part of the Noise Pop Pop n Shop this year. It’s going to be held at the Verdi Club in San Francisco, on Saturday, February 27. Hope to see you there!

This is part of the excellent Noise Pop Festival, which probably now qualifies for the word “venerable.” So many great bands, new movies, and all sorts of fun. I’ve loved it every year I’ve lived in this town. This year, I’m most excited about !!!, Mark Kozelek, Paula Frazier, and the Magnetic Fields. And Atlas Sound. And, wow, Yoko Ono. I saw Yoko Ono in New York a really long time ago, and while I don’t consider myself a fan, exactly, she is an amazing performer.

This weekend, I will be at Gifty at The Crucible in Oakland! Please stop by and say hi! Here’s some information about it (or, you could, you know, just click the link):

Shopping at the mall was never like this!

Support local artists and community arts education for youth and adults while you get your last minute shopping done at the Bay Area’s most unusual holiday celebration.

Whatever holiday you celebrate, spark it up with a visit to The Crucible’s Holiday Gifty celebration. Shop for unique and affordable gifts created by over 70 Bay Area artisans, and experience the excitement of our 56,000 sq. ft. studio, where furnaces roar and sparks fly.

• Handmade jewelry, glass creations, sculpture, clothing, ceramics
and more
• Demonstrations of glass blowing, metal casting, and blacksmithing
from 11AM to 3PM
• The Crucible’s Bike Shop with be selling Bicycles of all sizes
• Family friendly performances
• Santa arrives at 1PM
• Prize drawing at 3PM each day; grand prize drawing Sunday
• Refreshments and holiday treats
• Learn about classes and workshops that will ignite your own creativity!

And the best part…FREE admission!

I’m pretty excited about this show, as Oakland and the Crucible are both very dear to me. There will be lots of cool things to see and do, and a bunch of amazing folks. I’m also really looking forward to finally eating at the Liba falafel truck. Oooh, I’ve been waiting so long to start my falafel affair! Hope you can make it!

Also coming up this weekend is the San Francisco Bazaar Bizarre. I don’t have a table there this year, but it’s a great event and you should check it out if you’re around.

In other news, the Renegade Craft Fair in Chicago was incredible. A record 53 octopi found new homes, plus some snowmen and owl bags. In fact, I sold everything I brought and nearly ran out of business cards + buttons! Thank you Chicago, and thanks to Danny and Sue for this great show. It’s going to be in San Francisco on the 19th +20th, but I’ll be out of town. Still, pretty darned exciting.

Back to crocheting for me!

Oh boy, I’m so excited about this! I’m going to be in the Renegade Craft Fair in Chicago this weekend! Stop by and see my if you’re around! This week, I shipped a pretty giant box to my sister-in-law’s place– almost sixteen pounds of octopi and infrastructure! Crazy. I can’t wait.

We’re also going to get to see (briefly) my niece and nephew and sister-in-law, and some of Adam’s friends. I love Chicago, and have wanted to see it in colder weather, so I can maybe stop thinking about moving there. Or decide that I can cope with it, and continue to think about moving there. Hmm. We’ll see. It is supposed to be in the low 30s, which is brutal for someone who’s lived in San Francisco for as long as I have. Eek!

The fair goes from 11-7 Saturday and Sunday. I’m on the first floor, in the main auditorium, in booth 10. I just got the best hat ever from my friend Sarah, and it is going to be great with the dress I made for the show.

Pictures next week!

This is how I spent my summer vacation. There are so many many amazing things about this project! It’s one of the coolest things I’ve ever done, and I got to meet and work with dozens of genuinely nifty people. As soon as I have my own pictures developed (yeah, I know), I will post them, but for now, get thee to a flickr search!

In other news, I am going to have a table at the Alternative Press Expo in October. It’s a two-day show, and it should be very very cool indeed. Come look at comics and zines and ponder the wonderousness of the crazy octopus hats I’ll have there. October 17th and 18th at the giant Concourse building on Brannan and 7th in San Francisco (right where My Bloody Valentine played last year, oooh). Admission is $10 for one day or $15 for both (or free if you went to Comic Con this year and still have your badge).

Had a fantastic time at the Indie-Mart in August, and actually sold out of octopi! I’ll be at the Indie-Mart again on November 8th. This is a very fun outdoor show with a relaxed beery party atmosphere, and I like it a whole big bunch. More details as it gets closer!

Today was sortof a big day for me, as I finally got my California Seller’s Permit. Now I’m real!

And that’s all for now.