Steampunk Estate Sale Finds

Last weekend mom and I hit an awesome estate sale by my college, where we found some great items for the store. That alone was something to blog enthusiastically about, but... the best part is that the sale had had jars of old nails, wing nuts, bolts, chains, and other metal pieces. I put all of the goodies I found in this dandy felt tray I found at a thrift store! I think I officially have a steam punk collection to make jewelry and new art pieces. Can't wait to have some time to work in my studio!

Etsy Updates & My New Koi Print

Haven't posted anything lately about my own art in a while, because I just haven't had the time. However, last weekend I was able to work on my stencil print shirts. I even came up with some new designs! I'm particularly pleased with the new koi stencil I made and printed on an upcycled vintage white shirt. Not only was I able to print some new work, I was also able to list them on etsy! :)
Check out the new shirts: http://www.etsy.com/shop/jreyesha?section_id=10859913

Something in the Shadows...

Once again, some of my friends on facebook shared this amazing link filled with incredible shadow art. Seeing things like this help me realize I haven't reached my limits with art. Inspiring and motivating. Moreover, I'm just impressed with the sheer perfection of these artist's vision when it comes to working. No kidding when they say an artist sees the world differently.

Check it out here: 

http://www.buzzfeed.com/expresident/21-amazing-examples-of-shadow-art

Too much craftiness?

Haven't been too diligent with posting new things. But, this is officially my only blog, so all focus is here now. Without further ado, I'd like to introduce the most crafty and tacky object I have ever seen for footwear. In one of my many Goodwill trips, I was able to capture this BEDAZZLED and puff painted shoe of galore. For a while, I didn't think you could outdo crafty... now I know there are limits.

An Installation that will 'stick' to you...

Every once in a while, Facebook will show me something interesting and make me feel like checking it isn't a waste of time. One of my friends posted a fascinating installation link yesterday. An artist, Yayoi Kusama, designed a living space, completely white, and allowed visitors to help create the installation by giving out thousands of dot stickers to place freely in the room. The link shows the transformation and it's really quite amazing. I would love to make an installation someday. Probably not one I'd let people help with, but the idea of massive art is always a good one. 

Read & see more here: http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2012/01/yayoi-kusama-obiliteration-room/

Etsy Update!

Winter Break has finally began for me! I'm only 3 days in, but I'm so happy to have time in my studio and updating my etsy store. Speaking of the etsty store, things have started picking up. I created a new header for the store (seen below - I'm quite proud of it), listed all of my stencil print shirts, and renewed all of my lego listings. And, since then I've been getting tons of traffic and even made a few sales.

Check out my esty store here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/jreyesha

My not-so-Christmas-looking Christmas decorations

Somehow in the midst of my midterms and finals for college, I've found time to bring a bit of Christmas cheer to my life, and more importantly at 'Found on Fremont!' However, I've found an extreme distaste in green and red together, because I think Christmas is filled with so many more colors than our typical ensemble. So... when I made this Christmas decoration, it looks quite generally holiday-ish, due to the glitter and shiny things my magpie-like self picked out, but it doesn't look the slightest Christmas. I think this could hang all year long, and maybe that has a lot to do with everyone in my house wanting it to be the holiday season all year long! Just two weeks left and I'll be on winter break between college semesters for a month! :) I'm definitely looking forward to the holiday season.