Handmade Portraits

The 99 Feelings of ArtMind

May 9, 2012 bmnguyen Art Mind, artmind, Bao Nguyen, ceramics, Etsy International, Handmade Portraits, Home, mitsy sleurs, The Netherlands, video, Watch

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(Music by Jim Smith)
It all began with a simple assignment: a self-portrait. Mitsy Sleurs, the artist behind ArtMind ceramics, started with the shape of a Matryoshka – also known as a …

The Ties That Bind: Ayşegül & Sebahat

April 12, 2012 alanakakoyiannis alana kakoyiannis, Ayşegül Çetinkaya, crocheting, Etsy International, Handmade Portraits, Home, irregular expressions, Mother's Day, Sebahat Çetinkaya, Turkey, video, Watch

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(Music by Lydia Witman)
The mother-daughter relationship is universal; it is also singularly unique. Halfway across the world in Bolu, Turkey, fiber artist Sebahat Çetinkaya and her daug…

Alabama Chanin: A Cottage Industry Success Story

March 20, 2012 objecked alabama, Alabama Chanin, Clothing, fashion, Giveaway, Handmade Portraits, Home, manufacturing, Natalie Chanin, video, Watch

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Over the past decade, clothing line Alabama Chanin has grown into a multifaceted enterprise. Started by artist Natalie Chanin, the company has embraced a committment to cottage industry by …

Handmade Portraits: Mabel Pike

March 13, 2012 weirdwolf Accessories, Alaska, Alaska Native Heritage Center, beading, beadwork, clans, Clothing, Handmade Portraits, Home, Indigenous peoples, Mabel Pike, moccasins, Native Americans, needlecraft, sewing machine, Shoes, Tara Young, Tlingit Native, Two Dark Brids, video, Watch, weirdwolf

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(Music by Two Dark Birds)
Tribal elder and moccasin maker Mabel Pike passed away last week. In honor of her memory, we’ve brought this piece back from the archives. She leaves us a legacy o…

The Joy of the Ride: Pogo Boards

March 6, 2012 PaulJax Germany, Handmade Portraits, Home, jogi maerz, longboarding, martin sammet, niclas loeffler, paul jax, pogo boards, skateboarding, snowboarding, sports, video, Watch

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(Music by Niklas Aman)
Snowboard pioneers Martin and Jogi built their first board because they wanted to experience the feeling of surfing upon snow. That was 1983. From those humble begin…

The Aesthetic of Funk With Xenobia Bailey

February 22, 2012 sabrinasgordon Black History Month, Clothing, crocheting, fashion, funk, Handmade Portraits, Home, knitting, recycling, sabrina schmidt gordon, upcycling, video, Watch, Xenobia Bailey

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Even amidst the midday chaos of NYC, you can’t miss her — the signature cap, crocheted work dress, and vintage glasses are unmistakably Xenobia Bailey, the singular and prolific fiber a…

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