New work! New year! New fun!
Well, now that the dust has cleared from the holidays, it’s new stuff time! I have been mentioning in bits and pieces that I’ve been branching off in all directions lately on the creative front. In addition to paper goods, I’ve recently tipped a toe (nay, an entire leg?) into fabric dyeing, with really exciting results. On top of that I’ve figured out how to translate my patterned drawings onto the humble ceramic plate, which has been immensely satisfying.
All this to say you’re going to find some new fun stuff in my shop, with more coming soon. At the moment there are a few perfect-for-your-everyday, hand dyed bags up for grabs that I think you’re going to love. Hand-dyed tunics are on their way within the week. There’s also several plate patterns from the Supper Settings series available - hang these plates on your wall or use them to serve dinner, it’s totally up to you!
Crockery! Handbaggery! Exciting papergoods coming up! I’d love it if y’all would take a look -this year is going to be very, very interesting…
Posted by Vikki on January 6th at 3:09pm
Veekee + Papirmasse!
Fun times: Papirmasse, the Montreal-based art subscription, has published my Folk Flowers poster design for their final issue to 2011! The edition is printed on a risograph, which is a neat Japanese technique that approximates silkscreening. There’s also a piece by Jacob Wren for you to read on the flipside.
Want one? You can subscribe here. Want to know more? There’s an artist interview in which I speak of perogies, slathering the world with pattern, and everything in between.
Oh, and also: happy holidays, everyone! 2011 has been a whirlwind year - I got married in the summer, hung my first solo show, taught myself two entirely new craft techniques for ceramics and fabric…and that was only from August onwards. In addition to more textile goods, next year I’m planning to roll out a brand new set of wedding invitations as well as a commercially available textile pattern or two. I’ll also hopefully have the letterpress going for realsies. So thanks for following along, all of you. Warmest wishes! -Vikki
Posted by Vikki on December 22nd at 11:57am
Illustration, New Work, Pattern
The Supper Settings
Hey! I’ve got a show up at Transcend on Jasper here in Edmonton. I’ve been sitting on the Supper Settings idea for about a year and it has finally (excitingly!) come to life.
An installation of over thirty hand-drawn plates, two silkscreen prints, several framed drawings and textiles, a large poster print and one honest-to-goodness tree await you and your morning brew for the month of December. Y’all should come check it out! The series is for sale - I am selling the main wall’s installation of over twenty plates, two silkscreened prints and several framed drawings, along with a custom hanging in your home, with consideration to your space’s needs. $500 for all the pieces, and a little extra for the custom install. I can also sell some of the plates individually, so do contact me for details.
And that’s not all, my friends - the process of decorating the plates is foodsafe, so I am accepting commissions for all your culinary needs! You can pop down to Transcend Japser and let me know which ones you like, and I’d be happy to make some plates up just for you.
And with that, I’m off to Vancouver on the train (!!!) for a well deserved break. Ahhhh, sushi…
Posted by Vikki on December 6th at 6:39pm
36 hours in…
A great indulgence of mine is getting the Sunday New York Times delivered to my door here in Canada. Granted, it normally comes on Monday morning, so I can’t loaf around in my fuzzy slippers on Sunday devouring its pages like those south of the border do, but the paper is still an absolute pleasure to read through the week. One of the go-to bits of my precious New York Times newspaper is the 36 Hours… column in the Travel section, and was I ever excited to find out that a book of the collected columns has been put out by Taschen. The book looks like it’s dotted with lovely pictures and there are beautiful map illustrations by Italian illustrator Olimpia Zagnoli. Never waste a weekend, indeed - unless you live in Canada in which case this is the best form of armchair travel ever!
Posted by Vikki on November 29th at 9:00am
