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
New tunic tees & new plates!
You guys, I’ve been BUSY BUSY BUSY! With the xmas Royal Bison Fair just a few short weeks away I thought I’d show you all a little bit of what I’ve got up my sleeve.
I’ve been teaching myself to dye fabric - yet another extension of my obsession with textiles. I’ve gotten my hands on a limited amount of super soft, perfectly draping, perfectly-architecturally-cut tunic tees, and I’ve spent some time seeing what comes of it. You really need to see these up close, the way they have dyed in places is downright magical. This here is a black one, but there will also be camel/beige, russet, olive, navy and perhaps a purple. Some might even have little white patterns drawn in places, we’ll see! They look great with a pair of jeans and a blazer, letmetellya.
Next up: plates! I’ve always wanted to translate my patterned drawings to household objects, and I’ve finally found a way to do it to plates in small multiples. These here are some of the royal blue and red collection, there’s also going to be a black (and teal?) collection. All of them are one-offs and handdrawn by yours truly. I’m so jazzed by this! Everything is food safe, oven safe, etc, though I wouldn’t run these babies through the dishwasher, the finish just needs a touch of care. Wouldn’t it be great to toss some olives in one of those long dishes? Yum!
More as the Bison approaches - I’ve got new silkscreened tea towels in the works, as well as hand dyed totes with leather straps. See you in late November! xo, Vikki
Posted by Vikki on November 6th at 1:45pm
The VW blank desk calendar!
Based on the Veekee Agendas, I also made a Veekee Workshop desk calendar this year. I don’t know about you, but I need to see the whole month at a time. Mine lives under my keyboard, and I look at it all the time. 24 perforated interior pages, stapled binding for ultra sturdiness, one 2011+2012 calendar in the back, and bam, you’re organized!
This one was really fun to do because of the cover—exactly how much pattern can the ol’ eyeballs take? This much! Get yours at the shop!
Posted by Vikki on December 3rd at 9:17am
Folk art kitchen tea towels
A new design for the ever-evolving folk-art kitchen series, these delicate florals were all paper cut by hand with an exacto knife and then translated into a silkscreen print on natural coloured tea towels. The design is based on my Polish heritage, and a nod to folk art.
Printed with eco-friendly water-based inks on absorbent cotton. Washer friendly. The tea towel has a loop on the back to hang off a hook.
Available in turquoise, ochre, purple and red (red is sold out at the moment, more coming next week!). This piece can also be used as a table runner, so mozey on over to the shop and pick yourselves up something fancy for your kitchen.
Posted by Vikki on December 3rd at 9:00am
