Geostationary Banana Over Texas

This makes me really happy.

> Brett on 03/05/08 #

Tangled up in Gold

Lil Did makes these cute (cheap!!!) earrings out of tangles of gold wire that remind of these earrings i own and love by Garnish. What a bargain.

> Tsia on 03/04/08 #

Edible Estates the Book

SNatch beloved radical gardener Fritz Haeg has come out with a book Edible Estates: Attack on the Front Lawn and is having a public debate Fri Mar 7th, 7 PM at the NY Public Library.

> Tsia on 03/04/08 #

Looking for a guest blogging gig?

I’m planning on starting a Guest Blogger feature on Indie Fixx.

So, if you are interested in doing some Guest Blogging and want some more info, send me an email with the subject of guest blogging.

I have a few specific topics in mind, but I am also open to your suggestions and areas of interest. Ideally, I’m looking for both peeps who just want to do an occasional post and for peeps who are interested in doing a reoccurring column. When you contact me, please send me a link to your blog and/or some other writing.

> Indie Fixx on 03/04/08 #

Get Comfy

Cocooning done right! Thank you Chrissa.

> Scott on 02/26/08 #

Handmade Slippers & Shoes

I recently came across this flickr photoset of the most beautiful handmade embroidered slippers by Teresa Cunha and also mary janes made by etsy seller netamir.

We interviewed maker Jenine Bressner last year and she talked about making her own shoes too, in 2006 she was featured on the MAKE blog.

> Handmade Nation on 02/25/08 #

Necktie Wallets

Laura Skelton makes the cutest wallets out of neckties among other sustainable upcycled things.

> Tsia on 02/22/08 #

To Dye For

My mom, handspinner and fiber artist extraordinaire, recently told me about Culinary Colors, eco-friendly dyes for fiber and fabrics. Great colors and non-toxic for one's stove-top experiments. So long RIT dye, there's a new kid in the vat!

> Abigail on 02/18/08 #

smockshop

Andrea Zittel has been working with ideas of uniform and clothing in her work since 1991. I was first introduced to her smockshop project when she was an artist in residence at the Headlands Center for the Arts last summer. Zittel designed a pattern for a wraparound smock which she gives to artists who reinterpret it and sew one-of-a-kind garments. Part of the concept is to create an income generating enterprise to help support artists who have primarily non-commercial project-based art practices. The smocks flew off the shelves during the smockshop installation in October at Susan Inglett Gallery in New York and there is a plan for a storefront in L.A. in the near future.

> helena on 02/18/08 #

Detergent Paintings Visible Only Under UV

Craig Paul Nowak paints with laundry detergent. The resulting images are invisible under ordinary light but fluoresce brilliantly under UV. I always wanted to make some paintings that incorporated both visible and UV-active pigments, so that the image would look like one thing under normal light, and something else under blacklight.

> Sean on 02/15/08 #