collections in kitchens.

i have been looking for a house to buy since january. i've looked at a ton online and a ton in person. i saved these two photos of someone's kitchen on my computer desktop about 2 months ago and decided to finally post about them. i never looked at the house (can't remember why) and unfortunately i can't tell you whose house this is (located somewhere in the kansas city vicinity).

the first thing that stood out was the red table and chairs...i have these too! but mine are sparkly red like a carnival ride. second the souviner plate collection.

i really do love the way the plates are displayed.
and the sheer number of them is appealing.i ended up finding a house this past week. it happened oh so quickly...saw the house around 11am, made another visit around 1pm. 2:30pm the offer was made and 3pm the offer was accepted! i am excited and freaked out at the same time. the kitchen is much different than this one, but i have already started to mentally plot out how to display my collections.

Apartment Therapy

this week my foldedpigs ware was lucky enough to be featured on the design blog: Apartment Therapy: Chicago.
i love their tag line. "saving the world, one room at a time".

here is the post!

thanks to all who ordered items!

blackwell's thrift store: kcmo

jackpot! rain & paul introduced me to a gem of a "thrift store". it's really more of an antique housewares store.lord knows how much i like kitchen ware. it's pretty amazing...if you need an iron, there's a whole shelving unit fill of them. need a replacement yellow pyrex mixing bowl? there's a stack of 7! (i regret not taking pictures of the massive section of pyrex mixing bowls.)
here are the rolling pin & pots 'n pans sections.

jello molds!
the visit was a successful one. i found a sweet cake plate and metal tray that will show up in a photo shoot in the near future. stay tuned...

jesse small

this past friday i checked out jesse small's new work produced recently while he was in china. the work was moving on to new york for an exhibition.

window treatment with detail.

decal collage on ghosts.
the one on the right reminds me of the death star.
cut metal chandeliers. i'm digging the color.

1409 STUDIOS

this past weekend i was invited to participate in an open studio event by michelle d. at two tone press. a lovely time was had on floor 5!

two tone press: super sweet postcard set. etsy shop for two tone goods.
luke firle: painter extraordinaire. also a resident on floor 5.
sike style : bad ass products : shop here
my contribution : foldedpigs
most photos by sikestyle.thanks!

art axis profile.

i am excited to be accepted into art axis!
(an evolving independent network of artists)

a description from the artaxis site:
artaxis.org is a growing catalog of contemporary ceramic artists and their work. By compiling the work of many different ceramic artists as well as providing links to the artists' personal websites and e-mail, artaxis.org is providing a resource that can be used by academia, the general public, as well as the artists themselves. The goal of artaxis.org is to create an online community of artists thus promoting discussion, interaction, and collaboration.

check out my profile here.

stencils.

i'm currently working on a dinner plate set for some friends and took a couple pics of the stenciling process.
gotta love the crispness of paper stencils.
paper stencils placed on the plate. covered in underglaze. paper peeled off.