The four ‘Afternoon Tea’ Prints are now available for $60 on minu.felt.co.nz (free shipping in New Zealand) for a limited time. The recommend retail will be $80!
The lovely people at cafe32, 32 The Terrace, Wellington host another minu mini exhibition from March 1 to March 5.
The exhibition displays the first four print of the ‘Afternoon Tea’ series inspired by all the strange and wonderful tea parties in my favorite stories. This is the beginning of the little story introducing the characters.
One late Sunday afternoon, I am drawing at my desk when, suddenly, a large wooden door appears on the paper.
‘Knock, knock!’ I hear and, not knowing how to open the door, I reply ‘Come in!’
The door creaks open and in comes the Sunbear saying, somewhat presumptuously, ‘Tea and honey would be fine!’
Knowing bears, I prepare a rather big pot of honey and mug full of hot tea.
‘Thank you! How do you like my sweater?’ asked the Sunbear, helping himself to the honey. But there is no time to admire his attire.
‘Knock, knock!’
Another knock on the door. I wonder ‘Who will it be?’
… to be continued
Many thanks again to my wonderful friend Alix for turning my words into nice prose and many thanks to Marg & Own for supporting artist in their awesome little café.
The prints are drypoint prints on 300g etching paper (Hahnemühle), a limited edition of 12 variations, numbered and signed. Drypoint is a intaglio printmaking technique. An image is incised into a plate with a hard-pointed “needle” of sharp metal or diamond point. Traditionally, the plate was copper or zinc, but today, a clear acrylic sheet is commonly used.
For more information on drypoint prints using perspex plate see ‘How To: Drypoint on Perspex (Plexi-glass).
More images are – as always ^_^ – at Flickr.
Enjoy!
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Products by minu are now available on minu.dawanda.de. Dawanda is a German ‘buy handmade’ platform, currency is Euro and language is German.
I am very happy to announce 2 new stockists in Wellington.
Selected items by minu are now available at Magnolia, 113 Tory Street, Te Aro, Wellington and at both Wanda Harland shops at 24 Elizabeth Street, Mount Victoria and 148 Jackson Streeet, Petone!
And to make good things even better almost the whole minu range is available again at Juniper, 114 Riddiford Street, in Newtown!
Happy shopping!
Viech {n} [ugs.] creature… so much for the dictionary.
Almost 3.5 years after the first prototype Viech actually went into production and is now for sale.
Viech is very cuddly and cute, but be aware! Viecher (pl) are not aware of their own strength, have no idea about the sharpness of their claws, are clumsy, do horrendously stupid things and afterward look at you with their black innocent eyes and start ‘but I just ….’
These handmade cuties are about 26 cm tall with another 10 cm of ear length. The fabric is a very special, fluffy and cuddly straight pile cotton, the stuffing 100% Polyfill. The little face is wool felt with machine stitched eyes.
This years March craft 2.0 is part of the 2010 Fringe Festival and … you will find minu there as well!
“Get your shopping shoes ready and come along for a stress-free day of local craft and fun activities.Craft2.0 is a family-friendly craft fair, bringing more than 70 independent artists and crafters in one spot to show off and sell their luscious local wares. From babywear to jewellery, screen prints, Tshirts, toys, cupcakes, badges and bags, we’ve got your shopping covered.
Everything is 100% New Zealand-made, and most items are one-off or limited edition creations.
Feel good about spending money on unique, environmentally-friendly creations instead of buying mass-produced imported goods”
When: Saturday March 6th from 11:00am untill 3:00pm
Where: TheNewDowse, 45 Laings Road, Lower Hutt
Admission: Free!
Minu will be back at the Frank Kitts Market. A Carnival of Creativity! Undercover in Frank Kitts Park, Wellington Waterfront. There will be over 50 stalls of artistic goodness. From paintings to pottery, mosaics to musicians, teddies to tandoori, flowers to fairies, jewellery to jugglers… Enjoy great coffee and delicious food.
When: Saturday 6th 10am to 4pm
Where: Undercover in Frank Kitts Park, Wellington Waterfront
Admission: Free!
Get your prints framed by minu! The frames are 100% made in New Zealand. A New Zealand manufacturer provides me with the raw wooden frames made from New Zealand grown wood.
The frames are a ‘Slim Box’. The size is made to order depending on the print series.
I dye the frames using white water-based acrylic wash or water-based wood dyes (English walnut or brown mahogany) by Briwax and varnished with Danish Oil. The mat is cut from a picture framers mat board (warm white). The backside is finished with a picture hook and dust protective tape.
Brown mahogany (left) and English walnut colour patches
The size is made to order depending on the print series. For the ‘Lilu’ series I suggest 12 inch x 9 inch, depth 1 1/4 inch including mat for $65. For the ‘Afternoon Tea’ series the frames are 11 inch x 8 inch, depth 1 1/4 inch including mat for $60.
The frames ship for $16 New Zealand wide or can be picked up in Wellington.
The new Schlafs come without the plastic pellets in the filling. Small fabric scraps are adding some weight to the ears and legs, and give babies something to chew on ^_^…
So other than the risk of Schlaf waking up – while you are asleep – rummaging through the house and tugging your ears, you and the very little ones are save.
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