I Swear I’m still here!

I know it’s been a week and out in cyber-space it must seem like I’m doing nothing. Oh, but how mistaken you are if you think so. I’ve actually been hard at work on the new The Devil Made Me Do It Clothing website. Party to be announced shortly. Then let the fun begin!

Cotton Candy Sweet

Move over cotton candy, there’s a new treat in town.

New Serger, Whoo Hoo!

I think I could sew a PLANET with this crazy beast!

Crafts and Kisses

I will be selling with a bunch of AWESOME vendors at this amazing vintage house (Josephine Butler Parks Center)

Sunday, February 3,
12 noon to 5 pm
Josephine Butler Parks Center
1247 15th Street NW
Washington DC

http://craftsandkisses.com

Hope to see you there!

The Devil on TV?

I absolutely must blogbrag about this since it will probably never come to fruition.

 
This weekend I was freezing my buns at the Easter Market when a nice woman started looking through my clothing and asking a lot of questions. Nothing unusual here. She seemed quite interested and asked where I made the stuff. “I have a studio,” I told her dumbly. “Is that what you meant?” I asked, because the answer sounded dumb even to me. “I just wondered if you had the stuff made somewhere,” she clarified. I assured her that everything she was looking at had been made, one at a time, with my hot little hands.

 
A few minutes into our talking she said, “The reason I’m asking is…I have a little TV show on PBS that comes on after the Newshour. I feature local (DC) artists and architects… I was thinking I should do a little piece on you.”

 
HOLY SHIT! TV! Was what I was thinking, but I swear I played it cool. You know, “Ah, yes, television. I think I have heard of that medium of communication.”

 
After talking with her some more she mentioned that she’d never featured a “commercial” artist before, that she usually featured museums and galleries, so she wasn’t sure if she should/could do it. I happened to mention that ALL art is commercial (I swear I did this in a nice way) and she said, “Hm. You know, you’re right.”

 
We chatted for quite a long while. It turns out she’s an artist who teaches at the Corcoran Gallery, lives in DC, but has a studio right down the road from me. While we were talking, several of the other vendors recognized her and soon a group of them were huddled together, looking over at us, and obviously discussing the situation. She realized she’d been spotted. “They recognize me from the show,” she explained without a hint of ego.

 
I guess sometimes it’s good to be in a cloud of “I’m new here” obliviousness.

 
Who knows if the TV thing will actually ever happen, but it is exciting to think about. DC is primed to get hip to the whole recycling thing. People that I’ve met seem very receptive to the idea, but there just aren’t a lot of artists doing it here (unlike on the Left Coast where it’s roaring).

 
I celebrated this event by making MOST of an awesome pink, red, and brown cashmere dress, and blowing the motor out on my serger! Woohoo!

Sweet Jane

Jane was sweet enough to let me take some pictures. Here’s just a couple. As with all of my clothing, each piece is one-of-a-kind, hand made by me, from 100% recycled wool and cashmere. Look for my forthcoming Website: Thedevilmademedoitclothing.com