Laura's backyard

…until Tina arrives in CT and we can hardly stand the wait! We have been talking about how some things in our creative life are better served when we are together. Putting the finishing touches on our Etsy shop is one of them. For those of you who don’t know what Etsy is, it is an online shop for all things handmade. Two of Laura’s favorite shops are her friend Michelle Dyson’s fun and funky fiber work and  Lisa Occhipinti’s mixed media work (Lisa also has a beautifully written BLOG~very inspiring!). We decided to open a shop to share what we are creating (and mama have we been creating!) as well as a way to support our work together. It is our hope that the work we sell on our Etsy site we will allow us to save enough money to travel to each other at least once every season. Although we do work well when we are apart we are curious as to what kind of MAGIC we could create if we are together more often.

Our time together feeds both our individual art practices as well as our collaborative work and friendship. We would like to share how this translates into our work. It will also allow us funding for future residencies, provide materials and shipping of our work as well as create classes & workshops for our communities.  What you can expect to find when the shop opens is original collaborative artwork, new postcard size art with a creative spin on our first correspondence and drawing exchange, as well as our individual artwork. During Tina’s stay we will be fine tuning our fun packaging, descriptions, banner, and hopefully creating new work to WOW you with. Who knows, there just might be an extra special treat for one of YOU lovely readers so stay tuned! We would love to hear what your favorite Etsy sites are and why you are drawn to them. Do you have any ideas for creative shipping? What kind of a package would you like to receive? We would love it if you shared in the comments below so others may benefit from your experience. Thanks!

Laura & Tina