Dog House

Pet portraits...does this make me the wedding singer of painters? I don't care if it does. I love dogs, I love painting them, and I love dog lovers, so here's how it's going to work:

From now on, 10% of all pet-related things (paintings, collars, etc.) goes to the Hamilton-Burlington SPCA.

I'll have some paintings (seen in posts below) for sale at the Wigg-Wagg, or you can order a custom portrait of your own pooch. For one day only (Wigg-Wagg, Sunday Sept. 13), if you order the 10 x 10 custom portrait (seen here) for $100, 20% goes to the SPCA.

Man that's such a good deal, you're practically stealing from the animals if you don't take advantage. Do you really want to steal from the animals? I didn't think so. Sign up early to avoid disappointment!

* Cat/pig/chicken/fish/etc. lovers do not despair. I hope to work on a few paintings of animals other than dogs next week. Check back for updates*

Dog House

Dog House

What a Mess...

Apologies for each photo being its own post, but Blogger is listing my photos in random clumps when I do them all in one post and it's making me insane.

Anywhoooo, here are some shots of what I'm doing (instead of eating and sleeping and socializing) these days as September, my month of markets, draws near.

Painting is happening too, just on a different floor of the house. Tomorrow I'll post photos of some of the pet portraits I'm getting ready for the SPCA's Wiggle Waggle Walk-A-Thon on September 13.

Seatbag Stitching

Snaps on to the rear of your bike saddle. Perfect for carrying patch kits, wallets and small repair doohickeys that, if kept in a handlebar bag, could create the kind of wind resistance that might spell the difference between winning and losing the Tour de France.

Belts

Hip Holsters

Flasks in the Making

Soon to Come...

Many many pictures of the factory my studio has become in the push to prep for fall markets...

Better Than Brooks

These are now available by custom order. Check out my Etsy store or order through Downtown Bike Hounds in Hamilton, Ontario...

Fall is a Busy Time

I'm currently busting my butt to prepare for Toronto's Outdoor Art Show and Sale (during the Queen West Art Crawl this September). Every spare second I am stitching or staining or tooling or spending mad money on materials and it is awesome, but exhausting.

Anywhoooozle, I'm going to have to sleep even less now because I was recently asked to participate in a stateside event the same weekend as the QWAC.

This morning I received an email from a fellow Etsy crafter who bought a custom dog collar from me a few months ago. She's part of a group called the Handmade Brigade of Orange County and on September 20th, they're hosting SPEAKEASY: Indie Shopping, Music and Booze at the Detroit bar in Orange County.

The first 50 attendees of the event will receive goodie bags full of treats from Etsy shop owners and crafters and I will be included in that mix. If you can't be in Toronto this fall, be in OC and score some free Shoot From the Hip swag.

In the meantime, check out loveitalot.com and foundhandmade.com - two great sites that have featured Shoot From the Hip in the last week.

Double Barrel Shop Gun Clutch

Provincial Parks Earrings

Oh Canada Necklace