More TGIF: Thank God for Illustration Friday art faves from my Twitter followers. Today’s artist is Mattias Adolfsson and was suggested by angel*treats.

I really like his Floating Building Series, which can be seen in his Etsy Shop. They remind me of several different movies and books, but the titles totally escape me. Can anyone help jog my memory?

You should totally follow me on Twitter, btw.  I chatter incessantly over there about lots of random stuff!

*** edited: The Adventures of Baron Munchausen is one of them. Thanks to Heather from Skinny LaMinx!

You know when I am going to an indie craft show, I like to share some of the goods and sellers that I am looking forward to checking out, well the Art Star Craft Bazaar is no exemption. So, here are some of my pixx from this year’s indie vendors.

On Monday, I will hopefully share some pictures from the show as well as what I purchased. I plan on buying one little thing from as many of the 100+ vendors as my wallet will allow. I wanna do my part to support indie!

If you want to go: 

What: Art Star Craft Bazaar- over 100 indie vendors will be displaying their wares.
When: Saturday, May 30th from 11-6pm & Sunday, May 31st from 11-6pm
Where: Philadelphia, PA @ Penn’s Landing Great Plaza - on Columbus Boulevard between Walnut Street and Chestnut Street (click here for directions)

a. Spread the Love {{{}}}  b. BirdQueen  Designs {{{}}}  c. Sara Smedley {{{}}}  d. Yasha Butler {{{}}}  e. Wearable Jules {{{}}}  f. AntiGenre {{{}}}  g. Raeburn Ink {{{}}}  h. From Andrea Lynn {{{}}}  i. Chez-Sucre-Chez {{{}}}  j. Berd and Bee {{{}}} k.FlederHaus {{{}}} l. Cakehouse

• Jill Bliss - get a free Native Flowers journal with any order over $30 for the month of June.

• What: Art Star Craft Bazaar- over 100 indie vendors will be displaying their wares.
  When: Saturday, May 30th from 11-6pm & Sunday, May 31st from 11-6pm
  Where: Philadelphia, PA @ Penn’s Landing Great Plaza - on Columbus Boulevard between Walnut Street and Chestnut Street (click here for directions)

• Enter the Feed Your Soul and Boycott the Recession Chronicle Books Contest by May 31st!

• Recipe Redux Challenge over on my food blog Some Clever Spoon.

• You have until June 1st to complete my Annual Reader Survey and be entered into the drawing to win a prize.

• Help me raise money for Feeding America, the nation’s food bank.I’m trying to reach the$500 mark, come on an please help me reach my goal. 

• Call for Submissions for the Summertime edition of the Indie Fixx Galleria, which will run for 3 months from June 15th - September 15th. Spots are only $35 (that’s less than $12 per month)! All types of goods will be considered. Deadline to apply (the Galleria is juried) is June 12th and if you want to apply, just send me an email. There are a limited number of spots available and applicants will be notified by June 12th if they are accepted.

Photo by Moanalani Jeffrey

Simply effortless & sophisticated is how I describe Danish designer Sofie Ølgaard’s debut collection. With classic silhouettes and a minimalist palette her designs are modern, but with a certain reminiscence of fashion years past. She is clearly influenced by her Scandinavian roots as well. Sofie debuted her collection at GenArt’s Fresh Faces in Fashion in San Francisco in October 2008 and her collection is also for sale on her website. Can’t wait to see what she comes up with next.

My friend bloggy friend Marichelle from Heart Handmade told me that she is hosting another Shop Live event over at the Etsy Virtual Labs today, May 28th at 7 pm EST.

For 30 minutes, Marichelle will be sharing a curated mix of goods from Etsy sellers. She has been in cahoots with all of the artists and together they’ve come up with a special listing/item specially priced just for this live sale event. Sounds like fun to me, so I will plan on being there and most likely making some purchases!

The deets:

When & Where? This Thursday, 7pm eastern standard time @ Etsy Virtual Labs. You must be a registered Etsy user, so please make sure you have a username and password.

Who?  Marichelle from Heart Handmade and participating artists include: Art School Girl, Brooklyn Rehab, DrikaB,
Lamixx, Cicada Studio, Tree Fox, Fern Animals, SusyJack* & Local Library among others.

Who knew tees could be so droolworthy & sexy? At least the tees from Denitza are so. Conceived from the paintings of the namesake artist, they are truly wearable works of art. Although, they are not direct representations of her paintings, but actually fragments, which is more interesting, don’t ya think? You can see some of Denitza’s artwork here as a comparison.

A few of my favorite designs include: Bling, Silver V, Blvd. E & Tile.