Calico Collage Art Cat Pillows Coming Soon

I've digitally printed on fabric before with mixed results, limited to using my own computer and printer, so only on small sheets that I've cut up and used here and there in various projects.

I spend so much time searching for just the right fabric. The technology for printing on fabric has developed over the years, and now is the time to take advantage of digitial printing companies and design software.

I just ordered fabric by scanning and uploading a feline collage. Stay tuned for some fantastic big calico collage art 18" cat and 8" kitten pillows coming soon.......Thinking way out of the box, they will not be square, but the shape of themselves. They will be in different color combos too........Here's a sneak preview of just the head....

Meow!

 

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How Does Our Garden Grow Debut

Last week Sandy and I did our first two performances of How Does Our Garden Grow! The first one was the first one, and the second one was perfect. They were at the same school back to back. I give the show an A for ADORABLE! ......The music was fantastic and I can't wait to do it again and again.

We will get some good pictures of kids in the show as soon as we do it in a public venue. Most of our bookings for the summer are in private schools. I would give anything for a picture of one of the little boys who was a deer last week (predator) because he was EXCEPTIONALLY CUTE walking around the garden with his shaker. Also seeing those tomato hats on real live kids just makes you laugh out loud.

As of this moment our first open to the public performance will be at LaMott Library in Elkins Park on June 27th at 11:00.......

There are about 90 costumes with matching props....including about 6 each of the following characters
FARMERS: of course with their rakes, shovels and seeds.
CROPS: corn, carrots, peas, tomatoes, watermelon, strawberries, lettuce
SUPPORTS: Love, Sunshine, Watering Cans, Worms, Scarecrows!
PREDATORS: Deer, Groundhogs and Stinkbugs
POLLINATORS: Birds, Bees, Lady and Manbugs, Butterflies

For now Sandy managed to snap some pictures of a few of the costumes and props before the kids came in.....




butterly wings, wands and crowns
bird costumes and wands, bee costumes
and wands

love, sunshine, watering cans.....

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tomato hats and necklaces, a bit of lettuce on the right

carrot backpacks, carrot wands, strawberry aprons
 and strawberry wristlets

pea costumes





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Tomato Hats for How Does Our Garden Grow

Wow! really busy getting How Does Our Garden Grow? show together.
Right now I'm finishing up the Tomato hats.........just came in from trying one on a preschooler just waking from a nap at my local Goddard School. It fit perfect and was just TOO TOO CUTE!

So much is done! but need to finish up the lettuce aprons, some last minute details on the stuffed carrot "backpacks",  finish watermelon costumes, finish pea costumes and wristlets, finish corn and corn stalks, design and make bee ties and a few more things.

What is done is:
groundhogs, deer, stink bugs, birds, butterflies, strawberries, ladybugs, worms, sunshine, love, watering cans, scarecrows, farmers, flowers and seeds. Scroll down to see pics of some of these things.

Show debuts next Wednesday morning TWICE! Two groups of 60 kiddos each. Yikes! 7 days to blast off!

Friday I meet with Sandy, the musician for a final run through with all the music. On with the show.

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Lettuce and Watering Cans for How Does Our Garden Grow?

The How Does Our Garden Grow my latest interactive theatrical storytelling event is coming along so beautifully and will be done in a couple of weeks.  Sandy and I went over some last minute script and music details several days ago. I am so happy with the whole show. It's beautiful, meaningful and the music is such a fun addition. I just LOVE it all!

Alot was accomplished this past week. Finished the strawberry costumes and strawberry props. Designed the lettuce costumes and the fabric lettuce props that the kids will hold, like a bouquet, depicted above. Deer, groundhogs, birds, bees, farmers, sunshine, love, worms, and more are done.

Everything has been designed, just a bit more sewing and it's all done!

Also made five cardboard watering cans over the weekend......they are pretty big, about 16 inches high by about 2 feet wide. The kids who are watering cans will be wearing vinyl ponchos and be watering the garden throughout the story.......The watering cans have a little song too. It is just adorable and I can't get it out of my head....been singing it for the past three days!

Watering cans. Watering cans.

Bring me a drink

As fast as you can.

Watering cans. Watering cans.

Bring me a drink today!

 

 

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Happy Easter

This, directly from Mr. Easter Bunny himself, who I met in my local supermarket yesterday.......He gave me a kiss (the chocolate kind).  Sweet!

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Deer and Watermelon Costumes for How Does Our Garden Grow

This weekend was spent designing and making the deer costumes for the How Does Our Garden Grow show.........The deer try to attack the garden but the scarecrows will protect the plants! I love the little vests! They were made with outdoor canvas so nice and stiff. I walked around the fabric store for an hour to find just the right fabric. You can't tell from the photo but some of the vest fabric is on the little ears too.....

 I have the watermelon designed but only one made so far.....including the little slice wand.

Carrot costume is designed too but not quite finished. It's a stuffed carrot that will be worn/toted on the child's back! So cute. Pictures coming soon, and stay tuned for the strawberry costumes!

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ArtyPantz at Summer Activities Fair at CCIU in Downingtown

 

Stop by the ArtyPantz Theatrical Storytelling Events table at this Camp and Activities Fair coming up on March 20th at Technical College High School Brandywine Campus Cafetorium which is located at 443 Booth Road in Downingtown, PA 19335.
Directions

 Students from K to 12 and their parents will be able to meet with representatives and gather information for a summer to remember. Vendors include summer camps, summer schools, party venues, tutors, music and theatre, sports and exercise, arts and crafts vendors, out-doors camps, and more!
The Summer Adventures Camp and Activities Fair is organized and sponsored by the Chester County Intermediate Unit (CCIU).
For more information, please e-mail Jennifer Shealy.

Participating Vendors

Click here to view the current List of 2013 Participating Vendors.

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Capture and Return of Bald Beatrice at Baha'i School in West Chester PA

Sunday was a beautiful, sunny and windy day. Perfect for a visit to my local Baha'i School for a party! Here's a snap shot of a few of the participants as they were getting ready for The Capture and Return of Bald Beatrice the Baby Mermaid" Interactive Theatrical Storytelling Event. All together I think there were about 50 kiddos. It was a cozy group and they were all hams.

Afterwards my musician/music teacher friend and I met to work on our collaboration for the new show in the making How Does Our Garden Grow? So excited about this particular show.....busy today working on costumes....carrots to be exact!

Scarecrows for How Does Our Garden Grow?

Here are two of four scarecrows I'm in the process of making for How Does Your Garden Grow? They are both about 40" tall, on sticks! These will be the "cops" of our garden, keeping it safe from invasions of groundhogs and deer.....

I haven't made any dolls in years, and really enjoying making these...

Right now I'm just making a couple of each "character" in the story, because there are so many of them wanting to bust their way out of my imagination. Once I have the design down then I usually make four to six of everything. Right now I'm making a watermelon costume.......

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Making Corn for How Does Our Garden Grow?

It is so fun to design and make the costumes and props for all of my Interactive Theatrical Storytelling Events. Right now I'm making corn stalks for the new show How Does Our Garden Grow ? which will be ready to roll this summer.

This stalk is about 45" tall. The children who want to be part of the cornfield will be wearing matching corn top hats and be holding the stalks upright in the garden.
 Now on to the Scarecrows!

 

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