Hello Bethesda…last minute show addition

Posted on May 12, 2012 | Leave a comment

ArtHead JunkHead: cowboy (© Deborah C. Kracht, 2012)

Surprise!  This weekend I will be in Bethesda for the Bethesda Fine Arts Festival.  Earlier this week I received a call that a spot had opened.  So I spent the rest of the week in the studio preparing for back-to-back shows.  Next weekend I will be at the 21st Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival in Reston, VA.

ArtHead JunkHead: Butch (© Deborah C. Kracht, 2012)

ArtHead JunkHead: 15¢ VC (© Deborah C. Kracht, 2012)

Nothing like a deadline to inspire creativity.  Here are a couple of things that I created this week that I have brought with me.

ArtHead JunkHeads (© Deborah C. Kracht, 2012)

It’s a great weekend to be outside, so come out to the Bethesda Fine Arts Festival and stop by booth 56 on Norfolk Avenue and say hello.

Project ArtHead

Project ArtHead

Thanks again to everyone who has supported us in our effort to help the Accelerated Cure Project raise money to further their goal to find a cure for MS.  We have raised $425 toward our $5,000 goal.  If you are one of the next 8 people to make a donation to our team, Project ArtHead you will receive a set of second life magnets.  You can see all the magnets here and here.

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Dangling the carrot…again

Posted on April 19, 2012 | 2 Comments

Yesterday we invited you to be one of the first 5 people to sponsor our team and we offered to thank you with a set of SecondLife magnets.  In one day, with your help we raised $250 which brings us 5% to our goal of $5,000.

Offering the magnets as an incentive was so successful we decided to go in for round two.

SecondLIfe magnets

So the next 10 people who visit our fundraising page and make a donation will have their choice of these SecondLife magnets.  Once you have made your donation, send an email to artheadstudio@hotmail.com letting us know which magnets you choose and where we should send them.

SecondLIfe magnets

Each SecondLife magnet is a reconditioned bottle cap that has been reinvented as a magnet with images from vintage LIFE magazines.

Thanks again to everyone who has supported us in our effort to help the Accelerated Cure Project raise money to further their goal to find a cure for MS.

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Can magnets help find a cure for MS?

Posted on April 18, 2012 | 5 Comments

Indirectly, yes.  Read on…

Want a set of secondLife Magnets?

secondLife Magnets
Be one of the first 5 people to sponsor our team, Project ArtHead, in a fundraiser for the Accelerated Cure Project and one of these sets of magnets will be yours. Visit our fundraising page at http://www.firstgiving.com/fundraiser/jil/hollywood-in-the-hub-10th-annual-hunt-to-cure-ms to make your donation.

The secondLife magnets are reconditioned bottle caps reinvented as a magnet with images from vintage LIFE magazines.  If you are one of the first 5 to make a donation, leave a comment letting us know which set we should send your way.

We have an ambitious goal of $5,000 and we are getting the ball rolling with these magnets.   Thanks for supporting the Accelerated Cure by sponsoring our team.

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Kickin’ the crap out of MS…again

Posted on March 29, 2012 | Leave a comment

On Saturday, June 2nd, our team Project ArtHead (Kim, Nancy, Deb & Jil) will be participating in a fundraising scavenger hunt to benefit the Accelerated Cure Project. 

Project ArtHead (Nancy Galluzzo, Kim LiPuma, Jil Lesko, Deb Kracht)

Project ArtHead (Nancy Galluzzo, Kim LiPuma, Jil Lesko, Deb Kracht)

For the fourth year, Project ArtHead, is getting ready to help the Accelerated Cure Project raise money by running around Boston & Cambridge to compete in a Hollywood themed scavenger hunt and we need your help to reach our ambitious $5,000 goal!

Please share our fundraising page with your friends and family!
Project ArtHead: kickin’ the crap out of MS 

(http://www.firstgiving.com/fundraiser/jil/hollywood-in-the-hub-10th-annual-hunt-to-cure-ms)

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Nothing wasted — making things from scrap

Posted on March 26, 2012 | Leave a comment

Thanks to everyone who came to CraftBoston Spring this past weekend.  It was a great show and I got to meet and chat with lots of interesting people.  Now it’s time to get back in the studio to make new stuff to bring to the 21st Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival in Reston, VA in May.

ScrapHead

ScrapHead
©Deborah C. Kracht, ArtHead Studio (2012)

What do I do with all the scrap aluminum that ends up on the table and floor in my studio?  I cut it into silly shapes and make ScrapHeads.  There really is no reason to waste the scrap — so why not make something out of it?

ScrapHead

ScrapHead
©Deborah C. Kracht, ArtHead Studio (2012)

And now there are 13 new ScrapHeads (and the studio is a tiny bit cleaner.)  They have all been added to our Etsy store.  So if you are jonesin’ for some ArtHead gear, check it out at http://artheadstudio.etsy.com.

ScrapHead

ScrapHead
©Deborah C. Kracht, ArtHead Studio (2012)

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Twitter Turns 6 and we are counting characters

Posted on March 21, 2012 | Leave a comment

140 characters to be exact (the maximum number of characters allowed in a Tweet.)   Twitter just turned 6.  Happy Birthday Twitter!  

Counting reTweets (©Deborah C. Kracht, ArtHead Studio 2012)

Counting reTweets (©Deborah C. Kracht, ArtHead Studio 2012)

As mentioned here, reTweets are something new this year.  I truly enjoy searching for the Tweets to use in the reTweets because every now and again I find a gem.  140 characters of cleverness and humor.  For example:

reTweet (©Deborah C. Kracht, ArtHead Studio 2012)

reTweet (©Deborah C. Kracht, ArtHead Studio 2012)

You can check out all the new reTweets on our Facebook page in the reTweets photo album.

If you get a chance to come to CraftBoston at the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston, come see us in Booth 240.  And if you are feeling lucky participate in CraftBoston’s 2012 Spring Raffle  – one of the ten pieces being raffled is from ArtHead Studio.  We mentioned it here and talked about the inspiration for The Odd World of The Littles.

Building An Idea (©Deborah C. Kracht, ArtHead Studio 2012)

Building An Idea (©Deborah C. Kracht, ArtHead Studio 2012)

The Odd World of the Littles album on Facebook has been updated with new pieces you will see at CraftBoston this weekend along with other new things you may need to get into your clutches.

JunkHead: Klutch (©Deborah C. Kracht, ArtHead Studio 2012)

JunkHead: Klutch (©Deborah C. Kracht, ArtHead Studio 2012)

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Incognito or Hiding Behind A Moustache

Posted on March 14, 2012 | Leave a comment

The weather has been so beautiful lately.  It’s even warm enough for us to hang our laundry outside.  But the sad truth is that I have not been able to enjoy the weather because I have spent all of my time in my studio getting ready for the CraftBoston which is just around the corner (March 23-25).

Nancy and Deb incognito

Nancy and Deb incognito

Come to CraftBoston and find us in Booth #240…and feel free to bring your moustache too.   Go ahead and get yourself a discount on admission – enter code: ENEWS to receive a $3 off.

Kim and Deb incognito

Kim and Deb incognito

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