Spring Shows Wrap Up

Another spring run of shows has passed and what a season!  LOOMLAB showed at both Unique LA and Bazaar Bizarre Maker Faire this May.  It was so amazing to meet all who stopped by the table and good to see familiar faces too!  From Jackson Pollack connection to fractals, to the Ogham Ruins, to seismic activity, you learn something new everyday... [and it's a learning day on steroids while at the Maker Faire.]  Interacting with such creative, inspiring, and thought-provoking people, some who perhaps I will work on a project soon together, it reminds me why I love doing what I do.  Thank you!

While I was stuck behind my table for most of the shows, I was still able to venture out a bit and check the neighboring vendors (or perhaps you stopped by my table).  Below are a few highlights.

Unique LA  |  Downtown Los Angeles, California

HM Sound System captured the event in photos (and they even jumped on the 1s and 2s for a bit).  If you haven't made it to their Broader than Broadway they have every Thursday night, then you are missing out.  Peep the photos here: http://hmsoundsystem.com/fr_uniquelamay7.cfmGreat

If you have a sweet tooth, make sure to check out Blissed Out Chocolates.  They are to die for (and I still cannot believe how healthy they are!)  Erika, the chocolate innovator behind blissed out, is "dedicated to bringing the purest, most bliss inducing chocolate to the world."  My favorite? Dark Energy, with hints of cayenne pepper and lots of caffeine.   Available online or at select local retailers.

Also, try the scones from Sugarbird Sweets and Teas - She is also at the South Pasadena Farmer's Market every Thursday evening.

And thank you to Shawn of SOB clothing for being a kick-ass table-neighbor at the show.

Bazaar Bizarre at the Maker Faire  |  San Mateo, California

The World's Largest DIY Festival: Maker Faire is a family fun festival to MAKE, create, learn, invent, CRAFT, recycle, build, think, play & be inspired by celebrating arts, crafts, engineering, food, music, science, and technology.

Here are a few stand-outs from the show, geektackular, or just simply genius.

Focal Length Designs: sick creations by Isaac Watson, who "reclaims old, broken and neglected camera lenses and turns them into one-of-a-kind cuff bracelets perfect for the photography geek, designer or fashionista. Each bracelet is hand-formed, filed, sanded and buffed with a focus on the intersection between photography, fashion, art and design."  I have one of his creations and cannot take it off.  I wear it with everything.

Archicraft: insane rope-scarf necklaces

Stuart's of Bend: "Breidenstein's work gathers different media – from wood to copper to bright pink Nerds candy – and imaginatively walks the line between wearable fine art and edgy high fashion."
Jenine Bressner: flame-worked glass and glass bead aficionado

DREAM, DESIGN, BUILD, REPEAT (from a google tee seen at the Maker Faire)

See you on the next LOOMLAB mini-tour - lots planned for the Fall/Holiday season!

Onward and upward,

Jane