A village of wee houses

Here is a full sneak peak of what I've been madly (but oh so happily) working on over these past few weeks. I'm getting closer to launching my very own Etsy shop, which I am over-the-moon excited about. It will feature little fabric houses, like the one I made a few years ago, and custom portrait tees, like the ones I did in Rishikesh, and some other bits and bobs. I'm also selling some of my photographs at Society6!

It's been a busy few weeks of experimenting with materials and techniques. It feels so good to create, and give all my ideas the chance to become real. Very exciting.

Using Spoonflower and ArtOfWhere, I've created my own fabric with drawings in the same style as the children's book I made for my nieces and nephews, and have been quite impressed with the quality. With this fabric I've constructed some chickadee houses, which open to reveal a soft, felted nest, with a chickadee and a few eggs, and walls adorned with portraits of regal chickadee ancestors (and here you thought they were just a simple song bird, oh no, on the contraire), and some artwork from the young chickadee that resides here. There's a Japanese Teahouse in the works, and I have plans for other theme houses, too.

In addition to this printed fabric style, I've been creating little houses using thrifted fabric and upcycled materials. I found some fantastic corduoroys, wools, and notions from EcoEquitable's boutique — it was like raiding your grandmother's attic! Oh, the buttons! I was in button heaven! — and have created some plush, patchy houses with quirky, tactile details.

I have a few more things I'd like to get ready before officially launching, but I couldn't wait to share this with you.