Jan 28
Weekend Reading: poolside
Posted in: Issue 11
photo by Helen Corbett
Lisa Sonora Beam at Hacienda Mosaico, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
The Creative Entrepreneur Workshop
Jan 17
Type Tuesday: Jennifer Wu
Posted in: Uncategorized
I am happy to welcome Melbourne designer Jennifer Wu to our list of subscribers. I saw that she tweeted about her purchase and I followed over to her portfolio to find many great things. The exploration above is in response to the slogan “Less is a bore.”
I’ve said it before and I shall say it again: UPPERCASE subscribers are a talented bunch! (You can subscribe right here, please and thank you.)
Jan 10
Reader appreciation: Charise Harper
Posted in: Issue 11
I love that you love UPPERCASE. When Charise Harper emailed to share a link to her blog today, I was so surprised and touched to see her profess adoration for the magazine so publicly—and in such a cute way! Thank you, Charise, for being a loyal reader.
Check out all the kids books Charise has written and illustrated!
Jan 03
Addressed, Beautifully
Posted in: HandwrittenI received many nice greeting cards from UPPERCASE readers — thank you! Some were hand-painted, silkscreened, letterpressed, collaged… thank you for taking the time to send a card. I hope you’ll forgive me for not sending a card, but in a few weeks you’ll receive a brand new issue of UPPERCASE so you can see where my time was spent!
An absolute show-stopper of an envelope arrived. My photo can’t do it justice (it’s silver metallic paper with black ink calligraphy.)
Wow! Thank you, Micheline Courtemanche of Betty and Bing Letterpress Print Shop. I was so excited about the envelope that I photographed it first (and then forgot to take a picture of the card!) Michelle has some teaser images on her blog:
Sep 27
TCC: Little Big Pants
Posted in: Uncategorized
It was so fun to meet Terra of Little Big Pants at The Creative Connection Marketplace. When she was unpacking her softies, I knew one of her creations would be coming home with me. Although I was torn between her elegant dolls and their stories of love won and lost, I was pursuaded by a little art thief carrying off a mini Van Gogh (my last name, Vangool, is sometimes mistaken for Van Gogh). I’ll have to take a better picture of him (he now resides at Art Central, so Finley can play with him when he has to come to work with me.)
Please visit Terra’s blog for more images of her beautiful dolls, such as this wonderfully stylish doll with chic mohair-sculpted coif!
Sep 01
Urban Legend
Posted in: Uncategorized
I had been coveting a necklace from Etsy seller (and UPPERCASE reader!) Urban Legend. This one, above, with its blues and oranges is now mine.
Kateri Morton writes, “I use vintage Lucite beads, sterling silver and brass chain to create playful designs that retain a sense of urban sophistication. I started making jewelry in 2006, and fell in love with vintage glass beads after finding a handful of old jewelry at a flea market. My joy in using these beautifully colored and finely crafted beads turned into an obsessive treasure hunt for more, and I’ve been collecting and designing with vintage beads ever since. Recently, I’ve especially enjoyed using vintage Lucite beads for their incredible quality, detail and lightweight comfort. I wanted to create a space to showcase these brighter, bolder pieces, and that’s how urban legend came into being.”
Kateri has a second shop selling these beautiful “ingredients”…
Aug 24
Creative Reuse of the magazine
Posted in: Uncategorized
UPPERCASE reader Jennifer Hoyden sent in this image of envelopes crafted from the magazine. She writes:
“You may already know this, but issue #9 made superb envelopes. I was just flipping through my copy and several of the pages literally begged me to turn them into envelopes. A few others were easily coaxed to sacrifice themselves. Many thanks for a great, fast gift to give my friend next week. At this rate, my subscription is going to pay for itself.”
Aug 24
The Art of Suhur
Posted in: issue 10
I am always interested to know how the magazine inspires people. When Mustaali Raj, an avid subscriber and regular visitor to my studio, mentioned that issue #9’s exploration on how food inspires creativity led to a photo project with The Western Muslim, I was curious to see more.
“Of all the meals eaten during Ramadan, the Suhur (the pre-fajr morning meal) is the most diverse amongst Muslims all over the world. We thought to ourselves, wouldn’t it be interesting to see what others are eating? And we did just that. The Western Muslim is presenting “The Art of Suhur”, a photo album on our facebook page showcasing suhur meals.”
Mustaali has sent in submissions for almost every open call! We published his matchbox labels, but alas didn’t have enough room to include his pet portrait in the current issue. So behold, Cuddles, the pet cockatiel:
Thanks, Mustaali!
Aug 18
Subscriber: Vanessa Boer
Posted in: Spaces/Places
A peek into Vanessa’s studio
Vanessa Boer is a self-proclaimed “illustrator and maker of things.” She has a diverse portfolio of creative offerings which include commissioned pet portraits (below), illustration, an etsy shop with prints and interesting chimes made from vintage pencils, as well as styling and custom prop-making for magazines such as Real Simple and Women’s Day.
We featured six pages of pet portraits submitted by our readers in the current issue (#10) of UPPERCASE.
Pretty talented bunch of readers, don’t you think? To subscribe, please visit the online store.
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