In this Newsletter: -Upcoming Events- This Saturday! -Community Happenings -Indigo Dye Recap
This Saturday! Find me at Cocoa Cinnamon on Geer Street (Old North Durham Location) with the Catalog Era crew! I’ll have new items, prints, mobiles, pillow sale and more! See you there, 11-4pm, Saturday, May 11th. Just in time for Mother’s Day!
New Mobiles will be available this Saturday at Catalog Era!
Pre-website product will be available- market goers will get first choice!
Just for newsletter members: Use the code SWEET16 to get 16% off your total purchase to celebrate RIVTAK’s 16th anniversary with me! I love the idea of you having and gifting my handmade items! Thanks so much for your ongoing support!
2024 Calendars are on sale! Send them to a friend!
Vulva Pillows will be on Spring Market Sale this weekend- the perfect gift for mothers and mother figures in your life. 2024 Calendars will be free with purchase.
Mark your calendar for Friday, May 17th, 6-9pm, at the Fruit, for a Screenprint Round Up Rodeo- a whole market and showcase dedicated to screen printed items!
New prints will be there… more on that next time! I printed these in a workshop with Paige at SuperG Printlab in Durham.
Paige will be hosting a student printing show at Ample Art- an art gallery set up in a storage unit.
Remember…I compiled the most epic local directory/spreadsheet of places and people you can learn from- well, it’s always here! If you have interested to learn something I don’t teach, check out the 2nd spreadsheet in this file which has a bunch of local artists that teach!
In the sewing community, we celebrate #MeMadeMay, showing off our handmade items and appreciating them on social media. It’s a great way to connect with other makers and find sewing inspiration! This photo is from Freeman’s Creative Kickoff celebration!
Find me uploading videos and pictures through out the month on instagram.
In Our Community coming up!:
May is AAPI Month! Celebrate by supporting artisans and food vendors at Common Roots Festival. *I will not be vending at this event this year. But many of my Asian American peers will be there!
A few weeks ago at the indigo party and artwalk…
Got to see old friends and and upcycle items some of you have been holding onto for a long time! Love to see it!
Love seeing familiar faces and what items you all bring to the indigo dye days! Thank you to all the people who came out! Interested in Dyeing with indigo? Host a private party with your friends!
Big thanks to the Old North Durham Artwalk for having me again for the 3rd year!
Thanks to Mana for hosting!
AND Thank You to everyone who came and dyed something!
It got busy at the end there!
I made this apron last year with Cyanotype pockets! I look cute here, but I sure got sun burnt! Be sure to cover up from the sun!
Still looking for a home for this lovely loom that has been sitting in my studio/storage for way too long! Know anyone who wants to take their weaving to the next level??
This handcrafted wooden floor loom is perfect for scarves, runners and other panel weaving!
Thanks so much for reading to the end!
Do you have a special spring botanical tradition? I love to collect honeysuckle and soak them in some vodka to make the most delicious Honeysuckle Spring Cocktails!
Let me know your recipes!
Hope to see you soon!
Cheers,
River Takada
Over the weekend, I spent some time in Brooklyn and Queens and got to visit the Noguchi Museum. It was absolutely amazing! I highly recommend! I loved the sculptures (as shown above).
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