Lauren of LaRu is a Seattle-based artist who started a craft group which led to making accessories from her fantastic drawings. All of her pieces are one of a kind illustrations on clay sealed with resin. Lauren is providing this super cool skull necklace as a giveaway. Leave a comment by Midnight Thursday to be entered to win!
UCU: Pick a song that gets you in creative mood or you think would make a great addition to a "UCU Winter 2010 Soundtrack".
LaRu: Lately I have been addicted to the Mike Snow album.
UCU: What’s one thing you wish you had known at your first craft show?
LR: Make a cheat sheet for figuring out taxes! The first few times I would bring a calculator. I taped my cheat sheet to the clipboard I use to fill out credit card slips. It's way faster and convenient!
UCU: If you have pets, introduce them and tell us a bit about them!
LR: I live with my two bunnies (Zim and Madison), a turtle named Tobias (after Tobias Funke), and my boyfriend's crazy cat Xuxa (pronounced Zoo-sha). All the animals like to interfere with crafting :). The bunnies will pick up whatever I am working on and toss it around. Xuxa likes to lay across anything I am working on. She also has a craving for shinny paper...anytime I leave it out she chews it up. I've lost a lot of drawings to that cat! :)
UCU: What item are you most excited to be offering at UCU Winter 2010?
LR: I've come up with a bunch of new designs: foxes, squirrels, crows, and new skeletons. I am excited to see how people respond to them.
UCU: What gift are you most excited to give this year?
LR: I'm not excited about one gift in particular, but I am excited that I will only be giving handmade gifts this year. No factory made things or department stores for me!
UCU: What are you nibbling on as the snow falls this winter?
LR: Reeses and chocolate chip cookies. I can't stop eating them!!
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
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OMG!!! I adore Day of the Dead-type motifs!!!!! WANT.....crap, I SO have to find enuff money to bring to the show *sigh* I'm going to want tone of everything.
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BUNNIEEES!!! I love skull anything. :)
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to checking out your booth at UCU! I love your design style :D
ReplyDeleteVery Day of the Day and chic, excited to check out your other designs, too!!!!
ReplyDeleteAre the rabbits in the giveaway? :)
ReplyDeleteSo cool! I would give it my friend Sara B. who got an amazing Day of the Dead tattoo in honor of her mom.
ReplyDeleteIf you haven't the Polaroid Camera pieces you are missing out! Good luck with your booth lady!
ReplyDeleteLove the designs! Keep up the good work.
ReplyDeleteSkulls and flowers - cool!
ReplyDeleteZee skull... eet ees French!
ReplyDeletePersonally I'm diggin' on that robot. Can't wait to see it all in person!
LaRu, will you be my craft god?
ReplyDeleteSweet Robot!
ReplyDeleteLove the mustachioed skull dude! Wish I was going to get to see your work UCU this weekend- I quite like your illustrations.
ReplyDeleteI want that robot! :)
ReplyDeleteI love your robot designs!!
ReplyDeleteMy name starts with a X but is pronouced with a Z sound too. :) haha I love the moustache on the skull.
ReplyDeleteI love the necklace!
ReplyDeletePerfect for Dia de los Muertos.
Her jewelry is awesome
ReplyDeleteI heart the Robot!
ReplyDeleteADORABLE.
ReplyDeleteI have a friend who would LOVE this necklace!
ReplyDeleteLove the new skull design Lauren, you are so creative! I love how you are always keeping it freash. I'm making it a goal to mail out all handmade cards this year to family and friends who are far. I wish you much success this weekend.
ReplyDeletetoo cute!
ReplyDeleteI've already ordered a few pieces, one for an xmas present, and I get compliments all the time on my adorable skull necklace!
ReplyDeleteSo cute!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteOH. EM. GEE! ADORABLENESS IN MAH FACE! <3
ReplyDeleteI am now crazy excited to go to the festival, not that I was not before, but I am even more so nao!
LoveloveLOVE my LaRulry. Planning on getting my sis a bunny necklace for Christmas too. :D
ReplyDeleteSkull with a moustache?? Robot with a heart?? Yes please!!
ReplyDeletefun and funky looking!
ReplyDeleteim totally addicted to reeses too lately.. its baaaaad news! :/ haha.
ReplyDeletecan't wait to see the new stuff!! :)
Necklaces with an edge. I like it!
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