Wednesday, December 1, 2010

LaRu Interview & Giveaway

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!

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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! :)

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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!

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UCU: What are you nibbling on as the snow falls this winter?
LR:
Reeses and chocolate chip cookies. I can't stop eating them!!

31 comments:

  1. 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.
    hehehehe

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  2. BUNNIEEES!!! I love skull anything. :)

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  3. Looking forward to checking out your booth at UCU! I love your design style :D

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  4. Very Day of the Day and chic, excited to check out your other designs, too!!!!

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  5. Are the rabbits in the giveaway? :)

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  6. So cool! I would give it my friend Sara B. who got an amazing Day of the Dead tattoo in honor of her mom.

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  7. If you haven't the Polaroid Camera pieces you are missing out! Good luck with your booth lady!

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  8. Love the designs! Keep up the good work.

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  9. Zee skull... eet ees French!
    Personally I'm diggin' on that robot. Can't wait to see it all in person!

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  10. Love the mustachioed skull dude! Wish I was going to get to see your work UCU this weekend- I quite like your illustrations.

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  11. My name starts with a X but is pronouced with a Z sound too. :) haha I love the moustache on the skull.

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  12. I love the necklace!
    Perfect for Dia de los Muertos.

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  13. I have a friend who would LOVE this necklace!

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  14. Love 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.

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  15. I've already ordered a few pieces, one for an xmas present, and I get compliments all the time on my adorable skull necklace!

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  16. OH. EM. GEE! ADORABLENESS IN MAH FACE! <3

    I am now crazy excited to go to the festival, not that I was not before, but I am even more so nao!

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  17. LoveloveLOVE my LaRulry. Planning on getting my sis a bunny necklace for Christmas too. :D

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  18. Skull with a moustache?? Robot with a heart?? Yes please!!

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  19. im totally addicted to reeses too lately.. its baaaaad news! :/ haha.
    can't wait to see the new stuff!! :)

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  20. Necklaces with an edge. I like it!

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