Oh Comely magazine

oh comely magazine feature Have you heard of this new magazine, Oh Comely? I love their concept; it's about people and their quirks and their creativity, rather than money and what it can buy. I spent an evening reading through this issue and very much enjoyed it. Oh, and I have a little page in it! I was asked to create an illustration about a childhood memory of discovery.

oh comely magazine feature

oh comely magazine illustration

There used to be a small, intricately inlaid wooden box tucked inside the old hutch in the dining room. I remember my dad taking it out one afternoon, and showing me how to open it. It was a puzzle box, the kind that looks like it has no opening. He would take the box and slide these secret panels, one on each side, little by little. It seemed to take hours since the panels only moved a tiny bit at a time. But eventually we slid the lid off the box, and I let its contents tumble to the ground – a jumble of time-worn skeleton keys. I sat on the floor and studied each key, searching for clues, imagining that they opened doors all over the world. Later, when my dad wasn’t there to open the box for me, I would sneak the puzzle box out of the hutch and work it open myself, just to sit and stare at the keys. But I pushed the panels too hard, and the secret inner workings broke. I put the broken box with the trapped keys back in its place, and was eventually found out. I don’t know where the box is now, but I suspect it is locked in a chest in the basement. I used to hide the key to that chest in an unfinished wall, but the wall was plastered over and I don’t remember if I ever took that key out in time.

Cover Me

Me in Uppercase Magazine

There I am! Cover page of Uppercase Vol. 3 Album Cover Redesign feature. This is one of the most beautiful magazines I have ever seen (and I promise I'm not saying that just because they included me!). Here's my stitched Feist cover if you'd like to see it up close.

papernstitch

alli coate on papernstitch

Have you heard of papernstitch? It's a little showcase of handmade items curated by Brittni and designed by Jeff. They both deserve a lot of credit because the site is beautiful and impressively simple to use.

Here's a peek at my shop. Be sure to look at all the other wonderful exhibitors this month; I'm especially excited about Allison Cole, Nosideup, Mati Rose, and Selflesh.

Thanks, Adam!

Thanks, Twenty2wo!

What a gray day it is. I'm packing up some pretty things to send out to an Etsy customer, but wanted to take just a quick moment to post a thank-you to Adam of Twenty2wo magazine for sending me a copy of the latest issue. Design for Mankind just released #5, too, and it's beautiful! Well done, dear Erin!

Kid-friendly

I'm super-busy, but I still wanted to drop a post here to share a couple exciting news-es:

  • The adorably hip LMNOP Magazine has featured me in Issue Four. LMNOP is a free quarterly PDF magazine for hip, stylish parents and their children. :)
  • I'm a finalist in Etsy's Handmade Kids Challenge- in two categories! Vote for me and enter yourself to win some sweet prizes. My Tree Stump Stool is in the furniture category, and the Happy Day banner is in home decor.

thank you

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Just a quick note to say thank you to everyone who has written about my work lately- It means a lot to me, and is especially encouraging and helpful in this time of transition. Many thanks! Design*Sponge

Frankie
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