I've been thinking about my mom a lot since starting my latest project, Pretty Hen Designs. She loved doilies and lace, chintz and flowers. I've been playing with my collection of those things and more: trims and buttons, interesting African fabrics with bold graphics, needlepoint and upholstery fabrics, etc. to create collage clothing pieces that are very modern, but mom mighta kinda liked, just for the originality of design. It's art to wear. It's cheep chic. I love it. It's the kind of thing I've made for myself and worn to great acclaim. I decided that I shouldn't be the only creatively dressed person around, and I'd like some company. Wear basic black or beige if you want for your core pieces, but then throw on one of these jackets or scarves, and you've made a grand statement!The opportunity to show at the Holiday Spirit Store on the Commons was the impetus to get started, and I sold two jackets on the first full day of business there! That was just Saturday, November 7. The store is open every day through Christmas. So get down to see my stuff before it's gone! There are 20+ other artists and craftspersons there too, with really cool stuff. It's all in the old Plantations site smack in the center, near Petrune, same side. It was a dollar store last. www.holidayspiritstore.com.
