Author: JNA

Coming from a background in design, graphics, metal arts, and leather work, Jenifer Nakatsu Arntson makes quality hand-built vinyl goods such as hand bags, wallets, checkbooks, and accessories. Her materials are animal-friendly and her finished products are stylish and modern. After working in leather for many years, Jen has switched to working entirely in vinyl but approaches design and construction with the same attention to detail, quality and function she learned when apprenticing to master-level leather craftsmen and metalsmiths. She is now an Austin-based artisan but has lived in Kyoto, St. Paul/Minneapolis, and Tokyo. Jen's work is also available in Austin, San Francisco and New York boutiques. Her website is www.nakatsudesign.com. Jen is also an active member of the Austin Craft Mafia, and Babes in Business Bonanza. When she is not at the studio, she is on her way there.
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Maker Faire coming to Austin Oct 20-21st

I will be at the Maker Faire Swap-o-Rama-Rama DIY & Sewing Stations: Unique Mods Taught by Local Artists at the Travis Co Expo Center. There will be other members of the Austin Craft Mafia, as well as Craft-O-Rama folks, looking forward to meeting some other people who love making things.

Here’s the skinny:

SWAP-O-RAMA-RAMA
Saturday October 20th 11am to 5pm & Sunday October 20th 11 to 4pm;
And A Recycled Fashion Show Saturday Eve from 5pm to 6pm

At the Travis County Expo Center in AUSTIN TEXAS
Bring any size bag of unwanted clothing, leave with all that you can carry and of course – modify!(All remaining clothing will be donated to Goodwill, a supporter of Austin’s Swap-O-Rama-Rama)

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New to ravelry…

I have been reading about ravelry on various knitting blogs, and it was mentioned in podcasts, and I finally got an invite and started playing with it a bit. We just moved to a new house a few weeks ago, so my stash is in boxes, some in storage at my mom’s, some in hubby’s studio, but I have kept a few projects with me, my set of interchangeable circulars, and some yarns I’d like to play with. Over the past few months of packing, movig, putting things into storage, and trying to hustle up as much freelance work as I could, I finished a couple pairs of socks, some scarves, and pair of cargo pocket toddler shorts (sewing the pockets on now). Making some headway towards my holiday gifting, also have a hat mostly done for my hubby (decreasing for crown). The socks, shorts and hat are all black or charcoal, and I expect I might have problems photographing them.

Anyway, hope I will be better about documenting my projects, I added linkage to this blog rss feed, my del.icio.us bookmarks, and my flickr account. Seems pretty handy so far….

[added 2/22/2010: Love, love,  love ravelry! I have lots of bookmarked patterns in my queue and it’s been a great resource!]

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Austin Chronicle article: Water This Cottage Industry

There is an article by Rachel Koper in the current issue of the Austin Chronicle about an upcoming show I am participating in a show the weekend before Mother’s Day! The second Handmade Austin Women show will be at Ginko Studios on May 5th & 6th from 10-6.

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2007 ARTISTS INCLUDE:
Jenifer Nakatsu Arntson / JNA Designs
Sunyong Chung / Ginko Studios
Jaime Jo Fisher
Chia Guillory
Stephanie Lindsey / Baby Jane
Bonnie Lynch
Melanie Schopper / M. Schopper Ceramics

More info and a map available at HandmadeAustinWomen.com.

See you there! I have lots of new work and special show prices.

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Handmade Austin Women 2007 Spring Show – May 5 & 6

I am participating in a show the weekend before Mother’s Day! The second Handmade Austin Women show will be at Ginko Studios on May 5th & 6th from 10-6.

Here’s the skinny:

Please join us for the Second Annual Handmade Austin Women Spring Show
on the weekend of May 5th and 6th from 10am till 6pm. Handmade Austin
Women are dedicated to unique design and the highest quality in
handmade work. Our Spring Show 2007 offers high fashion, original
house wares, wearable art, fine art, stunning jewelry and live musical
accompaniment. You can preview our show and find directions at
http://www.handmadeaustinwomen.com

LOCATION:
Ginko Studios
800 Gullett Street
(512) 389-1920

WHEN:
Weekend before Mother’s Day
May 5th-6th 2007
10 a.m until 6 p.m.

DIRECTIONS:
(map link http://tinyurl.com/2k2ckc )
From IH 35 and 7th street, go east on 7th street.
Left turn on Springdale Road.
Right turn on Lyons Road.
Right turn on Gullett Street (Lyons dead ends at Gullet).
Park on Gullet, walk to the end of the street to the stone house on
right (800 Gullet St), walk through the chain link gate to the left of
the house.

2007 ARTISTS INCLUDE:
Jenifer Nakatsu Arntson / JNA Designs
Sunyong Chung / Ginko Studios
Jaime Jo Fisher
Chia Guillory
Stephanie Lindsey / Baby Jane
Bonnie Lynch
Melanie Schopper / M. Schopper Ceramics

MUSICAL GUESTS:
DJ Mahealani
Laura Freeman as Luna Tart

Handmade Austin Women believe in the profound benefits of keeping
women sustained at work at home here in Austin. For more information
about the event and artists, please visit
http://www.handmadeaustinwomen.com

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(added 4/23/07) The upcoming Handmade Austin Women 2007 Spring Show was mentioned in the Austinist: Fashion Bits!

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ParentHacks…

There was a great post on PH I read today re making easter egg shaped sidewalk chalk using plastic eggs, and they mentioned they had a widget for their blog now. Just playin' with it…

ParentHacks is just one of the parenting blog I keep up with via Bloglines, though the majority are design (love design*sponge) and crafty blogs. And the occasional gossipy fashion site.

Wish vox was compatible with performancing firefox plugin.

I am a sxsw widow this week, but the toddler went down easy and fairly early tonight, huzzah!