http://thisisswigg.com/blog tactile goods for human enjoyment™ Sun, 20 Sep 2009 19:58:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en made some terrariums with some glass vessels i had laying around. one is a cookie jar, one a small peanut butter jar and one is a cover for a lightbulb which has a metal protective cage which i left out for this project. i've been seeing a lot of terrarium projects around lately and wanted to give it a go for myself. how long will the moss last and remind me of the green that we won't see for a few more months when fall and winter rolls around? thanks to the heckscher state park on long island for the moss! ]]> http://thisisswigg.com/blog/?p=775 today we soft launched the new studio site. more writing, projects and images to come, but take a moment to look around and get acquainted! the site can be seen here... www.thisisswigg.com/studio ]]> http://thisisswigg.com/blog/?p=766 this 4-day consignment pop-up shop is dedicated to all things mom featuring local artists and designers from the nyc area. filled with soaps, handmade cards, mom tattoos, bags, gardening accessories, swigg swag and more. they will also be featuring a mom wall - where you can send a pic of you and your mom to be displayed in the shop. opening tomorrow at 3pm... hours are wed-fri. 3pm-8pm and sat. noon-8pm for you last minute mom shoppers... www.303grandnyc.com]]> http://thisisswigg.com/blog/?p=761 over 30 local, well-known artists (including swigg) will donate art in all mediums to raise money for the atlanta animal welfare committee. the show is opening this saturday april 4th at gathering grounds coffee shop in atlanta.]]> http://thisisswigg.com/blog/?p=760 well it has been some time since the last post... some personal issues took center stage for a few months but it looks like things are back on track. we took part in BETA spaces in november (bushwick exhibition triangle of alternative spaces) which is essentially an open studio tour showcasing curated group shows. we invited a few friends to take part in our show entitled 'feast of martyrs'. we dubbed our loft 'phoraspace' and served red velvet cupcakes made by our friend lauren... yum! here are a few pics from the event... ]]> http://thisisswigg.com/blog/?p=724 so we went back up to my parent's house... and came back with a whole slew of beets! we harvested both the classic red beets as well as some golden beets. here is the booty right from the soil and then we brought them home to brooklyn to use in a quick pickle. yum! ]]> http://thisisswigg.com/blog/?p=713 so those that know me are already aware of my aversion to the heat. i can't stand being too hot - i'd pick a cool, damp, snowy cool day over a blistering hot one any day of the year. BUT this summer i have really been trying to give heat a chance... i think my appreciation for the sun has really been in trying to understand it and celebrate it's virtues... like ok you can't grow really amazing things without sun. and this summer it has all been about the garden fresh goodies... check out some more photos! ]]> http://thisisswigg.com/blog/?p=688 if you are in colorado tomorrow nite be sure to check out the show at composition in belmar. from 5pm - 9pm thurs. july 17th you can view the inaugural exhibit featuring work from 40 artists and designers including swigg! www.shopcomposition.com for more details or to see who is involved visit 'art shows' at left. ]]> http://thisisswigg.com/blog/?p=700 so this is my cousin nicole who is a traveling occupational therapist. she just moved to nyc for a gig up in white plains (yeah we get to hang out all summer!) and the company she works for usually hooks her up with large and swanky apartments. but this time the upper east side digs were a bit on the dingy and boring side. so this past weekend i took my fabric scraps and headed up to see what we could do to liven up the place. ]]> http://thisisswigg.com/blog/?p=690 sadly the polar bear was added to the list of threatened species under the endangered species act on wednesday. the bears are losing their habitat in the arctic circle due to climate change. currently the estimated polar bear population is around 20,000, but by the year 2050 that number could be 1/3 of what it is today as the temperature rises and sea ice disappears. see the whole story on pbs.org... http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/us/jan-june08/pbear_5-14.html ]]> http://thisisswigg.com/blog/?p=685