Thursday Spotlight on Kamila's Dolls

First, just let me say, I know it's not Thursday! Sorry, I usually try to get this post out the day after the show and life got in the way this week. When I had such a great artist too!

Thursday night we met Kamila. Kamila is an art dolls artist and you can find her work and all her links at www.woodedwoods.com. She told us that her husband is very supportive of her art, and he not only does all the web-site building, he also helps her take the stories that form in her head and put them down on paper to publish with the dolls! That sounds like a wonderful partnership.

Now Kamila's art dolls are not what you might typically imagine when you think of an art doll. Through away all your previous concepts, these are NOT your mother's dolls! Which is probably why I love them so much.

Kamila has an eye for the strange and the creepy. One of her inspirations (and it shows!) is Tim Burton. We were all telling her on Thursday that we look forward to the day when we can say "I know her before she went to work on Tim Burton's movies!" Her works so incredible that I can see that as a real possibility.

When asked about her prior art experience Kamila told us that she's always loved to draw, and that's still an important component in her work today. She often sketches out a piece before she begins work. One thing that amazed me was that she had never really worked with polymer clay before she began making dolls! That floored me considering how detailed her work is. I also enjoyed hearing about how she searches in thrift stores for the right fabrics and components to complete her work.

Kamila works full time as well as devoting time to her art work. This means she often works late into the night when the inspiration strikes her because there is simply no other time to do it! Lately production has been slowed a bit because she's pregnant (congratulations!) but she does have one piece up on eBay right now that you can purchase.

I hope you can join us for next weeks interview Thursday night at 9pm EST - it will be a lot of fun!

~Ruthie~

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Get Your Hemp On...Tonight with Artisan Spotlight

Got Hemp? Well, join us tonight when Ruthie of RoseWorks Jewelry interviews Tiffany of Selenia (Phat Hemp Handmade Hemp Jewelry). 9pm Eastern!

You can learn all about Tiffany and what makes her and her hemp jewelry tick! Learn about her art, her business, and more! Ruthie will field questions from the chat room as well as on the studio line/Skype.

As always, excellent indie music will be playing as well! So come join us for fun, laughs, chat and hemp--jewelry!!

9 pm on www.blockheadradiolive.com

Remember, you do not HAVE to keep the website open! Launch the player, listen in, and go about your business! BHR is great to craft by!

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Oh Me, Oh My, Oh Wow...Do I see a Flattened Cow?

Yes, yes you do! If you tuned in last night for Artisan Spotlight you got to meet Robyn of NothingLikeIt and her AWESOME flattened coasters!! I simply cannot describe them enough to give them justice! So here you go:


The coasters (and more!) are amazing. How funny are these? Be sure to check out her Etsy Shop Here and DEFINITELY check her sold items to see more of her great work. She welcomes custom orders!

She has has a lovely Artfire shop where you can find more of her amazing art, including some ACEO's.
Her blog is something you must see also! http://nothing-like-it.blogspot.com/

And now you can own a lovely coaster from Robyn with this fantastic giveaway!

Check it out here: triagefromhome.com You can win the lovely Bessie, the Flattened Cow who wants you to help Save the Ta-Ta's!! So CLICK HERE and enter to bid on Bessie!! It's for a great cause!

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**From Amy the Possum:
I apologize to Robyn for not having this written up PRIOR to the show, but I was away from my computer for FAR too long (I had withdrawals!) So thank you for coming on Blockhead Radio and happy flattening!!! :)

Get to Know Ms. Moo Tonight at 9 pm Eastern

MOOOOOOOOO. What, you don't speak cow? Well you will after tonight!! Join us at 9 pm Eastern with Ruthie of Roseworks Jewelry to learn ALL about our beloved Ms. Moo, the brainchild behind Spotted Cow Soaps! Hear some great tunes and learn all about her soapy goodness, where she gets her moo cow spots, and what life is like up in good ol' Vermont!

There is just TOO much in her shop for me to highlight here, so simply click the pics to check out her shop ahead of time and give her some love! Ms. Moo has almost 600 sales....we think perhaps you could learn a thing or two from her tonight??

Get your soapy love here:




Don't you feel like your baths have been inferior up til now? Check her out and take your bathing experiences up a notch!

So join us at 9 pm Eastern on www.blockheadradiolive.com and meet Ms. Moo! Join in on chat if you want, or just listen in while you go about your business!!

Tell your friends, your mama, your buddy, your coworkers! Blockhead Radio Loves ya Baby!

Artisan Spotlight on WoodedWoods!

Join us Thursday, Feb 5, 2009, at 9pm Eastern for the Artisan Spotlight where our very own Ruthie of Roseworks Jewelry will interview an artisan.

Where? Why at www.blockheadradiolive.com of course!

Tonight's guest is Kamila of WoodedWoods. Kamila creates OOAK art dolls that you just have to see! Join us tonight to hear her talk about her work with Ruthie.

Here is a little bit from Kamila, from her website:

"Making dolls, to me, is the natural progression of a childhood spend doodling away. I have spent my life drawing and sketching mostly whimsical and sometimes "a-little-out-there" characters. After realizing that I would never be happy leaving my characters on the page, and tending to enjoy the doodles and the process more then the finished polished work, I let them out. "

So join us for a great show!!


Amy, your friendly blogger

Artisan Teams and Groups Spotlight--Sat. Jan 31th 1 pm

Be sure you tune in on Saturday afternoon at 1 pm Eastern for our Artisan Teams and Groups Spotlight show, hosted by our very own lovely Lily from TulipsTreasureBox! Lily will be interviewing Carolyn from the

INCrowd (Indiana) Team. Tune in and let's learn about their awesome team and what they're all about!! Be sure to
check out her shop as well and the team blog!

So take a break from the Saturday grind and tune in with us!

Amy, your friendly blogger

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Thursday Night Artisan Spotlight on Sew Happy Designs

I am SEW happy to bring your attention to our Thursday Night Artisan Spotlight on SEW HAPPY DESIGNS!! (Let's see how many times I can use the word 'sew' in this...)

Cindy of Sew Happy Designs is a fantabulous seamstress, great lady and just all around awesome gal! Okay, so I might be a little partial because she's part of the super fantastic team, Pluggers United! But hey, you can certainly come join our happy team as well by clicking HERE!

On with the show...

Join us Thursday night at 9 pm when Ruthie of Roseworks Jewelry interviews Cindy of Sew Happy Designs. I personally want to pick her brain about sewing (my passion), and hear what great things she has to say!! So I welcome everyone to come join in chat and tune in at www.blockheadradiolive.com. It's ALWAYS fun and we ALWAYS have our doors open!

Sew, I sew want you to come join us because we are sew going to have fun!!

Too much? Nahhh..
COME ON DOWN! 9 pm Eastern, www.blockheadradiolive.com

Amy, your friendly blogger

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Thursday Night Artisan Spotlight on XenaresRoom!!!

Check it out!!

Thursday night's Artisan Spotlight is on XenaraesRoom hosted by the lovely Ruthie of RoseWorks Jewelry!
This excellent shop has awesome candles, jewelry, hair accessories and more!! Be sure to tune in Thur, Jan 22 from 9-10pm eastern to hear more about this great shop!

www.blockheadradiolive.com to tune in! Join in on chat as well!! If you haven't already done so, register your user name and password before the show to save some time!

Remember to turn off any pop up blockers for our site and you may have to download Windows Media Player if you use Mozilla Firefox.

Have any bloggerrific news? Email Amy at mama@blockheadradio.com

---Amy your friendly blogger


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Friday's Feature - Robyn's Art!

Last night we had a great show and interview with Robyn of Robyn's Art! If you'd like to hear the show go here. Click on any of the pictures you see in this post to go to their etsy listing. Here's a little bit of what we learned about Robyn last night :)

Robyn is an artist with many talents. She loves photography and said that she always takes her camera with her! Recently she's taken up hiking as both a fun exercise, and a way to find even more incredible photo opportunities.

One thing that was a lot of fun for me in interviewing Robyn is the fact that we're from the same area! So many of her photos are of my favorite places - like the above photo of Multnomah Falls.

Do you ever go searching for the perfect journal - but get frustrated with the over-priced and impersonal selections that can be found in the local stores? Well, Robyn also sells journals! Not only can you find some fantastic one's in her shop now - she told us of her plans to continue to expand and improve her line of journals :)

Want to get to know Robyn better? Here's where you can find her!

Robyn's Shop

Robyn's Blog

Follow Robyn on Twitter!

Robyn is also a part of the Pluggers United Team and the Bookbinders of Etsy Street Team.

Friday's Radio Review - TiLTCreations!

Last nights show was a ton of fun as we all got to know Theresa of TiLTCreations! The show went great, except for me tripping all over my tongue :P I've been sick and my mind decided to just go blank on me a few times :P

You can find Theresa's work on etsy and artfire. And you can learn more about her, and the artists she likes, on her two blogs! TiLTCreations and TiLTTreasuries :) Are you a massive Twitter fan like I am? Then follow Theresa on Twitter!

Here's a few fun things we learned last night.  Theresa is a Mom of two boys, ages 3 and 13, and her oldest even came on the air to talk to us last night! Her entire family is very "artsy," her husband is a write, her oldest is a musician and loves to do computer graphics, and we're sure her 3 year old will follow in the rest of the families footsteps!

Here's a fun fact about her work - if you love Theresa's bags - she creates most of her own patterns! Isn't that incredible? I can't even imagine doing something like that.  We were trying to convince her last night that she should sell her patterns on-line, who knows folks, they could be coming soon!

Here's just a few of my favorite items from TiLTCreations :)

Rose Calico



Donna Striped Rachelle



Bright Blue Zip Pouch

Did you miss last nights show and are totally heartbroken to have missed out on the fun? That's ok - because we're on archives! Just go to www.blockheadradiolive.com and click on the link for Thursday's Spotlight on TiLTCreations!

Looking forward to next week? We've had a bit of a change up in the schedule - but have no fear - it's going to be fantastic! We'll be interviewing the lovely Kim of KE Cookies!  Here's just one of the yummy items from her shop :)

Candy Cane Brownie Cookies

Next Thursday's Interview

Next Thursday's Interview will be the wonderful Theresa of TiLT Creations! Theresa is a wonderful artist, and I'm really looking forward to introducing her to all of you! In the meantime - check out her shop and her blog :)

Thursdays Interview - The Chain Maille Lady!

Yesterday was the first episode of Thursday Spotlight on Artisan, my new radio show with my fabulous co-host Lily, of Tulips Treasure Box! Many thanks go out to Rod, the King Plugger Lugger, for giving us this wonderful opportunity! Each Friday I'll be doing a short recap of the show, and featuring some of the lovely items from that week's artist :) To listen to yesterday's show go here. It was a blast!

This week's interview was Lauren, of The Chain Maille Lady, and she did a fabulous job! Lauren creates gorgeous chain maille jewelry. She's been doing so for about 4 years now, and creates an incredible variety of pieces! Looking in her shop you'll find bracelets, necklaces, earrings, dream catchers, celtic stars, and more! Quality is key with Lauren, and she works hard to insure that none of her pieces will ever snag your skin or clothes.

One thing that Lauren is doing that I think is awesome is she's raising money for research to cure Polycystic Kidney Disease. Here's a little blurb she wrote about that: For
the month of November & December 10% of your purchase from my shop
will be donated to the PKD Foundation (Polycystic Kidney Disease) in
honor of my father and uncle who lost their lives to the disease (I
also have the disease). For more information on the foundation please
visit http://www.pkdcure.org/. Thank you in advance for your support. Donation to date: $71.80

Want to learn more about Lauren and see more of her work? You can find The Chain Maille Lady on Etsy, 1000 Markets, The Maille Market, and on her Blog!

Lauren would tell you that one the best ways to get your work known on etsy, and to find support, is to join teams. She's a part of the California Crafters Club of Etsy, the Etsy Chainmaillers' Guild, and the Fantasy Artists of Etsy.

Here's a few of my favorite pieces from Lauren's shop!

Large Celtic Star in Pink, Dark Purple, and Silver



Mini coat of Arm(or) II Bracelet



Pink Passion Earrings

On a more personal note - I mentioned last night that I had a friend coming over to teach me some chain maille work. Oh my goodness! I have so much more respect for chain maille artists - and I always was really impressed by them! It's a lot of very finicky work. I've started learning the basic 4 in 1 weave, but I've learned that I can't do it when my hands are shaking, and so I wasn't able to work on it for very long last night. But I will keep working on it! Because it's fun, and I'm one of those crazy people who wants to learn everything :P