spreading the love

We're all busy-busy in the studio (more pictures coming soon!) but this little 8-1/2 x 11 is making us all a little cheerier.  The Phantom has found Fort Can!

puppet cities

Come celebrate the mysterious and sometimes circus-y delightful world of Delia Robinson's Puppet Cities.

She's been transforming the gallery at Fort Can for the last four months...and we're finally ready to unlock the city gates.

Join us Wednesday, December 30th, from 5-7 pm.  Prepare to be astounded!

one year older!

It's hard to believe that it's been a year already...but here we are!
Please join us on Friday, August 28 to mark a few milestones: our one-year anniversary, yes, but also the closing of Sara Grace's tenure as our artist-in-residence, and (drum roll, please) welcoming her to the studio as our newest permanent member!

sara grace...

Our artist-in-residence is a busy woman. She's a very talented musician--played five shows last week(!)--and still finds time to paint a few hours every day.
Every day, it seems, Sara picks a new color palette. Last week, yellows and pinks.

This week: greens and blues.

And today, a bit o' purple:

book launch recap!

monday monday

Sara Grace played four shows last week...and still got to the studio to paint. (Now I feel like a real slacker!)
Ray & Brian spent all morning making one-of-a-kind posters for the book launch this Wednesday. Consider this your invitation!

blue day

(brian's new work, including that bright blue-green)

ray still sewing, with blue sleeping bag (aka the nap station)

blue bits in one of brian's small collages

bright blue ink in angela & wilson's wedding invitation (design by may day studio, but beautiful artwork by nikki mcclure)

the inspiration: sara was working with a brilliant blue-green yesterday!

more sara grace works-in-progress

like coming out of the sea!

Sneak peek into Bitter Ink

Etsy Madness

I joined Etsy this week and that means that all of us at Fort Can can now be found with little on-line shops! Still learning the ropes, but it's been empowering and fun. Kelly called to let me know I wound up on the "front page" just three days after we stared. Sweet! Go Fort Can!