Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Art-O-Mat

So... I got accepted!  I got so excited, I immediately started on the project.  Here they are, these beauties will be in an Art-O-Mat soon!

Monday, July 15, 2013

wooden jewelry fun

While visiting a friend in D.C., I came across an interesting site at the National Portrait Gallery:  An Art-O-Mat.  Most of the machine was out of art, but after my trip, I convinced my husband to go to the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento, and I picked up my own piece of art there.  At the time it was the closest Art-O-Mat to us (we live in Oakland).  Now they are popping up all over San Francisco, which is great!

Since seeing my first Art-O-Mat, I've been trying to come up with unique pieces that would work for the vending machines.  I think I've come up with something I really enjoy making, and on Friday I mailed off my own prototype!  I'm pretty excited and hope I am accepted.  Here are some of the pieces I've made.  They are all necklaces, and the common theme right now is hand-painted wooden beads.  I hope to send them all off to an Art-O-Mat near you!  :)