City Series: Kansas City art print

Yay! It's finally done. The first in my city series of archival prints and as I said, decided to start with my hometown of Kansas City because it's awesome in so many ways. I've picked out some of the famous KC landmarks to illustrate here like the Country Club Plaza, Union Station, Liberty Memorial, the Kauffman Center, and the Nelson-Atkins Museum. The best part is you have choices! I've done the print in 4 different color ways: yellow, blue, and red duotones that all include grey. Or if you prefer a 3 color print, you can buy one at Shop Beautiful, which is located in Brookside or Hawthorne Plaza.
For the 2 color prints in either 11 x 14 or 12 x 16, click here:https://tammysmithdesign.com/shop/kansas-city-art-print/

KC Series: #2--The Kauffman Center

The Kauffman Center stands overlooking our city but not facing downtown or towards the river, rather it faces the creative hub of the city-the Crossroads District. It's a stunning building designed by Moshe Safdie, world-famous architect. When you stand inside the Kauffman you can look out through the glass wall that makes up one side of the building itself. At night the city lights dot the dark and in the daytime you have a view that's far reaching yet more intimate than from a skyscraper.
This piece is 12" x 12" x 1.5" and is mounted on gallery canvas and signed by me. It's for sale on my site here:http://bit.ly/1nAJ9xE

Renegade Craft Fair: Chitown and my new City Series

Just got word the other day that I've been accepted to the Renegade Craft Fair in Chicago on Sept. 6-7! I've long been a fan of RCF and have been to this particular fair in Wicker Park several years ago, before these fairs grew so popular. It may have been small then, but I went with some artist friends of mine and we all loved the unique vendors that they chose, so I'm honored to be a part of that tradition. To celebrate that, I'm making a new series of city scenes in wire that will be followed by art prints, stitch kits and more. I had to do one for Chicago to announce the RCF (and I'll definitely do more) but for right now I'm switching back to my hometown. We have so many beautiful buildings here in KC that it's hard to choose which come first. I chose the Country Club Plaza because it's the reason why I live where I do (which is about 1 mile from the CCP). So, to kick off the City Series: KC edition, here's The Country Club Plaza in wire. It's on a 12"x12" gallery canvas and is for sale on my site here:http://bit.ly/SWafWl

Happy Almost-Valentines Day

I taught my first wire ornament class a couple of days ago here in KC at a gallery called Sav-Art Gallery (named after the owner, Mike Savage). I had a great time and look forward to doing it again. Here are some of the lovely hearts that my students made! Happy Valentines Day!

Atlanta Gift Show Recap-Patina Collection

I'm a bit late in writing about the gift show but I've been much busier since returning from Atlanta a few weeks ago. Last year was my first to attend the gift show and it remains to be a truly overwhelming experience for me. It's a super fun time and I'm so glad I went but let's just say it's waaaay different than being home alone all day in my little studio, working to the sounds of Ira Glass and This American Life! The Mart is a series of 3 interconnected 16-story buildings that are just packed full of products of all kinds: high end home decor, seasonal product, imported rugs, lamps, wall decor, kitchenware, etc. etc. I went to the show this year for a truly exciting event for me-the debut of my first large licensed collection of wire garden decor for Studio M/Magnetworks.
There are 30 products in this collection and since my photos don't do them justice, I'm using the photos from the Studio M catalog. I can't say enough good things about the Todd family: Curt and Sue Todd, the owners of Magnetworks and Studio M, along with their son Michael and his wife and sister-in-law, are some of the most genuinely nice people you'd ever want to meet. They really care about their artists and employees and treat them like family. They made me feel so at home in their showroom while I made some small wire creations for the retailers. And Anne Brown--well none of this would have been possible if not for her vision. She's an endless source of creative ideas, energy, and vision with a truly wonderful sense of humor and love of life! I had a feeling we'd be friends the moment we met and I'm so glad that came true and that I'm working with her.
As for the showroom----WOW! The team did a TREMENDOUS job and they won the "Best of Floor" display award again this year. Congrats to the team: Colleen Prout, Tammy Hickel, and Debi Baker! I posted some photos below of the incredible moss couch they built for my Patina collection display. Just wonderful.

Here's the lovely Anne Brown and me on the FAB moss couch!

A shot of the collection in the showroom-visit Studio M to see the entire line

DIY ornament kits AND an Ornament-A-Day challenge

Happy November 1st! I have two big announcements today:
1. My DIY Christmas ornament kits are now available in my Etsy and Facebook shop! Click here to see details.
2. I am starting an Ornament-A-Day challenge! That means each day in November I'm making and posting a one-of-a-kind handmade ornament. I'm posting these on Instagram and Facebook only so if you want to see them, just go to my FB page. $1.00 from each sale of my ornaments and ornament kits will go to KC Humane Society. If you're interested in purchasing any of the Orn-A-Day ornaments, just message me on FB or Instagram or email me at tammy@tammysmithdesign.com.