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You and Me This Morning interview

Submitted by Laurie on Wed, 2013-02-20 10:14

This February, I had the good fortune to be interviewed in my studio for WCIU's "You and Me This Morning".  It was a blast (if a little nerve wracking)!

If you, like me, weren't up before 7am on this 16 degree day, you can watch it here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c06hZse2TsQ

Feeling FAB (.com)

Submitted by Laurie on Mon, 2013-01-28 13:05

 

Kiku is thrilled to be offered up on Fab.com!  Over 3 dozen items at over 15% off, January 28-31st only.
Click the pic to take you to the sale.

Calm before the storm

Submitted by Laurie on Mon, 2012-10-29 10:36

And I don't mean to be ironic by writing that the day that Sandy is hitting the East Coast (stay safe, folks!)

Playing in the studio

Submitted by Laurie on Tue, 2012-08-21 11:42

I've been making the same thing for years with only small design tweaks (printing on multiple layers of glass, composition) and some pretty big design leaps (from only pictures of found objects to my own drawings and artwork).  My work is very rigid - straight lines, square coasters, rectangular platters, even most of my buckles and jewelry are very rectilinear.  What can I say?  I like the predictability of it.  Also, I hate cutting circles - both the act of it and the wasted corner pieces of glass that get tossed into the recycle bin.

DIY Trunk Show - here I come!

Submitted by Laurie on Mon, 2012-07-23 09:16

I'm very excited to be returning to my roots and selling at Chicago's very own DIY Trunk Show this November.  It's their 10th year (I started selling with them in their 2nd year), and my 7th time, 1st in their new location.  This show is CHOCK full of crafty goodness and artisan handmades and I can't wait to be a part of it.

Kiku-co Relaunch!

Submitted by Laurie on Fri, 2012-05-18 09:44

It's hard for a DIY girl like myself to hand the reigns over for anything.  Aside from designing, printing and fusing my work, I also keep the books, do the taxes, order the supplies, handle the graphic design, track inventory, fix the machines, load the truck, make the displays and, yes, design the website.  I am so happy to say that after 8 years those days are behind me.  I've put away DreamWeaver (thank dog), said goodbye to ZenCart and HIRED someone to create my new site in Drupal.