introducing my Good Vibe Tribe cards

This summer, as an effort to stay grounded and spread a little light, I started a new line of handmade note cards that I call the Good Vibe Tribe. These cards are filled with kindness, humor, and positivity — tiny ambassadors of good energy in a world that sorely needs it.

Each card features my many doodles — especially the quirky characters that have been with me for years. I’ve even filled an entire sketchbook with these faces… a true “face” book!

Each card is uniquely designed and colored and carry uplifting, encouraging and inspiring messages. Creating these cards has become my personal antidote to the negativity and bad juju swirling out in the world (especially the White House). They’re my reminder — and hopefully yours — that small acts of cheer can make a difference.

You can find the Good Vibe Tribe cards right now at Uni-T — both in their Natick shop and online. They’ll also be arriving soon at the Attleboro Arts Museum, and my goal is to add them to my slowly growing Etsy shop, Virginia Creates, so stay tuned for that!

'holy trinity', juried into 'Three'

'holy trinity ...' (2010)

I am happy to announce that my fiber piece, 'holy trinity ...' was accepted into Attleboro Arts Museum's National Juried Exhibition, "Three", which opens this Thursday and runs through to July 13th.  I am honored to be included in this group of artists from all over the country.  And as always it is such a joy to participate in anything that Mim Fawcett and the incredible AAM staff are doing with their lovely museum.

'holy trinity ...' is part of my 'creatures' series.  The series consisted of fiber pieces that I crochet in an intuitive and organic manner.  I usually start with a certain color and a variety of yarn, once I begin crocheting I just follow the piece's lead.

Many of my 'creatures ...' have beads.  Each piece in 'holy trinity ...' has a word bead, 'strength', 'wisdom' and 'trust', along with other beads.  When exhibiting my 'creatures ...' I prefer to let the curator decide how to display the piece, adding another organic element to the 'creature ...' I wonder how 'holy trinity ...' will be exhibited in this exhibit?!?!

opening this thursday atthe Attleboro Arts Museum.

I am also pleased to announce that the Attleboro Arts Museum's gift shop is carrying some of my merchandise.  Last week I delivered dressproject notecards, tote bags, mugs and a wonderful collection of my mini buttons.  Below are the pictures that Attleboro posted on their Instagram account.

So if you can make a trip to Attleboro and stop by the museum.  If possible, come by this Thursday evening, June 14th, 7-9pm, and join in the fun of the opening reception.  For all information about the exhibit and reception, the details are listed below or click on this link here: the AAM's website

attleboro arts on instagram

attleboro arts on instagram

Three A National Juried Exhibition 
June 14th - July 13th, 2018Opening Reception: Thursday, June 14th, 7-9pm

Reception Includes:
Presentation of juror’s awards
The announcement of the 2019 national juried exhibition theme
Live music from Debbie Barshay, Joan Lawton and Noriko
Whitaker – a flute trio from the Lafayette Band of North Kingstown, RI

THREE Juror – Juror Alexander Castro is a writer and journalist. He regularly contributes arts reporting and criticism to Art New England, Big Red & Shiny, Mercury, and GLASS Quarterly. His writing has also appeared or is forthcoming in untethered, Don’t Take Pictures and Lost Balloon. In 2018, Castro was a runner-up for the inaugural Toni Beauchamp Prize in Critical Art Writing.
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attleboro arts on instagram

thank you and peace,  

'dailydresses' go to the mall ....

top left: 'beach muse ...' ; top right: 'from the ground up...'

lower left: 'wedding dress...' ; lower right: 'on thin ice ...' 

Last week I did the finishing touches to my window display at Uni-T at the Natick Mall. I dropped off a number of photographs from my #dailydressseries.  Each photo is in a 8x10 mat, and can be shown as is or popped into a frame for yourself or as a gift.

These are smaller version of the #dailydresses that are accompanying 'torqued and tethered ...' in Uni-T's shop window.

Uni-T also has a good selection of notecards from my dailydress series, the ever growing collection of ephemeral dresses made during my everyday journey.  Click here to purchase these notecards from Uni-T's online shop and to see more more of my #dailydresses, as they are created, check out my instagram feed, virginiacreates.

peace