Sarajo writes:

“Hi All,
I’m excited to announce that my new Spring 2012 bedding sets and wall decals for Land of Nod are now available. Sweet dreams everyone…”

Sarajo writes:
“dear friends
greetings! starting the year off: i will be showing new work in the project room at fresh stART. fresh stART is an exciting one-night sale of paintings, works on paper, and photography to benefit therapeutic art programs for at-risk youth.
great art great cause! details below… ”

Sarajo writes:

“Hi All,
I’ve been playing with different applications to some of my pattern work. It’s wonderful to be able to experiment this way without having to create large (and expensive) quantities of things. Here are some examples of the latest digital printing project I just completed for a client commission.”

We are thrilled to have LRS artists represented in Land of Nod’s latest endeavor, “Institute of Art”. The curated collection offers-up limited edition prints, for only $19.95, from a variety of artists including Mike Lowery, Jon Cannell, Sarajo Freiden, Lisa Congdon and Suzy Ultman.

The prints are available for a limited engagement so grab one (or two) before they’re gone!

Sarajo writes:

“Hi All,
I’m excited to let you know about an upcoming workshop Susy and I will be co-teaching in February at Teahouse Studio in Berkeley, CA. The early bird registration is on until 1/15!
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MORE INFO:

“Coming February 18 + 19 2012: Weekend workshop with Susy Pilgrim Waters & Sarajo Frieden. We will be co-teaching a workshop at Teahouse Studio! Early bird registration is on until 1/15 so register now! Class size is limited. A great gift for someone or for yourself!

Susy Pilgrim Waters and Sarajo Frieden live thousands of miles apart but their friendship has developed over the years through a combined love of art, design, textiles, color, and lots of laughter. Their work often blurs distinctions between craft, art, illustration and graphics, utilizing both the digital and handmade. In this two day workshop you will enjoy a special opportunity: a double dose of Susy Pilgrim Waters and Sarajo Frieden’s combined experience as artists, illlustrators and designers. Learn firsthand the strategies two successful artists have developed to continue evolving in their work. In this workshop we will: Play! Take a hands on approach using a variety of media: drawing, painting, collage, monoprints, found objects, layering, sewing, personal memorabilia Use warm-up sessions and explore the value of keeping a sketchbook of loose daily drawing. Create for the sheer fun of it. Cultivate a beginner’s mind, or freshen up a jaded one!! We will share strategies for getting unstuck and over hurdles. Using a variety of media (inks, gouache, collage, drawing, etc) you will create a personal sketchbook that can be taken home and built upon for further inspiration or use. This workshop is for beginners and experienced people alike. Ability to play essential! What will be provided: Matte gel medium, Dr. Martin Inks, Acryla Gouache (by Holbein), some mixed paper, water colour, sheets of wonderfoam and scissors and speedball printing inks for monoprinting and use in collage.”

Sarajo writes:

“Hi! Here’s the announcement I sent out for the launch of my new collection of dolls for Land of Nod, along
with a little background about what inspired them. Enjoy!”

Sarajo writes:
“Happy holidays! Here is a gift guide that I hope you will enjoy. **Scroll down to see the links.

Wishing you a wonderful holiday season and new year!”

Here are the links:
Let there be light: modcloth
and more light: lampinabox
Let there be inspiration: teahousestudios
Let there be talk: getuncommon
Let there be prints: thumbtackpress
and more prints: theworkingproof
Let there be tea towels: thirddrawerdown

Sarajo writes:

Hi all,
Some time ago I was invited to participate in a new interactive art gallery app called dabball. I’ve been meaning to tell you that dabball has launched! About dabball: “the world’s first interactive art gallery app that lets you browse, buy, and play games with works of art. Depending on how you look at it, “dabball” (pronounced like dabble) is an artfully addictive game that allows players to purchase featured art directly from their iPhone, iPad and iTouch. Or, it’s the world’s first digital art gallery that sells archival-quality artist prints by way of art-inspired dexterity games.” You can find a selection of my artwork and info here: Download the app here that has been completely redesigned with a streamlined interface and priced at $1.99. It’s now on sale for $0.99 through the holidays. Take 20% off all artist prints. . The cool thing is that people have been contacting me recently who found my work on Dabball!
Developed by Eyemagine, designed by Option-G. Created by ecopop.

Doesn’t this look so fabulous? I sure wish I lived in LA right now so I could go to this cool event (and to be in the sunshine!). – Julia

Sarajo writes:

“Lettering. Poetry. Inspiration. For no other reason!
Earlier this year I saw Color Moves: Art & Fashion by Sonia Delaunay at the Cooper Hewitt where I picked up a copy of “Blaise Cendrars Complete Poems.” He and Sonia were friends and she created the abstract for his “The Prose of the Trans-Siberian,” included in the exhibit. It was a fold-out sheet six and a half feet tall, with multiple typefaces in color on the right and the as-yet unknown Sonia’s pochoir abstraction on the left. Cendrars famously constructed myths of his biographical details. His given name wasn’t Blaise Cendrars. It is true that he joins the French Foreign Legion (World War I) and survives attacks in May 1914 where 100,000 are lost in a month. A year later he loses his arm in another battle. After the war, he collaborates variously with Jean Cocteau, Guillame Apollinaire, Erik Satie, and Abel Gance (film), and writes a novel about General Sutter (“Sutter’s Gold”) in 1925. His poetry is fresh and inventive and worth exploring.”