Spring Bada-Bing Craft Show Treasurers

Last weekend, we checked out the 2010 Spring Bada-Bing craft show at Plant Zero in Richmond, VA. We want to share our sweet finds and promote the artists that we met and loved.

coral necklace by blugrn design

kid astronaut tee by popidiot

retro purse by see katie sew

green dino onesie by red prairie press

cupcake monster onesie by cutesy but not cutesy

GA is a grad of VCU's design program, so we love supporting the local art community when we're hanging out in the city. We were more than impressed by the talent at Spring Bada-Bing. If we could, we would award Maneating Flower with Best in Show. The Baltimore-based designer is the only east coast printmaker to letterpress on leather. She also takes her letterpress, Bertha, on road trips! We (shamefully) did not buy any of her pieces, but we promise that we will. Check out her booth:

Please stop by again soon - this weekend we'll be documenting the craftiest of crafty at the Smithsonian Craft Show in DC!

polaroid favorites + the impossible project

Eric is the proud owner of five polaroid cameras, two of which we have used to document many of our adventures for over a year now. There is something special about the analog process that has been lost in the days of digital. With film you only have one chance to capture that moment in time and forever freeze it, with polaroid this process is doubly more special in that there is and will always be only polaroid image.  Every single shot is unique and no two are the same...nor should they be. Some of the film we use is expired, but we like the surprises that come along with that! Here is a small collection of our favorites from the past year:

Gabriel's Swing

Chrysalis Vineyard

Drinking hot totties (Last years Christmas card photo!)

Cesme, Turkey, Summer 2009

erin taylor

richmond raft

Ghostly Feet Romance

GA+E, expired film

In the past 2 years, the world of analog photography has changed. In 2008,  Polaroid officially stopped production of its film and forced all the photographers of the world to duke it out tooth and nail style on the streets for the last few packs of unexpired film. This momentous event caused an uproar in the photography community. Most people didn't realize how prevalent polaroids were in culture, media, artwork - general everyday life - until it was gone. 

Then a group of scientists, investors and photographers formed a company called the Impossible Project. They set out to do what they described as the impossible, to not only bring back polaroid film, but to reinvent it. Their recently released first pack of film was greatly anticipated and has been well-received. 

EPIC Train

We spent another epic weekend in Richmond, this time to participate in the Old Girls Rugby Alumni festivities. On days as fine as these, it is a four-year running tradition to spend time at a secret rafting spot on the James River. Discovered and maintained by our friends, the camp is hidden by trees and railroad tracks. The above is a collection of photos of an "EPIC" train by the James River.