Using our leopard stencil in Stencil Style 101, a Stained by Sharpie marker and a pair of Converse sneakers, you too can see spots. Chapter 4 of the book shows you how and provides you the leopard stencil in addition to over 20 other stencils! Get the book here>
The other night was a little DIY-craft evening for Stencil1. Steve Madden had invited Ed to vamp up their Bdagmar cross-body satchel for a promo giveaway. We went to Vine Wine for a little refreshment (and in addition to our bottle of rose got these great Govino plastic wine glasses that are perfect for the studio). With the banana yellow canvas, Ed had so many stencil styles that would work. Go with a repeat pattern? An iconic image? Ed chose the EVOLVE design by Clark Clark, featured in his forthcoming Stencil Style 101, along with the repeat pattern rainbows. Of it Ed says, “I wanted to feature a guest artist in this project and chose Clark Clark, who is also a political activist. He designed the VOTE stencil for Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign and designed the EVOLVE stencil, which is very cool in my opinion. Here’s what Clark Clark said about it:
‘Evolve is a one-word manifesto for my art. I never want to be stagnant, so my art is constantly evolving and adapting to my surroundings, whether it be the community in which I live or the news of the day. Evolution is about diversity, and I am always working on a variety of projects at any given time. My art is also about adapting other artists’ ideas, evolving their work to make it my own. It is in itself an evolution of Robert Indiana’s art. Evolve is a call to action to those who read it—a reminder to never become stuck or too set in their ways.'”
We like the idea of transmitting such an important message on something as ubiquitous as a handbag via something as simple as a stencil. It’s an election year, let’s all think more.
Last night I hosted at the 2012 Etsy Craft Party and it was IN-SANE! Over 800 rsvp’s! The party was held in DUMBO on the waterfront in a large outdoor tent and I brought along some New York meets Nautical Themed stencils – The NYC 4-pack, Anchor, Brooklyn Nautical, Travel 4-pack, and some stencils from Stencil Style 101. Attendees from ages 8-88 got into using Pebeo fabric paint with the stencils to customize bandanas and eco-friendly sandwich bags. We had three tables set up, then we added a fourth, then it became 6 tables and still people patiently waited to sit and create. Then people took to the floor! It was so rewarding to see people make patterns and combine stencil designs to all make one-of-a-kind items. I sat under the Manhattan Bridge afterwards and drank a root beer and saw kids walking out with their new crafted bandanas, waving them like flags and I was so proud. Thanks to ETSY and all who came out and yes there will be more DIY Stencil1 events especially since Stencil Style 101 drops in October! STAY TUNED!
Stencil1 and Tami
Last week, Stencil1 was a guest of the W Hotels, Intel and Roman Coppola. Well, sort of. We were invited by our friends at Think Pr who organized the launch of Four Stories: A Short Film Competition with Roman Coppola (loved Moonrise Kingdom!) and The Directors Bureau (love Geoff McFetridge!). The gist of the project is that Intel wanted something more than just a commercial to introduce their new Ultrabook laptop (strangely we didn’t see any Ultrabooks there), and instead of producing ads, they’re teaming with the W, Coppola and The Director’s Bureau, for this short film competition. Contestants enter scripts featuring the Ultrabook and a W hotel. Winning stories will be produced by the Directors Bureau. With locations in the Maldives and Mexico City, Stencil1 is putting our writing caps on.
The party was on a fifth-floor terrace of the W downtown with panoramic views of the new WTC and a steady bar. Drinks were creative and bizarre, served in jam jars and toothpaste tubes. And the Bosco was there snapping photo booth pics and projecting them on the side of the building. Stencil1 has been keeping such a low profile this summer finishing our new book, Stencil Style 101, due out in October), that a night out on the town was just what we needed.
You may have seen some of my posts of me stenciling rugs. Yes, rugs. Vecco has created a spray and stencil kit that allows you to easily customize your rugs and I am all about customization! I also created several rug stencil designs that will be available via Vecco. Watch the video here and you will see about the product,learn a little more about me, and you’ll also see my dog Larry completely upstage me!
I can’t tell you how excited I am to say I have a new apparel based book coming out! Stencil Style 101 presents a whole new take on DIY fashion! I’ve created 20 stencils perfect for customizing clothing and accessories. Patterns like argyle, houndstooth, chevron, leopard print, and polka dots pair with iconic images such as feathers, buttons, records, and stars in endless combinations for personalized clothing that will make heads turn. The book includes 25 step-by-step projects for stenciling on leather handbags, sneakers, wool coats, bike helmets, bangles, and so much more! Best of all, the stencils can be reused—just wipe clean and store in the handy folder at the back.
We are partnering with some of the best apparel companies to do some awesome events so please stay posted! I hope to be creative with you soon!
