by deets

The first Detroit Maker Faire was a resounding success, a fantastic, inspiring weekend.  I’m going to share all the pictures with you, but I only managed to take two.  All of that awe inducing awesomeness left me a bit distracted.

Along with too many others to list, I saw an egg being turned into art right before my eyes, unbelievably awesome giant puppets, a bit dragon parade (disclaimer, I am married to its head maker), and all sorts of handmade artisans and makers displaying their wares.

It was an honor to be a part of it, and the two editor’s choice blue ribbons for my booth were icing on the cake.  Watch next summer for when they come back, and get making!

It’s coming!!! It’s almost here!!  Detroit Maker Faire!  That almost even rhymes!  I am geeked to the core for this upcoming weekend.  If you don’t know what you’re in for take a look here or here for videos of what’s in store.  or don’t, if you’d rather not spoil the surprise.  I’ll be in the Craft tents  I’d love to see you there!

The weather has become gorgeous in Ann Arbor again, salt in the wounds of the Ann Arbor Art Fair. Depsite the rain and humidity, or possibly in part thanks to it, the Robot Art Fair at 826 Michigan was a wonderful success!  My new line of robots were received warmly, and are now available through 826 Michigan’s shop.

And since I keep talking about robots, and robots, and making more robots, I figure it’s about time I actually post a photo of these guys.  I’ll be taking an army to Maker Faire this weekend, and those sold at the event come on a base inscribed with “Detroit Maker Faire 2010″.

robot mixer

Let me know what you think! I plan to make some larger robots soon, as well as robot ornaments as winter approaches - think tiny robot scarves…

Saturday, July 10th, come to the Majestic, have a beer, listen to live bands and take a look around!  Should be a great way to spend next Saturday night, not to mention it’s free!  I’ll be there with strange sculptures and my army of bugs.

I’ll be at the Blue House for Crafterlot this Saturday night, June 12th, 5-8pm, with many new bugs and sculptures.  Come check out this fabulous organization, and support some awesome local artisans.  I hope to see you there!

Actually, so far no beetles, but I didn’t want to leave them out considering that Lola thinks that Beetles, Bugs, and Butterflies is the best book in the whole world.  Except of course for Cheetahs and Chimpanzees.  Enough with toddler literary references, though. (Bonus points to anyone who has a clue what I’m talking about)

Ahem, so…with the wonderful reception my snowmen ornaments received in wintertime, I wanted to create a little springtime version.  And here they are!  Electron Tube Butterflies.  They will make their debut this weekend at the Art in the Park fundraiser in Ypsi along with some six legged friends and bumblebees in the works.  I’d love to hear what you think, and any future bug suggestions!

I have listed my first four items for sale on Etsy this week.  With several more sculptures in various stages of “almost finished” I plan to have more up for sale this weekend.  So go.  Buy.  And be the lucky one to give me my first Etsy sale!

The month of May has been a busy time for me.  In the midst of the Stanley Cup playoffs (go Wings!!), I’ve been working on several new sculptures, and sketching ideas for quite a few more.  After several months as a buyer, I have also begun to list some of my work in my etsy shop, deetsy.  And so byDeets continues to grow.

Now, etsy is a fabulous marketplace for all sorts of handmade items, from fine art all the way to bath and body products, toys, clothing, and just about anything else you can imagine.  And while there is a lot to sort through, there is also a lot of fantastic artists to admire.  One of those artists is Megan M. Eckman, aka Studio MME, with work such as “fear’s uncloaking” and “garden of lost souls“, pictured below.  This past weekend I had the honor of being showcased on her blog, and you can read the interview here!

So thanks to Studio MME for the opportunity to share my work, and give it up for etsy, a great marketplace for artists and artisans alike!

Welcome to bydeets.com .  This is the new online home for my topper and sculpture business previously known as Caketop Workshop.  Coming soon are a photo gallery of past works, information about commissioning your own custom sculpture, and a gallery of my one-of-a-kind character sculptures for sale at deetsy.etsy.com   If you have any questions, please email me at deets@bydeets.com  Thanks!