Jazzfest 2012

 Oh my goodness!!  I am so excited to have gotten the chance to see so many wonderful people and introduce my art to everyone new that stopped by!!  Here are some pics of my spot and some works created for and during the festival!!! 

  

 Highlights of the weekend...  Lil' Dizzy's Trout Baquet and Cafe DuMonde's Iced Coffee.  Yuuuummm! (both conveniently right across from my tent)

Gearing up for Mardi Gras with facepainting

 

Me as one of Lichenstein's Heart Broken Girls

Email me for a face painting quote, sarah@sarahdunnarts.com

Anime Eyes on Monique

Sarah Dunn Arts at Jazz Fest 2012

Come out and celebrate an amazing second weekend of awesome music this May!!

I'll be out at the Fetival during May 3rd through the 6th so come by and visit my booth while you are out.  I will have over 120 new pieces of work, more fun littles, and all kinds of brand new and unseen stuff.

So.. while whether you are jammin to Eddie Vetter, Herbie Hancock, Florence, Bonnie Raitt (OMG!) or the rest of amazing talent taking over the fairgroaunds, come by and see me :))))

more deets to come..

get ready for SWEET OLIVIER our new fashion line

 Let's have a party everybody, the LCEF came through again and granted us our requested grant amount!!  The line will feature fashion design and artwork by Michelle Beatty and Sarah Dunn.  An organic line featuring fashions created from organic cotton, silks, bamboo, and hemp fabrics.  All fabrics will feature hand screened or digital images by none other but Beatty and Dunn.

Our new studio located on Alix & Olivier was the inspiration for our new brand name.  More info to come... right now I gotta experiment with dyes :)

I got to do some demos for the kids at Lyon..

 

I had such a blast with the kids in Meghan's class!  We got through about 7 classes and while Meghan taught them how to create some amazing art of their own I talked to them about color and inspiration. 

So much fun!!!

see more pics after the jump

My first place design at New Orleans' Worn Again fashion show is featured in the very crafty national magazine Altered Couture!!

The article gives all the deets about the show.  Also including a how to about creating an award winning dress out of bits of fabric and an eating utensil..

How To: Upholstery Fabric into Faux Fur

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I stumbled onto this technique about 48 hours before a very important deadline.  I was given a bag of old clothes and bits of fabric that I (a first time seamstress with a 3 hour course under my belt) was to recreate into a runway worthy garment competing along some of New Orleans' top designers.  So my faithful muse and make up artist, Glenn Mosely, grabbed a fork...  keep reading to find out what you can do with some bits of leftovers and an eating utensil