A Call to Artists, Crafters, Creative Persons

      Recently warmer temperatures have been teasing us, reminding us that it's not quite time for flowers and light sweaters, but we can still gear up for SPRING!! With that in mind, the Carnival Hearts and Arts Collective is churning again and planting the seeds for the next

****************** !!Carnival Hearts and Arts Parade!! *******************

                                              Saturday, May 21st  *  2-8pm  

                                                     Happy Hollow Park

....and we need YOU.  We are calling all artists, crafters, painters, photographers, potters, knitters, jewelry-makers, clothing makers, t-shirt painters, zine creators, and all you other wonderful, wild, artsy creators of beautiful things to join us.

Display and/or sell your goods at this outdoor celebration of art, music, literature and the community we call home. If you are interested in hanging out in the park, listening to great local musicians all day, meeting other artists and maybe making some money, you should shoot us a message at 

                                          carnivalhearts.artscollective@gmail.com

There will be more information to come so keep your eyes and ears open.
Keep up with us on facebook here.
Get our sweet tweets here.

And don't forget to check out all our photos from our first two events from Spring and Fall of 2010.

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Show Photos: Nov 13, 2010: Olivia Rose Muzzy, Alex Body & Stephanie Rearick at The Mill!

Though it's been over a month since we announced this lovely show, it's always better late than never ever....to show you photos, that is.


 Olivia Rose Muzzy and her magical stand-up bass started off the night with haunting melodies looped into a trancing web. She was followed by the ‘genre-bending” experimental songs of Stephanie Rearick, straight out of the lovely city of Madison, and the night was closed out by one of my favorites, Alex Body, whose industrial beats and eerie vocals get me to dance in my seat every time.

WHAT A LOAD OF CRAFT!

(CH&AC just wants to take a moment to give mad props to the dedicated artists putting on this outstanding event.  CH&AC is not affiliated with WALOC but we're super huge big fans and will be there with so many bells on!)  SO, in case you didn't already know!

WHAT A LOAD OF CRAFT!

...is Iowa City's kick-ass annual punk rawk craft fair!!!!

...is happening this Saturday, Dec 11th at Johnson County Fairgrounds 11a- 7p!!!!!

...is celebrating it's 7th, count it, SEVENTH event! With exciting craft death matches for KIDZ & GROWNUPZ!!!!!!

...is showcasing loads of artist booths brimming with bold & creative, locally-made & minded items PERFECT FOR THE HOLIDAZE!!!!!!!

VENDOR LIST

Cicada Grove
Luxe Debris
Dewey Street Photo Company
...Alex Moen Jewelry
Bean and the Sprout
No Tengo Miedo
Wandering Mail
Yeniden Giy
Jillian Moore
Rollin' Stones
White Rabbit
Knotty Sisters
Ramona Muse
Tshirt Booyah
Tres Mujeres
Pajama Love
Icing on the Cake
Skirt
Lil Cream Soda
Rusty La Rue
B.A.B.E. Jewelry
Arty Bia's Screenprinted Designs
Home Ec. Workshop
Polk and 2nd Studio
Yellow Elephant
Industrial Glitter
Karen Oh Buddy
Sweet Harvey LLC
Old Capitol City Roller Girls
Doug Roberson Record Swap
Red Avocado
Nemesis Tattoo
Little Village Magazine 

...is hosting live music all day during this holiday-craft-chaotic-blissfulness!!!!!!!!

Douglas Kramer Nye
Skye Carrasco
Pennyhawk
Lipstick Homicide
Awful Purdies
Sam Locke Ward
William Elliott Whitmore

LINKZ

facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/What-a-Load-of-Craft/150834004198

facebook event:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/What-a-Load-of-Craft/150834004198#!/event.php?eid=166181976734933

Muzik skedjewel:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/What-a-Load-of-Craft/150834004198#!/photo.php?fbid=10150138577384199&set=a.224003164198.174473.150834004198

Yale Cohn's sweet television program:
/http://patv.tv/blog/2010/12/01/talking-with-yale-cohn-with-the-glitter-mafia-the-what-a-load-of-crafters/

WALOC official website:
http://www.whataloadofcraft.com/

map to WALOC:
http://www.google.com/maps?q=johnson+county+fairgrounds&fb=1&gl=us&hq=johnson+county+fairgrounds&hnear=Iowa+City,+IA&ie=UTF8&hl=en&view=map&cid=11613975709915048622&iwloc=A&ved=0CEkQpQY&sa=X&ei=7vf-TLtdiNIy94qA0Qg 

THANK YOU, SKIRT ALERT (the Beauties Grace Locke Ward & Susan Junis & sooooo many other gemz)
FOR ALL THAT YOU DO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

NOV 13, 2010: Olivia Rose Muzzy, Alex Body & Stephanie Rearick at The Mill!

CARNIVAL HEARTS & ARTS COLLECTIVE PRESENTS:

Two of our local loves:

Olivia Rose Muzzy

(who we haven't heard perform around here since our Carnival Hearts & Arts Parade on Sept 12th)
&
Alex Body (it doesn't matter how often this gentledude plays, his music is so super engaging and he will be generously running sound at this show, too)
w/
totally kick-ass female performer from Madison, Stephanie Rearick!

This will be an evening of solid, intimate & sincere music-making not to be missed, no matter what kind of music you're into.
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$6 doors at 9 pm, music at 9:30

http://stephanierearick.com/?id=index

"You hear intimate confessions that balance winsome and anguished singing in an ongoing dialogue with her keyboard, which alternates rock 'n' roll drive, boogie-woogie bounce and a dark severity that recalls classical etudes and the brooding fire of avant-garde jazz master Cecil Taylor. ...Rearick's balance of "happy accidents" and deliberate form shows artistic maturity, even as she grows increasingly expressive. She has shorn some precious techno-baroque effects and cranked up emotional resonance. Her protective weapon is music, loaded with creative energy, vision and hope."

- Capital Times album review

Thanks to Andre Perry, who introduced me to Stephanie back in 2007 during a Lonelyhearts/Skursula mini-tour, I've had the honor of playing with Stephanie twice in Madison at her amazing cafe & venue, Mother Fool's Coffeehouse.  Not only is she an outstanding musician, but a super rad lady to talk to--so come out on Saturday and meet this stunning human being.  You won't regret it.  ---skye

The Day in A Nutshell, er, a Slideshow

Thank you to everyone who joined us in the park on Sunday. As you saw, it was a great event. Gorgeous day, amazing music (seriously blew my mind), many of us bought some handmade items that we fell in love with.  Some zombies even showed up.We laid on blankets under a giant tree and listened to local writers read their stories and poems while kids blew bubbles and hula hooped behind us. 10 performances, 5 writers, 15+ art/craft vendors, Java House pastries, lots of great people hanging out in a park....what's not to love? You won't want to miss the next one. 


Want to be involved? Email us at carnivalhearts.artscollective@gmail.com  or find us on facebook.


Oh, and check out the sights from the day at Adrianne Behning's flickr set here.

Happy Carnival Hearts & Arts Parade Eve

       Time has flown and we can't believe the Carnival is TOMORROW. We've been working really hard to throw a fantastic celebration for all you artists, art lovers, music lovers and picnickers. We even went in for a promo spot on KRUI yesterday. Emily and Skye did a wonderful job talking about all the great stuff that's going on all afternoon tomorrow at Happy Hollow Park. See?

So we're stoked about tomorrow and hope that you all have told your friends about this amazing community event. We'd like to give you one more little sneak peak at the art displays and vendors you can expect to see waiting for you in the sunshine.

Rusy La Rue will be there with lovely feathered and leathered fineries.

Nateasa McGuire & Sarah Klahs will be busting out the interactive crafts. Maybe you can leave the park with a pretty little souvenir.

Adrianne Behning will be debuting all sorts of lacy accessories, cat toys and local photography.

Christopher Merkle-Carrasco will have some lovely printmaking designs to please your eyes.

Alex Iaccarino will hopefully be bringing the photos and drawings that we have been eyeballing at http://www.thatkidwhodraws.com/art.html

Lens in Hand will be adding to the beautiful photography at the park. Check 'em out at http://lensinhand.smugmug.com/

Chad Petersen have his blown glass designs sparkling in the sunlight.

 

Jason Salek is busting out his zine....we love zines. Come pick one up. 

There are many more amazing artists that will be rounding out this excellent spread of creative works, but if you want to find out who they are, you need to walk on down to Happy Hollow Park, which is a lovely 10-minute stroll from downtown.  (Brown Street between Lucas and Governor)

We'll all be waiting for you with treats, music, pretties for you to look at or buy, writers, jokes, and an opportunity to hang out with all the other folks in town who dig all the fantastic art saturating this city!

Bring sunscreen, a blanket, your (nice) dog, a camera and some friends and spend the afternoon with the Carnival Hearts & Arts Collective & Friends.

Sneak Peek at Some Art and Craft Vendors....more to come!

Here's a sneak peak at just a few of the art and craft vendors that will be spending the day at the Carnival Heart's and Arts Parade this Sunday! If you want to see everything the carnival has to offer, you gotta c'mon down. We'll be at Happy Hollow Park at the corner of Brown and Lucas Streets.

No Tengo Miedo
http://www.etsy.com/shop/notengomiedo

Beautiful handmade clay designs that look like they've always existed and belong in your home.

Cicada Grove
http://www.cicadagrove.com/

Graphic design and screenprinting that any Iowan can get behind. Find a variety of items like t-shirts, notecards and posters.

Dewey Street Photo Company
http://deweystreetphoto.com

"Elegantly offbeat since 2008" DSPC brings a variety of breathtaking photos of everything from zombies to wildlife to album artwork.

Skimpily Clawd
http://www.facebook.com/skimpilyclawd

Adorable handmade designs for the saucy pin up in you.


Check back tomorrow for more artists sneak peeks and then we'll see you Sunday from 1-7 for the art, the music, the snacks, the people...basically it's one big free party. Bring a blanket, a picnic lunch and at least two friends.