Rock Candy Art

Family has gift for recycling | The Columbian

2010-11-12T12:23:00.000-08:00

Family has gift for recycling | The Columbian

We have a write up in our local paper...check it out!

2010-06-24T08:35:00.000-07:00

So, this is where we are going to be this weekend, come and see us! We will have our recycled crafts there, however, our website http://www.rockcandyart.com still has all of our other stuff.

Fifth Annual Recycled Arts Festival!

June 26-27, 2010
Esther Short Park
Vancouver, WA
9am - 4pm each day

Clark County Recycled Arts Festival

FREE WATER BOTTLE FOR PEOPLE BIKING TO THE FESTIVAL!

Biking Directions:

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Bike Parking...attended, secure, free...Provided by Bike Me! Vancouver and the City of Vancouver. Look for this service by the clock tower at 6th and Columbia. Free parking available at the Clark County Public Service Center on 13th & Franklin. Ride your bike just six blocks from that location and leave your bike with the folks from Bike Me! Vancouver.

2010 Weekend Entertainment Schedule

Saturday, June 26

9:30 - 10:30: David Ronen and Friends
11:00 - 12:20: Too Loose
12:50 - 2:20: Fools in Paradise
2:40 - 4:00: Fadin' By 9

Especially for Families:

All Day! Recycled Art Camp for Kids!

11am - 2pm: Heather Pearl, Stilt Walker
Noon - 3pm: Puppet making workshop!

Sunday, June 27

10:00 - 11:00: Sweet Home
11:30 - 12:10: Mud Eye Puppet Company
12:30 - 2:00: White Rhino Marimba Band
2:30 - 4:00: The Bouchards

Especially for Families:

All Day! Recycled Art Camp for Kids!

10:00 - 2:00: Wild on Wildlife (Birds of Prey)
11:00 - 2:00: Heather Pearl, Stilt Walker
12:30 - 3:00: Puppet making workshop!

First Annual Arts in the Park at Columbia River HS.

2010-05-08T23:11:00.000-07:00

Today, May 7th, we participated in the first bazaar/fair of the year at the CR Arts in the Park. I really enjoyed this venue, first it was at Kat's school, so we bumped into teachers and such, second, it was close to home, so...forget something? Well, it's just a hop, skip and a jump away. Thirdly, this is the first time that one of our family members came to visit us. Thanks Uncle Steve. You showing up really meant a lot to us. Next time, let us know, and we will get dinner going?

All in all, not really a busy day, but somehow very successful because it was so relaxed and it was a beautiful spring day. Sunny, and warm (when you were standing in the sun). Way better than what some of my family is experiencing in the east coast today.

Happy Mother's day to all.

We Have Launched Our Site

2010-04-03T19:40:00.000-07:00

Done and done. The site's been launched, and it's live We now have 83 fans on Facebook, and increasing everyday. We have cajoled, threatened, begged and persuaded our family to join us. Hahahaha...it wasn't quite all that. Matt has started a new bag, and the colors are beautiful. Very autumn, but that's my color pallet, so I totally dig it. Our one concern now is to try to get into the Portland Christmas Bazaar. It's going to cost $500! Wow, that seems so much right now. Let's see if I can get some orders from the website. So, if any of our readers have the inclination to buy some stuff, NOW is good.

Matt got called in to work the Muse concert, so I am watching horror flicks with the girls. Now is a great time to be making some jewelry, but I am being forbidden to make more until we sell some because they will take over our home otherwise. Tomorrow is Easter, and Kat is making cupcakes to take to her boyfriend's family as an Easter treat. They have invited her to have dinner with them tomorrow. She however forgot to put eggs into the first batch, so now, re-doing them all. I admire the fact that she does want to do it herself. I adore her even if she can't cook if it meant her life.

Okay, I may write more later.

Tata for now,

Lazy Sunday...

2010-03-28T14:57:00.000-07:00

We are about to launch our website, and I (Stephanie), was wondering if it's okay to spam my friends about it. Oh, and by the way, the rest of my merry band of man and teenage girls should soon be contributing to this blog very soon. OMG, that's funny, as I am typing this blog, the spellchecker has just underlined blog in red. I guess I spelled it wrong? There, it just happened again. Silly spell check.

Last night, I created a new necklace, and I'm in such a quandry. I love the darn thing so much, and I don't know whether to sell it or keep it. Since it's been the off season (meaning no Bazaars), I have been stockpiling quite the collection of jewelry, and I really should sell them, but the problem with creating jewelry is that when you create something, you create mostly for yourself. The danger is, you quickly fall in love with those pieces. Sigh. I have included a pic.

Later on, I will make Kat model some pieces so that I can take pics. I would ask Briayne to do it, but since she is away with friends for Spring Break, she can't. If Kat tells me she needs to take a shower and put make up on before she does anything, I'm going to poke her in the eye, hahahaha...

Anway, enjoy your day.

WEBSITE LAUNCH!

2010-03-25T12:53:00.001-07:00

We are about to launch our new and improved website at Rock Candy Art. We will be running some fun contests and giveaways for our visitors, and our fans on FaceBook. Join us on or after April 1st, and increase your chances by telling your friends and family about us. If they become our fans on FB or write a comment on our website, with your name on it (remember last name too), then you get an extra entry in the drawings. There is no purchase necessary to enter, but you know it's appreciated.

2010-02-12T13:36:00.000-08:00

It's been too long, and really, we should be updating this blog a lot more often. Well, as a family we have participated in a few Bazaars over the holidays. Some very successful, some, not so much. I can honestly say, it's been quite the adventure.

The biggest news lately was that we were published in a local paper. Here is the article if you are interested in reading it. http://www.vanvoice.com/article/20590-materials+used+not+wasted

There will be more news later, and we will publish some pics. I promise.

Juicy Jewelery's Newest Creations

2009-09-18T08:49:00.000-07:00

Juicy Jewelery's Newest Creations

DukeArt "Art Made Wearable"

2009-09-10T10:27:00.000-07:00

DukeArt products are handmade from a variety of recycled materials.

We gather waste-bound items and transform them into fashionable yet sturdy handbags and accessories hand-crafted entirely in the USA, completely free of exploitative labor.

Shop DukeArt for unique gifts, or that one-of-a-kind fashion accessory that will put your outfit over the top, all while contributing to the well-being of our natural world.

Who We Are

2009-09-10T09:10:00.000-07:00

Okay, so, we - meaning Matt, me, Kat, and Bri - we like to watch t.v. as a family. There are some standard shows we like, and on Friday and Saturday nights, we like to watch movies together. Well, we just can't seem to just sit there, so we started creating!

Matt created DukeArt - Wearable Art-
DukeArt products are handmade from a variety of recycled materials. We gather waste-bound items and transform them into fashionable yet sturdy handbags and accessories hand-crafted entirely in the USA, completely free of exploitative labor. Shop DukeArt for unique gifts, or that one-of-a-kind fashion accessory that will put your outfit over the top, all while contributing to the well-being of our natural world.

Stephanie (with help from Bri) created Juicy Jewelery -

Juicy Jewelery are created from different mediums - polymer clay, glass beads, stainless steel, siver plated, sterling silver and other materials that are both safe and look good in jewelery. They are all handcrafted, and are totally customizeable. Just ask, and we can definitely create something just for you.

...and Kat would like to afford her rock 'n' roll lifestyle by creating PIKT -

Kat creates guitar picks out of old credit cards, debit cards, gift cards. Kat likes using recycled materials that mean something to you, and personalizes those materials, so if there is a card in your wallet that you are keeping for any reason, and you want to be able to keep it, and make some use out of it, PIKT can also be made into Jewelry.

Kat also creates other custom creations. We will upload pics soon!