holidays are here.. soon!

some spoilers! here's what to expect in the shoppe soon! holiday shopping stuff! weeeeee! :DDD

hang a treeling, on your tree! or anywhere you like to ;)
(these babies are responsible for all sore fingers, crossed eyes, and sleepless nights)
p.s. you don't like hanging stuff? other variations will be on their way soon!
xoxoxo!

rawwrrrr... goes the tiger...

when the bloody hell is leopard for macbook pro coming?????? bahhh.....
the.wait.is.killing.me...
quick quick quick!!! come to mama's arms.....
*strokes screen image like a freaky psycho bitch*

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plush shows with lof plushies

plush show #1
(this totally completely slipped my mind.. boohoooo!!!)

3 lof plushies were at this year's plush you! show, held last friday, 12 oct 2007 @ both schmancy, and nancy and fancy+pants (1932 second ave. seattle, wa 98101)
this year's show featured more than 100 artists from all over the world! including littleoddforest :)

for those of you still unfamiliar with plush you! (what???? tsk.), it is an annual exhibit of plushies founded and organised by kristen rask, mistress of schmancy, her gallery-shop in seattle

this year's plush you! is also like no other year's, the show has grown so much since its first show in 2005, and plush you! has worked with f+w publishing this year and released a book -- plush you!: loveable misfit toys to sew and stuff. woweee! you can now pre-order it at amazon here!


I'm not sure if littleoddforest plushies are in the book, most probably not i think, even if yes, it will only be a photo + short biography, because i did not contribute a pattern for our treeling plushies which were exhibited at last year's plush you! show, since we have already contracted the pattern rights to another book prior to this one, which is therese's softies craft book. but! i'm very sure it is filled to the brim with lots of awesome creations from so many other plush artists! so now you've a new book to add to your list eh? ;) yiipp!


plush show #2

remember the luv-able & hug-able plush show with originality held by gallery lele in daikanyama, tokyo, that littleoddforest participated early this year?

well, together with the same cwc group that organised that show, gallery hanahou in soho, new york city, will be having their very own luv-able & hug-able plush show from 8 november - 21 december!

" Located in the landmark Cable Building in the heart of Soho, gallery hanahou is newly established by CWC International, a creative agency for illustrators that has been operating in New York since 1999.

In our business of helping artists to express themselves through commercial media, we have increasingly come to desire a new way to encourage our artists to explore the furthest reaches of their creativity. We hope that gallery hanahou will be a venue through which we can introduce new dimensions of our artists’ work to the community.

We have also discovered many talented artists working in more diversified fields such as pop art, craft arts, and product design, whose work does not necessarily fit neatly into the commercial art business but is nonetheless deserving of exposure. Acting as a forum for these artists in addition to our own commercial artists, gallery hanahou will present the public with art in a dazzling array of forms: not only original paintings and prints, but also art toys, craft art, art products, and more. "

littleoddforest was most kindly invited to exhibit again by the wonderful people of cwc - so 3 of lof plushies will be showing there! this show is meant to coincide with the christmas holiday shopping season, so if you're nearby, you should definitely mark the exhibition dates and maybe adopt some one-of-a-kind plushies for yourself or someone else!

if that's out of the question, and you'd like to give some arty pressies this year (or get some for yourself!), go purchase some art here!
gallery lele's online shoppe
gallery hanahou's online shoppe

4 grown adults...

what were you thinking??? ha!

having fun at amusement park @ navy pier, chicago, on a weekday afternoon. tsk.
they were all very happy kiddos that day.
b's legs are far too wide open for my liking... spot him in the green tee. haha!



we had bought the 7-day chicago go passes so were entitled to unlimited rides @ navy pier, b went up twice on this just so i could catch him on video... LOL

Family Photos in Salt Lake City Utah

Okay, you totally can't tell by the Johnson's family pictures, but it was FREEZING! It feels like it's getting awfully close to winter time. Brrrrrr! So we originally were going to shoot some where up the canyon, but the weather wouldn't permit it. Even though it was cold, and rainy and almost started snowing... they look great! They needed an updated family portrait since their son just back from a mission, so the last family picture they had was about 2 yrs ago.
If you look at the 4th picture down you see our niece Emma.

Eccles Pass

Distance: 9.5 miles RT
Elevation: 9,100 to 11,900 ft
Elevation gain: 2,800ft


Looking north from Eccles Pass
In July I won the lottery with a perfect "chamber of commerce" day in Summit County for a hike up to Eccles Pass. The trail was steep and very rocky right from the start and spends a good deal of time in the trees for the first three miles or so before opening up into wide meadow with peaks all around. The hills were green, the skies were blue and a light breeze blew in from the east. On days like this I pity the tourists who have to spend their vacation dollars to come here. Colorado is a wonderful place to live! Across the meadow, our destination was in view. It looked trivial to ascend to the pass, but after already completing significant elevation gain and distance get to this point, that last bit was steeper than it looked from below. Isn't that true for most things? The reward for that last up was well worth it however. The view over the pass toward the Gore Range is mythical in scope.


Looking up at Eccles Pass from meadow
The valley below is dotted with small tarns and one or two trails disappear into the distance enticing the hiker onward. It is possible to ascend to that valley from Silverthorne or do a shuttle route which could be very appealing. To the right of the valley I could see the route as it ascended through the trees, guarded on both sides by steep walls. The entrance framed the far slopes across from Silverthorne. Every tree on that distant hillside was dead from the bark beetle. The contrast was striking. Here was a pristine view and there, inscribed in Dante's prose, was the gate to a more hellish Colorado. I wonder how long it will take for every beautiful spot is consumed by the rust colored hues of death by Nature's unrelenting petulance? I stayed on the pass for an hour or so before commencing the grueling trek down. Why is it that the last two miles of a long hike seem so long? This is where a nice trail refuge with some refreshing snacks would have really boosted the spirits.

dearest mother nature...

please don't make the typhoon go to philippines.... (-___-")