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Hope you can come to these Upcoming Shows

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I have 3 shows coming up over the next few weeks...

Saturday August 5th at 7pm

THE SQUARE FOOT SHOW

Twist Gallery - 1100 Queen Street West

I am showing 3 pieces in this collective show where all the art is 12"x12" in size

Saturday August 13th from 11am-5pm

PARKDALE BAZAAR

Parkdale Town Square (Queen + Cowan)

Artists selling hand-made items - I will be selling my Bee A Deer accessories

Saturday September 17th + Sunday 18th

THE QUEEN WEST ART CRAWL

Trinity Bellwoods Park

Showing a new collection of mixed-media pieces all based

on the theme of "Beauty Queens"

The 50th TOAE

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Some of my faves at this year's

TORONTO OUTDOOR ART EXHIBITION

Having just celebrated its 50th year, the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition [TOAE] is a juried showcase featuring contemporary fine art and craft. Taking place annually on Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto every July, this past weekend I was there bright and early the first day to check out this year's artists.

One of the first booths I fell in love with was that of Suzanne Carlsen. I had seen her at TOAE a few years ago where she won the Best Jewelry award for her fantastic embroidered broaches - which almost combine Girl Guide badges with War medals. She has now expanded into larger and more intricate broaches and necklaces, as well as these funky perishable floral pins.

Suzanne has started a really unique "Club" where you can sign up to receive a new broach in the mail every month... I think that would make a great gift to give someone (like me)! - visiting her website at www.suzannecarlsen.ca

or email suzanne.carlsen@gmail.com

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My mom and I go to the show together every year for her Birthday, and always visit her cousin, Janny Fraser. Janny has been participating in TOAE most of her career, and she is a very inspiring mixed-media and installation artist from Jordan, Ontario.

The above snapshot is of Janny, cousin Tom, and my mom Danice outside Janny's booth.

Janny uses found objects - especially old watch faces, small metal birds, animals, and figures, pebbles and mirror to create these very intricate sculptural pieces. I am very proud to have one hanging on my wall - they are fantastic! If you are ever in Niagra, be sure to visit Janny at The Jordan Art Gallery - www.jordanartgallery.com - 3845 Main Street, Jordan Village, Ontario

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An artist I recognized right away was Pam Lobb. We were both picked up by Canvas Gallery after being in the Queen West Art Crawl last fall, and I love her feminine pieces. Pam is a printmaker, and my favourite works are the ones where she prints on vintage doilies.

Visit Canvas Gallery at 950 Dupont St. in Toronto to see more of Pam's work, or visit www.pamlobb.com

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When I passed Candace Osborne Bell's tent I immediately thought "I want one of these"! The paintings scream Canadiana in the best possible way. Candice's work is quirky, tactile, and a great mix of masculine and feminine.

I definitely have a very specific taste in art, and it's hard to find pieces I love love love that also appeal to my boyfriend. Candice has hit the nail on the head in that department, and she will be my next art purchase, absolutely.

(also, how great would these look at a cottage?!)

Visit her on facebook at facebook.com.meaningfullart or www.madrabbitart.com

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I was immediately drawn to the Lucky Jackson booth when I spotted the embroidery hoop pieces, since I work with them in my own work. When I got a closer look, I realized I actually had met the artist last summer at a craft show in cottage country, and she reminded me that I had encouraged her to apply for TOAE. Small world!

I bought one of her adorable pieces, and it's proudly hanging on my bedroom wall. Her main body of work is textile based, either stretched over a frame or hoop. She uses fabrics to block out her shapes, and machine or hand sews all of her lines - really fun stuff! You can purchase her textile creations on etsy at www.luckyjackson.etsy.com

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I was so happy for the artist's that they had fabulous weather all weekend.

It was hot and sunny!

I was in the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition in 2009, and my booth almost collapsed when a downpour started and I was right under a drainage pipe from the overhang!

Below you can see a photo of me with some of my hoop pieces and shadow boxes I was showing that year.

To check out my current work, visit www.KatelynDiGiulio.com

STYLE TREND: Wall Decor that's Good Enough to Eat Off

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PLATES ON A FEATURE WALL...

A big decorating trend recently has been using plates on walls as art.

From a collection of modern graphic plates to a mix of tableware passed down from Grandma, check out these inspiring collections to be displayed on your wall.

A select few spaced carefully, or your whole collection grouped together, it is an easy way

to create interest on a feature wall.

On Sarah 101, she used a collection of vintage dinnerware to

dress a feature wall in her "Vibrant Living Room" episode. (see the two images above)

http://www.hgtv.ca/sarah101/episodes.aspx?

sectionid=432&categoryid=5053749760402248576&postid=190196

A great place to find cool plates is West Elm. These plates are all available in store or online at www.westelm.com

Also...

Check out this House & Home online video of how to paint plates to look like milk glass!

http://houseandhome.com/tv/segment/pretty-diy-vases

That's all for now...

xoxo Kate

Come check out my NEW art!

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http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=195201617167607&ref=ts

Katelyn Di Giulio at Canvas Gallery

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Big News!

Canvas Gallery is now selling my work, and I just sold my first piece with them, "Splish Splash"

http://www.canvasgallery.ca/images/artists/digiulio/digiulio.htm

Be sure to check them out, they have a fantastic collection of artists and works.

Canvas Gallery - 950 dupont st., toronto, on, m6h 1z2
between ossington ave. and dovercourt rd.,

within the G.H. Johnson's Furniture showroom (same entrance)

hours
monday - friday 10-6, saturday 10-6, sunday 12-5

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Hats Off!

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Hat Making II Class at George Brown

Spring 2010

Photos are on their way...

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COMING SOON...

Photos from the
George Brown College
"Hats Off to Millinery II" Class!

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"If you love what you do,

you'll never work a day in your life."

- Picasso

What I've been up to...

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So I've been sewing my little heart out... getting ready for The Clothing Show. Only three weeks to go! I had mainly been working with flat fabric flowers, like the one on that black hairband that I made, but now I want to change things up. This great website, Little Birdie Secrets, has given me great ideas for making puffier flowers to add to my hairbands!

Check out this fabulous flower-making tutorial:

http://littlebirdiesecrets.blogspot.com/2009/08/how-to-make-pretty-organza-flowers.html

The Clothing Show

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Bee A Deer will be at The Clothing Show May 14-16th!

Friday
Saturday
Sunday

3pm - 9pm
11am - 8pm
11am- 7pm

Better Living Center, Exhibtion Place Toronto

The Clothing Show is host to over 300 booths of new local designers, retailers, jewellery, accessories, vintage, and eco-friendly clothing all under one roof. Art gallery and runway fashion shows add to the mix.

A shopping extravaganza!

http://www.theclothingshow.com/vendors.asp

* SHADOW BOXES *

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I recently re-photographed a lot of my work. Here are the newest shots of my shadow box pieces.

EXHIBITION CV

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Bio/Statement

A mixed-media artist, Katelyn Di Giulio completed her BFA Degree at Mount Allison University in New Brunswick and the ISP at Toronto School of Art. Her work is inspired by and plays with ‘the feminine’ and craft work, pop culture and film, fabrics and fashion, vintage and kitsch. Her art is highly process-based, and the pieces are mostly series-oriented, such as her 'hoop' or "Desperate Housewife" pieces. She relies on both happenstance and nostalgia to create playful woks, which incorporate collage, photography, fiber and sculptural elements.

Group Exhibitions

2009 Lust Show, The Beverly Owens Project - Toronto

2009 Scapes Show, Women’s Art Association - Toronto

2009 Members Show, The Artists Network of Riverdale - Toronto

2009 Summer Members Show, Women’s Art Association - Toronto

2009 Cooling Off: Juried Members Show, Artists Network of Riverdale - Toronto

2008 Members Show, Women’s Art Association - Toronto

2007 Crossing Boarders, The Kenan Center - Lockport NY

2007 Members Group Show, The Women’s Art Association - Toronto

2007 Contact: Toronto Photography Festival, TSA Gallery - Toronto

2007 Independent Studio Program Group Show, TSA Gallery - Toronto

2006 Graduates’ Student Exhibition, The Owens Art Gallery - Sackville NB

2006 Student Show, The Golden ‘A’ Cafe Gallery - Sackville NB

2005 Feminish?!, R.P. Bell Library - Sackville NB

2004-05 Public Sculpture, Atlantic Maritime Wildlife Facility - Cookville NB

Solo Exhibitions

2007 Hoop-la at the Disco, Fly Window Gallery - Toronto

2006 Works by Katelyn Di Giulio, Music Conservatory Gallery - Sackville NB

2005 Recent Works!, Gairdner Building - Sackville NB

Show & Sales

2009 Theatre Passe Muraille’s Craft Show - Toronto

2009 ‘Craftique’: The Bata Shoe Museum’s Holiday Sale - Toronto

2009 Queen West Art Crawl - Toronto

2009 Kid Icaruc Craft Show, Kensington Market - Toronto

2009 Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition - Toronto

Fundraiser Exhibitions

2009 Whodunnit, OCAD- Toronto (Fundraiser for OCAD)

2009 The Little Art Show, Marcedes-Benz Building - Toronto (for ‘The Artists Network’)

2009 ArtWork Gala, CNIB - Toronto (Art Auction for Youth Employment Services)

2005 Sweetest Little Thing, Owens Art Gallery - Sackville NB (Silent Auction Fundraiser)

2005 Bod & Abode, Women’s Art Association - Toronto (Silent Auction Fundraiser)

Curation Experience

2009/10 The AGO's Sales & Rentals Gallery, Toronto ON Intern

2009 The Women's Art Association of Canada, Toronto ON Hanging Team Volunteer

2006 The Music Conservatory Gallery, Sackville NB Curator

2006 The Golden ‘A’ Café Student Gallery, Sackville NB Co-Curator

Education

Toronto School Of Art Independent Studio Program 09/06 – 07/07

Mount Allison University Bachelor Of Fine Art (Art & Art History) 09/02 – 05/06

NEWEST WORK

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Here are some pieces I have been working on this past year...

COLLAGES:

As you will see most of the photos are just snapshots of the pieces, as so it may be hard see much detail.

The above piece is a small collage I made, and then had it enlarged and added fabric underwear and paper flowers. The piece is called "Panty Raid" and is currently being shown at The Women's Art Association on Prince Arthur in their "Scapes" show.

The above piece is one of two similar pieces using photos I took at Fashion Week last year, lace, ribbon and wallpaper.

These two collage above were sold during this year's Whodunit at OCAD

This piece was made by request of the curator of the Y.E.S Art Work Gala. It was auctioned off in their charity fundraiser, and was made using prints of one of my collages, mounted on wooden panels, and then more collage elements were added.

The above collage was also auctioned off in a fundraiser, this one for the Artist Network of Riverdale's LITTLE ART SHOW

This is a scan of a small collage I made.

SHADOW BOXES:

I plan on making a lot more shadow boxes. Hoops and Shadow boxes will be my two focuses for the next while...

The above was a commissioned piece for a bride-to be. In the background are law books, her University banners and a little framed photo of the couple.

HOOPS:

I decided to take my hoop pieces a step further by building open shadow boxes for them. I chose fabrics, papers or imagery to compliment some of the hoops. I have recently decided to now do this same process with new hoops that I am working on, but use pre-made shadow box frames with glass.

The quality of the photos aren't great, as I mentioned, BUT I'm in the process of having them all reshot.

New Piece

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Here is a piece I just made for the YES ArtWork Gala's art auction, which will be held this Tuesday Oct. 27th at the CNIB.

It will raise money for Youth Employment Services.

Check the event out at:

http://www.yes.on.ca/news-events/231/artworkgala2009/

www.artworkgala.ca

Pins/Hair Ties

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two-in-one...

...PINS/HAIR TIES!

TOTES

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TOTE BAGS - lots of colours!

New Hairbands

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New Fall Hairbands...

NECKLACES

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* New! *

HAND-MADE NECKLACES ON FELT...

QWAC

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The Queen West Art Crawl

Saturday September 19th & Sunday 20th

11am - 6pm

Trinity Bellwoods Park

Toronto, Ontario

Look for me in Sector A, booth 44

Be A Deer

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Bee A Deer

Handmade Accessories by Katelyn Di Giulio

Check out the new site! Making lots of beautiful new hairbands ...as well as fabric necklaces.

You can come see them September 19th & 20th at The Queen West Art Crawl in Toronto's Trinity Bellwoods Park.

I'll Be in booth A44!

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Free website - Wix.com

Let's make some art...

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When I was walking home the other day, a neighbour had some old junk on their lawn to give away. Among the rubble was an armoire with the doors removed. I dragged those two doors home. They seemed perfect to use as frames for some new pieces!

On the left is one of them (propped up in my studio which, as you can tell, is also where i keep my shoes!)...I still need to clean it and scrape off the loose paint, which will give it an even more vintage look I think.

It's hard to tell from this photo, but they're painted a greenish-robin's egg blue.

I plan on hanging them horizontally.

Once I've made the piece to display in them, I'll be sure to post pictures!

TOAE

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EXCITING NEWS!!!

I will be having a booth at this summer's Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition!

I've been going with my parents to this show at Nathan Phillips Square every summer, and I'm thrilled to be a part of it this year.

Look for me July 10th, 11th & 12th. My tent will be at booth 374 in the "Green" section near Queen Street.

I have so much to do over the next 2 months to prepare! Order more business cards, get promo postcards made, frame some of the pieces...

I'll probably get more cards through moo.com. They have a great site where you upload your art images and they send your cards in packs of 100 within 2 weeks. I love their mini-cards.

I also want to print images of some of my pieces on canvas bags. I'm trying to find somewhere to get 100 bags in bulk for about $1.50 each...any suggestions?

One of my box pieces:

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"Two women walk into the woods..."

Why Kate's so Krafty...

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As a life-long crafter and artist I would consider myself a woman of excellent taste. I love fabrics and patterns, simple bold statements, quirky and kitschy design, clean classic lines, and lavish detailing.

Here's the link to my own work:

http://www.katelyndigiulio.com

(or click on this post's title "Why Kate's so Krafty..." to connect!)

Check it out, and keep coming back here to see objects of inspiration, crafting and home decor DIY's, and things I love and want!

xoxo

Kate