Tons of websites, including this one, are participating in a blackout today to protest SOPA and PIPA. Those of us here in dorklandia support this blackout and urge you to learn about these scary bills. I think the folks over at O’Reilly have summed it up well here.
You can send your senator and your representative opposition letters using the links above. It’s quick and very easy. I don’t like to talk about politics much, which is probably a side effect of growing up near D.C., but this one is real and close to all of us.
After a very hectic past two weekends, I will be decking out the ice cream cart for the holiday Renegade Craft Fair this weekend! Please come and check it out, there will be over 200 vendors. And it seems like I’ve started a trend: there will be a total of four roving vendors there. Crazy, no?
I’m pleased to say I will be a part of the Bazaar Bizarre Holiday Show in San Francisco next weekend! I will have a special holiday version of my ice cream cart, it should be a pretty fun time! All the details can be found on their site, here.
Hope to see you there!
The second half of the year is already tearing by. This weekend, I will be participating in a group show at the Actual Cafe in Oakland. Here is the Facebook invite, if you’re into that sort of thing. It’s a show with a few other fiber artists, called Fuzzy Logic. They will be showing the Muppet Movie, so you know I’m both in my element and totally excited! You should come and see it! I am still a bit awkward with the whole “artist” label, so please come and see me and tell me everything is ok, and outsider art is still acceptable. 
Let’s see… I am also running my monthly contest on my Facebook page. This time, I am going to give away an entire big blue squid! This is because I’m so geeked about my new squid pattern, and want to send them out into your hands and arms.
So, enter! And, come and see me! APE and Geek Girl Con are both coming up super-quickly, so stay tuned!
Like all good dorky girls, I love xkcd. Especially this one:
Firstly, I am running a little contest on my facebook page. You have until July 7th to enter!
I have three! shows in July. First up is the Renegade Craft Fair. This will be a great show, and is the last chance to see the ice cream cart this summer!
Next, on July 14th, I will be part of Bizarre Bazaar at the California Academy of Sciences Nightlife event! Man, that is a mouthful! If you’ve never been to a Nightlife event, you should really check it out. It’s lovely to be at the museum with grownups and drinks, and they usually have great speakers and djs. It’s fun!
Finally, on July 24th, I will be heading back to the Indie Mart! It’s been soooo long since there’s been an Indie Mart show, and I really miss them. Come spend the day in the sun! I think a lot of the vendors are going to be pretty excited for this show, it should be a great one.
I hope to see you at some or all of these! Also, you should check out the Nyan Cat scarf I made:
It’s in my etsy shop. 
Happy July!
This coming weekend, dorklandia will be at the new Treasure Island Flea Market! If you live in the Bay Area and haven’t been to Treasure Island, you are missing out. It’s a spooky weird place, and I’m excited to spend a couple of days hanging out there.
Next, on June 4th, I will be parading my ice cream cart on Market Street as part of the Cries of San Francisco. This is going to be pretty funny, there will be approximately 70 artists wandering around Market between 3rd and 5th, selling their own wares and other oddities. I’m particularly excited to see the insect antenna vendor and the Psychic Plumbing Network.
I am getting ready for the Maker Faire, which will happen this weekend. I’ll have the ice cream cart again this year, but there is a new twist: I bought a real ice cream cart! Of course, it needed some work. Here is a before shot:
The new cart, before I got peeling.
Of course, that’s not what it looks like anymore. It is presently being outfitted and will make its debut on Saturday. I’ll have kits and cones and popsicles and barrettes. I hope to see you there!
I’m happy to say that I will be at Portland’s Crafty Wonderland this year! I had a great time during their spring sale last year, and am very excited to be able to go back and visit such a nifty city.
I’ll be at table 45, and will have octopi, cat sticks, and rotten apples in tow. See you there?
I am so excited to announce that dorklandia will be exhibiting at WonderCon this year! This is happening this weekend, April 1 – 3 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. I’ll have new things to show, and you can take a chance at winning a tiny octopus from my capsule machine!
Rotten apples
Cat Sticks!
Tiny capsule octopi
We will be at table D-7. Hope to see you there!
