Dust Bunnies by Amanda Louise Spayd

Spring Sale! THURSDAY, March 24, 2016, at 3:00pm EDT The shop is here:   www.bindlewood.com Note - The items will not appear in the shop until the time of the sale. Not sure what time th...

http://mandilouise.blogspot.com/2016/03/sale-preview-march-24-2016.html

Big Halloween Sale THURSDAY, October 15, at 10:00pm EST The shop is here:   www.bindlewood.com Note - The items will not appear in the shop until the time of the sale. Not sure what time...

http://mandilouise.blogspot.com/2015/10/big-halloween-sale-preview.html

The stage area was like something from Mtv! This past week, Chris Ryniak and I joined thousands upon thousands of comic, art, and movie fans in Manila for AsiaPop ComicCon.  This event was ...

http://mandilouise.blogspot.com/2015/09/asiapop-comiccon-manila-2015.html

Last Friday, Chris and I spoke at the Cleveland chapter of Creative Mornings .  Creative mornings is a breakfast and lecture series held in cities worldwide, where creative professionals (...

http://mandilouise.blogspot.com/2015/07/creative-mornings-cleveland-edition.html

Chris and I went to San Diego Comic-Con last weekend to promote and celebrate the debut of our collaborative vinyl blind box toy series, "Thimblestump Hollow", produced by Cardboard Spaceshi...

http://mandilouise.blogspot.com/2015/07/comic-con-reflections.html

So, yesterday, I hosted a sale in my webstore. Usually things go pretty smoothly, but this time was plagued with technical hiccups (some of which I need to follow up with Shopify to resolve)...

http://mandilouise.blogspot.com/2015/07/the-not-so-smooth-part-of-sales.html

Friday, May 22th, 2015, at 4:00pm, EST, my shop will open for a small sale. The shop is here:  https://amanda-louise-spayd.myshopify.com/ Note - The items will not appear in the shop until ...

http://mandilouise.blogspot.com/2015/05/preview-may-22-sale.html

Hey everybody, It's been a long, long time since I've been here, I know - I'm so sorry!  I've really gotten behind with Safe Harbor prep (recap post coming soon), tax season (ugh), and other l...

http://mandilouise.blogspot.com/2015/04/very-belated-week-in-photos-april-21.html

Wednesday, February 25th, 2015, at 10:00am, EST, my shop will open for a small sale. The shop is here:  https://amanda-louise-spayd.myshopify.com/ Note - The items will not appear in the sh...

http://mandilouise.blogspot.com/2015/02/february-25th-sale-preview-and.html

One of my hobbies is antique collecting, but I often gravitate toward collecting pretty specific things. One of those collections, which continues to grow and grow, is that of paper ephemera ...

http://mandilouise.blogspot.com/2015/02/paper-fragments-of-time-and-place.html

Happy day of love to YOU, my online friends!  If it weren't for your encouragement, participation, and feedback, my art and my experience with it would not be the same at all.  To be honest...

http://mandilouise.blogspot.com/2015/02/happy-valentines-day.html

This guy doesn't want you to touch his candy and tooth pile. On several occasions recently, I've found myself in the position of really exploring what makes my characters who they are, as a ...

http://mandilouise.blogspot.com/2015/02/what-are-dust-bunnies.html

The success and demand for my minifigure, "Pipsqueak", who debuted at DesignerCon 2013 made me really want to try my hand at another character.  I say that Pipsqueak is "successful", not just in...

http://mandilouise.blogspot.com/2015/02/belfry-minifigure-part-one.html

  This April, Chris Ryniak and I have another two-person show at Stranger Factory . Because we both have a background in design and art direction, we tend to go a little crazy with theming...

http://mandilouise.blogspot.com/2015/02/safe-harbor-part-1-gathering-story.html

It's pretty amazing how things can be major influences on who you are, and you don't even really think about it. I do sometimes think about what influenced me to not only do what I do, but to ma...

http://mandilouise.blogspot.com/2015/02/origin-stories-mister-rogers.html

I don't often get terribly personal in my posts here, but today I'm going to.  It seems like the universe has converged somehow, and a number of people I respect (both famous and not-so-fam...

http://mandilouise.blogspot.com/2014/12/depression-is-real-thing-and-i-struggle.html

Stranger Factory's annual Winter Salon group show was last night, and I just realized I never posted images of what I made for it! I had promised them an exclusive edition of Zombie Bumbles, so t...

http://mandilouise.blogspot.com/2014/12/zom-bees.html

Almost finished packing up, and ready to board a plane this evening for a trip to sunny California! If you're in the southern California area, I strongly recommend this convention - it's always a...

http://mandilouise.blogspot.com/2014/11/designercon-2014-preview-and-information.html

Wednesday, October 22nd, at 3:00 pm, EST, my shop will open for a small sale before Designer Con. The shop is here:  https://amanda-louise-spayd.myshopify.com/ Note - The items will not app...

http://mandilouise.blogspot.com/2014/10/october-online-sale-information-and.html

The first painted colorway of my first sofubi toy, "Snowshoe". For nearly a year now, I, along with Circus Posterus artists Chris Ryniak, Kathie Olivas, and Brandt Peters have been working o...

http://mandilouise.blogspot.com/2014/09/pocket-sideshow-development-to-product.html

  Well, it's been a week and a half since the opening of my show with Chris Ryniak , titled "Unseen Forces", at Stranger Factory gallery in Albuquerque, New Mexico. I think I've almost had eno...

http://mandilouise.blogspot.com/2014/09/unseen-forces-recap.html

Just wanted to say THANK YOU so much for following my work online! It's a big deal to me that so many of you stick with me to see what I do next. I know everybody's time and attention are limite...

http://mandilouise.blogspot.com/2014/09/thank-you.html

I've been a little quiet lately, but it's because I've been putting the finishing touches on a huge show with Chris Ryniak, called Unseen forces! I've been talking about it a lot on social me...

http://mandilouise.blogspot.com/2014/09/unseen-forces-opening-today.html

Tomorrow, Friday July 25th, at 3:00 pm, EST, my shop will open for a small sale. This will be the last online sale I will have before my show at Stranger Factory in September; after which I will ...

http://mandilouise.blogspot.com/2014/07/july-25th-sale-preview.html

Sewing is something I do at least a few times a week now, but it's far from being something that comes to me naturally. Well, let me take that back - sewing by hand, using a needle and thread, co...

http://mandilouise.blogspot.com/2014/07/essential-tools-sewing.html