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About Me

WEARABLE ART FOR THE STAGE & STREET. I am a fiber artist, vintage clothing dealer, costume & fashion designer and instructor at Kent State University School of Fashion Design & Merchandising. I do custom design work; bridals, period costumes, hats, handbags, antique textile restoration, museum reproductions, masks, puppets...just ask for a quote.

All fashions, handbags, accessories, and jewelry I create contain recycled or vintage materials. I teach sewing and fiber arts classes with the dream of empowering people with the ability to create, restyle and recycle their wardrobes.

www.violetvelvetstudio.com

Gypsy Raven
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bytN3hBsnfE

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

.. Artists, designers and any intelligent life on planet earth. I'm always looking for my muse. Are you a-musing?

My Blog

Sewing Classes

I will be teaching sewing classes in the Akron, Ohio area this summer at various locations. Beginners to advanced lessons and private lessons available.  Email me for more [email protected]...
Posted by on Sun, 11 Apr 2010 20:00:00 GMT

Designer's Sewing Lounge

Violet Velvet Studio (aka Gypsy Raven Studio) will soon be opening a designer's sewing lounge in Akron.  Things are going great and I am looking at some buildings this week. I will announce the locati...
Posted by on Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:55:00 GMT

Sewing Lounge Akron Ohio

I am STILL looking for a building for my Sewing Lounge in Akron, Ohio.  It will be an addition to my Vintage & Stage Fashion Business "Violet Velvet Studio" formerly Gypsy Raven.I hope to have it up a...
Posted by on Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:30:00 GMT

Gypsy Raven Poem

Gypsy Ravenby John PetersonGliding darkness,wings so fairsilent graceful flightpitching, banking without careflying through the nightsearching for her resting placelonging destinationhanging in the em...
Posted by on Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:58:00 GMT

Why I drink Wine....

"Sometimes when I reflect back on all the wine I drink I feel shame. Then I look into the glass and think about the workers in the vineyards and all of their hopes and dreams . If I didn't drink this ...
Posted by on Sat, 12 Dec 2009 21:25:00 GMT

Basic Sewing Classes

Basic Sewing Classes @ the Water Street Gallery in Kent, OhioI will teaching basic sewing classes at the gallery starting next month. I will post the exact date and info when I have it.  There will be...
Posted by on Sat, 31 Oct 2009 08:16:00 GMT

Bittersweet Goodbye

It's so easy to put things off until it's too late.Every day I would pass by Jack's house on my way to work.  I would slow down to see if he was outside so I could wave, but he never was.  I had every...
Posted by on Sun, 09 Aug 2009 15:32:00 GMT

Who Should Paint You: Alfred Gockel

http://www.blogthings.com/whatartistshouldpaintyou...All American yet funky, you inspire an artist's imaginationAnd while not everyone will understand your portrait, you will!What Artist Should Paint ...
Posted by on Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:01:00 GMT

Mad Men-era Female Icon Quiz

            Your result for Are You a Jackie or a Marilyn?  Or Someone Else?  Mad Men-era Female Icon Quiz...            You Are a Katharine!          You are a Katharine -- "I am happy and open to n...
Posted by on Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:07:00 GMT

Earth's Ten Commandments

Earth's Ten CommandmentsThou shalt love and honor the Earth for it blesses thy life and governs thy survival.Thou shalt keep each day sacred to the Earth and celebrate the turning of its seasons.Thou ...
Posted by on Mon, 25 May 2009 07:00:00 GMT