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Punk Rock Flea Market - DOLLAR EXTRAVANGANZA
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June 30, 2009
I have exciting news regarding the upcoming Punk Rock Flea Market! I am joining forces with two of my most favorite art-making buddies, Chloe Crawford and Anni Altshuler, making a ton of items that we will sell for ONE DOLLAR apiece! We are anticipating selling pins, comics, temporary tattoos (!!!), and more! Today, I painted/drew out this:   That's right - a good old-fashioned cootie catcher/fortune teller! This is an inkjet reproduction of the original, again for only a BUCK! See more photos on my Flickr page. And of course, the details: SATURDAY, July 11th 9am to 4pm Starlight Ballroom, 9th & Spring Garden Streets Philadelphia, PA 0 Comments 
• • • • • • Yellow #6 Doodles • • • • • June 8, 2009  yellow #6 doodles cheese puffs, napkins, napkin dispenser, push pins by Sebastien Leclecq, Ted Houghtaling, Rebecca Hoenig, & myself This is my group's piece for the show Offerings at Little Berlin. These shots were taken at the beginning of the opening before people really got creative with their additions to the wall. I look forward to sharing those soon. The project invited 80+ Philadelphian artists to work collaborative in a group with people they did not know prior to the project. My group met consistently(ish) for about six weeks from the onset of the ten week project compiling lists of ideas and possibilities for our completed projects. For me, the discussion was more exciting than the actual completion of the project and I would leave every week convincing myself that none of the ideas would actually pan out... When the deadline felt like it was actually approaching, we were able to focus and draw from our discussions the final project. Interactivity was something we played around with quite a bit - the idea that we four were collaborating and inviting the viewer to collaborate as well. Yellow #6 doodles invites the viewer to snack on the irresistable cheese-coated puffs and then add their own orange mark to the pre-drawn napkins, which show a multitude of things that are typically orange in color. The viewers become artists when they tack their newly-made creations to the wall.  Many thanks to Martha Savery and Alex Gartlemann of Little Berlin who curated and organized this show/project! 0 Comments
• • • • • • Flutterin' • • • • • June 4, 2009  My book page bunting was successful tent decoration at Art Star Craft Bazaar this past weekend. The flags flapped in the gusts and provided some aural accompaniment. Thanks to everyone who stopped by and said hello! It was great to meet new friends and see familiar faces, as always. Couldn't make it out? See me at the Punk Rock Flea Market on July 11th and at Crafty Balboa on August 2nd! Info for both events is on the side bar. • • • • In other news, things have been pretty busy at work and there is a new blog post over at the Chew Papers Blog to prove it! I love this great shot of vacuuming a linen-backed map.  • • • • Finally, one last reminder about a project I have been participating in for the past few months, an 80-person collaborative project called Offerings! Offerings Friday June 5 2009 6 to 10 PM Little Berlin Gallery 119 Montgomery Street (one block south down Front Street from the Berks stop on the Market-Frankford Line) Philadelphia, PA 19122 Don't worry, I'll have a great post coming soon all about our piece once there is proper documentation! 0 Comments
• • • • • • Art Star Craft Bazaar ! • • • • • May 20, 2009  I am counting down the days, hours, minutes until the Art Star Craft Bazaar and it looks like I'm not the only one - this is a highly anticipated event! Fabulous blogger, Tara Gentile of HandmadeinPA.net wrote this great feature for the blog, TryHandmade.com including a feature on my mixed paper journals! Thank you, Tara. Anyway, here are all of the important details so you can stop by and say hello to my crafty cohort, Julianna Lose and I... May 30th - 11am to 6pm AND May 31st - 11am to 6pm Penn's Landing, Philadelphia, PA We are in Booth #86 (click image to enlarge!): 
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• • • • • • Offerings at Little Berlin • • • • • May 15, 2009   Myself and 80 other Philadelphia-based artists, writers, performers and et cetera-ers have been hard at work on our collaborative projects for an upcoming show entitled Offerings. The rules were pretty clear: make/do something in a group of four unfamiliar people with a total budget of $50. My group has been meeting pretty consistently-ish since the onset of the project in mid-April and we've got something alright! It's been an interesting and exciting process, as discussing possibilities endlessly over copious cups of coffee with strangers probably should be. I don't want to give any details away of our piece yet! See you at the opening! Offerings Friday June 5 2009 6 to 10 PM 119 Montgomery Street Philadelphia, PA 19122 0 Comments
• • • • • • The Whole Truth! • • • • • May 14, 2009  india ink on found book page 0 Comments
• • • • • • Unplanned Plans • • • • • May 6, 2009  india ink on found book page 0 Comments
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Leah Mackin is a Philadelphia-based artist & artisan whose specialty is all things paper and book.
• • • • • CONTACT • • • • • email leahmackin@gmail.com skywrite a message over Philadelphia or just yell really loud. ON ETSY: leahmackindotcom.etsy.com ON FLICKR: leahmackindotcom ON TUMBLR: pizzariffic.tumblr.com & ON TWITTER: @leahmackin • • • • • EVENTS • • • • • Punk Rock Flea Market SATURDAY, July 11th 9am to 4pm Starlight Ballroom, 9th & Spring Garden Streets Philadelphia, PA Crafty Balboa Saturday, August 2nd from 12pm to 5pm Passyunk and Tasker, South Philadelphia, PA • • • ONLINE PORTFLIO • • • • • • • • PROJECTS • • • • • Philly Makes! & coming soon: YPSACA • • • • • FRIENDS • • • • • Alex Gartelmann Anni Altshuler Anthony Pedro Dan Trauten Hannah Heffner Jen Gin Joe Stakun Jude Buffum Julianna Lose Kyle Schmidt/Fire Escape Press Madmaude Letterpress Mike Ryan Nicole Eiland Phuong X. Pham/Phampersand Press |
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