Bloghttp://cupofcoco.squarespace.com/blog/en-US2009-11-24T09:36:13ZSquarespace Site Server v5.8.2 (http://www.squarespace.com/)Black Piecehttp://cupofcoco.squarespace.com/blog/2009/11/23/black-piece.htmlJennifer Talbot2009-11-23T16:26:21ZI have just wrapped up my second installment from the pod piece series titled "Diluted Boundries". The white tyvek is wonderful with it's shadows and sublte lights and darks, but I discovered black tyvek. The black has a whole new range of potenial with lights and darks. Very fun to experiement.

]]>Pod Piecehttp://cupofcoco.squarespace.com/blog/2009/9/12/pod-piece.htmlJennifer Talbot2009-09-12T13:50:55ZI have just started on a new commission for a client with a very modern sensibility and style. This is an in- process image of the piece the infancy stage.

]]>Felt Bird House Cottagehttp://cupofcoco.squarespace.com/blog/2009/8/28/felt-bird-house-cottage.htmlJennifer Talbot2009-08-28T21:53:06ZI am just finishing up a Raggedy Ann inspired room for a client and thought I would share the little bird house cottage. I love how the shingles on the roof turned out! The size is about 6 x6 inches and it's constructed from all wool felt.

]]>Come so farhttp://cupofcoco.squarespace.com/blog/2009/8/15/come-so-far.htmlJennifer Talbot2009-08-15T21:12:39ZI was in the process of cleaning off the desktop on my computer and came across this picture of my booth at the NY ENK Children's Club Show. Wow, have a learned a lot since then..and man have I come so far. NY was an expensive lesson. A necessary, expensive lesson, inorder for me to grow and move in my current creative direction. It was necessary for me to fail miserably and find a way to dust myself off and start again. October will be 2 years from the trade show debacle, which shed light on my creativity and how I was undermining it by making the t-shirts. That there was so much more response in the inventive room decor products, which I didn't take as a serious money maker.  Now allowing myself to think of room decor has lead me back to working in 3-dimensional form within a space. Stimulating, new creative challenge very time and for the first time I see a potential to actually make an income.

]]>Birds, birds and more birdshttp://cupofcoco.squarespace.com/blog/2009/8/5/birds-birds-and-more-birds.htmlJennifer Talbot2009-08-05T15:48:28ZI have been having a blast making steel wire bird cages with flowers, leaves and with a hand sewn bird inside!  Great alternative to the classic mobile for nursery decor. I would love to make a whole ceiling littered with different size, shape and color of birds.

These a images I took of the bird mobile I made for my girl friend, installed in the room.

]]>Auction Log: Lucky Plush Productionshttp://cupofcoco.squarespace.com/blog/2009/3/12/auction-log-lucky-plush-productions.htmlJennifer Talbot2009-03-12T00:24:49ZSorry, I have been away from my blog as of late. I have been feeling every blah, blah about it and I even missed blogging about my one year anniversary!

I am part of a silent auction and fundraiser for my friend Julia Rhodes (and Artistic Director of the company) this Saturday, March 14th at the Riverside Art Center from 7 to 10 p.m. The night will celebrate the 10 year anniversary of the dance company, Lucky Plush Production, with wine, cheese and performance from the company. I am donating my time to create a custom piece for the highest bidder.

These are images of the auciton table piece I made!

]]>Knitted Lightshttp://cupofcoco.squarespace.com/blog/2009/2/26/knitted-lights.htmlJennifer Talbot2009-02-26T02:44:59ZI came across these knitted lights from a really great blog called Visual Notes, designed by german designers Ivot and Ivol. As you can tell from my earlier post, I am on this knitted kick! Using knitting in the high-end design world is a very interesting juxtaposition between high craft and low craft. Although the term "craft" no longer has the home-spun-by-grandma connotations it once had.... thankfully.

]]>Wool Blanket Pendant Lightshttp://cupofcoco.squarespace.com/blog/2009/2/11/wool-blanket-pendant-lights.htmlJennifer Talbot2009-02-11T02:13:04ZI have seen several uses for recycled, reused, and repurposed wool blankets, socks, and sweaters, but none as clever as these pendant lights. The collection is called Woollight Collection, which in itself is a witty play on words; from I believe a Germany design team. (tip via Bloesem.)

The recycled wool blankets were dipped in some kind of solution or stiffening agent to hold the shape of the individual shade style. Very smart and quirky, great for a kids room!

]]>CS Interiors Featurehttp://cupofcoco.squarespace.com/blog/2009/2/9/cs-interiors-feature.htmlJennifer Talbot2009-02-09T15:43:30ZI was recently featured in the winter issue of Chicago Social quarterly home magazine, CS Interiors. Big thanks for Lindsey and Meghan from CS Interiors, for a great feature on my custom work. It was a pleasure to work with both of them!

]]>Installation Art: Falling Gardenhttp://cupofcoco.squarespace.com/blog/2009/2/6/installation-art-falling-garden.htmlJennifer Talbot2009-02-06T22:20:53ZI came across this work from a Swiss installation artist via Labor of Heart blog. The piece is called "Falling Garden", created from bits of flowers, paper, and plastic to appear as though the elements are frozen in a free fall.  I love how light and delicate the piece appears. As if you plucked a handful of daisies and tossed them up into the air.

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