Upcoming Shows and Stuff

Don't you just love my incredible ability to come up with exciting blog entry titles, I should share my amazing secrets with you all some time! (I have none, they are horrible, I acknowledge this)

It has been a while since there has been anything posted here and I sincerely apologize. Things have been a little crazy here at Luksi Creations central lately. We finally decided to dive head long into making this a viable business. My mom and the rest of my family have jumped into the ship and we are all trying to work together. I (Kiamichi) have final say and quality control over things though. My mom (Cathe) is amazing and has gotten all our legal and financial stuff under control and well, the rest of them are busy making things and brainstorming ideas for where to go and how to display and advertise and all kinds of stuff. It really requires a lot of work and I am grateful now that I am not doing it all alone. My goal is to eventually have a physical store, but I know that will take some time. I have a friend who started much in the same way I am and she just now opened up her store in Tonkowa, Oklahoma. It has taken her around 10 years to get to that point, but it can be done! So we have been adding merchandise and getting rid of merchandise, because a lot of it you really don't know if it's going to work until you have heard some customer feedback, which has been tremendously helpful. If any of you out there who have bought our items could send me some pictures of you wearing it or with it that would be great! I have a nice little album on the facebook fanpage for pictures like that.

Ok, now for the upcoming show list I have been meaning to post for the last month. ( I know, I know!)

Live on the Plaza OKC, OK: Every second Friday of the month. We will be there, except for July because we will be in Florida pretending to be Disney princesses and heroes. So we will be there these dates though:

May 13, June 10, August 12, September 9, October 14  all from 7-11 pm

JC's Funky Hair Ranch Art Show in Edmond, OK:

May 28, 2011   22 East 3rd Street, Edmond   9am-5pm




Will update this list if we are accepted to any more shows, we are hoping to get into the plaza district show again this year and are going to apply for deluxe again as well. Booth fee money is another catch we are getting used to. 


Here is something I have been meaning to share for a little while, it's an illustration I did for a dear friend of mine. She is a strawberry fiend, it's her favorite berry. I drew it in Illustrator CS3.

Will be selling as a print soon. Finally found some place that will print with the budget I have so will be adding original prints and cards, bookmarks, and paperdolls soon! Also will be updating the Etsy shop over the next week. Taking pictures of merchandise now so check us on facebook or twitter for the latest updates! Back to work now, lots to do!


Author: Kiamichi

Beading Gone Wild

Been busy beading lately, so much so that I wasn't paying attention to the time! I can't believe it's been a month since anything has been posted here. I really try not to go that long. I apologize. Let me share with you what I have been working on lately. First up are the pieces I am working on for my husbands grass dance outfit for the upcoming pow-wow season. There are two of these, so far one is completely finished and I am working on the other one:

Here are some headbands I have made that are available in the Etsy store. I have several more in the works. Having to find time to bead for work and bead for family and still do some artwork in between! It's fun though, I like all the work!

I have also been working on some screenprinting designs for some shirts I am going to do. My mom, Catherine, is making some new jewelry. I am in the process of uploading some to the Etsy store, so check in during the week, lots of new items are becoming available every few days.

We are also going to be showing every second Friday of the month in the Plaza District at their Live on the Plaza events. I can not tell you how exciting it is for us to be part of it! It really is great being able to be part of this amazing local artist community we have growing here in Oklahoma. There are so many awesome people and the things they are creating are astounding. So look for us there every month and quite possibly other places, will keep things up to date as to where you can find us! Plan to get back to at least posting every two weeks, if not weekly again. Maybe get some of the others to post something, if I can convince them to come out of their shells hahaha.

Author:
Kiamichi

Quick Update

The new year has been pretty busy so far. Getting all our ducks in a row and getting ready to launch as an official store has been kind of crazy. I think we have it all worked out for now, at least this part. Have all the legal stuff taken care of at least. It's all part of trying to live the dream!

Have been working on a custom order for my daughter's dance team. Screen printing some graffiti shirts for her hip hop routine. I would have some process pics to share but someone took off with the camera so all I have are the pics of the finished product. Here they are:

Not bad for someone who has no screen printing press. Amazing what you can accomplish with some freezer paper, fabric paint, and an iron. I think I like it better than with an actual screen. I am going to make more of these to sell in the etsy shop, different words of course. It was just so much fun! Maybe next time I can do process photos so I can show how it's done.

In the midst of getting some new beaded items made. Finally. It's been a while. Sorry for the post and dash! Have to whittle this to do list down before it becomes a monster!

Author:
Kiamichi

Pirates and Geishas and Brides, Oh My!

Been a busy little bee making new illustrations for the masses. They are all up in the Zazzle store and will be on items in the Etsy store soon. Just have to keep plugging away. Keeps me sane! Just a quick post to share and then back to work:

Thanks for looking! Sorry for the shortness of the posts lately, just rearranging things a bit.

Today's Best Award for 1-11-2011!

I think I am going to faint if this happens again so soon! My Red Skull Onesie got this honor today from Zazzle.com. Always nice to get noticed out of the herd! Thanks!

Red Skull Onesie by LuksiCreations
Browse Skull T-Shirts

Still moving along and trying to get pictures together for the site, takes a bit more effort when you are relying on other people and their schedules. Something I have to get used to. My sister is working on some awesome jewelry she makes out of broken drum cymbals and bass guitar strings. She is a demon with her dremel tool. Headbands are being made, and many other things are in the works. Will update as it happens!

Author: Kiamichi