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Great Spotlig

2008-01-09T12:32:02Z

From article: Featured Buyer: Kathy Malone of Brooklyn Indie Market

Great Spotlight! Kathy is a cool lady and gracious hostess and the Brooklyn Indie Market is fab!

Hobocamp Love

2008-01-09T13:06:30Z

From article: Featured Buyer: Kathy Malone of Brooklyn Indie Market

Hobocamp Loves Brooklyn Indie Market! Hope to see you soon!

we all love k

2008-01-09T13:13:35Z

From article: Featured Buyer: Kathy Malone of Brooklyn Indie Market

we all love kathy!!!!!!!! and all her brain children. and her actual child. and her other half. and her skirts. and her jackets. and her markets....oh yes. thank you kathy for all you do ; )

So glad to se

2008-01-09T13:15:29Z

From article: Featured Buyer: Kathy Malone of Brooklyn Indie Market

So glad to see some of my favorite sellers! I love my Better Than Jam skirt http://betterthanjam.etsy.com and my Princess Vivi Ring http://www.princessvivi.com

I'm definitel

2008-01-09T14:17:32Z

From article: Featured Buyer: Kathy Malone of Brooklyn Indie Market

I'm definitely going to check the Brooklyn Indi Market! I didn't even know about it's existence till now... Brooklyn is the best place in the world!

Kathy rocks!

2008-01-09T20:05:53Z

From article: Featured Buyer: Kathy Malone of Brooklyn Indie Market

Kathy rocks! She is such a wonderful source of indie inspiration. She works tirelessly in supporting crafters, creating networks and opportunities for individual and community growth. This is someone who truly walks the walk! Great to see her in the spotlight!

I love the gr

2008-01-09T20:33:42Z

From article: Featured Buyer: Kathy Malone of Brooklyn Indie Market

I love the grey dress it's beautiful.

Go Brooklyn!!

2008-01-10T14:40:35Z

From article: Featured Buyer: Kathy Malone of Brooklyn Indie Market

Go Brooklyn!!! We must have more crafters per square mile than anywhere else. :)

Yeah, we shou

2008-01-10T16:16:28Z

From article: Featured Buyer: Kathy Malone of Brooklyn Indie Market

Yeah, we shoula mentioned that Kathy has the most adorable kid who supports her and chills with her! He's been at Etsy Labs many a time, curled up with a book while the ladies are doing crafty things.

Cute grey dre

2008-01-13T16:07:11Z

From article: Featured Buyer: Kathy Malone of Brooklyn Indie Market

Cute grey dress.

Kathy is fan-

2008-01-15T13:16:55Z

From article: Featured Buyer: Kathy Malone of Brooklyn Indie Market

Kathy is fan-freakin-tastic. AND she's having me perform at her funeral. All 'round a kick-ass indie lady. xo

Oh my gawd, y

2008-01-16T11:59:39Z

From article: Featured Buyer: Kathy Malone of Brooklyn Indie Market

Oh my gawd, you've done it again, made me guffaw! You are hired! Kathy

Great article

2008-03-03T14:08:25Z

From article: Featured Buyer: Kathy Malone of Brooklyn Indie Market

Great article, I just love the presence of the Brooklyn Indie Market and all the crafting energy it's brought to the neighborhood :) Hope to be able to be a part of it soon!

I prefer to t

2008-03-19T12:53:00Z

From article: Trends: Anthropomorphism (Pet Heads!) with Kathy Malone

I prefer to think of this as a genre, not a trend. :D

http://www.et

2008-03-19T13:16:29Z

From article: Trends: Anthropomorphism (Pet Heads!) with Kathy Malone

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5062087 Don't forget Melabo, one of my faves!

Oh, Melabo. S

2008-03-19T13:32:44Z

From article: Trends: Anthropomorphism (Pet Heads!) with Kathy Malone

Oh, Melabo. Such a good one!

Great stuff--

2008-03-19T13:57:49Z

From article: Trends: Anthropomorphism (Pet Heads!) with Kathy Malone

Great stuff--Thanks for including me! Now, where can I can a "Bird Lady" figurine for myself? :)

er...I mean "

2008-03-19T13:59:07Z

From article: Trends: Anthropomorphism (Pet Heads!) with Kathy Malone

er...I mean "get"

ooh ooh! and

2008-03-19T14:04:18Z

From article: Trends: Anthropomorphism (Pet Heads!) with Kathy Malone

ooh ooh! and i need to include sarahogren! she's one of my favorites along this line also! http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=86028

I've always b

2008-03-19T14:05:42Z

From article: Trends: Anthropomorphism (Pet Heads!) with Kathy Malone

I've always been a little weirded out by this genre, but the context makes it easier for me to appreciate. I never will stop being freaked out by those Anne Geddes photos of human babies with flower bodies. That's just freaky!

Nice work! I

2008-03-19T14:07:10Z

From article: Trends: Anthropomorphism (Pet Heads!) with Kathy Malone

Nice work! I think that my avatar shows that I whole-heartedly approve of this...whether it is considered a trend or a genre. :)

Great article

2008-03-19T14:47:19Z

From article: Trends: Anthropomorphism (Pet Heads!) with Kathy Malone

Great article!

For those who

2008-03-19T15:38:26Z

From article: Trends: Anthropomorphism (Pet Heads!) with Kathy Malone

For those who can't get enough about the meaning of anthro art, he's the longer explanation I gave Fofolle (which was would have been waaaay to long for the main article. consider this a footnote!): "Usually I start with basic subject matter, then decide what animal I'm going to use. Pinkerton Strikerbreaker was done for an anthropomorphic art convention in Pittsburgh. The theme that year was "Making History". It was the show's first year in Pittsburgh, so I wanted to do a piece tied to the history of Pittsburgh. So I decided to do something about the Homestead Steel strike where strikers clashed with the Pinkertons. Having picked my subject, I then thought about what sort of animal I'd like to use. The Pinkertons were effectively a private police force, so a dog seemed appropriate. Lawdog is also used to refer to the sheriff in westerns... usually when people are yelling insults at him. So now I needed a breed. Since I'd be dealing with the Pinkertons, I went with a great dane to soften up the image a little. There's a series of children's books by Stephen Kellogg featuring a great dane called Pinkerton. I liked the contrast between the lovable, bumbling children's book character and the reputation of the Pinkertons as mercenaries. Yes, they were frequently hired as the 'good guys' to clean things up... but they were just as often hired as strikebusters. So you have a mix of bad and good. And having picked my critter, went off and researched the rest of the details on the Pinkertons. Many of the rest of my sculptures have a similar amount of background research." So on top of dog head, he has a relatively accurate outfit. His buttons have the Pinkerton logo on them (the all seeing "private eye") and the protest signs under his feet have some of the slogans used by the strikers on 'em. Ooh, deep, meaningful symbolism! And then I do stuff where I just go for bad puns like Mice Cream Cone. Or just plain am being silly like "Mars Needs Weasels". Sometimes I like the symbolism, sometimes I just feel like sculpting cute animals. For the serious anthropomorphic art fan, you may want to consider attending Anthrocon in Pittsburgh: http://www.anthrocon.org/ It's the largest anthropomorphic art show in the world and sold more than $65,000 and 1000 original pieces over the 3 day weekend.

Love this stu

2008-03-19T16:10:01Z

From article: Trends: Anthropomorphism (Pet Heads!) with Kathy Malone

Love this stuff! Thanks for giving it some attention.

Great article

2008-03-19T16:19:16Z

From article: Trends: Anthropomorphism (Pet Heads!) with Kathy Malone

Great article! Love the fawn mask.

ok, now THIS

2008-03-19T16:46:31Z

From article: Trends: Anthropomorphism (Pet Heads!) with Kathy Malone

ok, now THIS i feel a little left out from :)

also, the aut

2008-03-19T16:49:51Z

From article: Trends: Anthropomorphism (Pet Heads!) with Kathy Malone

also, the author of this article has the meaning of anthropomorphism slightly mixed up, i think -- i'm pretty sure it means assigning non-humans human characteristics, not the other way around.

Yeah, is ther

2008-03-19T16:53:44Z

From article: Trends: Anthropomorphism (Pet Heads!) with Kathy Malone

Yeah, is there a name for the inverse?

Cool!

2008-03-19T16:54:37Z

From article: Trends: Anthropomorphism (Pet Heads!) with Kathy Malone

Cool!

Anthropomorph

2008-03-19T17:04:01Z

From article: Trends: Anthropomorphism (Pet Heads!) with Kathy Malone

Anthropomorphic is giving human traits to non-human creatures or items. Zoomorphic is giving animals traits to ideas, persons, or gods. Pop culture has pretty well fused the two, with anthropomorphic coming out on top. it's a really fine line. Is that rabbit in pants an animals with human-like characteristics (talking, wearing clothes), or a human with animal characteristics? You really end up splitting hares. (I'm sorry, could not resist pun)

reverse anthr

2008-03-19T17:04:08Z

From article: Trends: Anthropomorphism (Pet Heads!) with Kathy Malone

reverse anthropomorphism?

hell yeah, ac

2008-03-19T19:20:09Z

From article: Trends: Anthropomorphism (Pet Heads!) with Kathy Malone

hell yeah, actually it's weird that we are not here,but it's still sweet!!!!!!

I have no hea

2008-03-19T21:59:27Z

From article: Trends: Anthropomorphism (Pet Heads!) with Kathy Malone

I have no head-what animal should I be?

Love it all.

2008-03-19T22:10:33Z

From article: Trends: Anthropomorphism (Pet Heads!) with Kathy Malone

Love it all. Big fan of gardenpainter.

If you love t

2008-03-19T22:13:10Z

From article: Trends: Anthropomorphism (Pet Heads!) with Kathy Malone

If you love this. Youll love this new seller I found the other day http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=9880944

msihpromoporh

2008-03-19T23:41:31Z

From article: Trends: Anthropomorphism (Pet Heads!) with Kathy Malone

msihpromoporhtna thats it in reverse

Thanks Rayann

2008-03-20T11:59:41Z

From article: Trends: Anthropomorphism (Pet Heads!) with Kathy Malone

Thanks Rayann of mycreativeinstincts for making me aware of this article - and for giving my Etsy shop a plug! There is a website called: http://www.acaseofcuriosities.com/ It has some interesting historical facts about the anthropomorphic genre.

Miss Msih, yo

2008-03-20T12:11:47Z

From article: Trends: Anthropomorphism (Pet Heads!) with Kathy Malone

Miss Msih, you have ever the keen eye. Keep it up, as you know I live for your stylings, whether fashioned out of fabric or ether.

Very interest

2008-03-20T13:23:21Z

From article: Trends: Anthropomorphism (Pet Heads!) with Kathy Malone

Very interesting article, Kathy. Been a fan of several of the artists that you featured - especially berkleyillustration, but hadn't connected the dots into a trend. So, what animal head would you put on top of your avatar?

Thank you Kat

2008-06-28T22:56:31Z

From article: Featured Buyer: Kathy Malone of Brooklyn Indie Market

Thank you Kathy, I'm so proud to be a Brooklynite. Love the Brooklyn Indie Market, and hope to be part of it soon.