It looks like we'll be seeing the finished room in the final episode next week. I'll be putting together a behind the scenes blog post for tomorrow so you can see the whole process start to finish. Let me know what you think of the episode!
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Tuesday, January 17, 2012
This Old House 'Final Touches'
Our episode of This Old House: Bedford, 'Final Touches,' is airing now on PBS and online. Click here to find out when to watch Episode 15 on your local station, and click here to see it online now. Skip to minute 4:30 to watch Tony show Kevin O'Connor how we made and installed our stenciled canvas wallcovering for the homeowner's newly constructed powder room. Here's some screencaps I made because I'm a big nerd:
It looks like we'll be seeing the finished room in the final episode next week. I'll be putting together a behind the scenes blog post for tomorrow so you can see the whole process start to finish. Let me know what you think of the episode!
It looks like we'll be seeing the finished room in the final episode next week. I'll be putting together a behind the scenes blog post for tomorrow so you can see the whole process start to finish. Let me know what you think of the episode!
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
The Beard Show at Aviary
This bearded dude was in service in Henry VIII's court (hence the livery) and was, inexplicably, a fan of The Watchmen. I hope you'll come see his painting in person if you can. Bonus: If you bring a drawing of Ava, the resident greyhound of Aviary, you'll be entered into a drawing for two early bird tickets for Bazaar Bizarre Boston.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Chroma Lab TV
We've been hinting around for awhile now on Twitter that we have some tv-related news, and here it is: We're going to be on This Old House!
Some weeks back, the interior design firm Terrat Elms asked us to come on board a This Old House venture they were undertaking in Bedford, Mass. The house being renovated dates from 1720 and is on the National Register of Historic Places. I don't talk much on this blog about my enormous nerd love for Revolutionary War-era history, but holy moley, the house once belonged to Nathaniel Page, a standard bearer in the battle of Concord in 1775! The battle flag, which according to every sign in Bedford is the city's crowning glory, remained in the house for a century before it was donated to the local library. It's a fascinating building and thankfully it's being both lovingly preserved and thoughtfully updated by its owners, Rebecca and Joe, and the team at This Old House. For more on the house and the project, check out the site here.
I don't want to give away any surprises, so I'll just say that we've been working on a special project off-site which we'll be installing for the show's filming tomorrow (see if you can find us on the webcams--we'll wave). The season focusing on the Bedford house will be 16 episodes long; you can watch the first three episodes that have already aired here. Our episode probably won't be airing for a few months, but we hope you'll enjoy seeing everything come together before we arrive on the scene. And of course, we'll let you know when it's scheduled and give you a behind the scenes look at how it all happened.
Some weeks back, the interior design firm Terrat Elms asked us to come on board a This Old House venture they were undertaking in Bedford, Mass. The house being renovated dates from 1720 and is on the National Register of Historic Places. I don't talk much on this blog about my enormous nerd love for Revolutionary War-era history, but holy moley, the house once belonged to Nathaniel Page, a standard bearer in the battle of Concord in 1775! The battle flag, which according to every sign in Bedford is the city's crowning glory, remained in the house for a century before it was donated to the local library. It's a fascinating building and thankfully it's being both lovingly preserved and thoughtfully updated by its owners, Rebecca and Joe, and the team at This Old House. For more on the house and the project, check out the site here.
I don't want to give away any surprises, so I'll just say that we've been working on a special project off-site which we'll be installing for the show's filming tomorrow (see if you can find us on the webcams--we'll wave). The season focusing on the Bedford house will be 16 episodes long; you can watch the first three episodes that have already aired here. Our episode probably won't be airing for a few months, but we hope you'll enjoy seeing everything come together before we arrive on the scene. And of course, we'll let you know when it's scheduled and give you a behind the scenes look at how it all happened.
Friday, September 23, 2011
New Work by Tony at Jamaica Plain Open Studios
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
You're Invited to 9.02.10!
There's only one way to celebrate this Thursday's once-in-a-lifetime date: come to the 90210 Teen TV Residue opening at the Distillery Gallery! The teen drama-themed exhibition is the brain child of our studio mate Liz Grammaticas, who is something of a pop culture fanatic.
Her obsession with the original 90210 led her to create a series of work featuring the cast of the definitive teen soap opera. Liz opened up the exhibition to other artists for interpretations of their favorite teen dramas, so it's now a full blown, angsty cry-fest featuring these fine folks:
For his part in the show, Tony decided to take on a certain heartthrob from My So-Called Life:
"I just like how he's always leaning. Against stuff. He leans great." OMG, Angela is like, so embarrassed I used her quote right under the picture of Jordan. Catalano. Angela is going to, like, die.
Join us at the Distillery Gallery on Thursday, September 2 from 6-9 for the opening! There's gonna be a party in our studio after the show, too. Click here for directions to the gallery. And by all means, wear this shirt:
Friday, June 4, 2010
Open Studios this Sunday at the Distillery
If you've ever wanted to get a peek into our studio, this weekend is your chance! We're participating in our building's Open Studios event this Sunday, so we'd love to have you stop by our space and chat. We'll have our clocks and prints up for grabs, and Tony is also bringing out his own paintings, drawings, and prints for sale. There are two galleries in the building and you can also visit the 33 other artists/companies that are opening their doors at the historic Distillery building (see a full list here).
The event is all indoors, so it's on rain or shine. We're located in Studio 11, which is at the rear end of the building. When approaching the building from East Second St, continue through the parking lot until you reach the rear door. Enter through the rear door, go up one flight of stairs, and Studio 11 is on your left. We hope to see you there!
Open Studios at The Distillery
Sunday June 6th, 12-6
516 East Second St
South Boston
Directions and map
Monday, May 17, 2010
The Summer Season Is Here!
SoWA Open Market kicked off last week and we'll be joining everyone there next weekend for the first time this season! We're really looking forward to enjoying the warmer weather, seeing friends, and talking to customers.
At the market, we'll be debuting new clock designs and showing off more colorful versions of Chroma Lab clocks you already know and love. We're changing things up a little bit this year by bringing an improved, larger display for our clocks. In addition to our newly assembled, large format portfolio book, we're also bringing plenty of sample panels to show you what we can achieve on furniture, walls, and interiors. If you've got questions about what we can do for your home or business on the custom finishing front, bring them with you and enjoy the day with us!
SoWA Open Market
Sunday May 23rd, 10am-5pm
One block over from last year!
460 Harrison Ave.
Boston, MA 02116
Future SoWA dates:
June 20th
July 25th
August 29th
September 19th
At the market, we'll be debuting new clock designs and showing off more colorful versions of Chroma Lab clocks you already know and love. We're changing things up a little bit this year by bringing an improved, larger display for our clocks. In addition to our newly assembled, large format portfolio book, we're also bringing plenty of sample panels to show you what we can achieve on furniture, walls, and interiors. If you've got questions about what we can do for your home or business on the custom finishing front, bring them with you and enjoy the day with us!
SoWA Open Market
Sunday May 23rd, 10am-5pm
One block over from last year!
460 Harrison Ave.
Boston, MA 02116
Future SoWA dates:
June 20th
July 25th
August 29th
September 19th
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Design Deli is Thursday (That's Tomorrow)!
Tony and I are getting ready for our Design Deli event tomorrow! We'll be at Grand with Julieann from Jace Interiors to give you advice on your design dilemmas starting at 6:30pm.
Here are the deets, we can't wait to see you!:
Design Deli
Thurs. April 29th, 6:30-10:00pm
Grand
374 Somerville Ave
Somerville, MA 02143
(directions here!)
Here are the deets, we can't wait to see you!:
Design Deli
Thurs. April 29th, 6:30-10:00pm
Grand
374 Somerville Ave
Somerville, MA 02143
(directions here!)
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Design Deli is April 29th!
We're very excited to share our latest venture with you Boston-based folks...Design Deli! Chroma Lab has teamed up with Julieann Covino of Jace Interiors and the folks at Grand to create an opportunity for you to get some of your burning design questions answered. Design Deli is that opportunity!
Mark your calendars, 'cause on April 29th, starting at 6:30 pm, you can come to Grand in Somerville (directions here) and take a number from the deli counter. Julieann, Tony and I will be giving you five minutes of advice on your design dilemma, whether that's color choices, the best way to arrange your furniture in a room, or how to tackle a painting project. Check out the Design Deli site for more information on what you might want to bring and how it all works.
So what do you think? Do you have something around the house that you're stuck on?
Mark your calendars, 'cause on April 29th, starting at 6:30 pm, you can come to Grand in Somerville (directions here) and take a number from the deli counter. Julieann, Tony and I will be giving you five minutes of advice on your design dilemma, whether that's color choices, the best way to arrange your furniture in a room, or how to tackle a painting project. Check out the Design Deli site for more information on what you might want to bring and how it all works.
So what do you think? Do you have something around the house that you're stuck on?
Monday, February 8, 2010
Blog It Forward
We've signed up to participate in Blog It Forward, a pretty-darn-big blogger mash up party that was thought up in real time over Twitter and now involves 300 people! The theme "What Inspires You?" will first be picked up by ten blogs. Those ten will each introduce the next ten blogs, and so on and so forth. Every week day, until the end of March, ten bloggers will write about/draw/photograph what inspires them.
The mash up begins this Wednesday, February 10th!
Our date to blog is March 8th, so keep you eye out for our Blog It Forward contribution! Read more about the mash up, and see the list of contributors and their assigned dates, courtesy of sfgirlbybay.
The mash up begins this Wednesday, February 10th!
Our date to blog is March 8th, so keep you eye out for our Blog It Forward contribution! Read more about the mash up, and see the list of contributors and their assigned dates, courtesy of sfgirlbybay.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Adopt These Prints!
As part of our resolution to make time for things we enjoy doing beyond Chroma Lab, Tony has been concentrating more on his own fine art practice. If you missed the opportunity to get his prints at the Design Nearby show in December, you're in luck, 'cause Tony is now selling some etchings and drawings as digital prints in his Etsy shop!
Alright Alright
Alright AlrightSome of the screenprints that were on sale at the show are also available in his shop. :)
Pictures from Big Print, Lil' Print 2009!
Last month Tony exhibited at Design Nearby's annual sale, Big Print, Lil' Print, which was a great success! Here are some photos I took at the show back in December:
Tony's oil paintings and mixed media work
Tony's screenprints
This guy is totally gonna buy something.
Big Print, Lil' Print was held at pinkcommagallery, part of a space that serves several functions--gallery, architecture and design studio of over,under, and studio home to both FilzFelt and Etcetera Media. I don't know how Chris and Kelly do it, but they're either partners or proprietors of ALL those entities. Go check it out sometime!
Tony's oil paintings and mixed media work
Tony's screenprints
This guy is totally gonna buy something.
Big Print, Lil' Print was held at pinkcommagallery, part of a space that serves several functions--gallery, architecture and design studio of over,under, and studio home to both FilzFelt and Etcetera Media. I don't know how Chris and Kelly do it, but they're either partners or proprietors of ALL those entities. Go check it out sometime!
Friday, January 15, 2010
Better Late Than Never, SoWa Holiday Show Pictures!
After a full summer, fall and winter of art markets and craft shows, we were really relieved to get a break from hauling our things around and 15 hour days. If you've never set up and sold at a show, take it from many of us--it's exhausting (but often fun) work. Even so, after looking through some of our photos of our last show recently, I started to miss the folks we get to see so often during those seasons!
First, a few pictures of us (luckily I get to see Tony all the time). Here's Tony in our booth:
Tony hand painted this little Twitter sign for shows.
There are photos of Tony as a child making this
weird face for the camera--guess it's for life.
Below are some pictures of friends and fellow makers at the SoWa Holiday Market, which took place in December.
At the show I was happy to get to know Shelley from Albertine Press a little bit better. She works on an antique press in Somerville making cards, calendars, custom wedding invites and other paper goods. Shelley wasn't feeling well at the show but graciously allowed me to photograph her in the booth:
My favorites from her booth: Paper cut Letterpress Coasters, 'cause they're rainbow!
Our near neighbor was also one of our favorite maker-friends, Mimi Kirchner. If you haven't seen her dolls in person, you really must. Her recent tattooed ladies are awesome and will likely make you think differently about handmade dolls.
A little girl and her dad admire Mimi's handiwork.
Liz Smith from Made in Lowell was showing off her handmade felted and ploymer wares along with her husband (with whom we conspired to get Liz a Chroma Lab clock for Christmas!):
Liz's famous felted pin cushion cupcakes.
A great souvenir of Boston: Fenway Park Coasters from Lucie Wicker Photography!
Jen and Brian from Zooguu travel often from Brooklyn, where they live and work, to Boston, where they participate in a lot of local shows. Their handmade, rotund stuffed creatures always fly off their well-designed shelves:
Jen told me at the beginning of the show that I would never catch both her and Brian in the booth at the same time for a photo. I did catch them once there together...and it was the one time I was walking around without my camera. I'll get you next time, Jen and Brian, next time!
Brian designs all kinds of cute characters.
My fellow Jane-ites can get his Austen print here.
Jennifer Hill of JHillDesign was selling prints from her series, "Places I Have Never Been." The one seen on the left here is her Austin print, a personal favorite of this Texan:
This show was the first time we met the folks from Looka Jewelry. They're from Northampton, MA, and their delicate and whimsical jewerly is handmade from gold, silver, and copper:
The two-toned bunny and envelope necklaces are especially sweet.
Vintage by Crystal brought her handmade spun cotton figurines and ornaments, which were universally ooohed and ahhhed over. Tony's mom bought an adorable giraffe figurine for her Christmas tree.
Jessica and Jesse of Nervous System were in full effect at the show with their amazing intricate jewelry. They design computer programs which in turn generate their pieces' organic designs:
I had been after their pieces for a long time, and at this show I finally got a Radiolaria necklace, the design of which is derived from the structure of protozoa. Jessica explained it all to me, but not being an MIT-trained architect/biologist/mathematician, I totally lost it. It looks great even if I can't explain it!
Right across from us was Eling from Migration Jewelry, who had some really cute and colorful handmade felt pieces like these bib necklaces, below:
We got one of Eling's Blossom Clips as a thank you
gift for our friend who was dog-sitting for us that day.
Stella Marie Soap Company was also across from us at the show. We were totally charmed by her business manifesto, which cited feminist influences, and her pop culture-inspired, handmade soaps. Some of them reference classic horror movies or are named after bands and their songs. Dinosoap, Jr.? Hilarious.
We're looking forward to seeing you all this summer!
First, a few pictures of us (luckily I get to see Tony all the time). Here's Tony in our booth:
Tony hand painted this little Twitter sign for shows.
There are photos of Tony as a child making thisweird face for the camera--guess it's for life.
Below are some pictures of friends and fellow makers at the SoWa Holiday Market, which took place in December.
At the show I was happy to get to know Shelley from Albertine Press a little bit better. She works on an antique press in Somerville making cards, calendars, custom wedding invites and other paper goods. Shelley wasn't feeling well at the show but graciously allowed me to photograph her in the booth:
My favorites from her booth: Paper cut Letterpress Coasters, 'cause they're rainbow!Our near neighbor was also one of our favorite maker-friends, Mimi Kirchner. If you haven't seen her dolls in person, you really must. Her recent tattooed ladies are awesome and will likely make you think differently about handmade dolls.
A little girl and her dad admire Mimi's handiwork.Liz Smith from Made in Lowell was showing off her handmade felted and ploymer wares along with her husband (with whom we conspired to get Liz a Chroma Lab clock for Christmas!):
Liz's famous felted pin cushion cupcakes.
A great souvenir of Boston: Fenway Park Coasters from Lucie Wicker Photography!Jen and Brian from Zooguu travel often from Brooklyn, where they live and work, to Boston, where they participate in a lot of local shows. Their handmade, rotund stuffed creatures always fly off their well-designed shelves:
Jen told me at the beginning of the show that I would never catch both her and Brian in the booth at the same time for a photo. I did catch them once there together...and it was the one time I was walking around without my camera. I'll get you next time, Jen and Brian, next time!
Brian designs all kinds of cute characters.My fellow Jane-ites can get his Austen print here.
Jennifer Hill of JHillDesign was selling prints from her series, "Places I Have Never Been." The one seen on the left here is her Austin print, a personal favorite of this Texan:
This show was the first time we met the folks from Looka Jewelry. They're from Northampton, MA, and their delicate and whimsical jewerly is handmade from gold, silver, and copper:
The two-toned bunny and envelope necklaces are especially sweet.Vintage by Crystal brought her handmade spun cotton figurines and ornaments, which were universally ooohed and ahhhed over. Tony's mom bought an adorable giraffe figurine for her Christmas tree.
(Psst, hey, Mallory, here is a great looking squid to add to your collection!):
Jessica and Jesse of Nervous System were in full effect at the show with their amazing intricate jewelry. They design computer programs which in turn generate their pieces' organic designs:
I had been after their pieces for a long time, and at this show I finally got a Radiolaria necklace, the design of which is derived from the structure of protozoa. Jessica explained it all to me, but not being an MIT-trained architect/biologist/mathematician, I totally lost it. It looks great even if I can't explain it!
Right across from us was Eling from Migration Jewelry, who had some really cute and colorful handmade felt pieces like these bib necklaces, below:
We got one of Eling's Blossom Clips as a thank yougift for our friend who was dog-sitting for us that day.
Stella Marie Soap Company was also across from us at the show. We were totally charmed by her business manifesto, which cited feminist influences, and her pop culture-inspired, handmade soaps. Some of them reference classic horror movies or are named after bands and their songs. Dinosoap, Jr.? Hilarious.
We're looking forward to seeing you all this summer!
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