tote bags online now

get them while they're hot! here is the link to buy my tote bags online.

my tote bags are here!

each year moore college of art & design chooses a piece from the recent senior show to represent the school on their annual tote bags, and they chose mine! they went with the west philadelphia print that i did this past april and they just came out. you can buy them at the art shop at moore on 20th & the parkway, or on their online shop. 

so show your support and get yo' callahan schwag!

Emerging Artists & Designers Show

 

installation shots from my senior thesis show at Moore College of Art from april 27 - May 14 2011

so grateful, i won the Kathryn Welsh Memorial Award for Textile Design

thanks to everyone who came out for the support. it was so rewarding being part of an awesome senior show.

i am also selling small 18 x 24" prints of my designs. feel free to email me if you are interested!

the sewn map

for thesis i am also working on a map of philly in thread, to relate to the embroidery. i sewed it on Sulky water-soluble fabric in about four layers on the sewing machine. 

before i dissolved it...

detail of it before dissolving...

me spraying it away.

more pictures of the map and my thesis to follow! 

COME TO THE EMERGING ARTISTS & DESIGNERS SHOW 

Moore College of Art & Design

20th & The Parkway

Philadelphia

April 28th - May 14th

the next endeavor...

...south philly. 

Thesis update

just got my yardage back last week, and they are a little bigger than i thought. but then again, 3 yards is 3 yards... 9 ft... 108 inches. oh yeah, and they won't be pooling on the ground. i plan on suspending them from the ceiling so the bottom just hits the floor. 

so here i am starting to embroider the yardage. it's definitely going to take a long time, but so far i have two colors done on my west philly print. yay! still a lot to go though...

some details of the embroidery done so far. 

soooo, i absolutely have so much more work to do, BUT i'm in a good spot!

Finalized prints for thesis

so, thesis... here are the three prints that i finally finished for my thesis work. based on north, south, and west philly residential neighborhoods these back and white prints will be printed on 3 yards of sheer silk organza and will be embroidered upon. only a month and a half left! :/

Mussel Man

my newest drawing for thesis. i love this one because it reminds me of my pop pop. he's going in my south philly print