Too Many Suitors

Tell us about yourselves.
Too Many Suitors consists of the almost graduated Sara Lintner, a graphic designer, and Amanda Kalinoski, a printmaker, who first met at art school. Realizing that they liked the same aesthetic and each other, their friendship grew into the business, Too Many Suitors. Craftstravaganza will be their first public appearance, so be sure to stop by their booth and say hi, crack jokes, and offer advice.

What will you be selling at the Craftstravaganza?
We aim to please with screen printed tee-shirts, stationery and zines, knit wear, stuffed animals, jewelry, magnets, buttons and more.

Do you sell your stuff anywhere else?
We hope to have our website, www.toomanysuitors.com, functioning soon and are also quite interested in selling our stuff in boutiques. Craftstravaganza is our first venture and we are so excited about it and all the possibilities that will soon follow.

Where do you find inspiration?
First and foremost, we feed off of each other. Our excitement and passions ignite the other to get on the band wagon. And yes, we love anything vintage, screen-printed, letter-pressed, bright, sarcastic, bird-related, artsy, artistic, soft, 80's looking, and cute.

What's your favorite animal?
Well, Sara loves her sheltie and goldfish and Amanda is enamored with her cat. But, we both dream of owning an irish wolfhound one day.

Featured 5/10/2006 2 comments

Adam Moe

They want an artist’s statement. Tell us something about yourself
and your inspiration, they say.

That, of course, would imply that I consider what I’m doing an art.
I’m not too sure that it is or isn’t.

I don’t draw well, and my world view is pretty small. If you’re
looking for some sort of deep, meaningful message, you might try
somewhere else. You may think that I’m an artist, but it’s up to
you to call me one. You didn’t hear it from me.

In reality, I’m just a guy who accidentally found out that he likes
to do embroidery and who found a cheap and plentiful canvas material
in used neckties.

Sure, I’m branching out into making some decorative patches. I
guess those could be considered some kind of art.

Don’t ask me. I just make the things.

Here’s what I know. When I wear my ties out to dinner or to work or
whatever, they get noticed and they make people smile. Sometimes
they even ask where I got my tie.

I think that’s cool.

I also play the ukulele, which isn't very cool. But sometimes, the
truth hurts.

Featured 5/09/2006 1 comments