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beccajo

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I'm obsessed with making the world a prettier place.

I make my living as a production manager for a college's theater department, as well as the costume and prop shop supervisor/designer, and I make and sell jewelry, stuffed animals, and art on the side. From floral design to hatmaking, mural painting to mosaic artist, I've worked in pretty much every industry you can imagine.

My favorite designers include Tord Boontje, Tricia Guild, and Carolyn Quartermaine. Maybe it's my love of fabric (see: costume designer), but I love how all of them use soft materials and incorporate texture and movement in their work.

As I get older, I am getting more focused on re-use, sustainability, and how those things mesh with good design.

 

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Labyrinth 2.0, bigger, better, stronger

By beccajo Img_4309

  Ok so my mom, dad and I built a Labyrinth in their lower yard about 3 weeks ago. We planted some low groundcover, but unfortunately, while they were on vacation, the weeds took over. Even though she put yellow flags in the ground at our 'terminal lines' and 'bridges', we could no longer see the rows of flowers that we planted, or really anything else.  Since the walkways were kind of narrow to begin with, we decided to start over from scratch.  So we pulled up the flags and marker stones and re-raked it lightly.  There will be pink... »MORE

June 21, 2008
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Labyrinth in the Lower Yard!

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My parents have been undergoing a transformation of their property, and this last week, my mom and I installed a Labyrinth. Not including the leveling of the ground, (because it was done by a bobcat during some earlier landscaping work) we spent about three hours total including deciding on a design. Here's how we did it! WHAT YOU'RE GONNA NEED: A hoe A shovel A rake A friend Flower seeds (choose something low-growing with little flowers, we used pink soapwort flowers) Grass seeds Rocks Some sticks or garden markers A long string A design (check out old art books or... »MORE

June 04, 2008
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jrysavy

March 17, 2008

Yes, my house did finally sell. Thanks goodness!

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berryberr

March 11, 2008
Thanks for adding me as your friend!;P
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Candipants

August 28, 2007
Thanks for the article. I am pretty excited that the Foo dogs are making a hot comeback. I became entrigued with them when I was doing research on my dogs breed. He is a Pekingese. :)
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natashawebb

July 30, 2007
Hi BeccaJo, I'm glad you like my panels. At the moment they are not stocked in the U.S- it is my first year of business so I haven't reached you yet ( open to any offers though) but they could be shipped. However the most economical way to make them available in the U.S would be to send my design file to a fabricator in the States to have made there!
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natashawebb

July 18, 2007
Hi, Thanks for accepting my friendship. I share your love of Tord Bootje and Carolyn Quartermaine.
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bruno

May 11, 2007

Hey BeccaJo,  sorry I missed the art crawl this weekend. How'd it go? Any highlights?

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sparkie

January 27, 2007

Hi!

Did you move into your new place yet?  Exciting times!

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DIY Maven

January 08, 2007
DIY stapler!
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erinloechner

December 27, 2006

I love the same re: the Domino pic.

This wasn't in the print issue, but the online version. Domino mag is really great about providing features online that aren't in print, and vice versa. Definitely worth a look-through! 

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DIY Maven

December 18, 2006
I never thought of filling it up with water. Great idea!!!

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