WTS is Larger Than Life

First things first, Project Hello is this Saturday from noon - 7pm at Redline Gallery. WTS will be there and we hope you will be there too.

With that being said, Here's a little sneak peak at what we've been working on for this year's installment of Project Hello.

We had some 72 sq feet of giant creature pattern printed up and then took it home, traced it onto over 11 yards of fabric, cut it out and pinned it together.

Then we set up our dueling sewing machines and got to work stitching this bad beast together.

Then I (Denise) got clever and decided to wear the skin of our very large creature ... trying to get an idea of what it'd look like stuffed ... with a human. Everyone keeps asking us, "how much stuffing did it take to stuff that thing?" and the answer is, not very much at all. In fact, our giant creature is pretty light weight considering it's size.

We built a chicken wire frame and covered it with 1 inch thick batting ... it feels nice and soft, and yet it's hollow for the most part.

The whole of making a giant creature has been more like constructing a building or performing surgery more than it has been like making a creature, like we usually do. It's not quite finished just yet so if you want to see the finished creature you'll have to come to Project Hello and meet it,and get your picture taken with it, and have a good time.

In other news, WTS Creatures was commissioned to work with artist, Buster Bear, out of Chicago. He submitted the following sketch.

And Ricardo turned out the following WTS+Buster Bear Creature

I'm going to let those photos do the talking (it's pretty great, huh?)
Whereever you may be in the world, keep your eyes peeled for WTS creatures. You never know when they'll start turning up in your neighborhood ... perhaps in the form of a custom creature, or one of our many classic designs ... or maybe A GIANT CREATURE DANCING IN THE STREETS!

Hope to see you all this Saturday at Project Hello. Until then, Goodbye!

There and Back Again

Last week was most exciting for us two WTS Creature makers.

First of all we took a road trip out to Seattle.



We were there for only a day and a half, but while we were there we met some great Seattle crafters and got brought up to speed on the craft scene out west. The hotel we were staying at was right next door to a little craft shop called "Shmancy". We spent some time in there chatting and checking out all of the great plush work that filled the store. If you are a fan of plush, art, crafty goodness or just all around fun, we highly suggest you take a peak at their website: www.schmancytoys.com, and if you are ever in Seattle take a minute to drop by and say hello.

Of course, nothing beats home though. We got back to Denver and our first order of business has been to get our creatures back out to all of our friends and fans where they belong. Keep your eyes peeled because, soon, very soon, the newest, latest and greatest installment of WTS Creatures will be up in our Etsy store ... and as usual, in stores around town.

Also, if you haven't heard, WTS Creatures will be at Project Hello again, and this year we're doing it real big. Please say hello on June 25, 2011 at RedLine in Denver, and check out the Project Hello blog and facebook page for updates and a list of all of the great artists you'll see at this year's show.



If you want to see some great art before project hello, go check out the microclimates exhibition.




We went to the opening night events at the super ordinary gallery, and as you can see from the picture, it was awesome.Rob Mack and Samuel Schimek have done it again.

That's all from this corner of the world. WTS Forever!

So many things to do and so little time.

As the saying goes "When it rains it pours."

A lot of things have been happening and coming into our little WTS world. Big things! Brilliant things!

But first things first: Create Denver Week(which was, like, last last week)

Create Denver Week was the launching of our new pet toy line! Thursday night(May 12th) was the opening party of the whole "week" and a lot of people came out. If you made it out you know how busy it was. Matt Scobey did a great job of building the space and Brian Corrigan did a nice job with over seeing the entire Create Denver Week. WTS Creature "represented" on Thursday and Friday for the symposium and the projection. These photos are from both of those nights:

Denise poses before the place gets packed.

Matt Scobey(with bike hat) amongst is interactive sculpture.

The Vatican sent their best(DJ Savior Breath) to lay down the beats to move our feets.

We're stoked on the new sign that Matt made for us. Thanks Matt!

Thursday crowd.

Cello slaying.

Happy confused people. There wasn't any signage available to explain what our toys were but it was all good.

Friday night.

Denise after the symposium on the 9th floor of the Spire building.

The symposium posed the question "How will technology shape tomorrow's new economy?" There were 3 panels totaling 17 professionals to answer this question. They were all very interesting but not one of them answered the question. Hahaha.

The "3D Projection Showcase" on a wall of the Opera House. A handful of visual artists animated the wall in their own ways to music and then the "film" was projected over the wall. The projection made the wall "come alive". It was very cool and something I hadn't ever seen before.

WTS Creatures is no longer at Mod Livin' but we are at the latest and greatest store for all things Colorado made:

The I (heart) Denver Store is in the Denver Pavilions right across from where the YesPleaseMore store front was. Get into it.

In other news: We got accepted to this years Project Hello! It will be on June 25th at Redline. Save the date because we are gonna unveil something BIG!

Also we've been contracted for some custom work! One for a video game company and another for Chicago artist, Alex Bradley Cohen. Both endeavors will hopefully lead to a line of collaborative stuffies for both parties.

That's all folks!

The 1. The 2 and it don't stop.

Whoa! Long time no see. Things have been all sorts of crazy in the world of WTS Creatures. You may or may not have notice that our Etsy store is on "vacation". Currently we have all of our stock in actual stores: Tomte Craft, a pop-up shop in Stapleton and Mod Livin(but only till this weekend!). Denise and I are in the midst of creating more of your favorite plushies so we can get the Etsy store back up and running. We are also unveiling a new line of creatures! But I'll get into that a little later.

The craft season is upon us and we're waiting to hear back from a couple art/ craft fairs still. Hopefully we can get out there so we can see all your happy smiling faces!

This past Saturday was a beautiful warm Denver day. The perfect day to go visit our friends at Tomte Craft! Crystal and Beth showed off the new dye printed shirts they're making which are very cool and very limited. We talked world travels, crafts and the crazy things you can find in rural America.

From Tomte we head over to the this:

This was the first Horseshoe Market of the season. The next one is in August. WTS Creatures will be doing it in October. Brett from Tomte Craft/ Vital Industries was there as well as a lot of other familiar faces. Familiar faces like Roxanne from Paisley Bird! We hadn't seen her since Christmas time so it was nice to catch up. Check out her sweet hand fired glass jewelry and night lights.

Jennifer Ghormley(below right) was also there. We hadn't seen her since the Winter months either. Horseshoe was like a reunion of sorts. It was great! From the looks of this picture you'd never guess that it was 85 degrees out...you know?........cause they're so cool.....Right? Right? Anyway. Make sure you check out the next Horseshoe Market on August 6th.

So I'm pretty sure I mentioned this in the last post from way back in April but WTS Creatures are stepping into the pet toy arena! Dog and cat toys will be added to the list of plushie wares we create and you better believe they're true to WTS style.

From top to bottom: StarChild, Uno and Sugar. Made with durable, washable materials, triple stitched at the seems and have a squeeker inside for dog to be entertained eternally! The unveiling of these new toys will be this Thursday, May 12 at the launch of Create Denver Week. From 7pm-10pm at the Spire Building come hang out with us and other creatives as they also unleash their new wares at the Opening Night Celebration of New Ideas! This event is to introduce our new things to the public so we won't be selling our toys per say. There is going to be a lot of awesome and creative things going on this weekend so GET INTO IT.

And thats not all, later this summer WTS Creatures is going to be "teaching" a Plush Creatures 101 "class" at the SUPER OUT OF THE ORDINARY KIDS SUMMER WERKSHOPS! Tran Wills of Fabric Lab and Super Ordinary Gallery fame, asked us to be a part of this awesome endeavor. Thanks Tran! We are very excited about this.

If you live in Denver please come visit us at the Spire Building this Thursday and Friday! Plus follow the links of our creatively inspiration friends.

And remember: Have FUN!

-Ricardo

Spring is in the air!

OHMAGOODNESS!

It has been way too long since we've updated you on the happenings. A million apologies!

WTS Creatures will be in Mod Livin' until May 15th. If you haven't been there to check out our sweet display Get Into it! Also, Tomte Craft on 41st and Tennyson is another great place to find our wares. That shop is rad and you should go.

Recently Denise moved into a new apartment so WTS Creatures as been uprooted and re-rooted. This is part of the reason we've been quiet on the blog front. Now that the dust has settled we're gonna start the machines a runnin'. Expect some great new things!

In other news: Denver Art Week is on May 12 - 15 . WTS Creatures is participating in the launch party, on May 12th, with a new "product". The party is gonna be in the new Spire building in downtown Denver. This is going to be a very exciting event! There will be a lot of interesting and artistic things to see and do so don't miss out! We'll be giving hints as to what the new product is but don't be surprised at how wonky and awesome its going to be. Ha!

Have fun!

Denver By Design

Last Saturday was the opening of Denver By Design's pop-up store at Mod Livin'. It was a magical night with lottsa of good people, good friends and cup cakes.

This is the DJ and cupcakes. The cup cakes were spinnin' some heavy beats and the DJ just kinda stood there.

MMMMMMMM Cupcakes! MMMMMMMMMMM!

I ate one!

I believe this is Anya and Jackson: two of WTS Creatures newest and biggest fans! They couldn't get enough of the our display. It was great. Jackson, the kind brother, bought himself and his sister LockJaws. Awwwww right? So nice!

Peoples.

The packed house. All the designers, including yours truly, had to tell everyone about themselves and their designs. It was a bit nerve wrecking but apparently we did good. With the help of Jackson and Anya modeling their LockJaws, we pulled it off.

The fashion show inspired by Mod Livin's furniture.

The evening went off very well. We met new people and made new fans. It was a great night. There was a very eclectic mix of designs: from furniture to photography, jewelry, drawings, fashion and, of course, plushies. The Denver By Design pop-up shop will be up until May, I believe. If you get a chance you should definitely check it out.

Can You Feel The Excitment In The Air?

If you've been following us over the last month, you may have noticed that we have been hard at work building a new display, installing it and loading it up with creatures over at Mod Livin', located at 5327 E. Colfax Ave. Denver, CO 80220.

You may have asked yourself, why haven't more furniture stores started selling WTS Creatures? The answer is: Mod Livin' isn't just any furniture store, from now through May Denver By Design has a shop that has "Popped Up" right in the middle of the showroom floor.

Brace yourself cause this next part will probably knock your socks right off. This upcoming Saturday, March 12th, From 6-9 pm WTS Creatures and all of the other fantastic creators that are part of Denver By Design, along with the folks at Mod Livin', will be having a "Grand Opening" kick off party. We sure hope to see you all there!!

Get to Mod Livin' this Saturday and check out some of the new WTS Creatures, like Finch, Star Del Face and the designer Sumi Pillows and of course some of the WTS Creatures regulars.