Fall at Studio Rewind

We have been busy with Studio Rewind, and also just life in general.  It is one of the busiest times of the year for me at work, but as of the end of the work day today things are starting to slow down and it will be a gentle slide into the winter holidays :)

What a start we have had to the fall.  Our little "shop" is up and thriving, changing and shifting every week.  We have been busy out on the trail, snooping around to find new pieces of ephemera and fascination for our space.  We have been to Gardner, Atchison, Parkville, Topeka and right around here in Overland Park hitting several auctions and digging around in dusty little shops.  Throughout the blog you will see pictures of some of our favorite finds.

We have increased the ease of our expeditions by purchasing a Ford XLT Transit ~ no more having to stop by Uhaul every Saturday morning to grab a trailer for my car.  Our excitement about our new adventure is spreading to all parts of our lives.  We have even been investigating purchasing a building in the West Bottoms, so we could rent out the bottom two floors and then create a magnificent loft on the upper 2 ~ who knows??  Come spring it will either be that or a move to Lawrence, so life is good either way!  We love our space at "Rag and Bone" and plan to stay there into the foreseeable future ~ it is a cool space full of interesting people, music, art and stuff.

I added my first piece of original art work to the space last Friday, and it sold so fast that by the time I thought to go back and take a picture of it, it had already sold!  YAY!!!  I was delighted to say the least, Trey and Ella had to listen to more than their fair share of joyful trilling.  So, I am going to be taking in two additional pieces to the shop over the next few weeks and then start some new pieces whenever I can find the time.  25% of all the proceeds from my art will go to organizations that help women leave abusive relationships and/or educate young women on how to recognize and leave abusive relationships early in the cycle.  I am happy to have a way to share my art with others and to help organizations that I believe in ~ it is one of my favorite aspects of having a little space.

We hope that all of you out there are having a great start to your fall.  That you are staying cozy and enjoying yourselves as the days turn frosty and the trees turn grey.

Trey, Ella and I will be staying in this weekend.  Cleaning and organizing all of our latest finds.  I hope that the next time I post, I will be sharing some "before" and "after" photos of some up cycled pieces and maybe even a collage or two.

In the meantime, we will be at the shop the Saturday after Thanksgiving working from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. and would be happy to see any of you during that time frame!

Peace to you all and happy weekend from Studio Rewind ~

Swirls of Celebration

I am effervescent with joy!!  Tonight is the night ~ Trey, Ella and I have been braving the elements to get our space ready.  We have gotten soaked, filthy beyond belief and have plenty of sore muscles but the shop is set up and we are ready for Frist Friday in the West Bottoms.

The BIG night will be tomorrow night, and Trey and I will be out enjoying the whole scene in the West Bottoms and checking in on our space.

I am teeming with music right now but Tori Amos' "Raspberry Swirl" sums it up ~ so click below to join in a little "Studio Rewind" dance party :)

For those of you who can't make it, here is the space in a photographic nutshell ~~

 

 

 

Come and see us ~ we will be in the bottoms Friday night and part of Saturday mostly at "Rag and Bone".  If you don't catch us, trust me, you will not be disappointed with the area and all the cool things going on down there!  Also, you may want to check out the Zombie Ball at "Rag and Bone" Saturday night ~ how can you beat Zombie belly dancing??

Thanks to everyone who has supported us as we have made this journey, and from me to Trey ~ "Thank you, thank you, thank you for making all my dreams come true!!!"

Happy Halloween and cheers to November's First Friday Weekend ~ hope it holds joy for all of you.

First Friday in the West Bottoms

3 days and counting until Studio Rewind has our grand opening at the First Friday weekend down in the Historic West Bottoms.

We will be in an indoor space at "Rag and Bone" ~ booth number 11.  The space is open starting Thursday night.  We will be working for one 5-hour shift that weekend and will let everyone know when we will be there, in case you are planning to stop by and you want to see Trey, Ella and I.

I hope to post pictures of some of our items as we clean and prepare everything for the sale.  We do know that Trey's antique, wooden examination table will be featured in the "Rag and Bone"'s window display :)

Rag and Bone's "First Friday" Hours

Thursday 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Friday  8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Saturday   9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Sunday  11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

and their address:

1412 W. 12th St.

Kansas City, MO  64101

Check out the cool space Rag and Bone offers for art, classes and "vintage funk"~





Click here ~>   Rag and Bone,  to go to their site.

And in the beginning . . .

Studio Rewind is planning its big launch for the "First Friday" weekend in November (November 1st, 2nd and 3rd).  We plan to open our shop in the outdoor venue of Hickory Dickory in the West Bottoms of Kansas City (1107 Hickory Street, Kansas City, Missouri  64101).  If this changes, we will let everyone know.

We have been busy putting together an eclectic, unique and fun collection of vintage, antique, up-cycled and re-purposed goods; and we have been having a ball doing it!

The seeds for Studio Rewind were planted at the end of our last snowy, Kansas City winter.  Trey and I were just getting to know each other and after poorly planning a Saturday dinner at Blue Koi, we ended up with an extra hour of time on our hands as we waited for a table.  We decided to take a walk, out into an icy night and as the path we were on curved around a small, frozen pond I asked him what his dream was.  The thing he would want to do if he wasn't busy with other things.  He surprised and delighted me when he told me he wanted to travel around the United States, going to auctions, flea markets and other places that sell old stuff, and purchase items for a little vintage/antique shop.  "Whoa!", I thought to myself, "I might have to get this guy to stick around :)"

Some of my earliest memories of my grandmother, were of she and I tooling around on a Saturday morning from garage sale to garage sale scouring strangers' yards for buried treasure.  She gave me a love of antiques that I have never shook.  My graduate school apartment looked like a Pinterest experiment before Pinterest was even invented.  I love finding something with a mysterious history, something unique, (oh and something super cheap or even better free!) and then working with my creative muse to bring it forward into a new life.

I also love to tell a story and to listen to stories, Studio Rewind, allows me to share the stories that move me with others.  My contributions to the shop are pieces with a bit of whimsy (or possibly strangeness depending on your point of view).  I love old typewriters, telephones, scales, mirrors, fans, Victorian photos ~ I like my pieces with some scratches, cracks, rust (perhaps things that are a bit like me, if I am truthful).  I will also be offering some original art ~ collages built from various things found out in the day to day world and on Trey and I's expeditions; as well as re-purposed (or re-imagined) vintage furniture.

Trey has the eye of a talented and experienced graphic designer.  He brings that sensibility into the pieces he finds for the shop.  He also has a quirky streak so I like to think of his style as "steampunk modern" with a little Asian influence around the edges.  He has an eye for the high-end and on a day when I tromp away with some dusty, rusty scales from the 1930's and a post-mortem, Victorian photograph; he will walk away with a first-class airplane seat or strangely breathtaking, antique examination table complete with metal gears and disturbing scratches into the finish.

I will be updating our blog to share before and after pictures of our up-cycling, to share our favorite or most bizarre finds and to pass along the stories we are collecting as we scour the Mid-West for items for our shop.

Welcome to the beginning of Studio Rewind ~ we hope you stop by and visit sometime over the coming First Friday weekend (oh, and I have a free gift for anyone who brings us coffee  ~ p.s. Trey will need his de-caffeinated ;)