POSTPONED mural dedication due to rains from skies above

New date is May 22, same time same place!  See details in blog post right before this one!

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It's ALMOST HERE!!!! CandyCoated Wonderland OPENS this Saturday, MAY 4!

sneak peak image of wall drawing in progress for "CandyCoated" Wonderland   'CandyCoated Wonderland'      opens this Saturday, May 4      at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Perleman Building !!!! 'mini-house/pavillion', in progress installation shot of "CandyCoated Wonderland" It's ALMOST Here!  We have been preparing in many ways for many months, now the time has finally arrived to open Candy Coated Wonderland. Curated by Dilys Blum and Laura Camerlengo of the Costume and Textiles Collection Department at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the installation housed in the Perelman Building commencing this Saturday, May 4 to November 2013.  A focus on youth art making Highlights for this summer's educational programming include a super fab workshop on bike, helmet and skateboard vinyl sticker customizing. See PMA site for details, just click on pic! porcelain sequins sprinkled over flowering vinyl stickers, installation detail sneak peak     POSTPONED!!  Rain-date in      effect now May 22 come get some ICE CREAM and dedicate this !!! CandyCoated + Little Baby's Ice Cream = Real Yum Served up! I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream!! I can barely contain myself over how delicious this"Jazzmarnier" vegan Ice cream turned out!  Coconut meat base with jasmine tea lingerings laced with lavender hints.....super yummmmmmm!  Look forward to my delicious designer flavors to be debuted this spring/summer by our favorite outta this world tastemakers Little Baby's Ice Cream....starting with the mural dedication on May 8th!       CandyCoated "Open Air Studio'  @ Art Star Bazzar  We are booth #1 this year at this fab event on the waterfront in Philly! Printing demos of designs we love like diamonds, KATZ! and bikes. Make & take a lil poster for your fridge or make into a lovey note for that specialness in your life- maybe mom.  Click on pic for details! screen printed ruby diamond wallpaper swatch     I must thank everyone for every thing, especially for your support and                  friendship.  Without it, I simply cannot be.  Thank you from    the bottom of my little heart.    yours truly,    Candy Coated

Happy 2013 to you!    This is year is going to be out of this world!                              "Stellar", Screen printed yardage for mannequin "slip covers" for "Candy Coated Wonderland".       The Studio School is on hiatus until May                                                                                                          Why? Well...because we are preparing to blow minds with color and pattern in collaboration with the Costume & Textiles Collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The exhibition, titled Candy Coated Wonderland curated by Dylis Blum, will be in the Perelman Building from May to November 2013. A special focus on youth art making highlights this summer's educational programming with super fab workshops including bike & helmet customizing with diamond stickers & fabric decoupage-ing and, of course poster & t-shirt screen printing!  Spring 2013 Class Schedule  Cutest little  "slip covered" mannequins you ever did see will be part of the "Candy Coated Wonderland" installation at the Perelman Building, The Philadelphia Museum of Art. Candy Coated Collaborations                                                                CandyCoated + Little Baby's Ice Cream I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream!! I can barely contain myself over this collab!!! Look forward to my delicious designer flavors to be debuted this summer by our favorite outta this world tastemakers Little Baby's Ice Cream. Mini- Residency at the Clay Studio The Clay Studio has graciously given me a studio to finish making the "ceramic gem" component for the "Candy Coated Wonderland" exhibition...a sneak peak of the goodies is right here! Porcelain, china & gold lustre icecream dishes and goodies for "Candy Coated Wonderland" at the Perelman Bldg of the Philadelphia Museum of Art this spring!          Exhibitions and Press                                                                                                                                                               KATZ!  Mural is UP and looking cute! As you make your way north up 11th street nearing Ridge Ave, Philadelphia you will spot this little gem!  Created with Mural Arts & Waring School students (ages 10-13) this is the first screen print decoupage mural. Dedication will be in the spring with a little baby's ice cream and KATZ! T-shirt printing party...stay tuned!    "Street Cafe" at the Philadelphia Free Library has been extended to March! And my collaborator, Leroy Johnson will be doing a presentation in conjunction in the Print and Picture Collection,  February 19 from 6-7:30pm "The Tapestry of African American Art: A Conversation with Leroy Johnson" link to PFL  "The Female Gaze: Woman Artist's Making Their World"  My "Sparkle Bit" screen print is included in this phenomenal exhibition at Pennsylvania of the Fine Arts  November 17- April 7, 2013 link to PaFa Thanks Artblog for the shout out! click here  KATZ! Mural, "one man's trash is anthers treasure". Located at 11th & Ridge Ave, Philadelphia, PA.    A warm thanks to you for your continued support & friendship!     Wishing you the best possible, and most positively memorable year yet!      yours truly,    Candy Coated

It is officially Candy Coated! and November News

A Super Special Announcement . . . It is Official    Adjust your address books dear friends and colleagues! It is with great pleasure, and with a renewed sense of freedom, to announce that the given name of Candy Depew has officially changed to Candy Coated.  Celebration of this unique milestone in life will carry throughout the month, extending into December with a proper party. Congratulatory messages are very much welcomed and genuinely encouraged, as are future celebratory lunch/dinner date invitations (wink ;).  Quick look at last month's happenings . . . Meow!  "Cat Walk" Fashion Show... a public park central promenade became a fashion show runway for a moment. Resplendent of models adorned in one-of-a-kind garments full of bright hues, contrasting beautifully with that fall day's over cast sky.  Perfectly painted into the likeness of tigers and kitty cats, models strutted their stuff: evening wear, leggings, capes, dresses and hoodies.  Purring and hissing while unfurling the piece de resistance, a 30 yard patch worked skirt, the kitties turned the park into a mini outdoor paparazzi photo shoot for a quarter of an hour... more photos of the pieces in the collection will be posted on the www.candycoated.org  website as it gets refreshed over the next month! A special thanks to all that partnered and participated, it could not have been done without you! "Cat Walk" Fashion Show in historic Rittenhouse Square in partnership with the Phila Art Alliance. Photo taken by Dan Cohoon  'Street Cafe' sticker mural is @ the Free Library until January Click on pic... little bike jumping from the wall mural composed of stickers at the Free Library Philadelphia until Jan 2013     Short n' Sweet December Class Sale!   Short on time, yet craving an art creating fix or special holiday gift making? Screen Printing Classes are now just 2 sessions and on Sale! Fun times learning all about how to turn your very own designs into an awesome anything! Demosinclude multi-color image collage techniques and repeat patterning, photographic screen burning (studio now has its own screen exposure light table), and even how to easily set-up a home printing studio. December Class Schedule: Intro to Screen Printing on paper/ fabric/ T-shirts       Saturdays, December 1 & 8 from 12noon-2pm Mondays, December 3 & 10 from 6:30-8:30pm Tuesdays, December 4 & 11 from 6:30-8:30pm Fabric Yardage Printing             Tuesdays, December 4 & 11 from 4-6pm T-shirt Printing                          Saturdays, December 8 & 15 from 2-4pm email candy@candycoated or call 215.498.2153 to register! more info here!        This holiday give awesome human made ART to all your love with all your love...    You are invited to please do visit the candycoated shop for sweet treasures!  click     Bamboo cotton sheath evening dress with gold hue printed Victorian Straitjacket from "Cat Walk"    Assistants for specific projects needed :              Kitty Lover Wallpaper Project Coordinator to act assubmissions registrar/email contact person, image editor/layout facilitator & production managing.            Silk-Screen Studio School Book Production Assistant to facilitate catalogue production, online image updating/networking & exhibition admin coordination.            Sewing Assistant for machine sewing & garment development.  email candy@candycoated.org with qualifications & desire. modest stipend offered. starts soon. Meow!  Screen-printed circle skirt and "falling diamond" satin jacket....printed leather ears avail at the Candy Coated Shop

Good News:  Starting the Fall season with some really nice Ink !!    click on pic for Philadelphia Inquirer article...      A CandyCoated Design Philadelphia starts with:      "Cat Walk" Fashion Show in Rittenhouse Square Park   Thursday, October 11 @ 5:30 pm sharp - 6pm This Thursday, I am pleased to present to you "Cat Walk", a fashion collaboration with Lobo Mauin partnership with the Philadelphia Art Alliance. This fanciful trunk show will roll into Rittenhouse Square (literally on a three-wheeled tricycle) featuring a dazzling array of one-of-a-kind garments.  Models, fully made up as felines, will promenade the historic Square's walkways to showcase this new collection. Meet us in Rittenhouse Square Park, then afterwards to the Philadelphia Art Alliance for mixing and mingling.   Candy Coated Studio's "Diamond Power" wallpaper design featured in "Four Corners" at Minima "Four Corners: Design from Philly Surrounds"    Candy Coated Studio's "Diamond Power" Wallpaper to be featured in this exhibition and offers a window into Philadelphia's current design identity: features pieces by designers and brands based in and around Philadelphia, showcased in the familiar context of a lived-in loft.  Opening Party is Friday, Oct. 12, 6-9pm Oct. 10 - 20, Tues-Sat from 11am - 6pm at Minima Gallery, 118 North 3rd St, Philadelphia         The Screen Printing Studio School is new and improved!   November & December Silk-Screen Printing Classes!    These short n' sweet classes host 2-4 students, provide specialized instruction in and plenty of room for screen printing your very own designs on T-shirts, fabrics, wall paper, and any other flat-ish stuff you want to customize! The courses have been revamped as the studio has acquired a 4 station T-shirt press and a screen exposure unit for in-house screen burning! No previous experience necessary, but a desire to learn is!    Details + schedule @ www.candycoated.org Special T-shirt Printing Workshop Saturday, October 20th, 11am-4pm Saturate your mind with everything you ever wanted to know about printing T-shirts! Super informative, inspiring and everyone leaves smiling ear to ear with their own screen.  Co-taught by Candy & Jeremy Lauder, owner of the workshop's studio www.derisorydesigns.com   Email candy@candycoated.org to register and for more info!    "Street Cafe" wall mural installation at The Philadelphia Free Library     detail of wall mural made completely of stickers at the Free Library of Philly! Drawing inspiration from the H.O.M.E. Page Cafe and exploration of communal spaces, "Street Cafe" is a collaborative site-specific installation by multi-media artist Leroy Johnson & visual designer Candy Depew of candycoated.org.  Captivatingly intricate sculptural street-scapes by Mr. Johnson conjure free flowing wall murals of patterned symbolic imagery culled by Candy from the Library's Print and Pictures collection.     Exhibition runs from October 1, 2012 - January 2013   @ The Philadelphia Free Library, 1901 Vine Street, Philadelphia      Let art and design into your life..... it makes you warm and fuzzy inside!    Wishing you a bountiful fall!   Warmly,   Candy

Studio School starts and a 'Cat Walk' for Design Philadelphia

Late Summer....    Back to Studio School and Design Philly commences!  Sign up for September Silk-Screen Classes   These short n' sweet classes are tiny (only 2-3 students) to provide specialized instruction in & plenty of room for screen printing your designs on T-shirts, fabrics or any other flat-ish stuff desired. No previous art experience necessary. The studio just acquired 4 station T-shirt press!   Details + schedule @ www.candycoated.org email candy@candycoated.org to arrange independent screen printing projects  Special T-shirt Printing Workshop Saturday, October 20th, 10am-4pm Saturate your mind with everything you ever wanted to know about printing T-shirts! Super informative, inspiring and everyone leaves smiling ear to ear with their own screen. Co-taught by Candy & Jeremy Lauder, owner of the workshop's studio www.derisorydesigns.com   Email candy@candycoated.org to register and for more info! Totally awesome One day T-shirt Workshop at www.derisorydesigns.com   "Street Cafe" collaboration @ the Philadelphia Free Library   Drawing inspiration from a truly vast collection of knowledge "Street Cafe" is a   collaborative site-specific installation by multi-media artist Leroy Johnson & Candy Coated. Captivatingly intricate sculptural street-scapes by Mr. Johnson conjure wall murals of patterned symbolic imagery culled by Candy from the Library's Prints and Pictures collection and will be on display in the Project HOME Cafe.     "Street Cafe", October 1, 2012 - January 2013   Opening reception: Thursday, October 5, 5:30-7:30 pm  @ The Philadelphia Free Library, 1901 Vine Street, Philadelphia  a curious image from the Philadelphia Free Library's Prints and Pictures Collection   CandyCoated Design Philadelphia Features   "Cat Walk" Fashion Show in Rittenhouse Square Park Thursday, October 11 @ 5:30 pm Presenting this fall's fashion collection collaboration with Lobo Mau during Design Philadelphia in partnership with the Philadelphia Art Alliance. Taking our eternal cat love 24/7 theme and walking with it literally, a fanciful trunk show will transform the historic park's promenade into a fashion runaway with fully made up, super cute feline models cat walking about in adorable looks. This is not to be missed! Interested in being a model? email candy@candycoated.org Oh la la, 50 yard patchwork dress in progress for unvieling at "Cat Walk" Fashion Show, Oct 11 "Four Corners: Design from Philly Surrounds" The exhibition, curated by Royce Epstein and Caroline Tiger, offers a window into Philadelphia's current design identity: features pieces by designers and brands based in and around Philadelphia, showcased in the familiar context of a lived-in loft.  Oct. 10-20, Tues-Sat from 11am - 6pm at Minima Gallery, 118 North 3rd St. Opening party on Fri. Oct. 12 and panel discussion 'Localism and Design' on Sat. Oct. 13   phillyfourcorners.tumblr.com Hope to see you at one of these happenings!   Late summer, time to harvest seeds previously and carefully sown... wishing all a bountiful harvest! <3 candy="candy" strong="strong">