Kari Chapin will be in person to sign and talk about her latest book, The Handmade Marketplace .

Her book is all about turning your craft into a sustainable business.

Kari Chapin has spent the past 15 years in the professional world incorporating marketing, publicity, buyer, freelance writer, community relations and stylist as various job titles. As someone who spends a great deal of time with artisans and craftspeople, it wasn’t surprising that one day, a compact fluorescent light bulb went off above her head, and she sat down and wrote The Handmade Marketplace.

She likes tag sales, thrift stores, coffee, yarn, glitter, and paper. She lives in New England with her patient husband, two miniature dappled dachshunds, and one cranky orange cat. Meet Kari at her website, www.karichapin.com.

Kari will be in Land on Friday, June 18th at 6pm

It is also cool to note that Emily Martin, aka The Black Apple also did the illustrations for the book. So see more of her work upstairs while you’re at Land.

Emily Martin is exhibiting in Land in June!

Lost on the Midway is a collection of over 25 new paintings and drawings by Emily Martin, alias The Black Apple.

The show will also debut several new dolls created especially for the show, as well as various other curiosities.

Inspired by the world of the Carnival, the show contains portraits and depictions of both oddities and wonderment: Tattooed men (and ladies), dancing bears, a dog-faced boy, a Figi mermaid, Siamese twins, and more await.

Step right up!

Opening Night is Friday, June 4th at 6pm

Sarah Utter is now hanging her show.

It opens on Friday, April 30th at 6pm.
Mecca Normal will be playing at the opening (for free) at roughly 8pm.

The show will run through May 23rd.

She’s showing over thirty pieces. You’ll want to stop by and check it out.

Our first ever music activity is happening on Friday as well — the dynamic duo of Mecca Normal have created a piece just for Sarah’s opening. They’ll be performing roughly at 8pm on Friday.

Coming Friday at 6pm - Sarah Utter’s show!

Photo by Pat Castaldo

Kate Bingaman-Burt, whose Obsessive Consumption show opens at Land Friday, April 2, is already transforming the space. Photo by Pat Castaldo

Next up: Obsessive Consumption: What Did You Buy Today?, a new exhibition from Kate Bingaman-Burt to accompany her brand-new book of the same title, which will be published March 31 on Princeton Architectural Press. The exhibition will be on display from April 2–25, 2010.  Please join us for the opening party on April 2 from 6–8pm.