Word of the Day - Vision

1. Vintage Binoculars Sears Extra Wide Angle from violin1, $30
2. Vision by Bressaniart, $45
3. Tunnel Vision by StillMemory, $25
4. Vision in Blue - original acrylic 18x24 by twigstudionc, $110

GetToKnow - GetReadySetGo

Yeay! I'm so happy to finally launch my interview series that I've been thinking about for a while now. Even better is to have Rachel,from GetReadySetGo, as my first victim in the hot seat. Muahaha! But seriously, Rachel is this amazing artist who upcycles vintage luggage with her remarkable artwork and also collaborations with other artists. As they say, pictures say 1000 words and you just have to visit her shop to see all the fabulousness for yourself.
As for this interview, I wanted to give it a little different format from the typical q & a; I started some sentences and had her finish them. I hope you like and enjoy the outcome. And lastly, Rachel is kindly giving away an $18 gift certificate to her shop! Why $18? Something to do with soccer and hockey which you can ask her about. :)
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I am a left-handed girl, with an intense need for music, photography, coffee, time away from my over-active head and most importantly I NEED A PLACE TO PUT MY ART!

I was born & raised in the suburbs of Detroit, Michigan- it will forever be home to me.

I will be ALWAYS ALL OF THESE THINGS: curious, passionate about the things & people that i love, a little too sensitive, an artist, driven, intensely intrigued with the problem of pain.

I am motivated by everything i see and hear. the little things in life. whether it's a shadow that cuts across a wall, in a hand shielding the sun or in the everyday moments that often pass by too quickly for us to notice.

My passion is living- even on days when it hurts.

Many people don’t know that I suffer from "severe anxiety and depression" - that's my textbook diag-NONSENSE:)
but i'm getting better at fighting it with every passing day and i'm constantly looking for ways to put it to good use! It's something not a lot of people talk about or are too scared to talk about. I'm a firm believer that HONESTY, COMMUNICATION and OPENNESS are the healthiest route. I figure, if I can help someone suffering to feel a little less alone by being open and possibly "branded" with this disease then it's ALL worth it. I know it doesn't define who Iam, but it does play a large role in who I have and will become.

I’d like to learn to design the perfect crochet hat pattern for myself!

I wish I had known a lot of things but life's too short to live with regrets. Although, I wish I had known to take piano lessons when I was young!

If I won the lottery I would probably have a panic attack at the very thought of all that money. Then T would build myself a studio/ art- house in my back yard. I'd then save the rest to fly all my friends and family to my house WHENEVER they wanted.

I’d like to thank the Academy for always believing in me and for never giving up on me.
but more importantly I'd like to THANK JUNE FOR COMING UP WITH THESE STELLAR QUESTIONS AND GIVING ME A CHANCE TO LET THE COMMUNITY KNOW A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE REAL ME:)
Now for the Giveaway!
So here's how you can enter to win an $18 gift certificate to GetReadySetGo. Visit her shop and post a comment to tell me which item you will purchase if you win. *You must leave your name and e-mail in order to qualify and have until Oct 19th to enter.* The winner will be announced on Oct 20th.
Additional entries:
1. Follow Rachel's blog , and tell me that you do.
2. Join her mailing list, which you can do from her blog, and tell me that you did.
3. Blog about this giveaway and paste a link to the post.
4. Twitter about this giveaway. Please have @juneshindesigns in the tweet.
5. Follow my blog.
6. Become a Facebook Fan of June Shin, and post a comment on my wall.

Dodged a bullet

Thunderstorms were predicted for Saturday, which I was so dreading because of the festival. On top of that, my booth was on the field instead of the paved path, so it could've been really muddy. Luckily, there was no storm, not even any rain. And Sunday turned out to be a beautiful, sunny day with a ton of people enjoying the music, food, beer and vendors. Now today, it's raining cats and dogs. The worst part about festivals is the loading and unloading of everything, but the best part is the interaction with the customers and meeting other vendors. So one woman came in to my booth and was really quiet while looking at all the pieces. Then after making her way back to the beginning again, she just looked happy and told me she loved everything in my booth! Afterwards, another woman came in and said that my jewelry was magical. How awesome is that?

Ok, so that was a very brief recap. Please come back tomorrow, because I am featuring an awesome artist who sells on Etsy, and there will be a giveaway! Who doesn't love free stuff?

Candler Park Fall Festival

This is the first year I am participating in the Candler Park Fall Festival and am so excited to be part of it. This festival season in Atlanta has been a bit unlucky with the weather, so I'm hoping we'll have beautiful, crisp Autumn days this weekend. Anyway, if you're in town, come see me at my booth! The festival will be October 10 - 11, 2009; Saturday 11:00 am to 8:00 pm, Sunday 12:00 am to 8:00 pm at inside Candler Park (between McLendon and Clifton).

Word of the Day - Tea

1. glowbowls strand of 5 by oneblackbird, $68
2.Tea Time Wooden Tray by scrapsavvi, $30
3. French Orange Madeleines by FancyThatCookies, $9
4. The Four Seasons tea set by marywibis, $90
5. medicinal teas by flyingbirdbotanicals, $12

My love for long earrings

Ever since I was little, I have loved long earrings. I remember begging my mom to get my ears pierced, and she finally let me when I turned 12. I guess I could've bought clip on earrings until then, but all the clip ons were ugly, so I had to wait. Of course, as soon as I got them pierced, I couldn't wait until I could take out the piercing studs so I could wear the fashionable earrings. So, now that I'm a jewelry designer, I get to make my own long earrings.

Here are a few that are in my shop.

Facebook Fans!

So I'm planning my first giveaway for my Facebook fans, as a thank you for your support. As soon as I hit 250 fans, I will announce the giveaway, so please tell your friends and family to become a June Shin Designs fan!