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April 15, 2014 · 2:51 pm

Apple of my Odd Eye at TIAM with The Quilliad

A few of the Apple of my Odd Eye artists were at the Toronto Indie Arts Market over the weekend. In addition to the copies of The Quilliad that we were selling (Devin, Sean, and I are all involved with the publication), we also had some of our chapbooks and notecards there with us:

The blue and red books are by fellow Quilliaders Jessica Bebenek and Steph Chaves. If you’re interested in either of those beautifully bound books, check out http://growandgrow.ca/ and http://www.jessicabebenek.com/. As for us, we’re still in the midst of applications for spring craft shows. We’ll also be at The Quilliad‘s launch in May (date still tbd).

For more photos from the event, visit The Quilliad’s website: http://thequilliad.wordpress.com/.

Cheers,
Sarah

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April 5, 2014 · 4:34 pm

A Message from The Quilliad: Deadlines for our “Literary and Other Arts” issue and our poetry contest extended!

A publication that many of our members are involved in (Sarah is the editor-in-chief) has this message for all your writers and artists:

The Quilliad is extending our deadlines for regular submissions to our upcoming issue and to our poetry contest. For submission guidelines for the issue, see our submissions page for guidelines.We are accepting short stories, flash fiction, poetry, and visual art this issue.

For contest entries, email poetry inspired by or dealing with art to thequilliad@gmail.com. We look forward to reading your work.

The new deadline is April 14th.

–The Quilliad team

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March 31, 2014 · 1:10 pm

Apple of my Odd Eye’s Bizarre Adventures

Apple of my Odd Eye spent yesterday (Sunday, March 30) at the Bazaar of the Bizarre‘s Circus Sideshow 2014. Some highlights from the day included checking out the other stalls, taking candied nuts from strangers, sharing food and conversations with other vendors (including Victoria the goldsmith and the tall, mohawked woman in our photos–see below), and chatting with an adorable little girl in a balloon tutu complete with octopus tentacles (she even gave Sarah a free croissant–for vendors at an art show, a lot of the fun we had seems to have revolved around food . . .).

Apple of my Odd Eye’s Bazaar of the Bizarre table.

The disaster that is the back of an exhibitor’s booth.

The view from the Apple of my Odd Eye table, part one.

The view from the Apple of my Odd Eye table, part two.

Sarah and Ashley hanging out at the bazaar.

Devin hanging out on the couch.

First there was one lazy vendor. Then there were two.

If you weren’t able to check out the bazaar this time around, we encourage you to drop by another time–it’s a great show (we have trouble not buying everything ourselves, and the company is great–so many fun people). If you were hoping to buy some art, you still can! We’ll be at several shows over the year. You can also find our art for sale at our Zazzle and Etsy stores (more Etsy listings will be up over the next few days).

-Apple of my Odd Eye’s artists

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March 29, 2014 · 11:02 am

Sarah’s Art at Hip 2B Square

Some of the Apple of my Odd Eye crew headed down to Goodfellas Gallery near Queen West and Dufferin in Toronto yesterday for the opening of the Queen West Art Crawl’s fundraiser show, Hip 2B Square. AOMOE artist Sarah had a piece up, and we were curious to see what other artists had offered the market. Check out our photos from the event:

Goodfellas Gallery, all lit up.

Devin outside the gallery.

The viewers.

Music at the show.

Sarah’s piece.

Devin looking at art.

Booze and hors d’oeuvres.

Window!

As you can see, there were quite a few interesting pieces and a lot of variety.

If you’d like to see more Toronto art (and/or check out more Apple of my Odd Eye art), come to the Bazaar of the Bizarre: Circus Sideshow 2014 tomorrow (Sunday, March 30)!

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March 26, 2014 · 3:05 pm

Join Us at the Bazaar!

Apple of my Odd Eye will be at the Bazaar of the Bizarre: Circus Sideshow 2014 this Sunday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., and we think you should join us there. The event is at the Pia Bouman School for Ballet, 6 Noble Street, in Toronto, Ontario on March 30, 2014. There will be art, jewelery, dancers, magicians, and more at the show, so come on out!

The Bazaar of the Bizarre: Circus Sideshow 2014 flyer

Here’s some of the art you can expect to see at the show:

“OctoPunk” – Sarah Y. Varnam 8×10 – $75

"Day Thoughts" - K.S.Y. Varnam 16x20 - $300

“Day Thoughts” – K.S.Y. Varnam 16×20 – $300

“Zombie Head” – Ashley Pleasant

“Eye” – Devin P.L. Edwards

The Quilliad, issues 1&2

“Roses II” – Sarah Y. Varnam 16×20 – $200

“Shark” – Devin P.L. Edwards

“Tentacle Skull” – Ashley Pleasant

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March 18, 2014 · 11:41 am

Process/Progress: New Art at Apple of my Odd Eye

Everything is in process right now at Apple of my Odd Eye. We’re prepping for the upcoming spring craft season and working on a few new pieces (including but not limited to the illustrations and sculpture below):

Illustrations in progress by Sarah Y. Varnam

“Octonidia” in progress – Sarah Y. Varnam

P.S. If you like Apple of my Odd Eye’s work and you’re in Toronto, check us out at the Arts Market at College and Ossington.

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March 17, 2014 · 7:31 pm

“Pink Cupcake” Painting by Ashley Pleasant

Have a sweet tooth? Love cute (and creepy) things? Ashley’s got you covered. Her work will be at the Bazaar of the Bizarre: Circus Sideshow on March 30th in Toronto as part of the Apple of my Odd Eye collective. Check out her portfolio if you like what you see here.

“Pink Cupcake” – Ashley Pleasant

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March 15, 2014 · 4:20 pm

New Mixed Media Piece: “OctoPunk” by Sarah Y. Varnam

Hey! I finished this one about a week ago but have been too busy to upload it. “OctoPunk” is something of a companion piece to “Medusa (Octo)”. This one is a little more androgynous than my mostly feminine portraits. I’m hoping to do a few more masculine pieces sometime soon.

“OctoPunk” – Sarah Y. Varnam

“OctoPunk” is available as a pinback button on Apple of my Odd Eye’s Zazzle shop. “Medusa (Octo)” is available as an iPhone case.

-Sarah

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March 14, 2014 · 10:55 am

Ashley Pleasant’s Skulls

Apple of my Odd Eye is excited to have more skull art by Ashley Pleasant to show you. Come by the Bazaar of the Bizarre on March 30th in Toronto to get your own!