Here are blog posts about art and design at Pop Shop America. We’re a festival of DIY and handmade that has a show and tell blog about the arts, DIYs that you can do at home, and how you can be a successful designer too.
If you live in Houston, you’ve definitely seen Chasity Porter‘s bus parked at events like Art Crawl and our own Pop Shop Holiday Festival. With a fully customizable interior and chalkboard skin, the wonderful bus is ever-changing and always open to interpretation. I am so excited to present to you an interview with the curator of mobile […]
Putting together this interview took me deeper and deeper into the history and magic of Sheena Rose’s talent. She has so many visions and just the right drive to make them all happen. Watching her videos, I could hear the passion in her voice. It was really inspiring, and I included some of those videos […]
I came across Miss Degnan on a late night tumblr search for all-things “Moonrise Kingdom”. I eventually made it all the way to her Etsy (US) page and website portfolio. Her small-scale drawings of peoples and puppies and mermaids are sweet, abstract and covered in teeny, weeny details. Let’s find out a little more about her personal plans and creative […]
I was recently able to snag some of Jaz Henry’s free-time. She is a Houston-based artist that uses digital collaging and a unique developing process to reveal deeply conceptual images that have many different qualities, from dreamy to psychedelic to controversial. The artwork is beautiful and transcendental and very, very thought-provoking. Though each piece is open to vast interpretation, […]
As a young girl, I collected all kinds of dolls. My friends and family will have you know that I still do, but the collections have matured, along with the dolls, and along with myself… I think. I don’t know how I came across Pidgin, but I have been in awe ever since. She is a […]
We’re so excited to bring you the 2015 Edition of the Best Holiday Sales on Handmade Goods! Who says you need to go to big box stores to save a little dough? Now you can get the most awesome gifts imaginable that are handmade by thoughtful makers, unusual artists, and fun loving crafters. These sales […]
Meet Sarah Catface and her bodacious posse of supernatural, sci-fi chicks. Tell us a little about your artistic background. Where are you from? Where are you meow? I’ve been drawing as long as I can remember. It’s always come naturally to me, so I never stopped. I grew up in all sorts of places in […]
This blog may contain affiliate links. I have been searching for the coolest handmade art I can find. I recently came across Maria Dubrovskaya, an artist and maker of wonderful drawings and paper dolls. Her designs are illustrated and detailed so delicately; they are more like fine art trinkets posing as novelty toys. Please […]
It’s time to reveal my chat with the humble and worldly Ramon Maiden. He has a special style using small ball-point pens or water and ink to decorate old photos, vintage postcards, wooden hands and even porcelain figurines with intricate, tiny tattoos. His art is beautiful and easy to love. Let’s have a look-see and peer into […]
Michael Reeder’s paintings and murals truly reveal all the ranges of his talent. Painterly finesse, sharp graphic patterns, and grungy textures are pieced together in a way that proves his work both recognizable and unique. Where are you from? Where are you now? (Feel free to answer these literally, existentially, extraterrestrially, or however you feel fit.) I am […]
We teach a lot of different craft and design workshops! They take place in many different locations and some are for kids while others are for adults and include lovely cocktails. It’s grown into one of our most popular and favorite activities of Pop Shop America. We wanted to show you more because people ask […]
Ah yeah! You know your week is going to be alright when it’s starts out with a holiday and then a Kawaii Box giveaway. I had been dying to check one of these out because kawaii is one of my most favorite things in the world. The silly, cute, bright, happy, charm of Kawaii Style […]
This week, I chatted up Kristen M. Liu! It took all I had not to go full on fan-girl and scare her away. Her fun, naughty paintings are dreamy and electric. Every scene is like peering in on some big secret. She’s humble, she’s determined, and she’s brought to you by me, Nirvtastic. Enjoy! So, we’d […]
This blog may contain affiliate links. Some people are just born to learn! If you love being in the classroom as much as we do, you must check out all these handmade items that you can shop now. They are all back to school perfect! You can find backpacks, stationery, pencils and everything you need […]
In my short adult life in Houston I’ve had the pleasure of meeting and getting to know a lot of local artists, and I mean, a lot! Today, though, I want to shed some light on a recent UH graduate, Trevon Latin. His art, inspired by a mix of human interaction and pure fantasy, is both gritty […]
This blog may contain affiliate links. I certainly spend a fair amount of time on Etsy. Don’t we all? It really works that way–suggesting items, like little pieces of candy, leading us down the rabbit hole of hand-crafted treasures… Speaking of rabbits, one evening, I started a search with “cute taxidermy,” and ended up at a felted […]
On March 26th 2016, Catacomb Shop Houston closed! But don’t think it’s over for the founders Blake Jones & Ashley Cid. These two have been powerhouses of Houston design before Catacomb ever existed. We talked to Ashley Cid about what’s next for them. BB: What’s next for Milk + Honey Vintage? AC: In regards to clothing […]
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