Crafty Chica exhibit at the Heard

I've been meaning to post these photos for a couple of weeks now but things have been busy, busy, busy. Anyway, the back story.... For Thanksgiving we visited my Sister and her family in the Phoenix area. After stuffing ourselves with my Sister's yummy cooking and my Brother-in-law's awesome smoked turkey, my Mom and I sneaked away on Saturday afternoon to take in the Heard Museum. I had been so excited to see the Crafty Chica's (aka Kathy Cano Murillo) exhibit, La Casa Murillo: A Life-Size Shadow Box, ever since I read about it opening this fall.

For those of you who aren't familiar with Kathy: she's a professional craft designer with her own craft line now at Michael's; a syndicated newspaper craft columnist; an entertainment reporter for the Arizona Republic; and an author of several craft-related books. She also runs the popular web site CraftyChica.com.

So here are a few photos I snapped. Of course, they don't do the work justice. If you are in the Phoenix area during the coming year you've just got to see this in person. As the exhibit title, La Casa Murillo, sugguests it is what a "Murillo-style" house might look like.


This is the back of one of the altered chairs in the kitchen. Don't you just love the colors, sequins, and Frida Kahlo sunflowers? How fun would it be to eat at this kitchenette!

Kathy's husband, Patrick Murillo, is also an artist/crafter. He painted this fun scene on a leather sofa in the living room.

This is her daugther's bedroom. Check out that quilt.

What a cool idea: using suitcases as shelves.


A finally, a little shrine in one of the rooms.

Well, I hope you enjoyed this little tour. If you want a closer look just click on any of the above photos. And be sure to check out Kathy's site, CraftyChica.com.