Evelyne Frick, the owner of Evi's Lil' Shop, is a member and sixth-year participating artist/artisan at the Laguna Beach Sawdust Art Festival Friday, June 25 - Sunday, August 29, 2010, booth 236. She's also a board member of the Laguna Craft Guild.

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Evelyne Frick in her booth 236 at the Sawdust Art Summer Festival 2010 Laguna Beach, California.

Evelyne's booth at the Sawdust Art Festival 2010:

Evi's Lil' Shop offers a wide variety of uniquely hand-made products (designed and made by Evelyne) which comprises artwork and wearable art items:
   -  unique purses, shawls, scarves, hats: sewn, crocheted or knitted
   -  painted totes, T-shirts and hats with cat-theme, flower-themed or abstract
   -  ceramics: unique cat sculptures, bowls, spoon rest and other accessories
   -  original artwork, cat-themed and some landscape. oil, watercolor, ink
   -  limited reproductions of the original artwork. Greeting cards with cat themes.

You guessed it, my work is naturally influenced by my love for animals, cats in particular. My cats, Manchita Baby, Neo, Shania, Klee-Grau and late Knusch-Knusch and Bijou are subjects in many of my paintings, as well as cats of my friends..

Besides the creative aspects, the quality of my work is something I take great pride in. Experience with all kind of sewing techniques since my childhood years definitively helped forming the necessary confidence to constantly explore new techniques and refine old ones, to name a few: sewing, macramé, weaving, silk painting, canvas painting, crocheting, embroidery, knitting and beading, Fimo sculpting, drawing & painting.

My extensive know-how is underscored by
-- Two degrees in Home Economics and Arts & Crafts (Teachers College in Switzerland)
-- Arts & Crafts and Home-Ec teacher at a High School in Liechtenstein for seven years
-- Full teaching credential from the Board of Education in Liechtenstein.
-- 1989 to 1996: manager at Yardage City (a fabric store in San  Diego).
-- 1991 to 1993: Certificate in Fashion Merchandising from San Diego Mesa College
-- 1991: First prize California Community College Fashion Symposium (Fashion Prediction)
-- Since 1999: Jo-Ann’s Fabrics & Crafts store beginning as Softline Manager. Reduced to
   one day/week as a merchandising fabric specialist, in order to explore other activities
-- Since 2001: Bardot Collection Boutique in Laguna Beach: At first production manager,
   I more and more  slipped into the role as an artist, painting for Bardot.
-- 2005-2007 Saddleback College: watercolor classes to rekindle my passion for watercolor
   painting again and to learn additional techniques.
-- Since 2005 Summer & Winter Sawdust Art Festival in Laguna Beach.
-- Since 2006: Laguna Craft Guild’s cobblestone markets on Main Beach in Laguna Beach.

In brief, you should know the following about me: my company was established in 2004 and had been committed to quality work and an outstanding variety of hand-made wearable art products and multi-media artwork, mostly with cat themes. My business is located in beautiful Laguna Beach, California, USA.