hooray forever all things melissa dettloff in one handy place

Projects

Recently done

  1. Co–created a new t–shirt design for Ypsi's Ugly Mug Cafe, with Ryan Groendyk. May 2009
  2. Designed and coded the website for beezy's, a new cafe in Ypsilanti. Apr 2009
  3. Reworked the Shadow Art Fair website (don't look under the hood yet — I've got some cleaning to do). Mar 2009

Ongoing

  1. Big Hairy Monster, a large furry sculpture with handmade surprises inside.
  2. Shadow Art Fair, a biannual art event I help organize in Ypsilanti. Next one is July 18.
  3. Hello from Miguel photoblog — my dog Miguel's life in photos.
  4. Severed Unicorn Head Superstore, for all of your severed unicorn head needs.
  5. Pages from the sketchbook — ideas on paper.

Hello, my name is Melissa.

I live in Ypsilanti, Michigan with my dog Miguel. I am a junior web designer by day; a photographer, sketcher and seamstress (and sometimes web designer) by night.

This is the place where I organize all of my various projects under one roof. It also seems to be a never–ending work in progress.

I invite you to send me mail electronically at hello@hoorayforever.org.

more on flickr »

electronic notebook

  1. 06.23.09Summer/lifetime project: a quilt.
  2. 06.20.09Pizza sticker packs ...
  3. 06.18.09Currently obsessing about Brian Wilson.
  4. 06.13.09Desiring Nikon D90.
  5. 06.02.09Giving a talk about Severed Unicorn Heads at Eastern Michigan University next week.
  6. more electronic notes on tumblr »

more completed projects

  1. Hugs & Gumbo, an interactive project with friends. Dec 2008
  2. I created and ran Crafters for Critters, an online shop that sold donated handmade goods by independent artists to benefit animal rescue groups. We raised over $19,000 in four years (2004 — 2008).
  3. I ran my own business making clothing and accessories under the name Lekkner, which at its peak somehow landed me in Time magazine in roller skates (2003 — 2007).

other people's projects I've worked on

  1. I am featured in the book, Handmade Nation: the Rise of DIY, Art, Craft, and Design (2008).
  2. I contributed a few photographs to Steven Harrington's book, Our Mountain (2008).
  3. Interview at Church of Style blog (2008).
  4. I have a tooth fairy pillow project in, The Pillow Book (2008).
  5. T–shirts become tote bags with the project I supplied for The Crafter Culture Handbook (2007).
  6. Knit a t–shirt scarf with help from the project I contributed to the book, Tease: 50 Inspired T–shirt Transformations by Superstars of Art, Craft, & Design (2006).