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Dirty Ass Soaps

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Dirty Ass Soaps: I’m a 30 year old native New Yorker. I recently relocated to Boston. After spending 3 years in Syracuse going to school for architecture, I decided that Boston Architectural College is the next step in my career.

Using my super powers as an artist, graphic designer and crafty gal, I make my items with a designers eye. I create new things in my mind every day, and just have to find the time to physically make and list them on here for you to check out and bring home.

I began making soaps 11 years ago when a friend got a soapmaking kit as a holiday gift. She knew I had the craftin’ bug, so once she invited me over to try it out, I was hooked! It was all over from there.

I started Dirty Ass Soaps in September of 2006 as an addition to the Indie Garage Sale, and it completely took off from there.

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And she’s currently featuring Chocolate Dipped Strawberry soaps for Valentine’s Day – fun!

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studio k

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Another great find in the Try Handmade Inbox…

studio k: aspiring to replace the common with something more beautiful

I am an architectural designer with an interest in all aspects of design. The New York City Map Cuts was my first large art piece. It was created to simplify the daily image of the Manhattan map that every New Yorker sees repetitively throughout any day. By simplifying the map into just an image it revealed much more information than a map crowded with words and symbols and color ever could. The information of city planning, the nature of the city block, and the importance of open space is greatly emphasized in my map cuts, especially the images in white. I love the idea of making a familiar object/image even more beautiful by simply taking away the unnecessary.