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Welcome to Hooey Batiks!
(keep scrolling down for the art show schedule)

Want some Hooey?
To see designs on shirts click on the menu in the upper left corner.
To see more, click here. (Just nose around here for pretty pictures.)

To actually shop for and purchase Hooey Batiks click here.
Yes, I've abandoned the foolish idea of a shopping cart on this site, but there's ETSY! Yay Etsy!

Bookmark me, I've got pillows, scarves and clothes. If you want to see a particular style, design and size email me and if I have it, I'll post it.

I'm working on Springy things right now, like frogs, flowers, snails and blossoms.

And, while you're visiting the internet, stop by here:

And then here for dessert. So sugary sweet!

Here's Carter modeling one of my newest designs -- the owl.

Happy Birthday, Carter!

Hooey on the road -- 2008 Art Shows
Well, here's what I have so far. The bold dates are confirmed shows, everything else is up in the air. As I hear from the event organizers some of these will disappear, others will get bolded. I'll keep you posted.

March 16 - The 7^th Annual Wearable Art Fashion Show & Marketplace, Crowne Plaza, Springfield, IL

March 22 - Spring Bloom Arts Festival, Bloomington Sale Barn, Bloomington, IL

May 3 & 4 - Art in the Park, Elmhurst, IL

May 17 & 18 - Riverside Art Fair, Riverside, IL

June 7 & 8 - The Iowa Arts Festival, Iowa City, IA

June 28 & 29 - Bartlett Festival of the Arts, Bartlett, IL

July 12 & 13 - Sugar Creek Arts Festival, Uptown Normal, IL (wooHoo!)

July 19 & 20 - Ethnic Arts Festival, Evanston, IL

July 26 & 27 - Bayfield Festival of the Arts, Bayfield, WI

August 23 & 24 - Bucktown Arts Fest, Chicago, IL

September 6 & 7 - West End Art Festival, La Grange, IL

September 13 & 14 - Lakeview East Festival of the Arts (waitlisted), Chicago, IL

September 20 & 21- Edwards Place Fine Art Fair, Springfield, IL

September 27 & 28 - Forest Park Arts Fest, Forest Park, IL

(more show dates coming soon... click here for 2007 and 2006 show dates)

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Who is Hooey Batiks?

I am Jill Miller, an artist living in Urbana, Illinois. Since 1992, I’ve been exhibiting my batiks at art shows and festivals. As a member of the Illinois Artisans Program, I sell my creations at two of the Illinois Artisan shops -- located in the Museum Store at the Illinois State Museum in Springfield, and the Southern Illinois Artisans Shop at Rend Lake. I work primarily on clothing, but also make pillows, velvet scarves, handbags and lampshades.

I learned how to batik in an art class at the University of Illinois almost 15 years ago and was immediately addicted. Batik is a sloppy, waxy mess and it’s always a pleasant surprise to see the bright, colorful designs that were hiding under layers of wax. I love playing with color combinations, coming up with silly new designs, and just having fun with it all.

Currently www.hooeybatiks.com is strictly informational. Some of my stuff available to buy on-line at Etsy. You can also see some of my designs, color combinations and clothing styles on my own site. If you are curious about the process, click on what is batik. Check out my links page to see some of Hooey's artist friends (animal friends and artist-friendly friends also included). If you want to see Hooey modeled on real, live people, go to Hooey in action. If you have a favorite picture of your own Hooey in action, please send it on over.

Jill@hooeybatiks.com