The Grand Opening!

We were so lucky and grateful to be able to hold our big Dowdy Studio Wagon grand opening at the Gypsy Wagon off Henderson in Dallas! The staff was super super sweet and we could do nothing short of fall in love with them all!

We've began dubbing the Dowdy Studio Wagon "the unofficial smallest retail shop in Texas". We haven't done our research, but we think it might be true. With 72 sqft of shopping space inside, it's a tight squeeze, and I don't know of any other shops crazy enough to go that small.

Speaking of small, as a little bonus extra, we decided to go all out and buy a dozen balloons to festive up the Wagon for its big day. He was looking mighty handsome, but unfortunately his dashing dark looks, brought in the heat and kept popping the balloons. I think we kicked off the morning with 6 survivors. We were sad, but happy to have them.

What's cool about having 72 sq ft of space is that we had to think creatively about how to structure the space. One of the big perks is having a wagon with a huge window that opens up. This made it feel big and open, and if it ever got too crowded inside, you could still see all the lovely goods from the outside. It was really fun helping shoppers through the window. We joked that we might have to make Dowdy Studio paper hats and aprons, but we were also kinda serious.

Thank you all for your support in the opening of our small little Wagon! We hope to see you very soon at our upcoming events. You are all awesome!!

Much love,

-Dylan + Pamela

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DANCE!!!

Across the street from the Gypsy Wagon is this really great brick wall! It's beautiful and we just couldn't help but dance in front of it. Hit that beat!!!!

Guess what we're dancing to.

I bet you can't guess.

Getting Ready - Part Dos!

This is just a few shots form Dylan's day today. He was (and still is) in the studio printing tees, and bags for the Grand Opening this Saturday. So here's a quick peek at Dylan's tee making extravaganza.

Silkscreening is tough to master and even tougher to explain, so let's try shall we. First step, put a shirt on you tee board.

Second Step: Maneuver oxymoron future robot looking machine from the Middle Ages over shirt. This is where the magic happens....do 3 back flips, spin in counter clockwise circles, touch your toes, shout " and jump really high in the air. Now the key to getting this right is the last jump. If you don't jump really high, you'll anger the Middle Ages part of the machine and it'll turn into a trebuchet and fling ink at you. (maybe)

If you get that just right - BOOM! Magic screenprint action! Now do your happy dance.

Ok, so i might be fibbing a little, but we did make stuff today. Like our new YeeHaw Kitty tee. Meow ow ow!

And just a glance at maybe a quarter of Dylan's job today. Look'n good.

See you soon!

-Pamela + Dylan

Getting ready!

It a busy night here at the Dowdy Studio

Dylan's printing a storm. Ok, well in this pic he is ironing....but earlier he was printing...I swear.

Pamela's making new wood jewelry.

Chester is just chill'n. He say's it's cool, because that's what cats do.

We hope to see you on Sat for our Dowdy Studio Wagon's Grand Opening!!! yay!!

Cheers,

- Pamela + Dylan

It's almost time!!!

Hey guys! The grand opening of the Dowdy Studio Wagon is just days away. We have excitement pumping through our veins as we gear up for the big reveal on Saturday, March 12th at the Gypsy Wagon!

We hope you will come and join us! The festivities start at 10am in front of the Gypsy Wagon. Come early and grab one of our Dowdy Studio Grand Opening tees. We'll be handing these out for free to whoever gets to them first. We have a limited supply, so once we run out, we're sorry.

However, there will be no shortage of tees for sale in the Wagon. Along with wooden jewelry, art prints and silk screened bags, we've got you covered. Check out some of the goodies we'll have here. Also, ladies - we're stocking up with new ladies tees!! You've asked, begged and wished for this, and we've made it happen.

Cheers!

-Pamela + Dylan

See more of the making of the Wagon:

Part I

Part II

Part III

Part IV

Part V

Part VI

PartVII

Part VIII

Join us on facebook to see the full gallery

(click here)

and we hope to see you at our
Grand Opening March 12th at the Gypsy Wagon

The Making of the Dowdy Studio Wagon: Part VIII

Yesterday was a very exciting day as the Wagon got a much needed exterior facelift. Now it's gone from plain black wagon to shiny fancy Dowdy Studio Wagon. Yay!

Our Friend James, from One Up Designs is a master of decals and details helped us with the Wagon artwork. He's amazing in all ways! Just to prove it, click here.

We're half way there!

After many cups of coffee and most of the morning, it looks like we have an official Dowdy Studio Wagon! Lulu approves.

We are so proud of our creation, we hope you'll like it. Come visit us for our grand opening and tell us what you think. We'd love to see you!

Cheers!

-Pamela + Dylan

See more of the making of the Wagon:

Part I

Part II

Part III

Part IV

Part V

Part VI

PartVII

Part VIII

Join us on facebook to see the full gallery

(click here)

and we hope to see you at our
Grand Opening March 12th at the Gypsy Wagon

Making of the Dowdy Studio Wagon: Part VII

Just a couple before shots here to start the morning off right. Today the Wagon is getting an exterior facelift with the help of our friends at from One-Up Designs.

We are getting closer guys! The grand opening is just a little over a week away. Thank you all for your continued support. We heart you big time. See you soon!

Cheers!

-Pamela + Dylan

See more of the making of the Wagon:

Part I

Part II

Part III

Part IV

Part V

Part VI

PartVII

Part VIII

Join us on facebook to see the full gallery

(click here)

and we hope to see you at our
Grand Opening March 12th at the Gypsy Wagon

Estate Sale Score!!

For those of you who know us really well, you already know about our estate sale obsession. For those of you who don't, well......WE FREAKING LOVE ESTATE SALES!!

There's something magical about getting to see a person's left behind belongings. Not only do you get the change to see some unique vintage pieces, but you also get to see them in their context, meaning where those pieces lived while someone owned them. You can kinda create your own story in your head about the person by what things they kept. You can get a sense of who they were by seeing their kept treasures.

We were out last Saturday afternoon, and saw a huge pink sign near our neighborhood. We had no excuse not to slam on our breaks and bust a u-turn. It was Saturday around 3pm. Now if any of you are professional estate sale shoppers, you know that 3pm is usually slim pick'n time, but we went anyways.

GOOD thing we did, because we found this beauty!

The frame was originally a brassy metal color, so we painted it a more suitable color for the Wagon.

Then we decided we should take some pics with both of us and the mirror

Here we go, up on the wall in the Wagon. It's a nice new home for this beautiful mirror. Thank you Estate Sales!!

See more of the making of the Wagon:

Part I

Part II

Part III

Part IV

Part V

Part VI

PartVII

Part VIII

Join us on facebook to see the full gallery

(click here)

and we hope to see you at our
Grand Opening March 12th at the Gypsy Wagon

Our big Grand Opening is right around the corner!

Most couples get married and have little babies, We got married and had ourselves a little store.

In January 2011, we created a 72 square foot empty concession trailer with bland chipboard wood walls and an aluminum roof that Dylan had been hanging on to. With our artistic visions combined for a unique artistically driven mobile shopping experience, we got to work building and remodeling, the interior of our future love child, the Dowdy Studio Wagon.

Join us and shop Dallas' first handmade art shop on wheels featuring the artwork of Dylan and Pamela Dowdy. You can can expect to see screenprinted mens and woments t-shirts, bags, wall clocks, framed/unframed artwork and wooden jewelry. Both of us will be on site, so come by and meet us and say hello.

Get there early and receive a FREE Dowdy Studio Grand Opening T-Shirt (while supplies last). Come be the first to see the exciting and innovative Dowdy Studio Wagon! YAY!

Hope to see you there!
date: Saturday, March 12, 2011,
time: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
location: The Gypsy Wagon
map: 2928 N Henderson Ave Dallas, TX

See more of the making of the Wagon:

Part I

Part II

Part III

Part IV

Part V

Part VI

PartVII

Part VIII

Join us on facebook to see the full gallery

(click here)

and we hope to see you at our
Grand Opening March 12th at the Gypsy Wagon

Cheers!

-Pamela + Dylan

Cats like to ride deer?

Our 5 month old kitten, Chester is a strange guy. We've found him on multiple occasions trying to take our wooden deer statue for a test drive. Little does he know, that it's not a real deer and he's not going anywhere. But Chester is too cute, so I don't think we'll be able to break the news to him.

"HI HO DEER!"