Art & Family

Despite the weather, it was an awesome weekend.  My mom and two sisters came from Indiana to help me out at the Lincoln Highway Art Festival.  The last time I saw them was last November.  They're crazy and they make me laugh and miss them all the more.

The weather was cool and we ended up getting rained on three times, but it was well worth it.  The crowd was great and people were very generous in many, many ways.  Mt Vernon has such a vibrant energy to it.....highly recommend you stop and visit if you're in that neck of the woods.

The feedback I got regarding my pieces was more than I could have asked for.  Affirmations and confirmations are always a good thing!  I'm very grateful to all those who enjoyed my work and their inspiring and encouraging words.

Encouraging

I found out this morning that I've been accepted to participate in a local art festival next month.  Needless to say I'm very happy and grateful.

The Last 8 Months

I created the space that I needed.  Photography and handmade papers on artist board 11" x 14"

Staking A Claim

I am in the process of creating a new space for me to continue my art journey.  Currently I've been working out of a small spare bedroom in our home.  Hopefully by the end of this week I will have everything moved and organized in a commercial space that we own.  I'm very excited and cannot wait. 

Between the chaos of the holidays and work, I haven't had a chance to really dig in and mess around creatively (insert sad face).   But that has all changed with my resolve to CREATE time to be creative. 

The New Year already brought me incentive and opportunity:  I've been approached about creating some pieces (one piece in tile and the other paper) and I'm excited/nervous to get going on those pieces.  Since my initial post on the tiles, I've experiemented more with the alcohol inks which resulted in some stunning results.  Late in October I did three paper collage pieces that turned out rather well, so I'm anxious to pursue that more. 

I'm hoping to have a date with Dick Blick tomorrow and purchase some treasures.  I also plan on fooling around with National Geoghrapic and Citra-Solv.  Let the magic begin.....