Artist for another month!!!!!

I am doing my happy/relieved dance!!!!!! Nelson came through with flying wonderful colors.....I can pay rent AND feed myself for the month of Jan. Everyone was excited and complimentary and made purchases...I feel overwhelmed with positive enthusiastic energy. Thank-you! I have people that are interested in buying paintings..3 of them I have a person who wants a felted cat and a wonderful, vivacious woman who would like a hippo,,,,,everyone is very laid back about time lines for these pieces and I feel happy to do them...perhaps rent for Feb...we will see!!! I have a show booked for Jan 4th and a store owner who would like to hang my bigger pieces in her clothing store. My new "invention" are men dressed as super hero's..I made 2 and sold both of them..pictures to come. Hugs and smiles...Merry Christmas everyone!!

one market down, one to go!!

Hello world!! I hit the "wall" this past Wensday, and have been running on gas fumes ever since (not litterally.......more like coffee!!) The Yimer craft fair was Sunday and it was quite lovely. A town of 350 people is more about wonderful energy then huge sales, however I sold enough to truly make it worth my while, and received wonderful uplifting energy about my art!! I am in town today to bring in some more art to the Craft Connection, Say Hi to friends, buy food and wood and then back to the Valley for some house cleaning and laundry....things that have been neglected during the crafting marathon...it can no longer be avoided......the next market is this Sat. at the Central School in Nelson....I have quite a bit and this week may or may not be about creation, it may be more about sleep!!! I have some balls in the air for the new year......a trip to Van to see Fraya and Mark is on the wish list.....if sales are grand this weekend (meaning rent, food, ect is covered then road trip for sure....fingers crossed!!!) I am about to e-mail some pictures to a woman in regards to an art show in Oct...yup lots of artists in town, so huge wait lists....hugs kisses and x-mas smiles!!!

Full time job !!!!

Oh yes, crafting has turned into a full time job times 10!!!! I am exhausted in the most wonderful way....I am exhausted doing something I love!! I have a few pictures to share and then I need to rush off to the store to buy some eye hooks....5:10 bus and some wood cutting for me...4 days to finish what I can finish......
Annie, I wish you could be here too!!!

crafting melt down!!

Perhaps "melt down" is overstating, however a realization that in 10 days I will be at my first craft fair has propelled me into crafting marathon mode!!!! I always forget how long everything takes......completing all the finishing touches...naming, pricing, ect.......meltdown may be in near future!!!

Hi!!!!

I have but a moment befor my bus leaves sooo a quike one...I have been accepted at the Craft Connection and my pieces are hanging in the gallery as I type!!!! I have booked a table at the Yimer craft fair on the 12th of december....lots of work...yey for work!!!!!!
xo

cross your fingers please....

This was a spure of the moment, fly by the seat of my pants thing....The Craft Connection is THE spot in town for local artists, they do take %43 of the sale price...which is insane, however if you are an artist this is the store. They choose artists through a jury selection...rumour has it they can be brutal. Were am I going with all this? Well, I was walking by, when I decided to pop in and see when the next jury selection was...It was this past Sunday...laughing....however the woman I talked with was familiar with my work and asked me to bring 5 pieces into the store tomorrow........ to be juried..fingers crossed folks!!!!

And the horse goes gallaping along!!!

The horse is galloping, and I am holding on for dear life!!!!!!1 I have booked a table at the Central school craft fair on December 18th (mmmm might be the 19th...I have it written down) I also have another plan in motion...when (if) it lands I will tell all!!! In the meantime....I have been working on my A B C picture...did you know that finding an animal with distinctive ears starting with the letter A is not nearly as easy as one (meaning me) would imagin?!? It isnt done, however here is an in progress picture. I have been making owl pins,which brings me to this.....a lovely woman who bought an owl pin last year told me her freinds have been requesting her to felt them owls...so she is.....she assured me she wasnt selling them.....I am unsure how I feel about that.....whats that saying???? Something about imitation being a compliment.....She was very sweet and excited to tell me and I am not upset...just a little, well not as excited as she was.....and the horse goes galloping along......