Show time

 

This past weekend I exhibited at the 22nd Annual Dunwoody UMC Holiday Fest. I added some crates to display my clocks this year.

 

I wish now that I had put my table right at the entrance of my booth. I will definitely make sure to correct that at my next show. You live and learn as you do these events.

 

 

 

 

The shoppers were bustling during the morning, but was slowly around lunch time. I was on the second floor,  and there were also other artisans (all our badges listed us as artisans) on the bottom floor. There was another big room downstairs with people selling very nice furniture.

 

This show is a huge event at this church. The proceeds go to pay for building two homes for Habitat for Humanity.

 

 

 

There was also a photo booth for Christmas pictures.

 

 

 

 

There was also an auction room for gift baskets, and each artisan donated a piece of their merchandise for the show.

All throughout the day they had middle school kids who wore elves hats with pointy ears, that came all throughout the day to offer us muffins, orange juice, or water. They also came to pick up any trash we may have had.

My neighbor next to me thought that the crowd was not as big as last year. However, she thought more people were downstairs shopping than upstairs. Her sales were down. I wasn't very happy with my sales either. I still might try it one more year since they treated us so well.

Norcross Art Fest

This past weekend my family and I attended the Norcross Art Fest. I have exhibited at this show several times before.

Even though I have cut back on some shows, I love attending them and talking to the artists.

 

 

A few weeks ago I had the pleasure to meet Janine Lancour. She is a very talented mixed media artist.

 

 

 

 

 

Just before you reach the festival, we passed by this beautiful sculpture garden.

 

 

 

There were some artist I had seen before and several artist that were new to the show this year. All in all a pretty eclectic mix of great art.

I look forward to next years event!

Winter Wonderland

It was so busy last week due to our big Atlanta snowstorm, I forgot to share with you some pics. The kids were off the entire week, and the husband was off for three days due to the treacherous ice on the roads. We watched movies, played board games and of course the kids went outside to play a lot. We went through so many clothes each day! Needless to say, I am looking forward for my little sweeties to go back to school tomorrow. Yeah!

World of Coke

A few Pop Art inspired pieces.

Robots like Coca Cola too.

Some folk art.

Nostalgic Ads

I had the opportunity to go to downtown Atlanta to visit the new World of Coke Museum. The museum relocated a few blocks, to be next to the Georgia Aquarium several years ago. We decided to take the kids and my mom who is visiting with us. I wanted to show you some of the beautiful artwork that adorned the walls.

Art in the Park

I am getting ready for a spring show Art in the Park this Saturday May 22nd from 12noon to 6pm. I am looking forward to seeing the other artist work and enjoy showing my new creations to people in my area. If you live nearby come by and visit me.

Winter Wonderland

My family was so excited to see the snow come to the Atlanta area. The kids had a great time playing with friends all evening in the snow.

A Trip to the Farmers Market

Just one more week for a local farmers market to be opened for the fall season. I try to make it at least once a month to see what produce or other yummy baked good, sauce or dip I can find. The market is held at our local city park in beautiful Suwanee. I will miss my early morning treks on Saturday mornings, but I so look forward to what next year will bring, new vendors, and new produce I have sometimes never even heard of. Good healthy eating everyone!

Rainy Day

For almost a week it has been raining off and on in my area. Today my kids were going to school, but because of the horrible weather school was canceled due to flooding. So no creative time, no going to the post office to mail an order, that will have to wait. At this time my kids are getting along, though I am sure that will change in a few minutes. Thank you Lord for the rain, but could you make the rain, rain go away! Have a dry day you guys.

Barefoot in the Park

My daughther and I attended Barefoot in the Park festival last weekend that is held in downtown Duluth, Ga. Duluth is approximately 29 miles northeast of Atlanta. The show is something I am considering exhibiting in next year. The crowds were down this year due to other events going on in the area. If you live in the area or are visiting this is a great place for shopping in antiques stores, specialty shops, and quaint restaurants.

I stopped by the booth of one artist to chat about her work. The Artist is Julia Speer who makes incredible ceramic pieces of women. She is also an art teacher in the local school system. I unfortunately left my camera at home so I took pictures with my camera phone so please excuse the resolution. You can see more of her work at her website.

Sneak Peek

This weekend was fun filled with attending a ballet called "Praise in Motion" with my daughter and her friend, then attended our first cookout at our neighbors home.

Here is a sneak peek at my latest painting. I just have to put a few finishing touches to make it complete. I also made a video of me painting this piece that I plan to post on Youtube very soon.

Atlanta Dogwood Festival

The crowd was brisk today at the Atlanta Dogwood Festival. The park was wall to wall people at the start of the first outdoor spring event at Piedmont Park. The weather was beautiful and the temperature was pleasant.

Suwanee Day Festival

I exhibited in my first fall show this past weekend. Suwanee Day Festival was packed with people. My husband who makes circuit board clocks shared a booth with me. The crowds were pretty steady the whole day. I just sold only small items and my husband sold several clocks. The tear down took way too long, it was actually a nightmare. Our kids were able to help us some when they weren't skateboarding all over.

I was supposed to take a pictures of my booth, but forgot because of all the craziness. This is an older photo of my booth. My booth was much more filled compared to this picture.

To top it off the festival ended with lots of music and fireworks for a great ending. We saw the spectacular fireworks at home from our window.