Third Day

And we are out of our best seller. The "art nest" has been our seller for the past ten years and this is our best year ever with it. I made more than we sold through out the whole show last year and at the end of the third day I only have 2 left. Derek is spending the weekend at the studio making more instead of being at the show. He's not that good at selling anyway, just don't tell him I said that.

First Day of the Show is Over.

First day done.... The first day is always a little scary. You want that first sale to come as quick as possible so you can start breathing again. It has been such a build up with the stress levels running high. At this point you just want to make it through. Having done the show for over 25 years we know the routine. Just be calm and wait. Give some reassurance to the newbies and enjoy your time.

Work, Work , Work

Work is still going fast and furious with only 2 days until the start of the show. For the first time ever the booth is being set up without me. How nice to have a big, strong son to help his Dad. I knew these kids would come in handy one day. My trusty old sewing machine has been making a clunking noise lately but hasn't hasn't skipped a stitch. Like everything else I will fix it "after the show". I have so many felted, cast and crocheted pieces sitting in bowls, laying on the couch, covering the kitchen table and most other horizontal surfaces waiting to be strung into necklaces that Nigel wandered around with his dinner plate last night looking like a lost soul hoping to find a spot to eat. Such is the life of a child who's parent makes art for a living.

Beautiful Day in Montreal

It's another beautiful day here in Montreal. How lucky are we to have glorious weather in mid November. Sitting here in Starbucks I keep thinking about my Dad who 47 years ago was making his way home from Montreal in November but never made it. His plane came down in a blinding snow storm. I wish he too had taken the bus. I'm getting a lot of work done here with the only distraction being listening to some wonderful music. The gala starts at 3pm today so I better head over and get my ticket. Check my website www.rubydiego.ca, I've made lots of additions.

Here I am in Montreal

A week before the big show and here am I in Montreal. What on earth am I doing there I can hear you asking. Well.... Leigh-Anne my daughter is singing in a festival and after not being able to accompany her to the last festival in the summer I thought I should go. Parents will do almost anything for their kids. Did I mention the summer festival was in Vienna? That's my excuse for not going. Crazy, that sounds like a perfect reason for going, a month in Europe. I think it really had something to do with not being able to afford it. So..... here I sit in Starbucks crocheting my little heart out. I crocheted during the performance last night after I explained to the woman sitting beside me why I had to work. "I have raised three kids with my art work". She was truly impressed. I didn't mean to impress her it's just the truth and you know I am proud of it.