Photo Shoot

Today was the day, Monday our photo shoot. We needed a photo for our poster which we will use to promote the fashion show. Alana, the photographer, found our models. We dressed them and they looked great. I will be showing jewellery and silk skirts along with a cotton silk blend scarf. The scarves will have beaded embellishment. Jill has made some new recycled clothing while Alana has some pretty summer dresses. Meaghan has been sewing up a storm making summer hats for my favourite season.

Christmas????

I received an email yesterday asking me to send in plans for my Christmas booth. What month is this? I have 228 days until the start of the show and I usually don't think about a show booth until about 2 weeks before it starts. Change of plan this year.

After The Show

The show went up well and fairly fast except for the time spent holding an ice pack on my big toe of my right foot. One of the wooden walls was dropped and landed on my toe. The father son dual in the booth next to us helped Derek get the walls up and move the shed. The walls that were taken to the show were for a 15 foot booth and we had a 20 foot booth. So what to do!! We moved things around and added a "fence". It turned out not to bad. The show attendance was a little lower than past years and some people were attributing that to the fabulous weather outside. Who knows? You can analyze it to death but I don't think you can ever figure out why people act the way they do. As always as soon as one show is over I am thinking about the next event and it will be a fashion show. Circle May 6th on your calender and get to Bohemia on Dunlop Street, Barrie at 7:00pm that night. I will be showing silk wrap skirts and flowing rayon tops as well as sterling silver, resin and felted jewellery.

Landscapes

Derek has been busy working on the painted landscape. The colours he's using are definitely influenced by the south west and I'm not talking about south-western Ontario. I know we all like Windsor but Arizona is what inspires Derek. The combination of shiny stainless steel and flat paint works wonderfully.

New Work For The Spring Show

Today's temperature in Tucson, according to Derek is 83 degrees. I'm looking out the window at the freezing rain and you know what, I still like living here. I do hope the hot weather comes soon and stays for more then 6 days. Last summer really was a wash, but so was this winter if you happen to be a lover of piles of snow. Amos the dog is the only one in this household that does. The cats are more partial to spring. Derek's working on some painted steel landscape panels for the One of a Kind Show. I have been setting stones in newly cast sterling silver rings. I'm really looking forward to showing the new work.

Next Show

It is the first full day of spring and I am anxiously waiting for the warm weather. I can't complain to loudly though because this past week has been extraordinary for mid March in Barrie. The push is on to get ready for the One Of A Kind Spring Show. Derek is working on some new ideas for painted wall sculptures. They're great! I am working on sculptural rings with stones set in them. The stones I am using are ones I picked up in Tucson at the gem show. I will be firing up the kiln again tomorrow to get my last casting done before the show. We have been back less than a month and Derek is already looking at the Arizona tourist web site again. He will soon have that thing memorized. Well, it keeps him out of trouble.

Artist Project Over, On To The Next

The Artist Project was a great success. Not only did I have sales but I made great connections as well. I still am amazed at the number of people that have been quietly following my career. They are always interested in what new works I have come up with. It is exhilarating. Now we are working towards the next show, the Spring One of a Kind. This year the show falls on Easter weekend. That means Good Friday will be busy, busy , busy. Wednesday or Thursday would be the days to pick unless you like fighting the crowds. Our booth number is J11 and I will be looking forward to seeing you there.