A Recent History

I’m not usually a coffee drinker (tea all the way, baby!), but Sunday mornings have proven to be my iced coffee morning and I usually walk to the little indie coffee shop right down the street. Today with the rain and crumby weather, I don’t even feel like leaving the house. It’s actually one of the few routines I have all week. I am not a routine kind-of person, by any means.

On Friday I went to Stubbs coffee to hang art. It filled the place nicely! I did pretty well at Jane’s, so that made me happy and gave me a boost to my morale. This week I want to focus on making some new cards. (even though I have some freelance projects…) I can’t wait to have a weekend to myself!

A painting on an old silver tray:

And with that, where ever you are, have a lovely Sunday - and Happy Mother’s Day!

Overall, the Spring Show went very well! Thanks to Drew for helping a girl out and spending some time with me and for all my friends who came out!

my booth set-up, you can see a beautiful, old stained glass window behind it.

My friend Tim. had a great set up right behind me and he was selling his paintings.

I was lucky enough to be across from Nancy and Andy from Circa Ceramics. I love their stuff and have been seeing them around for years now, so it was finally good to meet them. They are both incredibly nice and helpful. Also there:
Dollybird Designs and Orangy Porangy. Dollybird’s jewelry is just so ravishing and I have a skirt all picked out to from Orangy Porangy that will be around my waist in no time!

Did a few mini paintings for the art show on Sunday. I think I am good for the show with art/prints/ and cards and feeling much better today.

I also did a run of cards for Paper Parasol . here is a preview. I will put them in the Paper Parasol shop once they are lovingly folded and corners are rounded.

I added a little teal blue to the white to give it a softer look.

Tonight we are going to see Eisley . I’ve seen them twice before and they are such a talented group hailing out of Texas. Plus, they are all just super cute. I miss music. I played the alto sax (and tenor for a bit) for a 5 years. There came a point in h.s. were juggling a part-time job, my studies, band, and playing sports, was a little too much and instead of dropping my beloved soccer, I dropped band. Mostly because I hated marching band. I tried to pick it up a few years later. :I Luckily, I live with a boy who strums out on his guitar almost every night, so there is constantly music bouncing off of the walls.

I did buy a new toy. No, it’s not a scooter. It’s art related. I have huge buyers remorse, but it’s fine. It’s worth it.

Today is just one of those days I should stop while I am not ahead… ya know, where everything doesn’t seem to pan out. My studio (oh wait, the ENTIRE apartment) is a mess. I hope I have my stuff together for Sunday… Especially when it comes to the cards, I tend to be a perfectionist. I mean, if they are going to be packaged, assembled with care, and out there for sale, it can’t be anything less than perfect.

Anyway, I few drawings I finished. I think I am good with drawings… I would like to make more cards.

Lola + Lily

Ingrid and Lucy with Gator

… looking forward to a break and a much needed spring cleaning session.

Pretty earrings my friend Courtney made.

I bought these at DEPART-ment. I love the earrings because they are so light! You can find Courtney’s website here and her etsy here. Courtney’s pieces are beautifully crafted. The documentation + presentation of her pieces are lovely. So many times I see beautiful pieces with poor photography. Photographing your work takes time, thought, and care just as much as the craft you make.

I also really liked Flapper Girl’s jewelry! Looking forward to more shows (and jewelry buying this summer!)

Lots of good stuff at DEPART-ment this time around!

top photo: a shot of the space
bottom photo: I Love Pink Dots tea towels. I love the silk-screened designs!

Both photos: Meghan Lee Designs. I love the little dogs, and since we can’t have a dog of our own at the moment, this one may work!

I will post some fun jewelry tomorrow - right now I am messing around with some chocolate chip cookie recipe (unsuccessfully… so far).

goodnight!

I have been awful at keeping up with Paper Parasol . I am trying to rework the website, just ordered business cards, and planning on busting out the screen printing some time this weekend. I also need to get going on collaged cards.

hand screen printed and collaged cards
Went to the opening of DEPART-ment last night. There was lots of good stuff there and a good crowd. I will post more on the goodies there later.

{ and in scooter news }
Drew and I went to look at scooters today. I completely fell head over heels for vintage Vespas. There was a nice smaller frame one, but it wasn’t for sale. Apparently, the smaller frames are super hard to come by and many fists fights have been started over them. I’ve decided to get my motorcycle license (probably in July) and just keep hunting around for “the one.”

{On an unrelated art note}

For I long time now I’ve been coveting this beauty.

oh and I am just so close to going to the scooter store (which happens to be not so far away from where I live…) I’ve never owned a car in my life, so this is kind of a big deal for me. Maybe I should wait a few days before I do anything drastic…. To Stella or not to Stella?

I’ve been MIA lately. There are good reasons. Here are two:

I am excited about the Spring Show at Architectural Artifacts! Hopefully, it will be a good turn out. I am also trying to organize my art between three different things hitting me one after the other - a hanging in a local joint and these upcoming shows.

In other news, I love, love, love this weather! Also loving: tulips, Mississippi Mud Pie, and breakfast on the back porch.

The least fun thing about art shows is framing (oh, and pricing). So, I have been really good about not saving it all for the last minute and framing as I go along. Yesterday Elena with her Cat was born and promptly placed in her frame today.

drawing with gouache on 4X6 kraft cover stock

Know where I can get her outfit? I also wonder how original 4X6 drawings in frames would do on etsy. Maybe once the smoke clears with the art shows, I will try to update the shop once a month with original drawings in frames. Of course, they would cost more being originals, but I am a complete fan (if I can afford to) purchase original pieces over prints.

The rest of the ladies found homes as well!