Friends

It's been a very productive couple of months!

The show at Bliss Wine and Gifts went well.  Once again, a well organized show, courtesy of Anne Woolridge.  It was such a good time!

A small part of my display at Bliss Wine and Gifts

Participating in the fairs and the shows lately has made me realize what wonderful friends I have.  It was so wonderful of Karen and Aqui to come out to support me during the Park Ridge Art Fair. And reconnecting with Dan and Chrystie in Ottawa after not seeing each other for a couple of years was really amazing. I enjoyed Vicky's, Paul's, Trishas's and Chris's company last weekend at Bliss. And I'm really looking forward to seeing people I know from Lill Street at Veva's gallery when I participate in her holiday sale in November. 

But what I've also realized is that I'm really fortunate who have friends who let me disappear for a time and then let me back into their lives.  I haven't talked to Owen and Angel in months because I'm busy making cups and mugs for Regulus Coffee House.  And how I would love to take a long weekend to visit Nathan, but I have to stick with my firing schedule in order to make my deadlines.  It so wonderful that my good friends let me be such a bad friend so I can do what I have to do!  They're so supportive of me!

Summer Fairs 2013

It seems a quick summer is everyone's common experience these days.  I'm no different.  

My booth

This summer I returned to the art fair scene, which is why one of last posts dealt with building portable shelves.  All in all, the two fairs I participated in, the Park Ridge Art League's fair and the Ottawa Art League's, were really good. Both were organized REALLY well.  Kudos to Tom Schuler on Park Ridge's fair, and to Sharon Danielson on all her work on Ottawa's.  Both were filled with serious artists whose hard work was really evident.  Best of all, both were filled with patrons who were appreciative of all our hard work.   It was such a pleasure to meet everyone and the feedback received at both fairs were so positive.  Thanks so much to the patrons and artists alike who made both fairs such a wonderful experience!

So where can you find me next?  During the first weekend in October, I hope to participate in the show at Bliss, the wine shop in Wauconda, Illinois, organized by the Artists' Cooperative Gallery.    And I certainly do hope Professor Owens from Chicago State University organizes another alumni show.  I not only look forward to displaying my art and meeting new people, but I also look forward to seeing friends at Chicago State.  And of course, purchasing a nice dessert wine from Bliss won't hurt either!

Oh no! I need a new one!

Of course,you don't make just one...

While visiting a friend in Indiana, I met a wonderful woman named Carol who taught me how to make quiche. When my friend Susan invited me for lunch, I was so excited to make one for us. I bought all the ingredients and delighted in its creation until I pulled out my only pie plate. I was so ashamed of it, and rightly so. It was made from aluminum and purchased at least 20 years ago from a dollar store during my poor college days. How could I go all these years without ever realizing I needed a new one?! As I lined this pathetic thing with tin foil to hide its many years of use, I promised to make myself a new one. But of course, in clay, you don't make just one...