Tuesday, August 12, 2008

AU is over and real life has hit


"Peaceful rest"

"The Shepherd"


Well, I still feel like I'm hung over from my whirlwind week at AU! While I didn't have classes every day, I was at the hotel with the girls every day. I had such a blast with my girlfriends!

Saturday was vendor day and for the firs time, I stayed the whole time! There were some great things to buy! My most favorite purchase is a handmade hat that was hand-dyed by Lorri Scott with L.A.S. fibers. Her pieces were beautiful but the hats made me squeal with delight! Lorri did the dying and Jennifer somebody... sorry, I don't know her last name( so Lorri, if you are reading this, fill in the blanks for me, will ya') made the hats and are they darling! I LOVE hats but often have difficulty finding them to fit properly because I have a small head. Add hearing aids into the mix which make a squealing sound if anything gets too close to the microphone, meaning a hat that comes too far down on my head... these two things make finding a great hat really, really hard. I almost died when I put the first hat on in Lorri's booth. It fit perfectly and OMG, was it ever cute! It was more than my budget at the moment but I did tell Lorri I want one but in any shade of brown so I can get a ton of use from it. However, I did buy one a little less expensive in a gorgeous moss green and I got a zillion compliments on it that day. I bought it as soon as I walked into the vendor space and wore it the rest of the day. I will have my boys take a picture of me in it so I can show you guys. These hats are to die for, I'm tellin' ya'! Everything Lorri had in her booth was so beautiful. It has a modern victorian feel to it and the hand-dyed stuff is luscious.

Anyway, I had Katie Kendrick's class called Poetry in Motion all day Sunday. Photos are in the beginning of this post. This class really challenged and stretched me, which is why I took it, but it REALLY challenged me! I felt like I was floundering most of the day. We painted layers and layers and layers waiting for a image to "emerge" from the painting telling us a direction to go. Well, let me tell you, my images were slow as molasses showing themselves! After making squiggles, finding nothing, repainting, more squiggles, finding nothing, repainting, etc.... this went on for hours... I finally found these images. And, since they are now sealed in wax, there's no goin' back so "it is what it is". Done.

My boys started school yesterday and I ended up going fabric shopping with Fran, Joanne, and Lorri. Fran and I took them to our favorite hot spots. Joanne broke the bank... maybe more than one. She got herself a new embellisher on a smokin' sale. And we all got lots of stuff at our favorite store, SAS, which is a huge warehouse type fabric place. I'm gonna' be making some fun skirts. Lorri treated us to a yummy lunch and then I had to run and do mommy stuff. I'll miss all my buddies!

Today has been a lot of cleaning. This is the condition of my studio at the moment. Scary and paralyzing, I know. This will be my next big project because something has to happen so I can start working again!


After my class with Judy Wise last week ("So you want to sell your art"), I will be making some changes to my Etsy store as well as my blog. The blog will no longer have anything on it unless it is art related in some way. I will create a new blog just for personal, family type stuff. I want to get some more art done to put in my Etsy store, including some prints of my work! So, be on the lookout!

Well, back to work for me. I'm beat and could fall asleep in seconds but I have to keep going.

6 comments:

jackie said...

Your work from Katie's class is great! And I enjoyed reading more about your AU adventures! Hurry and post photos of you in your hat!
The shopping day sounds delightful!
hugs,
jackie

Joanne Huffman said...

Angie, I'm so pleased you posted your pieces from Katie Kendrick's class. I love them! They don't look like your usual work, but they're still very much you. I had such fun seeing you last week and I certainly enjoyed buying fabrics with you :D

Joanne

Susan @ Blackberry Creek said...

Dear lord! It looks like my studio!

Anonymous said...

HI Angie,

I'm from the Collagecats group, and followed the link to your blog, and am responding to your request on why "The Crane" has not sold despite the many views...

The piece is beautiful. But the photo of it does not show the scale of it. It looks like it might be ATC sized. I suggest taking another photo of it propped on a wall, so that people can see the relative size of it.

That being said, $125 is a lot for many people to spend. If the center piece of it was actually handpainted instead of a photo of your painting, then it might have a better chance.

I think your work is wonderful, and wish you good luck on selling!

My contact info is: petalsong11@yahoo.com

-Christine

Anonymous said...

I love the paintings you did in Katie's class! I can see YOU in them, even if it's different from your usual style. It's still balanced and shows your heart. It was great to see you again and so often in a short time. I look forward to Monday! xo, Fran

Lorri Scott said...

Oh great, I am so far behind in catching up on people's blog and group sites etc. I may be late in posting but my friend who makes the hats is Jennifer Whitmer. She is an amazing milliner and seamstress!! Angie, thank you for the mention and praise here. The hats are great and you looked so marvelous in them!!! I may be out to visit your part of the world after the new year. I will be in touch and ASA here we come when it's not sweltering hot!!

Lorri