Kitchen table Tuesday

This is in direct response to my friend Michelle's blog (Shoozles-- Wear your art). She has started posting a picture of her studio every Tues to show what she's working on and where she is. I am in the midst of production on a multitude of projects-- getting everything ready for the Spring for Handmade Show at Cottage Industry in College Park on Sat March 14th. I have two weekends left to work before the big day. So my family gets to put up with my clutter on and around the kitchen table for a couple more weeks. Nevermind that I have studio space semi set up in the dining room. Unfortunately, the light is not so great in there and the kitchen table is much closer to access to the patio and backyard-- where a lot of these canvasses get dried in the Florida sun. Nobody complains, though, and they just take it in stride. (And I do clear things away for mealtime.)

Happy Valentines Day!

I saw the idea for these collage magnets in Cloth Paper Scissors magazine and thought they'd be just the thing for my friends. I'm planning to make a lot more for that craft booth coming up. Hope everybody likes them-- I do!

Time for more work and creativity!

I've been on hiatus with creating things and putting out new work-- but the break is OVER. I have committed to sharing a craft booth in March at Cottage Industry (check them out on the web at www.cottageindustryco-op.blogspot.com) with my friend Julia from work so there is much to do! I will be offering my custom collage paintings and she makes soy candles in teacups and lots of other pretty creative things. I must come up with more samples and produce some smaller items hoping that people might buy on the spot. We'll see how this turns out, but I am very excited. I've gotten great feedback on my work, so I'm hopeful that people will actually want to buy something. As I get things ready, I'll be sure to post pictures. But, writing this post is part of my way of committing myself to getting this work done and putting myself out there...  More excitement to come!