The summer shows were wonderful!!! Thanks so much to everyone who came to the Midwest Fiber and Folk Art Show and Gallery in the Garden. I had an amazing time, and loved every minute. Fiber & Folk was so fun and filled with creative energy! This is a show where most of the shoppers are also fiber artists (from beginners to reknowned artists), and they are all just thrilled to be able to touch and see and purchase the perfect fibers, yarns and supplies they need to fuel their creative fires. I love being there as part of the "Folk" contingent, and am always grateful when my jewelry is well received amid all those delicious fibers. My friend Diane ("Gracie's Mom Knits!" and (www.powellraymonddesigns.com) helped at my booth and put out some of her SO COOL Shawl Sticks, and sold A LOT. I finally remembered to take a picture after many were gone!
As many of you know, Gallery in the Garden is a benefit for Turning Point, a women's and children's shelter, and artists donate 20% of their sales at the end of the show. This year, the show raised over $4,000. Wonderful! I was between two friends, Monica of www.deliasdelight.com, an amazing jewelry artist and teacher who has taught me so much about wire wrapping and more, and new friend Jenny Vogt (www.jennyvogt.com), a very talented pastel artist who was so generous in letting us cut through her booth to get in and out of ours. Thanks, Jenny!
I'm busy now getting ready to get my online shop open (taking those photos is my sticking point, but I'm just going to have to get it done!), and the upcoming Fine Arts Festival on the Square in Woodstock, IL on September 19th. As more details are available, I'll post and email.
Am I living true to my goal of savoring each day of summer? Most definitely. But, that's for another post ..... to be continued!
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