Hey everyone who signed up for our 2013 Secret Santa gift exchange. I have just sent out the "invitation" emails from DrawNames.com. If you receive an email from DrawNames.com please open it and click on the link. We can't draw names until everyone h
Read more…Our town of Coldwater, MI had it's semi-annual ArtWalk, sponsored by Arts Alive, last thursday evening in the shops and restaurants of the downtown area.
It was a crisp, dry autumn evening and attendance was good but not great. Participating venues
Read more…I'm excited. I'm heading out on Friday to Kentucky! This is the weekend of the St. James Court Art Show in Louisville, a very big show with nearly 750 artists and I know lots of our members will be there too.
In addition to the weekend's show on Mond
Read more…Hi everybody, I’ve been ordering my stretched canvases from www.JerrysArtarama.com and www.dickblick.com. The canvases I buy from them are standard sizes, made in China which I don’t mind. Now I need to order some custom sizes like 60x20, 36x12, 48x
Read more…What a wonderful headline to see during the holidays: Five city projects receive historic tax credits
Read more…A century-old Station North movie theater, an East Baltimore church, a former cotton mill and two downtown office towers are among the renovation pr
Wishing everyone a wonderful day full of fine food and fine friends.
I am very grateful for all the support you have given me in this community site. Many thanks and many hugs!
(off to the kitchen)
Read more…I have no idea myself -- there is not U of Michigan football game, so what is a person to do?
There are some great shows around the country, but what comes first to mind is the Historic Shaw neighborhood show in St. Louis, Pyramid Hill near Cincinnat
Read more…Computer screen glowing hour after hour ... when I'm writing it needs to be quiet, but there are hours when it is too quiet and I need your help. What do you stream on your computer?
I finally turned off NPR this afternoon, which is a usual companio
Read more…Howdy, I could use some advice. Jerry & I will be visited by a couple art buyers next week, they are VERY interested in a large piece that we have. They are driving 6 hours to meet us and see the piece in person. My question is how do I treat the
Read more…Here's a flash mob at the LA Airport. I pass through here every year at Christmas time but haven't run into this. Maybe this year! Happy traveling to everyone.
Thanks to everyone here who keeps this site rolling along. Your generosity and caring are
Read more…While Geri Wegner (whose birthday it is today) is off celebrating it in Las Vegas someone has to be in Chicago to shop. Right?
Lucky me -- it will be me! Leaving soon and will attend the amazing One of a Kind Show at the Merchandise Mart (600 exhibit
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We did a show where it rained all weekend! Our photographs are mounted on foam core and matted with 8-ply cotton rag. We had bubbling on the prints, and when we got home and removed them from the frames, the foam core and mat were badly warped.
Read more…Are there any art fairs? Tell us here.
What else are you doing?
I've been so wrapped up (still) in evaluating and tabulating the Best Art Fairs survey that I've hardly done anything else. Just now posted about the Zapp conference from 3 1/2 weeks ago
Read more…In my mailbox:
Read more…Hello,
I want to place an order in your store,Do you ship to Australia ? method of payment will be credit card, I'll prefer email order, I will be very glad if you can assist me with the order and treat it with good concern
I will await
Congratulations to long time member and one of the leaders of this community, Geoff! His photo "Scouting Party" has been named "Photo of the Week" by Bird Watching Magazine...
Geoff shot these black crowned herons in New Jersey in between art fairs.
I just bought a handmade wood inlay cutting board right at pack up at the end of a show. In thinking about my own pack up (in the rain), I forgot to ask the woodworker what oil should be used on it. It’s a cheese board, with an integral slicing wire
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Mary Johnston has been a member here for a long time and painting even longer. Her heartfelt blog post "Ouch! the ZERO Show" was posted on this site in July.
Contrast that with this recent news after her appearance at Artexpo last year:
Read more…But when Spec
While reading through some of the new members "fun facts" about themselves I found this:
Stephanie Chubbuck - I have work in the White House Collection.
Sally Batson - At the Nashville Southern Women’s show I was exhibiting and Miss Kay from Duc
Read more…The outdoor art fair season is winding down throughout the northern part of the country, nonetheless there are plenty to find.
This weekend's biggie is the Plaza Art Fair in Kansas City, MO, a wonderful event that brings out the KC glitterati to see
Read more…“Introverts don’t follow the crowd. They think for themselves and because of that, they often challenge the norm.” And this is why we have all the wonderful Artists!
http://elibishop.com/2011/07/27/10-myths-about-introverts/
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