i just got back from an art fair road trip to find this beautiful canteen made and donated to the AFI drawing by Richard Sherer. Which, obviously, I won. Though I live in Kentucky I don’t own a horse, so this guy will hang in my studio. It’s beaut
Read more…Good afternoon everyone! I wondering what everyone is working or where you are going this week/weekend?
I am out in The Barn as I write this. I love my climate controlled barn red metal building! :D I have all I need but a toilet. Just didn't w
Read more…I notice some people using the word "vendor" to describe us lately, and also recall seeing this word used to describe us-in materials passed out to me at the art shows from the promoters.
So, yesterday when I was opening my email packet from another
Read more…My husband and I are considering discontinuing our life insurance. I’d like to know what other people in similar situations have done.
It seems like you are always hearing to buy it, but I have to take those messages with a grain of salt as being dri
Read more…So what is everyone up to this weekend? Who is doing a show? Who is in the workshop or studio? Anyone traveling or having fun for the 4th of July?
John (dh) and I are going to a wake this morning. After that he is back to work for a while, then
Read more…Dh and I got back yesterday from a long weekend on the Mississippi coast. It was a combo trip .... our 39th anniversary plus we did some pickin'. We were in the Long Beach area and went picking from Denge Street all the way over to Gulfport and Bil
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Our 10th Annual Pledge Drive is in full swing (ending on May 30) - people pledging to help support our sites, $9000 w
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The first 30 people have chosen your prizes. If you have contributed to our drive and your name was not drawn, now's your chance to c
Read more…As I sit here enjoying java 2.0 on a beautiful spring morning, I wonder what everyone is doing this weekend? Are you doing a show? Prepping for shows? Taking a weekend off? Something else?
Read more…Just popping in while I wait on wax to dry. It is about as boring as watching paint dry or grass grow. LOL
I have prepped some quart size mason jars for painting. Will get to it this weekend. This is in prep for my open house next weekend.
Will do C
85 Santa's are participating this year! Their gifts need to be in the mail by Dec. 16. Santa's gifts should be arriving soon at your house.
Here is Part 2 of the gift exchange: post a photo of your gift in the comments below -- Show us what Santa se
I have been struggling in trying to redefine my medium. I am a textile designer, and as the business of what I have been creating is becoming over saturated (thanks to wholesale suppliers flooding the market to anyone who waves $$ for their ridiculou
Read more…Thank you to everyone who participated in the AFI 6th Annual Secret Santa Gift Exchange. 85 people participated this year and the discussions both here on AFI and on the DrawNames.com site were fun to follow. Many beautiful, creative and unusual gift
Read more…Live in the Chicago area and have skills that might be useful to this artist group?
Does anyone out there have any suggestions on how to protect tarnishing on silver jewelry? Am having a horrible time with tarnishing while doing shows on the coast. Is there something I can dip my jewelry in that will prevent this?
Thank you for an
Read more…You all are invited to take part in our 6th Annual Secret Santa Gift Exchange. Members of the artist community sign up to exchange gifts. We do it anonymously (or not). All gifts should be handmade/from an art fair/etc.
In the past it has been lots o
Read more…I have a 10 x 10 frame for a Caravan Classic Canopy. No top or walls but the frame is in very good condition. Far Western Suburbs of Chicago.
Read more…Okay, I know it's only Monday and some of us are still reporting on what we did this past weekend. However, I look forward to hearing report about what is coming up.
This coming weekend is the last weekend before my first show this fall season. I
Read more…I am about to drive across the country for my summer adventure. I need some advice on traveling with a 20 ft trailer. I am driving a Ford Transit 250 and will be pulling a 20ft Travel Trailer. I will be doing 4 shows in the month of August, Therefore
Read more…I have been subscribed to Handmade Business magazine, since before it's name change, formerly Craft Business (I think). It has some good articles but often the art or craft it talks about is not relevant to what I do. I am wondering what magazines
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