art show display

i've been participating in several art shows this fall,

and with each one it seems i'm tweaking my display

trying to find the perfect items to display my art

( wow i need to do something with my hair..)

i'm pretty pleased with this setup...

what about you?

do you continually tweak your display?

have you found the what works for you?

i would love to see your display

please share with me in the comments.

first i primed the wood circle with gesso, so it would be bright 

second i printed my logo

i've had the red block for awhile not sure what i could use it for...perfect for the base
i also had this bad print laying around (if you look closely you can see the lines)
i never throw bad prints out i like to try to use them in different projects
so instead of painting the block i decided to cover it with pieces of the print

here is all the parts covered and dry
now to assemble

close up of the base

the finished sign

My Big Art News

super excited!!!

 this past week or so i've been getting my art ready to put in a couple of store!!

as intimidating as it was, i knew i had to put my art and my self out there…

fingers crossed and hoping for the best i did it

i'm happy to announce my art is available at Simply Vague in the Polaris Mall (right beside Saks) in columbus, ohio

i guess i was excited sorry about the blurry photo

i also have my art at their Tuttle Mall location in columbus ohio

everything they sell is made by ohio artist

so if you are in the columbus area stop in these two stores, they have some amazing items

by some amazing artist

i encourage you to take the leap and do what ever may be intimating you

it feels good when you do it..

Art Shows and New French Bull Dog Painting

i'm still here.... 

...this is my daughter's french bulldog lilybug.  isn't she the sweetest. when i took this photo i knew i had to paint her. i hope to have prints and more soon.

           
  i started doing art/craft shows again this summer. i forgot how nice it is to talk to people who enjoy seeing my art.  it helps me to know i'm not crazy, and if you're an artist you understand what I'm talking about.
 i want to say thank you to everyone who stop by my booth to look at my art and buy

   in the process of trying to figure out how to display my art at the art shows (without spending a small fortune) i came up with a good way to display my art at the show and in my studio.  can you guess what i used? 

i took apart wire storage cubes ( they are  four cubes when together i had 2 sets in white see photo below) we had bought to store the kids toys or clothes on. i took them apart and laid them out 4 wire squares by 3 square and used twist ties the put them together. at the show i twist tie them to the tent frame...in my studio i hung them on hooks...i love they way they turned out and it only cost me a few dollars for the twist ties.  now i can see my art hanging all in one place as i finish it.

 i have so many ideas going through my head!  i love it when things are crazy busy it really energizes me. what energizes you ?

 look for new art and product soon..