Sunday, May 29, 2011

The Vintage Market Place


Looking foward to next weekend at TheVintage Market Place. This show is taking the place of the wildly popular Chateau de Fleuers that used to be held at Chrisie Repasy's home. Located north of San Diego in the quaint little town of Rainbow, there is now more space for even more vendors which means more vintage yummies and crafty goodness! I will have some art from my book, and my book and some new dolls that I made just for this show...just to bring a little something different to the table!

Friday, May 27, 2011

Books, Book, and More books!

They have arrived!
My first official book signing of Collage Couture will be June 5 at Stamp Your Heart Out in Claremont, CA from 2-5 pm. Please stop by! I was pleased (as well as surprised) to find that they already sold out of their fisrt shipment and had to order more! I guess I never thought about them being in stores yet, even tho Amazon shipped over a week ago. Thank you to everyone who has purchased so far and another big thank you to all that have emailed or commented on fb regarding this book. it means so much to me that you are enjoying it as well as pulling some inspiration from it. It was my intention to do a book that you will look at over and over again just because it makes you feel good. I have a few how to books that I have never even tried to create a project from but just love to open to take in all that inspiration.
If you are on the fence about ordering yet another book, there's a little button to the left and you can read the reviews and order your copy now. I promise you won't regret it. North Light Books designed a gorgeous book that you will pull out again and again!

Monday, May 23, 2011

Art in the Garden Party

I went to a garden party, to reminence with my old friends.....


Upon enterring...the higgly piggely wall, right out of storybook land
Of course, the birds have a fabulous place to live in Pauleete's garden!

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More birdie goodness

Hummingbird heaven!

The inside did not go un-noticed with her handmade garden goodies



More bits of color

What could be better that a beret wearing, heavy accented man sketching?
Oh, did I mention thats the ocean in the background?

Lorenzo and the lovely Beth, editor of Altered Couture, Somerset Home and about 90 more magazines!
It turned out to be a lovely day. The June gloom turned to sunshine around 1:00 making for the perfect day at the beach. My friend Paulette had her annual Art in the Garden Party at her wonderful little cottage in Laguna Beach. I have done many posts about this place but Saturday it was in all of it's glorious color. The roses, lavender and hydrangas were all in bloom. There was citrus hanging from the trees and the inside of her place was filled with all her handmade ceramic treasures. The ocean came out of the clouds in the afternoon like a fashionably late guest.
Many artists set up their easels and began their play as they talked about their passion for the arts for all to hear. There was a portrait artist who could've come straight off the streets of Paris complete with his beret. There was someone painting out front in the street as you came  in and another working on a rose still life in pastels right when you came through the garden doors. It was art and flowers everywhere you turned.
Of course the best part of the day is connecting with old friends and making new. It was wonderful catching up with Jenelle and as always, talking with the gracious Beth Livesay from Stampington. Paulette flited around being the perfect hostess to all that entered her little spot of paradise. Thanks Paulette for a lovely day!

Monday, May 16, 2011

Upcoming Book Signings and Such

From the book Collage Couture

Well, we will try this again since blogger has dropped my last 2 posts! I will make this one short and sweet. The last 2 months have been sort of a resting perriod for me as I pursue some other things. Last week , I had a super creative streak and started doing some projects with fabric. If all goes well, I will post pictures this week.
I received an email on Saturday that someone actually got my book Collage Couture, in the mail from Amazon. I have not yet received mine so I was pleasantly surprised. I am in book planning event mode right now so I thought I would post where I'll be in the coming weeks.
I will start off doing a lovely vintagy show in Rainbow, CA. Yes, Rainbow in North San Diego County, and the area is as pretty as the name! This was formerly Chateau de Fleurs that took place at Christie Repasy's home in Fallbrook. I will be there June 3 & 4 and will have a few books to sell and will have some of my original art from the book for sale.

On Sunday, June 5, I will be at Stamp Your Heart Out in Claremont from 2 - 4. This sweet little store is where it all began for me. The owner, Joan has been cheering me on since I first was asked to participate in an art walk there a little over 2 yrs ago. Yep, I walked in that store that night with nothing but my art. No easels, no prices, nothing...not a clue how to set up for this! But Joan helped me set up, I had a successful evening and have been asked back many times since.

I am setting up a signing and 2 classes at a Ben Franklin store in Grass Valley, CA on June 25. Am very excited about this. This a wonderful area in Northern CA sitting at the edge of the gold country. Sylvia, who I met in Davis while doing a show and class has graciously offered me her guest room that weekend. How fun to spend the weekend with new friends!

I will post as more events come my way. Thank you to everyone who pre-ordered the book. I hope you enjoy it!