So I think I havent posted for a week. Sorry. It was a busy week. At times I think fall will settle down, when shows are over for the season and I resume my teaching on Saturdays. Not so. FaerieCon is 2 weeks away. I have workshops and classes going on in addition to the regular Sat kids cermaics class. I am thrilled !!! to be a member of the Art Jewelry Elements blog. Working on the October AJE design team reveal, as well as regular blog posts. All good, but busy.
And finally we come to this. The final FaerieCon post, long overdue. The event ended two weeks ago, and we all try to maintian a little of the FaerieCon magic in our mundane lives. For me, back to the ceramics studio in my standard uniform - jeans, Dansko clogs, a tee shirt.
Robert Frost said "Good fences make good neighbors" That sprang to mind when I sat down to gather my thoughts for this post. Good neighbors make for a good festival. Good neighbors also make good friends - and vice versa. This FaerieCon I was in my regular space, my home away from home. I have vended the event three years running in the upstairs hall. Yes, its hard to select and filter what to bring for a 6' table display when I am accustomed to a booth. But to be surrounded by friends, old and new; to listen to fantastic music during the Masquerades; take a look:
When I was middle school art teacher I used to show the movie "Labyrinth" to my 6th grade students. I wanted to impress upon them that there were people out there, working, and creating incredible art. That art can be a lucrative job... Just look at the film with only 2 humans and all creatures! Never did I think that I would meet, let alone go to events with Brian and Wendy Froud - the designers of said magical creatures in the movie. My original copy of "Faeries" by Brian Froud and Alan Lee is dog-eared to say the least...
Once a year I get to leave the world behind and cross over into the land of FaerieCon. I won't return aged 100 years, it is safe to partake of food and drink, but I will see glorious wonders and frolic with friends, old and new, and my gypsy faerie family. (I am not exagerating, although I may be accused of waxing poetic.) Until you have experienced an event such as this, you will have to take my word, suspend your disbelief, and read on...
Spook-tacular news: After three (?) years of waiting and wondering - my episode of HGTV's "That's Clever" will air on Monday October 17th, 2011! I am excited, and a little anxious. It has been so long, its all a blur in my memory. I am excited to see it, and feel a little self-conscious - will it be cool? Silly? Hmm. So check your local cable listings for time and channel! I am interested to hear what you think.
In the studio - I always have my ipod or iphone plugged in... just to the left outside this photo's frame...
I have some podcasts, but I seem to always prefer music while I am working. Often, when I get a new piece of music, I listen to it exclusively for a week or even two. Total immersion. The current CD is "Seasons in Elfland" by Woodland.
