Oct 2008
Staying on your toes
Oct 2008
This has been a crazy
September and October for weather in Seattle. Hot and
sunny for a few days then cold and drizzly for a few.
My closet is bulging with both my winter and summer
clothes as I try to stay ready for the changes. It
got me thinking about staying open to change and how
sometimes that's hard to do. I want to be able to
count on things being the way I know them and at the
same time change really energizes me and challenges
me to push forward.
My jewelry business parallels my life and just when I think everything is calm and tidy, something happens to shake it up. A few weeks ago I learned what it's like to set up and take down my booth by myself. It's something I've wanted to do and I picked a weekend of predicted sunshine to do it. But of course it rained...hard. I can get pretty wimpy about physical labor, especially in the rain, but I did it and I'm pleased with myself for it. Just when I thought life was back to normal after my summer shows, and as I was about to start replacing all the pieces that I sold at the big Boise festival, and leisurely getting ready for my next show in November, I got several unexpected orders and re-orders from galleries and customers. Yikes. I was already low on inventory and had to scramble a bit to fulfill the orders. That got my adrenalin going! But I made it and now have a better idea of how much stock to keep on hand.
My work is available in several new Washington galleries this month. The Laurel Tree in Duvall is a new gallery with work from Northwest artists. The Artist's Remarque in La Conner is also a new gallery owned by the same people who have had Cattails and Dragonflies in La Conner for several years. Artisans' Wares in Spokane is a long established gallery which has moved to a larger space and is now carrying my work.
Coming up soon is the big Fall show for Best of the Northwest on November 14, 15, 16. This year, and for several years to come, it will be at Seattle Center instead of at Sandpoint. As the Sandpoint facility is reorganized the show is going back to its Seattle Center roots. We're big enough to fill both the Exhibition Hall and all of the Northwest rooms so come prepared for lots of beautiful arts and crafts, music and food. I have a few discount admission coupons so contact me if you'd like some.
After that is the Phinney Winter Festival on December 6, 7. The Phinney Neighborhood Center is one of my favorite places in Seattle so it's always fun to be involved with their events. There is music, food and a lot of beautiful work at this one. Perfect for holiday shopping.
My jewelry business parallels my life and just when I think everything is calm and tidy, something happens to shake it up. A few weeks ago I learned what it's like to set up and take down my booth by myself. It's something I've wanted to do and I picked a weekend of predicted sunshine to do it. But of course it rained...hard. I can get pretty wimpy about physical labor, especially in the rain, but I did it and I'm pleased with myself for it. Just when I thought life was back to normal after my summer shows, and as I was about to start replacing all the pieces that I sold at the big Boise festival, and leisurely getting ready for my next show in November, I got several unexpected orders and re-orders from galleries and customers. Yikes. I was already low on inventory and had to scramble a bit to fulfill the orders. That got my adrenalin going! But I made it and now have a better idea of how much stock to keep on hand.
My work is available in several new Washington galleries this month. The Laurel Tree in Duvall is a new gallery with work from Northwest artists. The Artist's Remarque in La Conner is also a new gallery owned by the same people who have had Cattails and Dragonflies in La Conner for several years. Artisans' Wares in Spokane is a long established gallery which has moved to a larger space and is now carrying my work.
Coming up soon is the big Fall show for Best of the Northwest on November 14, 15, 16. This year, and for several years to come, it will be at Seattle Center instead of at Sandpoint. As the Sandpoint facility is reorganized the show is going back to its Seattle Center roots. We're big enough to fill both the Exhibition Hall and all of the Northwest rooms so come prepared for lots of beautiful arts and crafts, music and food. I have a few discount admission coupons so contact me if you'd like some.
After that is the Phinney Winter Festival on December 6, 7. The Phinney Neighborhood Center is one of my favorite places in Seattle so it's always fun to be involved with their events. There is music, food and a lot of beautiful work at this one. Perfect for holiday shopping.