Submitting and Focusing

I've been making submitting to galleries and calls for art my goal this week. I've submitted to one gallery in New Hampshire, a call for art in Belfast, ME, and am dropping off work in Damriscotta (while checking out the new Co-op market location!) tomorrow. I'm also planning on selling my little terrariums and terrarium necklaces (soon to be unveiled at my other shop) to a little garden design and gallery shop in South Portland, Souzou. I used to make it a point to submit to shows at least once a month when I lived in RI, but I've fallen out of the habit the past 3 years that I've lived in Maine.

I'm also planning on buying probably too much art supplies today. Wood panels for encaustic pieces and new Indian Rag Watercolor paper to gear up for the SEA Holiday Sale at the East End Community School on December 4th and 5th.

Hopefully I'll have some new things for you all to look at soon.

Additional Shop!

My husband and I decided to open a shop called Tiny Apothecary. We will sell things from the earth, such as terrariums, and energy necklaces filled with stones or herbs with certain healing properties.
Check it out!

It's encaustic -- boogie woogie woogie

Whoo!

A few good things:

Ferdinand on Congress Street in Portland, Maine will be selling my cards! This makes me so excited since I love to browse around that store. It's a place that makes me happy and feel creative.

I am one of 100 artists to be in Picnic Portland on Saturday September 12th. Hopefully it doens't rain, because I don't have a tent.

A bit old news, but still cool, is that you can find my necklaces at Material Objects in Portland, Maine, which is where I buy most of my clothes.

I actually have this weekend off, which is amazing. I'm sort of glad that it's raining. I'm going to meditate, do yoga, and draw draw draw. I have a project due for a company for a series of compass roses. It's a bit more technical drawing than I'm used to, but I'll be excited to integrate compasses in my artwork again, since now I can make them more perfectly. Andrew has the weekend off too, so we can get some wedding planning done. We still haven't sent out all our invitations! Eek!

I live with the trees

Birtch, particularly.

5.5 by 8.5 inch original collage, incorportating thread and wishes of having trees rooted in my house.

New Original

new finished piece! I really enjoy the colors and details in this one. It makes me imagine city streets, blocks of galleries and coffee shops, a bright and cheerful place to spend time.