It’s been a busy several months since April. Here’s what’s happened:
Wanderfest @Holy Cow Market and Music April 13– market highlighting the 31& Cherry area KCMO
Art-o-mat SwapMeet @SECCA June 10– celebrating twenty years of Art-o-mat in Winston-Salmen NC
Waldo Bicycle Festival @Family Bikes June 24– event to get folks out on their bike and go drink coffee Waldo/KCMO (I sublet tent space form a nice guy from Crows Coffee)
Tour of Kansas City Watch event @ Clubhouse–hanging out with serious bike folks Crossroads/KCMO
I’m participating in two shows in April:
Martin City (MO) Spring Market, April 7 & 8
Prairie Village (KS) Earth Fair, April 15
Cloud pendant liberated from spoon
Here’s 2016 summary.This was an off year due to rotator cuff repair in May. The rehab went well but it was slow and frustrating.
I participated in nine events this year-a little less than last year. I returned to the marketplace in June with Maker Faire which was great. I ended the year with the Recycle Santa Fe Art Fest in Dec. I participated in new events-Summit Art Fest and Kansas City Comicon. I did not make the cut for Art Westport-probably a combo of weak photos of my work and new management/judges. I’m planning to apply for 2017. My work is in transition-using more flatware, less bike parts.
My booth arrangement keeps evolving-going lean and clean. I’m slow and fussy about my set up but breaking down is much faster.
There were other diversions this year including a pilgrimage to North Carolina to check out Art-o-mat headquarters. So cool. I won’t be hosting a machine but I am proud to be an “Artist in Cellophane”.
Looking forward 2017.
Biz Baz booth detail
This is my method: first there is an idea, then I try to execute the idea which causes a creative detour resulting in something else all together. This pendant is such an example. I wanted to make a sunburst design but that did not go as expected. Rather than scrap the whole thing, I salvaged the outer rim of the spoon and let my imagination figure out how to fill it.
I got off to a SLOW start this year due to rotator cuff repair in May. I’m doing very well and have been making up for lost time. I’ve done four! shows starting in June–Marker Faire, Pleasant Hill car show, Whole Person Jubilee, and Kansas City ComicCon. Maker Faire was by far the most successful but I still had fun at the others.
