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I just received word that there IS space for me at the downtown Des Moines Art Festival this yaer. This is one of the larger art fairs in the country.. and since I can’t be in two places at once, unfortunately, I’ll be giving up my spot at my other planned art fair that weekend (also in Des Moines) to head to this one for my first time ever there. Looking forward to it! Details to the right.

Many thanks to all you folks who came out in the rain to the Omaha Summer Arts Festival. Despite the less-than-desirable weather on Saturday and Sunday (it was pretty much a soaker except on Friday), I had a great show. It’s always fun to do a new show in a place I haven’t been before. The show staff and volunteers were so helpful, and all the spectators and customers so kind. And of course, one of the best parts about being a ‘traveling’ artist is meeting and hanging out with other artists traveling along a similar path — made some new friends, I did. Here’s some pics, including the neatest water tower I’ve ever seen (coming from a coffee lover) along I-29.

Hi from Omaha!

I’m in booth #86 on Farnam between 13th & 14th Streets. Runs Friday & Saturday from 11 – 8, and Sunday from 11 – 5.

It’s been a seriously hectic few weeks of non-stop work for all these summer shows. I sort of feel like every one of these finger puppets at any given moment of the day.. but I gave myself a break and let loose in the local toy store a bit ago.. I even did laps around their checkout counter on some little foot propelled scooter (which I promised myself I’d buy by the end of the summer. It was awesome). I leave tomorrow for a long weekend in Omaha for the Summer Arts Fest. I’ve got a snazzy new tent that increases my setup and take down times by about an hour, but it’s super roomy and nice and semi-weather resistant. Monday, I’m cleaning up the disaster zone that my house has become. Updates from Omaha to come… til then.