by ruralpearl | Jul 21, 2012 | Art Fairs & Art Travels
Day one of the Open Arts Fest was pretty groovy. I had a great spot underneath a couple trees that shaded me from a full day of sun. I also had a lot of fun doing a demonstration and chatting up my audience. The weather got a little iffy with some thunder, wind and light rain right as I was closing up, but it totally blew over without much of an effect. With the last two weekends of torrential rain, I was really appreciative of sun.. The sky over the flatirons after I left was kinda crazy looking.
One more day and then I head home…
by ruralpearl | Jul 20, 2012 | Art Fairs & Art Travels
I’m heading over to Boulder to get ready for this weekend’s Open Arts Festival. By getting ready, I mean, taking my soggy tent & side walls out of my car and seeing if I can clean them up from last weekend’s nasty rainstorm since the rain & cooler temps have given way to sun and upper 90s hotness. The weather gods are preparing me to go back to the cauldron of Kansas, I suppose.
I’ll be doing a paper cutting demonstration on the Boulder Court House lawn (1300 block of Pearl Street) from 4:30 – 5:30 on Saturday. Hope to see you there!
by ruralpearl | Jul 19, 2012 | Art Fairs & Art Travels, Inspiration, Photos
I spent the first half of the day trekking the trails around Bear Lake and Nymph Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park. Then I sat on a rock by a small but swift river and ate oranges while I dipped my toes in the water. I love the sound of moving water.
by ruralpearl | Jul 16, 2012 | Art Fairs & Art Travels
Hello from Frisco, CO. I decided to camp out (in a Holiday Inn) here for the night. Above: A snapshot from my drive to Aspen last week.. I think I brought the rain to Colorado. It seems to be following me. First Denver: major rainstorm & flooding. Then last weekend, my Edwards show got rained out on Saturday, and then within the last hour on Sunday, some insane rain came pouring down, but even worse was the wind that tried to carry my tent away.. I ditched my sandals and ran about a quarter mile barefoot in that rain to retrieve my car from the artist lot so I could load all my stuff to keep it safe. Of course, as soon as I got to it, the rain turned into a drizzle. No art casualties, but one sidewall destroyed from the wind and now a car full of wet tent equipment which will likely be a smelly mess by the time I get to Boulder… I’d find a good spot to set it out to dry, but alas it’s still rainy, with rain forecasted in the area until Thursday. Hoping Boulder will be a bit drier. Despite the rain, it’s been a great trip. Really looking forward to some wilderness in a couple days. Tomorrow, I’ll go get my cosmic fix at the Gates Planetarium at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. It’s all in the stars. Til next time..
by ruralpearl | Jul 14, 2012 | Art Fairs & Art Travels
Howdy from Edwards, CO, at the Art on the Rockies festival produced by the Vail Valley Arts League. Unfortunately, today pretty much got rained out and I ended up closing down early to head to warmer pastures because I was about to freeze out there. Feels like rainy October.. And here I sit in my hotel room with the heater on. It’s all good. Hopefully tomorrow will be better, although there is more rain forecasted. Denver was an amazing show that totally exceeded my expectations, and then I got to spend a couple days in Aspen with someone I think the world of, and there’s pretty much nothing that could go wrong at this point. All is grand in my little world. Heading toward Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National Park in a few days for some R&R and sight seeing & nature photographing, and then the Boulder show, and then home. It’s all going by so fast… Til next time…
by ruralpearl | Jul 9, 2012 | Art Fairs & Art Travels
I’ll be in Edwards, CO, this upcoming weekend for Art on the Rockies produced by the Vail Valley Art League. The following weekend, I’ll be in Boulder for the OpenArts Festival on the Pearl Street Mall.
by ruralpearl | Jul 7, 2012 | Art Fairs & Art Travels
I think it’s safe to say that this year’s Cherry Creek Arts Festival can go down as my most successful art fair so far in terms of sales, and there’s still one day to go. However, rain kept the folks away Friday afternoon and shut us down early Saturday. It was pretty crazy. I had customers in my booth when the rain and wind came fairly suddenly and we were all holding onto the tent trying to keep it in place. I’m glad that a large region of Colorado got some much needed rain – hopefully it put a major damper on the wildfires, but the drainage systems where I was were not quite prepared for the downpour that came and rising water made it’s way through my tent. It was over my ankles at one point.. sooo, I packed up all my work and put it in my car where it was much safer. More rain forecasted for tomorrow…
by ruralpearl | Jul 6, 2012 | Art Fairs & Art Travels
Today I got all set up for the Cherry Creek Arts Festival which takes place this Friday from 10am – 8pm, Saturday from 10am – 8pm, and Sunday from 10am – 6pm. There’s lots of rain forecasted, which is a great thing for the state of Colorado.. And I try not to worry about these things anymore. I just go with the flow. You know? Lots of new work hanging that I haven’t shown you here yet — not even sure how I managed to fill all my panels, but I did. So, busy days ahead. Til next time..
by ruralpearl | Jul 4, 2012 | Art Fairs & Art Travels, Cut Paper, New Work!
Each paper cutting measures 5 x 7 inches. I like mushrooms.. I always thought it would be cool to sit underneath one.
I made my way to Boulder, CO, today.. and I can barely keep my eyes open. I hit up the Pearl Street Mall for some dinner and walking around (and to check out my location for the Boulder show in a few weeks). I also wanted to check in with a gallery I’ve got some stuff in here.. forgetting today is a holiday. I’ll be heading to Denver tomorrow to set up for the Cherry Creek Arts Fest. As I drove around Denver and into Boulder, the haze was so thick that I never even saw the mountains until I was actually IN Boulder… Crazy… maybe the smoke from the fires, I’d assume. More soon.
by ruralpearl | Jun 25, 2012 | Art Fairs & Art Travels
I had a great weekend in Des Moines. The show turned out better than I expected. Thanks to everyone who came out. The drive to and from were both pleasant, but the sunset on the way home sort of erased everything before, after, and around. This picture that I snapped on my phone doesn’t do it justice. The sun was a giant orangish-pink ball illuminating the sky and silhouetting everything on the ground.. I sort of just wanted to dive into it.
I’m leaving for Denver a week from Wednesday (in appx 8 days) for my next three shows, which means I’m knee deep in work and going a little crazy. The Cherry Creek Arts Festival (in Denver) was my best show last year, and I’m hoping to be at least AS prepared as I was last year… Til next time.
