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On Saturday I dragged the fam to LaGrange for some Midnyt Burgers and an art show. Aren't we cute!? Okay, so I think the kid was more excited about the smash burgers than the art, oh AND the snacks at the reception, but he did all right. And my darling husband did the driving and even a little picture taking so I didn't really have to drag them. LaGrange has a cute little downtown area and I think we all enjoyed the trip in our own way. Bird mural at the Art Museum, where the other half of the show is on display, was also a hit. You can read a little more about the show here, and I'm hoping for a walkthrough video or photo gallery soon but it did just open, so I'm trying to be patient! Here's a look at the corner of the Lamar Dodd Art Center where my work is: And here's my don't-knock-over-the-cake face! 😆 Ms. Lanora there is the Gallery Manager and Curator at the Art Center and she was so incredibly kind and gracious both by email and in person! It's such a delight to meet wonderful new people. I wish I had grabbed snapshots of the other artists I'm sharing space with, but I didn't think to do it while we were there. I mean, I'm really curious about this big pink bubblegum mech! But I can't read the info card in any of my pictures, of course. So I have to wait. Impatiently. Although I DO have something to keep me busy! Here's a sneak peek (yes, it has to be in black in white for now) at the yarn I'll be using for my next magazine project: It's always exciting to try new yarns! It's got some great but subtle texture and I think it's going to be perfect for the crochet design we've settled on. I can't wait to share more with you! In the meantime I'm going to go stalk the LaGrange Art Museum and Art Center social sites again just one more time today... because if somebody doesn't share a video soon, I'm just going to have to go back again!! It was a nice little drive, actually. About an hour. Oh! I shared a little video on Patreon from when I dropped off the artworks; you can see that here if you'd like to take a quick little drive through the Georgia countryside with me. Cheers, y'all. -Connie P.S. No new bird pictures this week, but I did just drop these pretty little rosary pea postcards in the mail for my Patrons and I still have a few left, so if you'd like one, too, come join me on Patreon! $2 a month almost perfectly covers the cost of printing and mailing each postcard, but if you can commit to $5+ per month, you get the monthly postcards with my art on it (Wild Florals next year, I think!) AND you are actively supporting my creative work by helping me cover some of the costs of things like art show submissions, tech editing fees for patterns, and, of course, more art supplies so I can keep making more art! |
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Y'all. I have had THREE acceptance letters this week. Three! I am... overwhelmed, lol. I'm also trying to finish up my night sky inspired tapestry for the submission due on the 7th, which is Saturday, and I'm ALSO heading out to Providence Canyon on Saturday to do my second plein air event. What am I doing to myself!? 😆 But it's also all pretty exciting. Time for show and tell? First, here's the awesomely black handspun yarn I made for the night sky project: Yes, it's been VERY hard to see to...
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