Back from Colorado July 24, 2008

Here are a few pics from our Colorado tour. We had a blast, and two very good shows. Thanks to everyone who came out to the support the art and the artists! That being said, it’s great to be back at work in the studio, not to mention comfy in our home sweet home. We head out for Park City, UT and then Frisco, CO late next week!

 ”Artist Caravan”, Edwards Fine Art & Sculpture Festival.

 Ken at the Cameron, AZ Post Office. How appropos for a USPS stamp artist!

 Moi, looking a lot fresher than I felt. It was about 100 degrees that afternoon…

 Monument Valley from the car. The drive from Phoenix to Edwards and Aspen via Moab is not to be missed!

 6th Annual Aspen Arts Festival.

 Nearing Moab.

 A well-located Starbucks in Grand Junction, CO.

 Some of the prettiest places are closest to home. This shot was outside of Flagstaff.

 It all fits …well, we didn’t have Ken’s paintings in the car at this point but we could see it was all going to work. Eureka!!!

Raku Gallery Profile Coming Soon! July 8, 2008

I promised a Raku Gallery profile ..and it’s coming soon. I’ve gotten a little backed up with my recent trunk show and preparing for the Edwards Fine Art & Sculpture show this weekend. PLEASE, stay tuned!

Drakon Cuff in Turquoise July 8, 2008

WOW, I love how this piece turned out. I wove it in sterling silver using the weave called Dragon Scale. I made the rings for the piece last winter while I was participating in the Arizona Fine Art Expo, but never got around to doing the actual WEAVING until late spring/early summer. The cuff is enhanced with a GORGEOUS turquoise and sterling silver clasp. It’s about 7-1/2″ in length.  I’ll have this piece with me at the Edwards Fine Art & Sculpture Festival this weekend.

Drakon Bracelet in Turquoise

The Odyssey that turned into a Caravan July 8, 2008

In May, I posted that Ken and I were heading up to Colorado for a couple of shows in July (Edwards and Aspen) and that we were ANXIOUS about fitting all the show gear for TWO booth displays into our Honda Odyssey. Well, oddly enough, that became a non-issue since the Odyssey has suddenly turned into a Dodge Caravan. Long story short, our Odyssey has been at Bell Honda for about 4 weeks awaiting a replacement SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER. Through our warranty, we’ve had a rental car for the entire time; and just yesterday switched out from a Ford SUV of some sort to the Dodge Caravan. So far, we’ve got the van about 1/2 loaded and are waiting for the 105 degree temp to dissipate somewhat before we finish up later this evening. Thus far, it seems like everything is going to fit. We’re amazed, needless to say. Especially since, because the Enterprise lady said the vehicle measured only six feet from behind the driver seat with all the seats down, and our panels are seven feet, we were pretty sure we were going to have to carry them on the roof (NOT SO GOOD). The measurement turned out to be 7′4″ so we were able to get the panels inside. We hit the road tomorrow… yay! P.S. We are baffled that any car part could take four weeks (or more) to ship. Apparently, Honda only tooled enough of these parts for the Odysseys that were made in 2006. To get a new one made for our model, they have to retool the machines to make the part and… blah blah blah. We are expecting the part to arrive on July 14 but — since there have been several delays already, we are not holding our breath.

 

  2007 Dodge Caravan

More Raku Pics July 8, 2008

  

I like to take a photo of my cube set up before I head out the door (see above). Having a notoriously short memory, it helps me remember “what goes where” in the display…

 

 What a gorgeous interior!

 

 My “year round shelf” is shelf 2!  

 

We had a massive rain on Saturday around lunch time. I don’t have a good image unfortunately, but the view from the picture window was spectacular.

Raku Trunk Show July 6, 2008

I had a great time showing my work at Raku Gallery in Jerome yesterday. What a view!