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| I90 Death Trap |
The third annual
Funky Finds Spring Fling was this past weekend and as my first show of 2011, I was thrilled with the abundance of great artists (whom I hope to find wandering around on
Etsy or
FB), bountiful shoppers, and awesome weather. Since I live in North Dallas, I've had a mini roadtrip each morning for the past 3 days and didn't mind at all...despite the Texas road workers not so funny attempt at a death trap where I30 meets I90. Are these obstacle courses for the "oh so classy"
trucks with ginormous tires TX is famous for? Hell, who knows, but it definitely made me keep my eyes on the road.
For the past few weeks, I've been scrambling around the remains of last November's displays, product signs, and the rest of the crap in my garage. I've re-found (probably for the fourth time) some treasures and come up with some new ideas and lots of inspiration. Along with the inspiration, I have also added another 12 "to do" projects to my List. If you don't know already, I
love lists....love love love. Why? Because I am forever finding myself running around in circles if I didn't have one, or two, or three...going at a time.
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| Power tools + pvc + beer + art = good times |
First up, building a 10X10X8 ft. booth for some upcoming shows this Spring. Sure, you can buy one online (for the cost of my month's salary) but what would be the fun in that? No stress, no physical labor...pffft, boring! So, I decided to do some online research, buy some pvc pipe, drink some beer, and play adult
tinker toys. Viola! The result was more than I had expected. It worked. Yes, it has that DIY look, but why would I have it any other way. Plus, I totally got to play with my Christmas present...a new 18V power drill. Don't judge me, power drills rock.
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| I'm addicted to light fixtures |
Part deux involved some more math and lots of fabric. I automatically defaulted to the best there was: Mom. Yes, Mom came to the rescue with a serger and her trusty calculator. Did you know bankers need calculators too....who knew? Math is apparently not their super power either. Twelve fabulous black curtains later, the vision I had was starting to become more clear but first I needed more money and paint....Ugh!
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| The new Casa |
It's been a few years since I've picked up a paintbrush and there's good reason why. I had no patience. Therefore, everything I would try to paint would come out looking like crap layered on top of more crap. I've learned a helluva lot of patience in the past few years and went about this project with a different approach. I would actually plan this out...measurements,colors, and all. This result was quite satisfying. No, it's not your flashy and scripted glossy 5X3 business sign but that's the complete antithesis I was going for! If it looks like one of those ridiculous
trucks with big ass tires (refer to paragraph one) ran over it more than a couple of times then I'm sure to like it. By the way....to answer a question I get quite often...no, I do not know why people pay money to own something that looks like it has been sitting out in the elements for 3 decades. I'm one of those people and still have no clue.
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| New Digs Spring 2011 |
So, a little more cleaning and flinging led up to some new digs for HoI. Same furniture, different house if you will. Debuting this past weekend at
Funky Finds, I received a lot of feedback and many appreciated compliments/suggestions. It was interesting to see how people reacted differently to a new setup and how shifting things around a bit throughout the day seemed to have an impact as well. It's not a science yet, but I'm working on it!
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| Cute Kitten Pile Overload |
I met some great new (and always friendly) artists and saw amazing techniques I never knew existed. It was a wonderful event and not just because it was full of puppies, kittens, and benefits for the
Humane Society of North Texas. I am delighted again to find that the strength and helpful nature of the art community in DFW is still around. Thank you for the warm welcome to Spring 2011, I look forward to sharing these other artist with you in the future. Cheers!
-LAWisecup
