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Showing posts with label art festival. Show all posts
Showing posts with label art festival. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 27, 2018
Bast Brothers Garden Center's Spring Festival
Next month I will be participating in the Bast Brothers Garden Center's Spring Festival. It will be held on Saturday, April 21 from 10AM - 3PM at 1214 Ellis Mill Road Mullica Hill, NJ 08062. There will be food trucks, family activities, yard games, and local vendors, such as myself. I will be set up in their greenhouse with my original paintings, archival prints, greeting cards, pillows, and necklaces. New products that I will be featuring are coasters, metal prints of my photography along with hand towels of my original artwork.
Tuesday, July 11, 2017
2017 Haddonfield Crafts and Fine Art Festival
Sunday was a gorgeous day and I had the opportunity to attend the 25th Annual Haddonfield's Crafts and Fine Art Festival. I wanted to do some research to see if this particular festival would be good to exhibit in next year. I am familiar with the town of Haddonfield since I used to work in Moorestown and often had school and union functions in the area. I was lucky enough to get a parking spot right in front of Markheim Art Center, where I have exhibited artwork in the past.
Since it was the last few hours of the show, I stopped at the booths of fine artists to discuss their experiences over the weekend. My first stop was at Dorothy De Matteis. She is an acrylic painter with a whimsical style and bold color palette with subject matter featuring people and animals. She had a similar setup to mine and we spoke about the logistics of setup and take down. It was great to talk to an experienced artist and hear her advice to alleviate some stressful situations during festivals. I purchased a fun print for my daughter (pictured below).
Next I visited Keith Mountford, an extremely detailed, photorealistic watercolorist from Yardley, PA. He had an easel set up with a work in progress he was working on while talking to patrons. It was captivating listening to his story and view his breathtaking artwork. While at his booth I also met a young artist just starting out, Sarah. We talked and exchanged business cards to keep in touch.
The next artist I spoke with was Majorie Haley. She is a plein air painter and was extremely helpful with sharing which shows in the area she found were best for fine artists. She wrote down a list for me to look into and suggested I visit an artist diagonal from her. I purchased a small 5" x 7" painting from her for my kitchen (pictured below).
As I continued walking, I found Bill Donnelly. He is an illustrator with current work focusing on close up drawings of the natural environment. He uses wax pastels with gestural lines on black paper to create textural drawing. We talked about getting started, where he has shown and which shows are worth investigating.
The last stop of the day was to Gerry McDonnell of Celtic Hearths Bronze. He creates bronze sculptures of Celtic designs. Being of Irish heritage, his work caught my eye. I had the opportunity to talk to him about his life and my family's names. He showed me on one of his bronze maps of Ireland where those family names are prevalent. He went on to explain his process of carving the design, creating a mold, pouring the bronze and lastly, applying acid and saline to create the unique patinas of his work. Since he travels up and down the East Coast doing a variety of festivals, he shared very valuable tips for setting up and showing solo. I purchased a 8"x10" Celtic love knot which I plan to hang in our living room.
Overall, most of the artists were pleased with the attendance and spending of the patrons. I had a great time talking with the artists about their work and learning from their experiences. I will definitely consider adding this show to my line up for next year's festivals.
Next I visited Keith Mountford, an extremely detailed, photorealistic watercolorist from Yardley, PA. He had an easel set up with a work in progress he was working on while talking to patrons. It was captivating listening to his story and view his breathtaking artwork. While at his booth I also met a young artist just starting out, Sarah. We talked and exchanged business cards to keep in touch.
The next artist I spoke with was Majorie Haley. She is a plein air painter and was extremely helpful with sharing which shows in the area she found were best for fine artists. She wrote down a list for me to look into and suggested I visit an artist diagonal from her. I purchased a small 5" x 7" painting from her for my kitchen (pictured below).
As I continued walking, I found Bill Donnelly. He is an illustrator with current work focusing on close up drawings of the natural environment. He uses wax pastels with gestural lines on black paper to create textural drawing. We talked about getting started, where he has shown and which shows are worth investigating.
The last stop of the day was to Gerry McDonnell of Celtic Hearths Bronze. He creates bronze sculptures of Celtic designs. Being of Irish heritage, his work caught my eye. I had the opportunity to talk to him about his life and my family's names. He showed me on one of his bronze maps of Ireland where those family names are prevalent. He went on to explain his process of carving the design, creating a mold, pouring the bronze and lastly, applying acid and saline to create the unique patinas of his work. Since he travels up and down the East Coast doing a variety of festivals, he shared very valuable tips for setting up and showing solo. I purchased a 8"x10" Celtic love knot which I plan to hang in our living room.
Overall, most of the artists were pleased with the attendance and spending of the patrons. I had a great time talking with the artists about their work and learning from their experiences. I will definitely consider adding this show to my line up for next year's festivals.
Crowds at Haddonfield Crafts & Fine Art Festival
Print by Dorothy De Matteis
Painting by Majorie Haley
Chestnut, Leaves, Grass by Bill Donnelly
Cold Cast Bronze by Gerry McDonnell
Monday, May 22, 2017
Arts in Bloom Site #6
This past weekend was my 5th year exhibiting in the Salem County Arts in Bloom Studio Tour. This year was special because it was the first time I was at my house as my own site location. In previous years, I have exhibited at my workshop studio at A Whole New Light, and at Janice Chassier's Gallery Under the Oak Tree.
I began setting up my display on Wednesday. I wanted to use the display system I purchased from a Massachusetts photographer (read more about it here) inside our garage. I first had to shift things in order for the display to fit. My goal was to have the display components setup by Wednesday, hang all of the artwork and stage the setup by Thursday and tie up any loose ends (print out missing tags, price items) on Friday. Despite the heat, everything went according to plan!
Friday evening I held a preview/opening reception event where I invited a few clients and friends to attend. It was a relaxed gathering where visitors could look at the artwork, talk, and enjoy some wine and desserts. We lounged on the straw bale couch and watched a distant lighting storm. It was the perfect way to start the weekend!
Saturday morning as I began to set up, visitors started to arrive around 9:30 AM. There was a constant flow of tour goers throughout the day including neighbors, farmers, friends, students, and art enthusiasts who I hadn't met before. I had so many wonderful conversations and even witnessed one of my paintings captivate and move someone so much, they cried. It was a powerful moment. I even sold my painting, "The Meathouse". It was an amazing day!
The day started slower on Sunday which gave me an opportunity to take some video of my set up and post on Facebook for Arts in Bloom (I am the Volunteer Social Media Coordinator for AIB). By lunchtime, visitors began to arrive and I was busy for the rest of the afternoon! I had several people return from the previous day to discuss private art lessons and commissioning a piece of artwork. Fellow Pitman Gallery & Art Center member artist, Eileen Meehan Ziegler and Ro Mansfield came to my site. They were so nice and I look forward to collaborating with them in the future!
My aunt and cousins came down from Kennett Square to see my display. They ended up staying for dinner after the day had ended. It was the perfect ending to a successful event!
Overall, I had a phenomenal weekend! I had over 100 visitors between the two days and sales that far exceeded my expectations. I am overwhelmed with gratitude for all of the support I received! I am excited to get back into the studio and create new works of art for next year's Salem County Arts in Bloom. Special thank you to my mom and student, Audrey, for helping me throughout the week with the kids as I setup for this big event. I couldn't have done it without you!
Tuesday, November 15, 2016
Day Trip to Barre, MA
We just got back from an awesome day trip to Barre, MA to purchase and pick up equipment for my next business venture: art festivals. I started researching canopies and display systems and stumbled across a complete art show display for sale on Facebook. The power of social media!
After putting the kids to bed, Chester and I started our drive north. (My mom graciously stayed at our house to tend to our littles. Thanks, Mom! ) We drove to Sturbridge, MA and spent the night at the historic Publick House Inn. I would highly recommend staying there if you are traveling in that area. It was absolutely beautiful and the staff were so friendly!
The next morning we had THE best breakfast: french toast, ham, buttermilk pancakes and sausage. Seriously, they were out of this world. We then made the short drive to Barre to meet Darrell and Cynthia, the photographers I purchased the art show system from. After going over the trailer, we were back on the road headed home.
We did make a pit stop at Sturbridge Antique Shops on the way home. My other passion is antiquing and we had a great time going through the shop. I found a lot of great items to add to my collection. Chester even found an old scale "that spoke to him" and had to have!
Below are some pictures from our trip. Check back for announcements of my 2017 art festival schedule!
Driving in Massachusetts
One of the dining rooms at the Publick House Inn
How awesome are these crocks?!
Our treasures from Massachusetts
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