thank you for all the comments on my last post.  the day certainly did brighten up and i feel so warm and fuzzy inside to know that you all are out there listening to me on the good days and the bad.  thank you so much!

now, doesn’t this look like exactly the kind of place for recuperation and creative therapy?

 i wish i could attend the classes held at squam art workshops in september.  it looks like it will be a fantastic time!  can you imagine three days in central new hampshire participating in classes where you can make a primitive doll body and keepsake book?  one of my favorite class descriptions:

Spontaneous Art
Misty Mawn

This class is for anyone that wants to just let go and forget about any expectations they have been carrying around about their artwork. Spend the whole day with me being impulsive, as we plunge right into that blank paper and let our creative juices splash all around. This is a class to let loose and explore the unexpected. We will be painting, drawing, coloring in and outside the lines, collaging, stamping, and whatever else the day brings. For all levels.

back to the studio today after a loonnngg sunday in brooklyn and a day of recovery yesterday.

the craftacular wasn’t all it was cracked up to be.  i suppose i’m clinging on too much to the memory of that very first holiday craftacular when i met and got a photo with debbie stoller, drank free beer provided by brooklyn brewery for an hour or two, and danced the night away in my booth.  while the craftacular didn’t measure up to that memory, i loved the 90’s music played throughout the night. remember p.m. dawn, arrested development, and susan vegas’ tom’s diner?  i also had a blast playing “name that year” with the girlie pants crew.  and of course- my favorite part of every show- seeing all our wonderful vendor friends from far and wide that i only get to see at shows!

did i mention that it’s been raining cats and dogs for days, my car refuses to start, and that my cell phone was stolen?  yes it’s true.  well, time to get to the studio and face the day!

i’ll be back this week with more on

the one a week challenge

new beads

and perhaps some new designs!

thanks for sticking with me guys!

good morning everyone! just popping in to say, have a great weekend!

if you’re in or around the brooklyn area on sunday, i hope you’ll be able to stop by and say hello at the bust spring fling!

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seriously. why didn’t anyone tell me about this blog? the carrotbox- all about RINGS. be still my heart!  go there quickly!

found via catherine chandler.  thank you!!

remember how i did a dance when i found out that the washington city paper was throwing a brand new SPRING crafty bastards into the mix?

you should see the dance i did when i found out i was accepted!  ok, so i was in a crowded restaurant when i found out, so it was only a wiggle, but here comes the dance!

and look! artist diem chau and i share the same last name.  it makes me extremely happy and proud to see makers by the last name of chau.   her portfolio is breathtaking:

there is no water in the studio today! the main water line has been shut off due to some renovation work going on right now on the main property. AHHH! NOT GOOD- only four more days till the BUST spring fling.

looks like it will be errand-running day.

photo available at ara113photoraphy’s etsy shop

today i’m working on building the new booth/display for the upcoming show season.

here is a view of the work and messiness from above:

happy earth day to you!

Tree Necklace Special $35

for today only at the etsy shop

hello all!  i hope you had a nice relaxing weekend.

i’m in the full swing of things here in the studio so i’ll be sitting out for this week’s one-a-week challenge.  i know kait is pressing on, so  be sure to see what she is up to over at tether.  and of course, if you are working on a one-a-week challenge of your own, swing me an e-mail and let me know!  i am a nosy one, indeed.

photos of the things on my desk

inside plant looking out . . .

using about 6 calendars and planners. . .  good or bad habit?

and linkage for your reading pleasure (if you’ve been living under a rock like me. . . ):

ffffound!  (thanks steve!)

i realized today that i am very very tired. the addition of wholesale shows, prepping like crazy for the first retail show of the season, keeping up with e-mails, the one-a-week challenge and other to-dos have finally caught up with me.

after finishing some production work and putting part of my new booth together this morning, i decided that i just don’t have enough time to properly finish the second half of the one-a-week challenge before the deadline. i’m so happy with the ring that i want to give it as beautiful of a home as i can. i’ve buried the ring in a temporary spot for now as i contemplate some designs. . .

thank you SO MUCH kait! can you come up with the challenges from now on??! i absolutely loved this challenge!! i didn’t know how much i missed working on conceptual projects until this week. reminiscing, i dug up one of my favorite pieces from my school days (when i took myself WAY too seriously!). it’s been hidden away for years now because it needs a repair: a broken hinge.

i think now is the perfect time to fix it.

lungs #2, 2005

off to take a little breather. . .

HAPPY FRIDAY!

the challenge 

this bulb is dormant until next year. to me, it acts as a symbol of opportunity, potential, and growth. the second part of the challenge i will complete tomorrow. as a bonus, i won’t be creating another piece of jewelry, but a home for the bulb to live. perhaps, if we are lucky, she will awaken next april and i will be able to wear a flower on my pinky for a week or two. quickly, i must put her back under some earth! more photos to come shortly. thank you for following me this week!

for those of you who followed that infamous post, confessions, you may find this little ditty that i received in the mail interesting:

The Press Release:

the vendor list is up for the bust spring fling! looks like i will be doing a TON of shopping myself!

the link for imogene is incorrect, but you know where to find me, right?