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Price sign from Saturday's show
Saturday’s FabMo show went really well. I had tons of fun and talked to many lovely people, and got continually inspired by all the gorgeous work everyone had done with repurposed materials. And I got to sell my creations mere feet away from a Hockney; how cool is that?! I’ll write more about the show on Wednesday’s Craft entry, but for now, suffice to say: it was a blast.
As you know if you’ve been reading this blog regularly, I’ve been sick, and I see now that this is one of those ailments that fades away only very slowly. I think I’ve been officially “better” since Saturday (thank goodness — I had plenty of energy for the show!), but I still feel much fuzzier and less robust than usual. By eight o’clock the night of the FabMo show, I could barely keep my head up, and on the following afternoon I sat down for a “little rest” and ended up napping for nearly five hours. I rarely ever nap, so I was shocked to discover just how long I’d slept! But it was good. I was at my parents’ house, and my lazy day with them of a nap bookended by a farmers’ market jaunt and a Shanghainese dinner was just what I needed.
Price sign from the FabMo show
Now that FabMoTAB is over, I find myself feeling pleasantly light and free of responsibility. Originally I meant to use November for NaNoWriMo, but I’ve decided not to further dilute my family history work, so I’m in the enjoyable position of having only one major project on my plate. You all know how completely novel this is for me! I’m really looking forward to beginning on the history, but for now I’m going to just take it easy for a week or two. I’d like to jump into the history with all other loose ends tied up, so first I’ll list all my FabMo inventory in the shop, clean the house and declutter my closet, rest, exercise, and cook, and then get going in earnest on the family history around the second week of November. You heard it here first. If you’re not reading regular family-history updates on this blog by then, nag me! 😉
Zip pouches
In other art news, I just found out this morning that the Bay Area Models Guild is sponsoring publication of a book of artwork created with BAMG models. Inclusion in the book will be juried. I’ve never entered any kind of juried art event, but I’m thinking of sending in some of my drawings. I’m allowed up to three entries. My top contenders are these three sketches, so I’ll either send all of them or choose among them. Which are your favorites?
And now… back to editing the hundreds of photos I took this afternoon for my Etsy listings. Whew!
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i think your signs turned out lovelY! good work making it through FabMo even though you were not feeling well!
Thank you, Alison! 🙂
I’m glad the show went well. I hope you’re able to get to all the things you’ve got planned for the next couple of weeks. I got tired just reading your list! But I have had a bad case of brain fog yesterday and today. I should be writing a blog post. I’ve got some cosmetics facts and a script to memorize for a second job interview (yay!) on Thursday, and I’m trying to source some soft and cruelty free wool to make some Rustic Raglans that my daughter thinks she can sell for me (as my representative to some small shops) if only I find the yarn in a hurry and crochet fast. Just writing that hurt — now I really need to sleep!
I’m excited about you entering that art event! I really like the drawing, 2009 Nov 11 – Signe. I think it’s beautiful, and I really love the way you’ve drawn the hair!
Take care of yourself,
Ré
Ré, congrats on the job interview! And “brain fog” is a perfect description… I know how that feels!
Good luck with the wool hunt and the shops. I once found someone online who raises her own wool for yarn… maybe she could be a source for you? http://www.wovenlight.com/
That drawing of Signe is one of my favorites too. I still think it’s my best figure drawing to date. And I have a strange knack for drawing hair, which is odd since I’m terrible at styling it!
I’m going to email you later this week! 🙂 Take care of yourself too.
Thanks for the tip. I’m going to check it out.
i agree with the commenter above: my favorite sketch is the nov 11 one. but they’re all lovely! why not send all 3 🙂
loved seeing you on saturday!! good luck tying up all your loose ends… as daunting as it is, it’s also uber satisfying 🙂
I really might send all three. 🙂 It’s only $5/entry which is not bad at all! Thank you for the feedback!
And thank you SO much for coming out on Saturday! It was really nice to see you; even though we talk so much online, I don’t think we’ve seen each other in-person in years. 🙂 Glad you had a good time.
The loose-end knotting is, you’re right, incredibly satisfying. 😀
I’m still totally in awe of your pricing signs–so lovely! And I’m glad that the show went well even if you’re not feeling 100%. I’m sending get-well thoughts your way! 🙂
For the sketches…oh man…it would be really hard to pick a favorite, so my vote would be to send all three, but if you absolutely had to choose one, I’d go with November 11.
Thank you so much, Mo! 🙂 I’m recommencing my morning and evening “quiet time” after being sick and prepping for FabMo threw it out of whack. Yay!
Good thoughts on the sketches. I’m really leaning toward just sending them all. Why not? 🙂
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