Art On The Lake!!

Well, we did our local art show this past weekend, Art On The Lake! My mom, daughter and I do this show every year. The results for the competition were....Second overall for fiberarts for my mom....Second over all for my 14 year old in drawing (she competed in the adult category, so I think that was GREAT!), and First overall for Needlecraft for me!

I do a mixed media group with my paintings and my girls clothing, and my freehand embroidery, but I entered the needlecraft category for my wool embroidered pillows and appliqued wall art. I also did the art for the T-shirt and poster seen above.

These are a few pics of our booths...we get about 40 feet of booth space!

A Fun....but VERY EXHAUSTING weekend!

Art On The Lake

Anyone who knows me locally, also knows we always do Art On The Lake, our local art and craft show, in April. I have done this show for as long as I've been out of school and working. My mom, daughter, and I always get adjoining booths and have one giant boutique on this weekend.

For the past several years, the club that puts on the show, 21st Century Club, has asked me to do a design for the T-shirt and poster. This happens to be the 50th year of this scholarship show! They give scholarships to local high school students, and this show is their fundraiser.

This is my design this year for the shirt.....I was pleasantly surprised yesterday when I walked into a local business and saw the poster on their door. I did the design months ago, and actually had not seen it printed.

I am working frantically on stock for the show....lots of locals as well as tourists come each year!

If you are near Guntersville around the 16th-17th....stop by the Rec. Center and see us!

And grab a T-shirt while you're there!

And The Winner Is.......

We exhibited our Art Work at the 49th annual "Art on the Lake" show this past weekend here in Guntersville. I had a goal of placing in the needlework category since my "new" thing this year is my freehand embroidery with Vintage Wool Yarn.
I got First Place!!!
But, the big news is that my thirteen year old daughter won.......
People's Choice! Never in the 25 years we've done this show have any of the rest of us won this wonderful honor! She really enjoyed all of the compliments she received all weekend, and her sales were at an all time high! I am especially proud of her since she competed, not in the junior category, but with the adults! She was in the sculpture category since she works in 3-D, but this award is for the favorite overall booth!
She won with her Alice in Wonderland group I featured in an earlier post!
Overall a pretty good weekend! My mom also had a booth, she outsold DD and me!
I just wanted to brag about my girl!
You Go Girl!! Love Mama
....Oh, and a little note here, this my 100th blog post! :)

Now, That's An Easter Basket!

One of my Fav clients wanted some special Easter baskets for her children. She asked me to decorate these for her twins. They will use them for Easter Bunny Goodies, but also later for storage in their rooms! I did my own technique of "Paper Applique" over handpainting. I used a wonderful sealer that gives a hard glasslike shine!
The fishing themed one is actually a baby boy gift for a friend of hers. The Dad is a Pro Fisherman! I think I will have to make some of these for "Art On The Lake" coming up in April!