Thanks North Shore!

Hi Everyone! Here's some pictures from the North Shore Art Fest this past weekend, in Skokie, IL. It was definitely a hot weekend - but thanks to the kind staff of Amdur Productions who delivered periodic ice cold bottled water to the artists, we did not melt.

Here's some booth shots:

This photo was taken pretty early, right before the show opened.....

In the next 2 weeks, I'll be producing as much new stuff as possible for the Gold Coast Art Fest, August 8-10th. Hope you can stop by & visit the booth! thanks - Amy

Production Frenzy

Hi Everyone! I can't believe it's almost August - this summer has definitely flown by! The picture above - is something you might commonly see in my living room this summer. It's a "pile" of almost finished art, waiting on deck for the next assembly party.

Notice I'm using that word "party" again - in my ever-continuing effort to convince my volunteer helpers (aka family) that we are having fun putting things together. (some family may agree with me more than others).

Anyway.... every few weeks I've been schlepping almost finished art over to my parents, where I enlist my folks to help me put on all the finishing touches. Most of these touches involve a table saw, windex, scraping & cleaning glass, etc. Not exactly the glamorous part of the artwork, but necessary to build my finished products. I am so grateful I have family to help me with these things as I grow my business. I have also adventured into the world of hiring help (for sanding, cleaning & taping, etc) - which has allowed me to get a lot more done. But I must say, my family's help has been invaluable!

Coming up for Second Chance Art: North Shore Festival of Art, at Westfield Old Orchard Mall in Skokie - July 26, 27 (10am-5pm); Gold Coast Art Fair (Yes, I just found out I've got a booth!) Chicago, IL - August 8-10.

thanks for stopping by! :) Amy

Oak Brook photos

Happy July 4th!

Hi Everyone - Hope all had a great July 4th weekend. I'm in full "production" mode, which means I'm trying to create as much finished art as possible before my show this weekend, at Oak Brook Center. Here's a couple of new items I'm excited about:

This piece is for a bath or powder room. I've mounted some cool old faucet handles for hanging towels, along with vintage label holders - so you know whose towel is whose!

This is a close up of the hose nozzle we've mounted onto a garden-themed piece of art. The nozzle is being used as a hook to hold a mason jar for a flower bouquet or tealight.

No- this piece isn't finished yet! This is the latest installment of "potentials" I picked up at the West Michigan Antique mall over the weekend, on our way back from a family trip. Lucky me, we had just eaten lunch & the cubs game was on the radio- making my hubby happy to sit in the car & wait for a very long time, while I picked through the huge antique mall. This piece know sits waiting in my storage room.

Here is a funny pic of a car we were following up to Michigan. There was a cute little Boston terrier sticking it's head out the window, with jowls flapping in the wind. Once it crawled back inside, I thought the silouette was funny! Looks like a bat....

Hope all is well... thanks for checking in! If you've got time, stop by my booth at Oak Brook Center this weekend (sat-sun, july 12-13). My booth is right across from the Land of Nod store. Take care! Amy :)