I’m going to be a vendor at the International Quilt Festival in Houston this November! I am terribly excited (and a little frightened) to be there! I love attending every year, and I’ve been working on the process of becoming an exhibitor/vendor for a while. I sent in my deposit, so I think it’s safe to talk about it now! Many thanks to friends and colleagues who have helped me get there, and who are going to help me at my booth.
It’s not quite summer yet, but it’s starting to feel like it!
I have three events this month. First up is the fabulous First Saturday Arts Market in the Heights. You can always find a huge variety of beautiful work by local artists here. I won’t be at the June market, so catch me this Saturday!
In the middle of the month, I will be at the TAID (Texas Association for Interior Design) annual Art Gala, held at Skyline Art Services. This evening of art and music benefits TAID, a not for profit 501(c)6.
And over Memorial Day weekend, I will make my first appearance at the Official Texas Arts & Crafts Fair. It’s the 40th Anniversary of this wonderful event, held in Kerrville by the Texas Arts & Crafts Educational Foundation, Inc., a not for profit organization, to promote appreciation of fine arts and craft skills and create educational opportunities in the visual and creative arts in the State of Texas. If you’re in Kerrville over Memorial Day weekend, take a break from the Folk Festival music and come see some art!
See you soon!
Leisa
Saturday, May 7
First Saturday Arts Market
Wind Water Gallery parking lot, 548 W. 19th Street, Houston TX 77008
Thursday, May 19
TAID (Texas Association for Interior Design) Art Gala Benefit
Skyline Art Services, 6955 Portwest Drive, Suite 160, Houston TX 77024
Memorial Day Weekend May 28-30
Texas Arts & Crafts Fair
River Star Arts & Event Park, 4000 Riverside Dr. East, Kerrville TX 78028
Photography has been done. Editing has been done. Posting has been done. Huzzah, new jewelry in the Etsy shop! (Click on the photo to embiggen, and click again to blowupify even more.)
In the last few months, I’ve been mulling over options large and small, including wholesaling. There’s lots of navel-gazing and dithering, and I decided it would make for boring reading, so I haven’t shared it. Nothing is changing in the short-term. I have my Texas dates, mostly in Houston, and I still need to photograph my newest pieces.
And just because I haven’t posted a photo in a while, here’s a photo. I recently acquired a throw pillow with a frog tapestry fabric, and it’s just my new favorite thing. Makes me smile every time I look at it!
Winter is over, and Spring is here! There are a number of McCord Works events in April and May, including some new-to-me festivals!
First Saturday Arts Market is Houston’s longest running monthly outdoor fine arts event. And it’s my home! Featuring local and regional artists whose offerings include original paintings, photography, jewelry, sculpture, wood and metal arts, ceramics and fiber arts.
The CityCentre 2011 Spring Market takes place in West Houston. CityCentre is a vibrant, self-contained, pedestrian community of sophisticated retail, elegant dining, luxurious living and so much more.
The TAID (Texas Association for Interior Design) annual Art Gala, held at Skyline Art Services, benefits the TAID organization, a not for profit 501(c)6.
Finally, I am very honored to have been chosen for the Official Texas Arts & Crafts Fair. It’s an annual event held in Kerrville by the Texas Arts & Crafts Educational Foundation, Inc., a non-profit 501(c)3 organization, to promote appreciation of fine arts and craft skills and create educational opportunities in the visual and creative arts in the State of Texas. If you’re in Kerrville over Memorial Day weekend, take a break from the Kerrville Folk Festival music and come see some art!
Saturday, April 2
First Saturday Arts Market
Wind Water Gallery parking lot, 548 W. 19th Street, Houston TX 77008
Weekend, April 9-10
CityCentre 2011 Spring Market
I-10W and Beltway 8, Houston TX 77024
Saturday, May 7
First Saturday Arts Market
Wind Water Gallery parking lot, 548 W. 19th Street, Houston TX 77008
Thursday, May 19
TAID (Texas Association for Interior Design) Art Gala Benefit
Skyline Art Services, 6955 Portwest Drive, Suite 160, Houston TX 77024
Memorial Day Weekend, May 28-30
Texas Arts & Crafts Fair
River Star Arts & Event Park, 4000 Riverside Dr. East, Kerrville TX 78028
I know the weather is cold and turning nasty, but it will be sunny and warmer on Saturday, I promise! Come on out to the Market!
Saturday, February 5
First Saturday Arts Market
11 am-6 pm, with live entertainment
548 W 19th Street in the Heights
Houston TX 77008
First Saturday Arts Market is Houston’s longest running monthly outdoor fine arts event. Featuring local and regional artists whose offerings include original paintings, photography, jewelry, sculpture, wood and metal arts, ceramics and fiber arts.
Saturday, February 12
Fashion Show: Houston Chapter of the American Sewing Guild
The HESS Club
5430 Westheimer Rd.
Houston TX 77056
I will be a vendor at this local event. The fashion show/luncheon at 11:15 am are ticketed events; tickets can be purchased at the above website or at the door. But you can come on out and do some shopping without attending the fashion show/luncheon.
Tomorrow Sunday, if I can manage to wake up early, I’m going to make a day trip to San Antonio. First, because I want to check out a recurring arts and craft show on the Riverwalk. Second, because I just freakin’ love San Antonio. I’ll also hang out at El Mercado for a while. (Weather says Sunday is better than Saturday.)
…and I’m right back where I started.
I’ve been trying off and on to find alternatives to dyeing my own thread. It’s fun and all, but it’s not what I’m all about, and I’m not geared towards color consistency across large quantities or long periods of time. So for cotton, after a lot of trial and error, I’ve found one brand of sewing/quilting/embroidery thread that has a weight that’s awfully close to size 100 cotton crochet thread. But I don’t think it’s better, except for the variegated colors, which are truly gorgeous. For silk, I thought I was home free, since I’d seen my favored beading cord in a rainbow array of colors. Yeah, but not in the size I need – only white and black. Not only that, but the company has gone out of business. There’s another brand, again with no color options in my size, that would be okay for dyeing, but it’s not dazzling white on its own.
So it looks like I’m back to using and dyeing the same threads I’ve been using all along. Oh, and stocking up on the silk before it completely disappears. I suppose it’s nice to find out that I’ve had good judgment about thread all along, but I’m disappointed I can’t improve on the situation.
Thanks to the help and driveway availability of a friend of mine, I now have a booth shot with just jewelry. This is the shot, before any alteration. I have to blur my name, and I may try to take out the grass in the seam of the concrete. I’ll probably never be at a show with just jewelry, but this is a staged shot for entering juried shows. Good luck to me, and thanks, K!
