I can't believe what a great year I had. I am humbled by the support I recieved this year in my new found art career. My family and friends have been wonderful in helping me along this last year with all the struggles of starting my business, preparing for shows,listening to my worries and concerns, dealing with my craziness. I would have never thought a couple years ago I would be finally be doing what I always wanted to do. It was always there inside me, the need to be an artist, but for some reason it took me sooo long to realize my potential. I don't know when I actually had my first aha moment. I just finally seen a vision and started painting. It wasn't until a good friend of mine showed me a clipping from a newspaper that a local store was having a show and needed artists. I mulled it over and decided to call. How scary was that! Then when I found out they said yes to me displaying my work the panic really set in. So I went to my very first art show at a lovely store called Leon and Lulu in downtown Clawson, Michigan. in August 2009. I brought about 20 paintings and sold 7! I was so happy thinking "wow, people really like my stuff"! I decided to add some history from 2009 since that is what started my journey into 2010!
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| here a picture of my first display!August 2009 Leon and Lulu |
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| November 2009 Leon and Lulu As you can see by my second show I had added a lot more artwork, notecards and prints! |
That first step showing some of my paintings led to a whole new world of possibilities for me. I am so glad I made that leap to display my work. That is all it took to let the creativity flow and its been nonstop ever since. Starting in 2010 I did 2 more shows at Leon and Lulu
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| February 2010 Leon and Lulu |
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| May 2010 Leon and Lulu |
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| May 2010 Leon and Lulu started carrying my work full time! |
And then my first outdoor artfair in Berkley Michigan, The Berkley Art Bash
My picture was in the Oakland press as the featured artist of the Berkley Art Bash!
They use my painting in their poster!
It was sooo hot that day! We almost died but we made it through and had a great show!
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| Not bad for my first set up I think! |
Then I did the Blue House in Ann Arbor Mitten Made Show in July. Unfortunatley I had forgot the sides to my tent and a huge storm came blowing through around 1:00pm and we had to close up and go home :(. I was so bummed. The whole experience was overwhelming as we were trying to get all the paintings in the car as they were dripping wet. I lost some artwork but boy was that a learning experience! Me and my husband have been continually trying to improve our set up ever since. Like buying sides that zip up all the way around the entire tent!
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| This is Catching Firelflies in Rochester, MI. They started carrying my work there in July! |
Her was what my display looked like in their Berkley store!
Also FireBrick Gallery and Pottery Studio statred carrying my work!
August 2010 Shelby Township Fine Art fair
August 2010 Leon and Lulu
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Spotlight Market in Rochester Sept 2010 |
Spotlight Market Rochester 2010
DIY in Ferndale Sept 2010
Clinton Township Festival of the Senses Sept 2010
After a busy September I spent the next couple weeks getting ready to open my space at The Yellow Door Art Market in Berkley, what a great place April and Steve McCrumb have brought to life!
After so much fun getting ready for the opening of the Yellow Door I did the Pleasant Ridge Show
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| Pleasant Ridge fine Art and Handmade Wares Show, what a great show this was! Thanks Soiuxsan! |
I can't believe the great response I recieved over the last year! My artwork made it to a bunch of local papers too! here are a few!
Thank you everyone for your support! I could not have done it without you!
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