It has been a quiet summer on the art front, but I have my excuses. With a new baby on the horizon in less than a month, we have held back on all fall shows due to the reality that with a newborn and a two-year-old (and the fact that my husband really does have a job), a slew of art festivals so soon after baby #2 may make the whole experience hectic. So, sadly, we will be withholding until spring (which is anytime after New Years for my Phoenix brain).
I had a few custom orders from the spring festivals, and I do have some pieces that are waiting patiently for our festival circuit to start up again. I had fun creating some work with images for the spring, so have a few more of those prepared. I've worked on pieces with cacti, succulents, koi, and whales. I have some new ideas for finishing and framing that I'm excited to test out on some of the new pieces. I'm also excited to try out a few new color palettes and some paints I bought on vacation that I haven't worked with yet. It should make for a fun fall and winter.
Any other free time my sweet little girl gives me was used on different artwork (and quite a few sewing projects that aren't going to make it on here). I completed a giant STEM-related painting for a local charter school, a unicorn for a friend's daughter, and some artwork and a mural for my upcoming baby's nursery. It's been a nice change of pace to play with some of my older mediums. I'm excited to continue working on my work for the next festival... but first, let's get this baby out of me! Less than four weeks to go, but who's counting? ;)