4th Friday Downtown

On the 4th Friday every month the Fayetteville Downtown Arts Council puts on this little event where the business downtown open their door for later hours and various artist and artisans sell their goods or just get their face out there. This is one of my favorite things here in Fayetteville. In the past it has just been a great free event to pack up the humungo double stroller and let the kids do something different. This month the Feral Arts Collective I am a part of put on a display. We had a blast and I even finished a piece I am extremely happy with :) Here are the pics from the event. I was soo busy working that I was unable to take pictures so these were all hijacked from Christina Cole, a photographer extraordinaire and a fellow Feral Artist.

Our Booth. Thanks Alyssa for our super cool sign!

Progression through the evening. I usually like to work with encaustic (fancy word for colored wax) but I was afraid it would melt in the heat. It was refreshing to have to change the way I usually work

Then there was this guy......

Finally, here is the finished piece:

Well I am going to be late to work. Until next time!

The show was AWESOME!!!

It was a surreal experience. There was mad hatter punch and lots of goodies. The Fayetteville Museum of Art put on a great show thanks to the Feral Arts Collective. I tried to get my costume on but that was a whole different blog post on my adventures of buying a dress. (soon to come) Well enough Said here are some pictures (Thanks to Christina Cole for the pics!):

The super cute place settings



That is my table in the top left :) Me, hubby, tall buddy Ericka, and my two awesome bosses! I have some really supportive people in my life that ROCK!


It was a really wired thing to listen in on people looking at my art...

My Pieces:

Long time no see...

Yes I know, I have been a very bad blogger. I went back to work full time so I had to drop some of my digital scrapbooking commitments. This does make me sad but I have to admit I am excited to be back in the workforce. Through a series of exciting events (one of which involved shots of Limoncello) I stumbled upon my job as an assistant to an optician. Basically, I now make and sell glasses. It is a great job and I am happy to be there.

On the art front, I am super duper excited because I am doing my very first big-girl art show in a real Museum. On Saturday April, 17th the Fayetteville Museum of Art is doing a fundraiser in the theme of Alice in Wonderland.

The daytime events are all kid friendly and look like a ton of fun. That night there is an adult costume party and that is where local artist with the Feral Arts Collective are being featured. I am excited to be included in this group of funky people. This show is a big step for me. My goal is to prove to myself and other people that the line between crafter and artist can be blurred. This being said I still believe it takes a certain person, talent, and motivation to create art. Why can't someone create art even if they are unable to commit to the lifestyle of being an artist? Well enough on my soapbox, we will just see how the show goes! Here are some preview pics of the pieces I am putting in the show:


I will post a ton of pictures from the event. I am really excited, I just have no idea what to wear....