TU Artisan Showcase

Here's my table last weekend, during the TU Artisan Showcase.

Handmade bookmarks, notebooks, and various art journals I have made.

2014 calendars - Ireland, Hawaii, Nature, Beaches 1 & Beaches 2.

Leather mini-book necklaces and new 2014 calendars with my photographs.

My friend Grace sat with me the whole event (a few hours) and was so wonderful and helpful!

The first time the event was held indoors (because of rain threat), at the Auditorium hallway.

This is the journal I sold. An acrylic painted cover with rough watercolor paper inside.

Beautiful bowls by fellow artisan and Chemistry professor, Michelle Bushey. I swapped the one on the right for a notebook and some bookmarks of mine and then bought the one on the left. Already had a wonderful meal in them last night.

New Exhibit Venue and Presentation for Book Necklaces

Last Friday, I was excited to learn that I was chosen to become part of the Trinity University Artisan Showcase during Alumni Weekend! It will be October 12, from 11:30-1:30 p.m. at the Holt Center. There will be a tent on the grounds of the Holt Center, where the lunch is held.

For my new mini-book necklaces, I wanted a way to present them neatly in a package. Using a painting I had done as background for a label, I printed "Book of Dreams" for the front. For a holder, I upcycled some mat board samples I had ordered when I was cutting mats for my paintings. They already had a hole at the top where I could thread the necklace through the back. Then, I recycled some strong twisties that came on some new garden hoses to hold the books to the card. Finally, I made a label for the back describing the piece and some web addresses.

How have you recycled or upcycled items for new purposes?

A Few Artist Accessories

A t-shirt that says it all.

A bar of soap to conjure up inspiration.