7/15/2011

As I have my lunch today I try to catch up on my blog.  One reason I fell behind was due to computer issues.  The other is working on several projects with deadlines that all fell within these last few weeks.

Farmers Market – The Farmers Market has been keeping me busy with despite the 100 degree days that we have had to work in.   I have been selling a lot of wishing stars, yard art signs, bird baths and bells.  My Jewelry and Functional art would be a close second.  To keep up with the demand my kiln has been running 24 seven.

McKinney Living – In July’s issue I had several photo’s published in the following articles:

McKinney Alfresco – A Guide to Outdoor Dining photo’s included Patina Green, Sauce and Café Malaga.

Summertime Smoothies’ – All photos’.  This was a fun project as my Husband made the Smoothies’ and I photographed them.  Then wedrank them all – very delicious.  There was not one that Idid not enjoy!

Frank and Jesse James – The lead in photo of the house was Mine.  I must admit this was not an easy house to photograph due to the surrounding.  I managed to get the perfect angle!

Juried Art Shows – There where two very important juried Shows I wanted to enter.

Laura Moore Fine Art Gallery “The Edge”.  The deadline for rntering this show was June 30^th.  All art pieces where to be created specifically for this show with a theme of the Edge reflected in them.  This project made me very edgy sometimes.  I did manage to come up with five concepts:

1- Red – Photograph taken in “Deep Ellum” which is considered an edgy neighborhood of Dallas.  It was a close up of red paint peeling off of an old truck.

2- Old & New – Photograph taken on Martha’s Vineyard on the edge of Vine Haven Harbor of an old boat house door with a new lock.  The grain was very edgy.

3- Glass 2 Glass – Was developed due to a pretty edgy thought of Me and the famous glass artist Chilhuly!  While in Boston I visited the Chilhuly Exhibit and photographed two of his bowls.  Then edged one of the glass bowls with glass that I hand cut and fused and adhered to the photography print!

4- Clearly the…… - is a simple piece of cleared fused glass with a Edge displayed on a gallery stand.

5- Tired Glass – Here my creativity too me to the edge – using my Miata I ran over 5M aluminum, applied White Linen Dry Enamel and then fused the Aluminum between two pieces of clear glass creating a metal inclusion. Very cool –

All of the above pieces where accepted!  For more information on the show go to www.lauramooreart.com.

The other Juried Art Show I entered is the “29th Annual Art in the Metroplex Visual Arts Competition”.  This show will be held in September and I will not know if I made it in until mid August.

Art and Music Guild – Membership drive in full swing.  Working with students from UTD who will develop our marketing stogies and a lead in the planning of our 1st Art and Music Venue that has been rescheduled for late October of this year.  Also working on being a participant in the Dallas “12 Hour’s of Giving”.

MAST – McKinney Art Studio Tour.  Working as publicist for this event which will take place mid November of this year.

Other special projects included photographing food for a local restaurant to be used in their marketing and new menus!  I also was part of a movie being produced by the Episcopal Archdiocese of Dallas to encourage other churches nationwide to get involved in adopting a local school and mentoring.

So you can see why I have not written in my blog for a while.  Now I must complete getting ready for tomorrows Farmers Market.

Looking forward to meeting new people tomorrow and greeting the familiar ones.