Contemporary Artists of Washington: Is it October already . . .

If it is, then that means the '30 in 30' Painting Challenge is over and I no longer have to feel guilty about not getting as much work done for that as I planned. :( I did have high hopes but I should have done a reality check before I signed on. With being gone for 5 days, getting ready for a Show Opening, having 11 days worth of out-of-town guests, AND trying to get my new Studio space opened "I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WAS THINKING!!" (Oh yes, and there was supposed to be a 7 day vacation in there too For those of you that don't get my Newsletter you can Click Here to see why THAT didn't happen) :/ Do you ever have those moments where you think "Now, why did I do that to myself?" This was one of those. The positive side(s): My trip to Coeur d'Alene for my Show Opening went very well; I enjoyed all 3 sets of out-of-town guests; and I did get my New Studio.Gallery Space opened! It opened unofficially last Friday for the first time. This is one corner of my space . . .

I'll try and include more photos in my next Blog. The interesting thing is, this is supposed to be a place where I can primarily work on, and display my jewelry, but the sales I made the two days I was open were all Artwork related ~ cards and prints. As they say

'go figure!' :) (My plan is to be there just 3 days a week)

One of my out of town guests was an Artist by the name of Yuko Ishi. We had never met before (long story) but she came and spent 2 days with me. What a lovely person. I was so pleased to get the opportunity to meet and visit with her. Originally from Japan (where she had a Rock 'n' Roll Band when she was younger!) she now lives in Washington State and is a wonderful Mixed Media Photographer. We had a great visit and I enjoyed seeing her work and meeting the person behind it. A lot of Spirituality behind the person and the work.