Happy Fall!

My show season is in full swing! I've done two shows, and I have two more coming up. I will be selling in Manassas, VA with CREST on October 16, and then I will be selling in Derwood Maryland on November 5. My last show--for my vintage--was Saturday, October 1. Due to the weather, it wasn't as great as it could have been, but it was not a terrible day. A challenge? Yes!

Now that I have the vintage sale behind me, I'm focusing back on my art. I'm currently working on a mixed media painting and a mini-tin. Though our household is still pretty busy, I'm hopeful that I can finish these two pieces in time for the CREST show.

My writing page (the link is at the top of my blog) was just updated. I wrote a poem last night. I hope that people will enjoy it. With the whirlwind of activity I've been facing this summer and Fall, I have not had a lot of time for writing. I have written a few blog posts for other sites here and there. I have two posts coming out this month, both on animals. One is for the Artfire Crafting for Animals Guild, and the other is for Etsy for Animals. Of all of the Teams and Guilds to which I belong, I'm most active with these two, and writing on animals and animal welfare is something with which I'm very comfortable. It feels good to contribute in this way. One thing I did not mention in my writing update is that I acted as one of two editors for a friend's poetry anthology this past summer. That was a lot of fun, and I'm hoping that if he's happy with my work, he will pass my name along. My own poetry has been simmering in the background, since I've been so busy, but I'll get back to it over the winter.

Sadly, I have not been doing a lot of shooting recently. I do have a lot of photos to go through and archive and edit and put up for sale. I will probably spend some time while we entertain a house guest doing that. We are not sure how long she will be staying, but while she is here, I will probably not have a lot of access to the studio. I'm OK with this. The time to work on my photos will be good. I also have two prints I need to put into new frames. I hope to do that in time for the CREST show, too.

As always, lots to do!

I hope everyone has a wonderful Fall!