Thursday, November 15, 2012

Holiday Festival of the Arts!

My booth is finally set up for the Allied Arts Holiday Festival of the Arts, which starts Nov 16th and runs through Dec 24th. I'm exhausted! 
Final booth set up, with a small ornament tree on the left side of the shelf you can almost see... 

We found these louvered doors in a free pile last summer, the same day I saw the idea on Pinterest. My husband painted them, and made the shelf and I really like how it turned out.

Here's a closer view of the some little canvases I've been working on with their copper wire "handles" attached. 

I'm a bit freaked that my art is so tiny it doesn't take up much room in the display. But at least you can easily see what I have!  I have several pieces that got their final touches today, and will go over tomorrow morning for the show opening. 

Between the inventory and tagging and setting up, I still did some art! These were finished this afternoon. 
Four 3x3 seashell canvases 

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and a cheery cardinal beeswax collage


And on another note... this little canvas is being included in two Etsy Treasuries this week; Give Thanks with A Grateful Heart and Colors of the Season.


Sharing today with the artists at Paint Party Friday, hosted by Eva and Kristin. I'm eager to see what other artists have worked on this week. 

18 comments:

GlorV1 said...

Hi Helen. Your work is awesome and what a great idea with the shutter doors. Very creative and great job of recycling. I'll have to keep an eye out for things like this. Nice job. Get out there and sell, sell, sell. Good luck, but I know you'll do well. Thanks Helen for sharing your creativity. Happy PPF! Have a great weekend.

soulbrush said...

Helen this is just exquisite, I LOVE your exhibit, the way you've displayed it all, so good luck and have some fun now. Yay. Happy PPF dear heart.xx

carol l mckenna said...

Wow! What a wonderful display ~ if 'traffic' is there ~ you should sell well ~ beautiful work ~ ( A Creative Harbor) ^_^

Linda Kunsman said...

what wonderful eye candy! I love your clever way to display your pieces and personally it's wonderful to have the space you do in between them-much easier on the eye and each piece gets your attention-lovely art! good luck, I'm sure you'll do very well. Happy PPF!

Terri Morse said...

Oh, I love your birds! Your paintings are lovely. I know you will do well at your show! -Hugs, Terri

Giggles said...

Very nice way to display art!! People sometimes love a small piece of art for that perfect spot! These are great!! Birds are so the rage too!! Good luck with the festival!

Hugs Giggles

Netty said...

Your booth looks lovely Helen as do your new art works. Happy PPF, Annette x

Marji said...

Good luck! Your booth looks great as does the artwork. It is a ton of work, but now you can relax and reap the benefits! Happy PPF

Debbie said...

Your work looks great! We have those doors in our house and HATE them, because they always break. But how wonderful they look for your display. Your art is lovely.

Rita said...

Beautiful pieces! Good luck selling. :)

Lynn Cohen said...

What a clever show set up you have! It's perfect for showing off your art pieces. And they are all delightful. HPPF! Good luck at the show!

Anne Manda said...

Your art is so beautiful and charming, the display looks sweet! The new pieces are lovely, too! HPPF!

Karen Smithey said...

Your booth looks lovely! I love the slatted doors--did you find they were very heavy when you were setting up?

I'm having a giveaway over at Art in the Garage to celebrate my 1000th post--hope you can stop by and leave a comment!

Carola Bartz said...

Your art may be small, but it's beautiful. I like everything I see here. Your booth is fantastic! Good luck with the Art Festival.

www.dorissdaughter.com said...

Your booth looks great I love the louvered door idea for hanging work from. Good luck with the festival, i am sure you will enjoy it and that your beautiful work will sell well

carlarey said...

Good luck with the Festival, I'm sure you will do really well. People love small pieces of art, especially this time of year, and your booth set up looks great.

Terri said...

I think the louvered doors were a brilliant idea. Your art is really lovey. Hope the festival is very successful for you : )

lorik said...

Lovely art. I can't decide if i like the shells or the birds best. I like the subdued tones and writing as texture.

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