Art Shows in Florida

This will be our last confirmed show in Florida this coming weekend. We will have only one booth at the South Miami Rotary Club Arts and Crafts Festival. I love doing this show. There are only about 100 exhibitors in the middle of Sunset on Saturday and Sunday.

This show is mainly the locals in the area bringing their families to stroll thru the art booths. And, best of all, the sales are surprisingly good here. We are looking forward to seeing our collectors and making some new friends of art.

This week we are also getting all of our applications sent in for the fall season. The work never ends for artists. The money is always going out for jury fees, hotels, gas, booth fees, etc. It is amazing to me that God has given us the means to make a living from this line of work.

After we get back to Houston (home again....), they are going to put a new roof on our house and garage. We will finally get rid of the blue tarp and hopefully no leaks. After that we will do siding and maybe by the end of 2009 we can finish fixing the inside sheetrock problems that need to be repaired.

Just found out how well facebook works to network with family and friends. I love it. The blessing is how fast it is to keep in touch with many people without much time and effort.
Praise be to God.

Take care anyone who might get a glimpse of this. We are grateful for all of your prayers and support. A fellow artist's husband has been in the hospital for awhile for severe pneumonia. Please keep them in your prayers for the Great Physician to heal him and also give her strength thru this ordeal.

ARTFEST in Fort Myers this weekend

A very cold morning for the next couple of days but we are expecting picture perfect weather for the upcoming Artfest in Fort Myers, Florida. Guiteau will be exhibiting for the first time this year and we have booths side by side. We are excited and anticipate a very good show. This is a very pleasant show to do and a wonderful staff.

The next 2 weeks will be spent in South Miami, Florida. Guiteau is wait listed for St. Stephens Coconut Grove and I will be in Booth 131 if you are in the area. The following weekend will be on Sunset and Red Road in Booth 1. We will only have my art there this year.

Just missed a postmark deadline for Belleville IL and I am hoping for mercy to send it overnight to get there before their final deadline. Lost my paperwork and had to reprint everything. It is so hard to keep up even though I have plenty of time on my hands. It is my "head" that gives me trouble.

Will update after the shows ... we head back home to Houston the end of February and hopefully they will get our new roof up.

May God richly bless you and your family and prosper you in all ways.