Some shots of my booth & a lovely woman who bought a ring to match her dress!
I am tired so I’ll make this a short one.
MaplewoodStock was a huge success. I saw and visited with tons of old friends and new, made a fair amount of sales on my Art by the Inch Necklaces, and Rings and my new Posh Panel Prints, and did it all while listening to fine music and enjoying beautiful weather.
I still have to get my rings up on Etsy… promise to have them up by the end of the week.
L Craig Schoonmaker, a fellow blogger stopped by to say “hi.” We’ve chatted over the blog-o-sphere quite often about local art events — but never met. He’s posted some great shots of the event on his fotojournal blog: Newark USA, stop by his place to check them out!
I’ve been up to my eyeballs in resin these past few days getting ready for the booth I’ll be running at MaplewoodStock this weekend.
Doing the booth was a last-minute decision based on the wonderful turnout at my Open Studio last month. So, along with my usual repertoire (painting, Etsy storekeeping, blog writing, and interviewing art people for the New York Times Local), I’ve added jeweler and magnet-maker!
Magnets and Rings – Ready for service!
My goal was to have art that everyone can afford. The result of my labors is a range of goodies, from super-strong bubble magnets for $1 each, to a 40%-off sale on selected original artworks. And, of course, I’ll have tons of cute Art by the Inch Rings and Necklaces, too!
Art by the Inch Necklaces
Here’s what you’ll find in my shop:
Super-Strong Bubble Magnets
Art by the Inch Rings and Necklaces
Note-Card Sets
Two-for-One Print Sale
Posh Panel Prints
Original Artworks at 40% off!
MaplewoodStock is a free arts and music festival that happens right here at Memorial Park in beautiful Maplewood, N.J. Among many other musicians playing this weekend will be Marshall Crenshaw and Jonathan Edwards.Come and enjoy this free event this Saturday, July 11, from noon to 10 p.m. and July 12 from noon to 8 p.m. And stop by my booth to say hi!
Joy has won her choice of my Art-by-the-Inch Necklaces, and Reflection has won the most votes in my pick-your-favorite poll.
Joy's winning image and the winning necklace!
I’m always so happy to highlight the winner of one of my giveaways. It gives me the opportunity to connect with someone I didn’t know so well and find out cool things about them.
Joy is no exception. You must check out her website to see what delightful images she creates. Whether she’s shooting people, nature, architecture or abstracts, Joy captures the same quality in all. I can’t think of a better word to describe her work than joyful!
P.S. I’m delighted that Joy pick Reflection as her prize! You can check it out, along with my other Art-by-the-Inch Necklaces, in my Etsy Shop.
I should known this. I should have a mental Post-It note blocking out certain times on the calendar. Doesn’t matter if I’m well prepared, June hits, and my life gets crazy.
The Downside: weeks have gone by without a single blog post. Worst of all, I completely forgot about my Art-by-the-Inch Necklace giveaway. (The results of which are in the following post.)
The Upside: I’ve been doing a lot of wonderful things, while I wasn’t keeping up with my blog!
I opened my studio doors for the tour as well. It was an amazing day: I met a lot of new friends, caught up with many old friends and even managed to sell some art!
I’m finishing tons of paintings, yay! I just posted a few new ones on my web site, and there are many more to come. It feels so great to clear out some space in my studio and my brain so I can concentrate on the next big thing.
So enough with the excuses, June is almost halfway over, and I’m going to see if I can make up for lost time on my blog. Here’s to tomorrow!
I’ve been a little like the bees swarming my garden lately; working tirelessly on various projects, big and small. I’m guilty of neglecting my blog and the dear readers who come here looking for morsels and tidbits.
So to make up to all you who loyally visit (and all you new folks, too), I’m having a giveaway!
One of those various tasks I’ve been busy with was getting together a line of Jewelry Art by the Inch. These darling necklaces are the first in my line, and I want to hear what you think! Please check them out at my Etsy shop and then come back and vote for your favorite, using the handy “vote-matic” thingy below.
I’d also love to hear any feedback, so if you leave me a comment, from now until the end of May, I’ll put your name in for a free necklace of your choice.
xo Nancy
