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Art Inspired by Mineral King

On June 29, I participated in the 2nd annual Art Inspired by Mineral King. This is the title of a show and sale on the deck of the Silver City Store, 4 miles below the Mineral King Valley.

The Oak Grove Bridge still almost had this much water beneath at the end of June.

I headed up the road the day before the show, my first time up this season (resulting in yesterday’s post about the condition of the Mineral King Road). When I got to the Oak Grove Bridge, I remembered that I forgot my screen covers. The bridge is 6.5 miles up the Mineral King Road, and my house is 2 miles from the MK Road, but I turned around anyway.

Since only one campground was open and the road is terrible and many of the passes are almost impassable, attendance was spotty. But I’ve told you before how I feel about this: when attendance is low, time with each visitor is high.

My screens helped 2 other artists display their pieces, so those covers were important. But, you can see that I still forgot one of them!
Linda Hengst was one of the artists. Her work is visible on the right side of this photo.
Photographer Brett Harvey was also a participant.
Working diligently at the table is jeweler (and Silver City employee) Ryan, or perhaps Rianne.
Doesn’t this look intriguing? I’m sure if you were above the store, you’d want to walk down to see what was happening.
Sales were slow, but contacts and good interactions were steady.

Next year, together with the Silver City Store/Resort, we will decide if it is worth putting together a 3rd annual show and sale. I know it is important to be in the public eye, but oh my goodness, I certainly prefer being on vacation while up the hill. Besides, once I get my little old car to the valley, I am loathe to put it through any extra miles on that sorry excuse for a road.

7 Comments

  1. I would think one sale and multiple contacts would be worth one day’s (OK, maybe 2 days’) effort to haul product up the road. And if you happen to stay at the cabin a week or two after the event, even better!

    That’s how I feel about the annual MKDA meeting. One day of meetings and seeing old friends, then a week of glorious, off-the-grid, electronics-free down time!

    • Sharon, I freely admit to the fact that I am spoiled rotten when it comes to cabin time. It’s close and I go up almost every week in the summer.(Not trying to rub it in or anything. . .)

      • Oh, go ahead and rub it in!

        (signed)
        217.3 miles from West Mineral King Cabin No. 30

        • Wow, that’s a looonnnnggg drive.
          (signed)
          28 miles away

          • Tell me about it! I count on it being a 6-hour drive including 1 stop in Visalia for lunch, pit, and groceries, in that order.

          • If you come up the hill on a Tuesday or a Friday, you can get The Best Quality lettuce at Village Mkt. in 3R!

          • Awe, I usually drive up on a Monday, but I’ll sure keep that in mind!
            #ShopLocal

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