First Saturday Three Rivers has been happening for 3 years now. On the first Saturday of the month, merchants and artists in Three Rivers do something special. They have sales, open houses, new products, refreshments, or anything out of their normal procedures for the day. It gives you a reason to come up the hill. […]
Hay, A Barn!
Big Fat THANK YOU to all of you who did my thinking for me to title this piece for the Madera Ag Art show! Here is the complete list. The winner is in red (and the title of this post). The runners-up are in teal. They (Sharon, Don and Sam) will receive a token of appreciation […]
Are Competitions Worth It?
Some artists enter competitions on a regular basis. If you read their resumes, you see the awards they have won. If you are a gallery owner, this might matter to you. If you are Joe Bag-of-Doughnuts (or Bag-of-Bagels or Box-of-Oranges or Sack-of-Tacos – don’t mean to discriminate here) who says, “I don’t know much […]
How Many Hours a Day Do You Paint?
An old friend asked me this last week. We only see each other once a year or so, so we aren’t close. I think he thinks that art is my hobby that I sort of fit in around my life. When I told him what all I do, he was very surprised. This means a […]
Random Comments About the Business of Art
This list of comments was started just after Mother’s Day weekend, when I was recovering from the Redbud Festival. Now that I read them after a snowy Memorial Day weekend, I’m slightly climatically confused. Just sayin’ (which is the popular vernacular that means “I talk to hear the sound of my own opinions”) It is […]
Redbud Festival in the Olden Days
This past Redbud Festival in Three Rivers got me reminiscing. (I love that song by the Little River Band. I love the Little River Band.) The very first one I ever participated in was in 1987. I shared a space with my friend Katie. She sold silk-screened tee shirts with a Redbud logo of her […]
Redbud Festival Report, Day Two
The Redbud Festival was well attended on Sunday. Those organizers do a swell job, and there were some high quality exhibitors with great merchandise. I only saw things briefly as I raced to and fro on quick errands. This is some of the hilarity shared at the Arts Alliance Booth, those amazing volunteers who put […]
Redbud Report, Day One
Redbud, the arts and crafts festival in Three Rivers, not the flower, was a 2 day event over the past weekend. It was hot. I’m not complaining, just stating a fact. Because this is a local event, it is a blend of meeting new folks and reconnecting with old friends. Here is a list of […]
2012 Redbud Festival
The Redbud Festival will be Saturday and Sunday, May 12-13 at the Lions Roping Arena in Three Rivers. Saturday is 10-5, Sunday is 10-4. Redbud Festival is named after this flowering tree which grows wild in Three Rivers. It blooms in March, so the name of the Festival doesn’t correspond with nature. However, it does […]
Three Rivers Studio Tour Ten Wrap-up, part 2
Zeke’s only appearance of the day was when the sign was uncovered in the morning. SATURDAY SPECIFICS 1. It was sunny and clear and not hot and very beautiful 2. There were 81 visitors (not counting the sheriff, fire and ambulance crews) 3. People were mostly in groups, only a few women by themselves, more […]