Picture of Dad at Bellevue Arts Fair

So, this was the weekend and dad had his booth at the Artfair. It was a long three days but he said he was glad he went.

Here is is explaining wood to Erin.

Farmer's Market

I don't do a lot of show, but this year a friend of mine, Lori Bergmann, and I are sharing a table for four Saturday's this 1st season of the Maple Valley Farmer's Market. I have been busily making jewelry (necklaces, earrings, bracelets, rings) as well as functional items (cell phone charms, key chains and ceiling fan pulls). I've got around 170 items ready to go. Whew, it was a lot of hard work, but I'm ready to go on Saturday.

A new item for me is rings. In the latest issue of Step by Step Wire Jewelry has a great tutorial on how to make quick cocktail ring by Kerry Bogert. I have been a huge fan for her work for a long time and really thank her for this easy to follow tutorial. Here are the rings I have made so far.

ART FAIR SEASON

Katie in a funny hat.

I just love going to arts and crafts fairs. Here in the Seattle area there are so many different ones to choose from. I have my favorites for different reasons. This weekend was the University District Street Fair. I like this one mainly because it is the first one in the summer season. It has some nice stuff, but also some more crafty stuff. In this case that is good. You can see some artists that are just starting out selling and that is fun to see. This street fair is celebrating their 40th anniversery this year. Their website said that it is the oldest in the nation (not sure on that). This year I went with my mom and friends Katie and Tara.

I bought this cool barret from Ellen Kay another lampworker and she also fuses. What is so cool about this fused glass is that she first made twisties with a vitrigraph (vitrograph) then fused them into the barrett. Very cool. I have a top for work that this will match really well.

Another fun thing about art fairs is the people watching. This is Seattle Bag Man, a guy dressed in plastic bags to promote not using them.