One of my very favorite things about doing any type of show is meeting the artists around me. It's often hard to resist spending all my money on their wares! This past show that I did wasn't outrageously successful, (it wasn't horrible), but I just adore the artists that I met. I think that this was the most talented group of women artists on the whole that I have met in one place. Pretty much every single artist that I took the time to talk to and learn about was so unbelievably fabulous... I was seriously stunned.... Though I will do my best to blog later about Semilla Designs, Leluxe Clothing, GRAU, and LoriMarsha - here are their links now so you can at least get a sneak peek...
I wanted to write about AnnaKatherine and Indigo Crane.
AnnaKatherine was trained as a graphic designer at RISD and worked with Dale Chihuly for 10 years before leaving her job with him recently to take her business and her mothering (she has 3 kids) to new levels. She has the most amazing techniques of felting wool and silk together to make remarkably sumptuous scarves. I was mesmerized by her color and texture and the infinite amount of ways she has at looking at a scarf as a blank canvas.
and besides all that talent - she's really sweet. All the more reason to check out her great stuff!
(oh, and in doing this blog... I saw that she makes purses and really cute felted soaps that I didn't even know about... )
4 comments:
Hi, Libby!
I saw you at the PBADS on Saturday, and really like your stuff. I even bought one of your bags, which I have since received numerous compliments on. Your fabrics and color combinations are lively and cheerful!
Hi Liberty - Thank you for such a kind post, I appreciate it! And yes, it was nice to be surrounded by such a great group of artists. Take care - Anna Katherine
where are some of these shows? i'm in the la area and want to find more to go to!
shannon - you can learn about Beadagio's shows at their website- though I have to say, I don't think I will be joining their ranks again soon. It was a general admission among the vendors that we didn't really feel it was the best place for us as artists. Seems like the bead supply people did well - but it was a strange mix to try and combine BEAD and DESIGN.... the attendees even seemed confused.
I think the jewelry designers were the most discouraged...
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