I have had a busy year and it is not even half way through. In March I was featured at the Prairie Art Alliance gallery at the Hoogland. I was to be the 3D artist, so spent much of the previous 5 months working on creating 3D items. I had everything from altered books to furniture to manikins to altered foods [cakes and veggies]. Since I was also babysitting my granddaughter every day, the sitter hired a sitter. I had a lovely lady come over 3 days a week for about 3 hours a day to watch CeCi while I worked. The show went fairly well and I did sell several items. However having 3D items left to store is different than stacking picture frames. My guest room became the new storage room. Thank Heaven [and Jackie Jackson] that the furniture sold.
Also in March the Prairie Art Alliance opened Gallery II downtown. It is in a great location and gets lots of foot traffic [unlike the gallery at the Hoogland which is only two blocks south]. Art is selling very well at Gallery II and I have mainly sold Family Album cards and ACEOs [Art Cards Editions & Originals]. But I have sold a lot of cards, so that is good.
Then I was asked to show in Jacksonville at the Inner Harmony Spa [via the Imagine Foundation]. So many of my 3D pieces got a place to go in June--luckily because Lisa's family is coming for a visit for her 25th high school reunion. Since I had been concentrating on 3D I didn't have much wall art for Inner Harmony. I had 5 altered game boards done and completed another 5. I also took some of my original collages for the Family Album cards. Hope to sell some of them. I did sell one altered game board on opening night which was great.
After the show leaves Inner Harmony at the end of June, it will go to Dr. Ug's in Virginia. But I don't think they will have room for the 3D items.
On the home front, in the past two months, we have had the front of the garage rebuilt; put in a new driveway and sidewalks; had the back balcony railings replaced; bought a new small sofa for the sun room, a chair for the living room; and I have recovered the antique daybed, made new drapes for the living room, and a table cover for the sofa table. So things are getting spruced up--badly needed.
I almost forgot--I also have a new website to showcase my art [when I have time to take pictures and post listings]. It is katherinepippinpauley.com
Stop by and take a look.
