CTA Craftstravaganza!! Yay!

So this past Sunday was the Columbus Torah Academy Craftstravaganza! So fun! For most of us this event started the 2009 season, so it was a nice way for us fellow artists to hang out, check out this years new creations, and transition back into selling mode! Here are some pics of some goodies I got for myself and for Elliot!!

Here are some fantastic goodies I picked up Sunday!

This is poster is made by Clinton Reno for the 2009 North Market Holiday show!
How cool is he to include an image of one of my owls!! Please check his site, he is a talented illustrator with a sweet style!

This Knucklebitter is made by Abbydid! She and I traded for one of my hair clippies! She is based in Cincinnati, so I was lucky to meet her for the first time and experience her functional and fun plushies!!



Spacedog studios is responsible for this recycled number! Filled with fun papers and great colors, Sarah can really put together a OOAK high-quality product that felt like it was made just for me! I love it!

Future graphic designer

So, if any of you have kids (or not), you may find this humorous (or completely frustrating)! So as I was on my way to the Ceramics Lab at the Arts Castle, I received a phone call from my husband. When I answered, he asks me about Sharpie Paint Markers. Weird, right? He never asks about arts supplies! So as I go into depth about the pros and cons of this permanent media, he cuts me off to rephrase his question. What he meant to say was... How would one, remove Sharpie paint markers from skin, clothes, and laptops. Yikes.

After work I came home and asked my daughter what she did that day. She answered proudly, " I did this! " and points to my laptop. I asked her to describe what she had drawn, and still, after 3 weeks she has consistently described her laptop cover creation!

Blue lines, a tree, a chichayay (that means chicken) and toast.

...I gotta say... not bad for a 23 month old. Enjoy!

A Pair of Ducks

So today was the second session of my art enrichment class at the Arts Castle, in Delaware.! The Theme: Things that grow. The Book: Growing Like Me by Anne Rockwell. The Project: A sculptural piece, of an animal ( the baby and adult stage). Today I only had 2 kids but their projects turned out amazing!! We reviewed free-form/ Organic and geometric shapes then created a sculpture in the animal of their choice, which coincidently were Ducks. The boys learned how to mix colors with model magic but the rest of the project was left to their imaginations! Good work Guys!!