Art on the Green in Coeur d' Alene, Idaho

I am sooo happy to have been accepted to this premier (and local) fair!  I was accepted in two categories: wearable fiber art and non-wearable fiber art...therefore I had a double booth to properly display all my work in both these categories.  Whew! Thanks for family willing to help with set-up and tear down.

Beyond getting in to the art fair, I also submitted two pieces to the juried art show (contest) that is displayed and judged during the art fair.  Prize money is involved!  While only one of my pieces made it into this show...the one that did was deemed a winner!!!  Vessels are time consuming to create and "Leaves" was my first.  I am so proud that it gained an award the first time I entered it in a juried contest.

I also sold my first very seriously large wall piece (for over a thousand...yippe!), Symphony in Felt Major, during the fair to a lovely couple from Post Falls.  It is so large they couldn't fit it into their car so we delivered it the day after the fair closed.  It is nearly five feet long and over three feet high!  You can't tell in this photo, but the background fabric is a beautiful cream silk with a subtle diagonal pattern. Very excited about this sale!  The whole art fair was a huge success for me and I want to thank all of the people who have purchased before and returned for more as well as my new supporters!

Many of you have been asking for details about my upcoming classes so click on the CLASS Description tab and my new Events/Teaching Tab and you will see I have filled in details about each.

Next up is the second annual Cd'A Studio Tour and Sale on September 7th...see you there!
Janet

QUICK View of Scheduled Events 2013

Spokane, Art Fest, May 31-June 2      Sponsored by the MAC (Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture)
www.northwestmuseum.org/explore/events/artfest

Sculptural Felting Techniques, June 9-10    Sponsored by Me!
At my lakeside studio on Lake Coeur d' Alene - Look on my Class Schedule Tab in this blog for details
www.sapphire-art.com  to see some of my work

Summer Arts for Youth, July 9-11       Sponsored by City of Cd'A
www.cdaid.org  I'll be teaching 10 to 15 year olds about felting!

Coeur d' Alene, Art on the Green, August 2-4      Sponsored by Citizens' Council for the Arts
www.artonthegreen.org

Coeur d' Alene, Studio Tour and Sale, September 14th     Sponsored by Cd'A Arts and Culture Alliance
www.artsincda.org

Nuno Felting Techniques, September  27-29        Sponsored by Me!
At my lakeside studio on Lake Coeur d' Alene - Look on my Class Schedule Tab in this blog for details
www.sapphire-art.com  to see some of my work

Sculptural Felting Techniques, October 11-13       Sponsored by Me!
At my lakeside studio on Lake Coeur d' Alene - Look on my Class Schedule Tab in this blog for details
www.sapphire-art.com  to see some of my work

Fall Felter's Camp,  October 21-25       Sponsored by Me!
At my lakeside studio on Lake Coeur d' Alene - Look on my Class Schedule Tab in this blog for details
www.sapphire-art.com  to see some of my work

Coeur d' Alene, Junk 2 Funk Fashion Show, October     Sponsored by Kootenai Environmental Alliance
www.kealliance.org

Spokane, Custer's Christmas Arts & Crafts Show (I hope!), November 22-24   This is the weekend before Thanksgiving    
www.custershows.com

Upcoming Events!

Hi Fiber Fans!

Oh my have I ever been remiss...so sorry!  We have been busy here in North Idaho though even if you did not know since I wasn't posting.  So let me tell you what we have been up to!

First, we moved...then my dear hubby had shoulder surgery.  We have yet to unpack everything, but I have been able to do some work in my new studio...which is FAN-TAS-TIC since all I have to do is look out and I see a wonderful view of the main channel on Lake Coeur d' Alene!

I was also busy this winter getting my applications in for some local Art Shows.  I'm very pleased with the outcome too.  First up is Art Fest May 31-June 2 which means it is this weekend!!!  (www.northwestmuseum.org/explore/events/artfest)  Then I have Art On The Green August 2-4 (www.artonthegreen.org)  followed by the second annual Art Alliance Studio Tour and Sale Sept. 14th. (www.artsincda.org)  Still waiting to hear back from the folks that put on Custer's Christmas Arts & Craft Show at the fairgrounds in Spokane in November...keep your fingers crossed for me!

I have branched out into some new territory with my art this year.  It will all be revealed this weekend at Art Fest.  Hope to see you there!

Janet