Lena Day

I entered the July 4, 2014 Lena Day arts and crafts show.  This town is about an hour's drive north of my house in Ridgeland, MS.  The best part of the day for me was that I sold my 100th painting!  In seventeen years, I have now sold 100 paintings.  It was a watercolor of a cat.  The girl who bought it, took a photo of us and posted it online somewhere.  That was a very uplifting feeling. 

The show itself was lacking in handcrafted art.  Most of the booths had factory items.  That was not a positive development as far as I was feeling.  However, this is the second time that I have entered that show, and both times I managed to sell something.  I can't look down on it. 

Ridgeland Renaissance Spring Arts

Hello all,  This weekend I visited the arts and crafts event outdoors at the Ridgeland Renaissance mall.  It was in white tents outside.  Dozens of artists from all over the U.S. were exhibiting.  I did buy a pin for my blouse from one of them.  It is difficult to get out and around between weather blasts until summer or late spring, so I was glad to get to this one.  Perhaps I will visit some more before really hot weather appears.  The paintings were marvellous at this one, with many large abstracts especially, and plenty of expressionist and experimental work.  I admired them all. 

Mistletoe Marketplace

November 7-9, 2013 was the annual Mistletoe Marketplace in Jackson, MS.  I had two paintings in it, two watercolors.  This show does not sell paintings well, as it has many more booths for crafts and food items.  Many of the booths are from other states.  Nevertheless I enjoyed the experience. 

Welcome to my new blog!  Since my previous blog, What I Did On My Vacation, disappeared, I have decided to start over. 
First of all, I will reiterate my trip of 2013 to Natchez, MS for one of their monthly art events. 

The month of June was my first trip to Natchez in many years.  I visited the arts and crafts booths on the riverbank that Saturday morning.  The booths and crowds were small, but I found some things that I liked.  At night I went to the Art Walk in town, which was to some art studios and galleries.  Some of the artists are nationally known.  Also on my entertainment list was a visit to one of the antebellum mansions, Magnolia Hall.  For dining I went to a tamale cafe and also to the mall.  It was a very pleasant way to spend a weekend after working hard all spring in an office.  There is a movie being filmed in town this fall, but it was after I left.