Organizational Blitz

I'm still reorganizing and clearing clutter - I actually like a tidy work space...
Should have taken a picture of the Ex-Dining Room aka framing, art teaching supply storage/files and sewing workroom before I straightened it up....
Chair Affair project chair is finished as far as the paint - just have to reulpholster the chair cushion - hmmm what happened to the spell check icon?

Next - my mini jewelry workbench arrived on Friday!  Yes, I have to clear the shelf before I use the torch and bring a fire extinguisher into the room but the flame size is about a half inch and very concentrated.  need another multi- power cord outlet, find the "key" for the flex-shaft, find the piece of sterling silver sheet that I put in a safe place - and I'll be back to my first love - being a silversmith!

Back Working on Chair Affair Project

Starting working on my Chair Affair project today - porch was barely the right temperature to be spraying paint!!!!  Had to sand and re-glue the left arm back onto the frame as it was very wobbly

Screwing the arm back onto the base.







Spraying the chair black - luckily I don't care about the floor...                        

Spritzing the "bamboo" joints with gold.... then a little black, back and forth.

Then a final coat of sealer! Chair is finished as far as painting...

More Valentine Cards and sold another piece

Framed Blue Sky Harmony last night into a 12X12" Nielson flat black metal frame with a double cut mat - white with black interior.  The client was very happy with the look... she had been admiring it for sometime on my website.





Despite still having a major sinus headache I made more Valentine's cards today.  Have 43 blank note cards to go...

Unfortunately tomorrows class in watercolor pencil has been cancelled at the Manitou Art Center in Tacoma; Olympia Parks and Recreation Saturday's children's Mimic the Masters class has been cancelled and most likely Art for Adults which currerntly has three enrolled will probably be cancelled... not a good start to the my new year as a independent teaching artist! 

17 new Valentine Cards

As you see I don't use conventional Valentine Day type colors...

Tacoma Metal Art Center - Valentine Cards

Tacoma Metal Art Center will carry som of my new batch of Valentine cards - of course I have to make them - 8 are done.... 72 more to go! 

Amy is wonderful and I suppose I should have read the instructions - duh... needless to say my regulators are in place; couplings are screwed on; now I just need an all-in-one tool to tighten them properly - soldering here I come.  

visit http://www.tacomametalarts.com/ for details of their upcoming jewelry making classes!
Tacoma Metal Arts Center
711 St. Helens #102, Tacoma WA 98402
located at the corner of South 7th & St. Helens
across the street from the Roberson
phone: 253-227-1694 / e-mail: tacomametalarts@gmail.com

More Valentine cards and art sales

Have all my collage materials out to produce some more Valentine blank note cards tomorrow.  Will drop some off at Traditions in Olympia on Monday or Tuesday.  I shipped a batch to The Gallery, Bainbridge Arts & Crafts and I will bring some up to The Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council Gallery on Thursday Jan 14th... 

I have one sale pending and one sale completed to start the New Year off in a positive state of mind!
I am excited about a query for a piece from my website - an enso with Kanji character.

I learned of a sale through www.shopthefrontier.com and will ship that watercolor pencil piece out tomorrow.

Intuition Exhibit Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council Gallery

Dropped my work off at the Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council Gallery Thursday, Dec 31. What a wild ride up as the rain was so heavy and traffic on I-5 just doesn't slow down.  The ride back down was even worse between the downpours and stop & go/parking lot traffic jams.

The reception is on Thursday Jan 14 from 5 to 7 pm...