Upcoming Event: Art in the Arbor

This upcoming Mother's Day weekend Art's Desire is happy to be participating in the 42nd Annual Art in the Arbor in Louisville, KY.  With over 100 artists' booths, great local musicians, good food and beautiful wooded grounds this makes the perfect Mother's Day or post-Derby weekend outing!  As many as 8,000 visitors are expected and free shuttle service will be available every 10-15 minutes with pickup points at the Browenton Building and Ballard High School.  Drop off will be at the festival entrance in Crossgate.  The church and it's grounds are located at 4936 Brownsboro Rd. and the hours of the festival are Saturday the 9th from 10-6 and Sunday the 10th from 10-5. So come out and join us for what promises to be a beautiful weekend of art, music and fun!

Upcoming Event: Artwalk at the Promenade Bolingbrook

I'm happy to announce that Art's Desire will be participating in the 1st Annual Artwalk at the Promenade Bolingbrook on May 2nd & 3rd!  Held the weekend before Mother's Day this is the perfect chance to get out and find a special handmade gift for your Mother or simply find something unique for yourself!  The festival is being held at one of the area's premier open air shopping centers which is conveniently located at the Boughton Rd. exit off of I-355 in Bolingbrook, IL.  With live music, fine dining and tons of great artwork - what's not to love!  If you're in the area be sure to come out and see me!

For more info on the show, visit Virgo Rising Presents or check out the pre-show exhibit on display in one of the storefronts at the Promenade Bolingbrook.  The promoters have done a beautiful job with this exhibit and I'd like to thank them for including my work!

B L O C K S - a new line from Art's Desire!

So, it's been a while since I posted and I'm ashamed to say that I don't have any good reason.  I just got busy sending in applications to spring and summer shows, working on a new line of pendants and trying to get a handle on life in general.  The good news is that I've gotten into several of the shows that I applied to and am waiting to hear back on others, I've come out with a new line that I'm really proud of and I've managed to gain control of some other household things that has made my life happier and easier.

I'll be posting some stories on my upcoming shows soon, but more than anything I wanted to share the new things I've been working on!  Back in February I posted about the work of Piet Mondrian and some things started to percolate.  By the end of the month, I began to experiment with these ideas and tried them out on a few friends and at a couple of local craft shows.  I got some great feedback and I've decided to start producing these pieces as my first formal line - B L O C K S!

B L O C K S is - quite obviously - directly inspired by the work of Piet Mondrian only these pieces are made entirely out of fused glass and presented as pendants.  Each pendant is unique in it's execution and because of the organic qualities of the glass, they cannot be exactly reproduced.  To see more B L O C K S visit my Etsy shop where I'll be posting new pieces as they are made.