endings

well, the time for the ending of all wholesale shows for the year (for me) has come. i am sincerely grateful for all the 13 wonderful galleries that have chosen to purchase my work. really, this has been overwhelming, and i am super excited about everything that has occurred.

the 1st notable one is de novo gallery in palo alto, ca. holy moly, am i ever excited to be a part of this gallery! when the owner came into my booth, i recognized that her beautiful brooch was made by deborah krupenia, one of my favorite marriage of metal artists. the owner, charry, and i had a nice chat and i was so pleased that she actually took time to really look at my work. this is a big deal for me, as it is really affirming that i am on the right track and am getting confirmation from someone with good taste, who is knowledgable about all kinds of jewelry. yee haw!

also i am excited to be a part of the signature shop and gallery in atlanta ga. the owner was also very, very nice and she bought several large one of a kind pieces. this is the first year anyone has bought major one of a kinds outright from me, and it feels great! i am looking forward to working with this gallery as well.

furthermore, quirk gallery in richmond, va will be carrying my work. this gallery has 2 parts. the front shop carries work of many people i know and love and also others whom i admire, including amy tavern and sarah loertscher. the rear gallery is called "Quirk Represents" and they exhibit more unusual funky work of many different artists. i am excited that the front gallery bought some of my new prong rings and the rear gallery will be showing my moss necklace and several other funky pieces i have not had the opportunity to show. click here to find out more about this neat-o gallery. yee haw again!

there are more galleries i am thrilled about, those are just a few for now...

geoff and i are staying in fell's point here in baltimore, away from downtown and the convention center. it was an accident due to priceline, but now i am really glad. this area is really cute and quaint, and nice to be in vs. the convention center area. we had some delicious tapas last night and tonight we are thinking of maybe indian food or mexican food or really i don't care what as long as it is not pizzeria uno. i am pretty much over chain restaraunts.

tomorrow starts the retail portion of this show, and i am hoping to meet my overall financial goal by the end of the weekend. it doesn't seem impossible, so that is truly thrilling. but i must say that i have a SHIT TON of work to do between now and june 1st, with all kinds of other things going on in that time period as well. phew! i can't wait to get on it!

that's about it, my focus right now is pretty darn narrow. work work work.

i do miss my delightful husband, our beasts, and my friends, too. i really, really, look forward to getting home on monday. it will be a long 10 hour drive!

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