Art Attractions

Long time no blog! Here's an update about where you can currently see my latest work:

Chestertown Arts League - I have small paintings and mini-masks in the current Studio Gallery show of members' work through Nov 28. I have already sold a mask and replaced it with another! I will be submitting work to the December-January shows as well (also open themed members' shows).

Artworks - Holiday sale opens this week. Please see attached poster. I have submitted small paintings, mini-masks, and 5 brand new pairs of holiday themed polymer clay earrings.

www.zazzle.com/ranzangel is a new place on line where you can order stock items with my images on them (cards, t-shirts, mousepads, shoes, etc.) I have designed some holiday cards, stickers and stamps which you can see there, and order direct from zazzle.

I also am experimenting with Artfire, another on line shopping site that is similar to etsy. I currently stock a few of the masks there. http://www.ranzangel.artfire.com/

I hope this finds you all well. - Angela

Introducing my new ArtFire shop, and a closer look at my recent mini masks!

ArtFire is another way to buy and sell handmade items on line, much like etsy. However, you don't need to have an ArtFire account to purchase there.

Please check it out! http://www.ranzangel.artfire.com/

If you have a moment, please tell me which of my mini masks featured there are your favorites, and why. I thrive upon your feedback ;)

Art in the Park Chestertown

Saturday was "Art in the Park" here in Chestertown. It was my first year as a vendor. I had a lot of fun seeing good friends and meeting new ones. Some of our Arts League volunteers and artists are just terrific folks that are fun to be around.

My new 'mini masks' were a big hit! These are made from the cardboard forms found inside of new shoes, kindly donated to me by Paul's Shoes here in Chestertown. There were so many chuckles and smiles as visitors walked along my fence. It was very rewarding. I did manage to sell a few of the mini masks as well.

This is only my second outdoor art event, so I am remaining open minded. Even though I often grumble 'never again' while preparing or packing up after the fair, it is always a great time once I am set up in the park. I figure there are worse ways to spend a Saturday.

Also I can't believe how perfect the "new-to-us" mini-van is for this type of thing. I looked at it lined up with all the other silver mini-vans as we artists packed up our wares and thought, this is most excellent!

In the studio today...

I did some painting today. Was pleased with some aspects of some of what I worked on, so posting pics. Let me know what you think!

Ang

BOGOHO art sale!

ok, I went for it... buy one, get one half off -- ANYTHING in my etsy shop!

This weekend July 18-19

Just send me a message before you purchase and I'll adjust the price accordingly. Details on my shop home page: http://www.ranzangel.etsy.com/

That includes sale stuff, everything.

Gotta pay the bills!

Ang

Pictures of "Zoo and Dot" Exhibition

Now that my exhibit at CAL is coming to a close, I am posting some pictures so those of you afar can take a look! The pictures are here in my flickr album.

I also recently received some pictures from a friend which were taken at the opening, those have nice people in them and me smiling a lot. I will post those next.

There is a price list, so please ask if something grabs you.

I really enjoyed having this show. I think a lot more people in this area know who I am now. I met some amazing people. Meeting people is always more exciting when my art is there to meet them too, I feel like they have actually met me, as opposed to when I meet people without my art there. On some level, it feels like they are meeting a ghost of me when they meet me without my art. It's an odd feeling and one that I wonder if other painters/makers of things can relate to.

I can only hope that John Lennon's famous quote applies here..."Life is what happens when you are busy making other plans"... because as my search for a 'day job' continues, I am so busy with art related projects. I am preparing paintings for delivery and shipping, along with a few jewelry items. Do what you love, the money will follow.... can it really happen? I sure hope so.

My Latest Etsy Treasury

These are the kinds of things that catch my eye on etsy. That being said, this collection is also determined by two things: The color scheme I had in mind, and leaning toward the sorts of things I see on the etsy home page. I think this one came out pretty nifty overall. You can get a better look at this treasury by clicking here!

Have a great day everybody, keep that creative eye active, nourish yourself, cultivate patience, and remember to smile when the sun peeks through the clouds!