A Wonderful Hotel Fair

View from the bed of the hotel fair remnants - that bump in the
bed is my feet.

(This post was written Sunday afternoon when I crashed for an hour or so. It was all too much! But I didn't have internet in my room and couldn't publish it. So just think that you've gained a couple of days and it's really still Sunday. Don't forget to watch 60 Minutes tonight or some crazy reality/entertainment show.)

I'm lying in bed resting and just thinking that I didn't take a single photo of my hotel room show this morning. This photo is one wall of the pieces that remain. Thanks so much to any readers who purchased a piece or traded with me. It was wonderful to experience so many people coming by and saying complimentary things.

Binnie and I were up before 6:00 this morning (Sunday) to get our showers in and get dressed before starting to move furniture around and hanging our work. We were already exhausted from the pace at the Sixth International Encaustic Conference, but we rose to the occasion and presented ourselves this morning as well as visiting other rooms to see what people were showing. Unfortunately, it was much too much to pack into a short period of time and I apologize to those whose rooms I didn't get to visit.

We could have a conference of just the hotel fair - but think how much we would miss. The work was great, the networking fascinating and the opportunity to see the face of the artist with the work was exceptional. It was wonderful and each year it gets better. We do have to ask Joanne to work on the virtual time aspects so that we can all be in two places at once -- both presenting our work and viewing everyone else's. I'm sure if anyone can master it, she can.

Countdown to The Conference

Postcards have arrived and labels have been printed and attached. (Surprising even me - and I did it.) Somehow I managed to fit all those shows on the back and still keep within the mailing guidelines mandated by the Post Office. Yes, it does make the back of the card look strange if it doesn't have a label on it, but it leaves room for notes such as, "Make sure to buy that big red one!" and stuff like that.

So here's the front. This image is of a new piece called Postmortem made just from packaging, tacks and encaustic on a panel. I am showing it at The Schoolhouse Gallery in Provincetown in the Conference Presenters' Show. You'll see all the show details on the back of the card below. (CLICK TO ENLARGE)

Here is the card back listing the five shows in which my work will be shown during the conference (and after).  These five are just part of the incredible lineup of shows that Joanne Mattera and Cherie Mittenthal have put together to make a giant encaustic extravanganza in Provincetown from end May and into June.

Here's a better view of Postmortem (click to enlarge)

You can see the whole lineup of shows here. The purple dots on the map below and on the conference blog are the galleries that will be showing work in encaustic. All the openings are on Friday night, June 1st, except the two shows at Castle Hill Center for the Arts in Truro which open on Thursday night, May 31st.

I'm showing the map here, but if you go to the Encaustic Conference blog using the link above or here, you can enlarge it and actually see the street names where the galleries are located. There are two shows at the Provincetown Inn, two shows at Castle Hill and 12 shows in commercial galleries throughout Provincetown. Wow!

Excitement is mounting as we all complete our preparations. I am going to Provincetown early to teach a workshop before the conference begins, to deliver work to various shows and to hang a show. I'll be posting more details and pictures as the countdown proceeds. Once my trip begins, I'll be live blogging on the way and then covering all the fun day by day. (Unless I'm having too much fun - which has been known to happen.)

Oh, the thrills and chills ahead!