too long no see

so i have been horribly absent. i have been missing my blog so my intent is to post once a week. things are a bit crazy here as par usual. i just finished my first "craft show" and it went really well. i will look forward to doing more and making more.

my next big thing is an exhibition i have at forest park (where i teach). i haven't been working much on the work for the show because i was in a craft frenzy. so it is time to put the nose to the grindstone. is that the saying??? the pedal to the metal!! you get the idea. i am having a bit of a conflict - internal - between creating "art" and creating "craft". in my life they are intertwined but in my "art" world the two have nothing to do with each other - or do they??? there is trade
between imagery in both, material and approach. but for some reason, i suppose my own, my art is less functional than my craft, more sellable, more consumable and more affordable.

it is an interesting and frustrating crossroads. below is a pic of the fair and some images of what's going on in my studio.