My garden is in!

Well, I spent the entire holiday weekend putting my garden in. Thanks to my wonderful husband who did the tilling (I'm hopeless with a shovel!) and to Deb who generously gave my several flowers from her own garden to start me out! Right now it doesn't look too good, a lot of brown dirt and mud, but I do plan on getting it cleaned up. I planted two gardens, one a flower and the other a vegetable. Usually I don't do to well so I'm keeping my fingers crossed. As soon as something starts blooming, I'll post pictures.

Wish me luck!

New Exhibition Site

I just met with Sandra Power of Luxuriously Tall, a store catering to TALL women and teens here in the Dayton area. She has asked me to hang some of my floral pieces in her shop during the month of June. She's a lot of fun to talk to. If you're in the area, check it out. She has some gorgeous stuff (unfortunately for me-Miss Vertically Challenged) it won't fit me, but it might you! Her shop is located at 2440 Dayton-Xenia Road, Suite F in Bevercreek. You can call her at 888-259-3372. Just tell her I sent you!

Updating Site

If you have visited in the recent past, you'll notice some changes in the website. I got some wonderful suggestions that I'm slowly implementing. Keep them coming but please be patient. This is all new to me. Coming soon: shopping cart and more places to see my work!

My Fall Exhibition

I just received an invitation to show my work up in Hilliard, OH. Judy Perry-Kaufman, the city clerk for the Hilliard has asked me to show my work at the goverment center for the months of September and October. If you're in the area, stop by and see my newest creations! More information will be coming as the date gets closer.

Dayton's Urban Nights

I just found out that one of the galleries I'm currently exhibiting at will be featured in Dayton's Urban Nights. My gallery is the Hurricane Gallery Art Exhibit at 1146 West 3rd Street. To quote from the Dayton Daily New's website: " Urban Nights is a free downtown excursion that features self-guided tours of art galleries and studios, unique apartments and condos, and discounts at restaurants and retailers. The event also features a variety of performances by Dayton's best and brightest performing artists, including a special performance by Velvet Crush on Courthouse Square from 9-11 p.m. Close to a hundred creative places and spaces will be a part of the event, including locations throughout downtown, plus the Artists of Front Street, the Oregon District and the Wright-Dunbar Business Village. There are numerous special additions in store for the event, including the debut of City Life, a public art exhibition that will be on display downtown from May 18 to August 17. Twenty of J. Seward Johnson's world-renowned sculptures will be temporarily installed in key areas throughout downtown for the exhibition, which will feature life-sized bronze sculptures that capture human gestures in a realistic way. A World A' Fair, a celebration of diversity at the Dayton Convention Center that showcases food, dancing, and cultural exhibits, will also be a part of Urban Nights. Event patrons will get a taste of the event at a satellite stage at Dave Hall Plaza, and the festivities inside the Convention Center will take place throughout the weekend." Hope to see you there!

The website is up and running!

Well, the website is up and running. I'm still tweaking with it. Thanks to all who have already written with their comments and suggestions. Keep checking in...I plan on adding more as I get the hang of this. I'm having a lot of fun creating it.

May Happenings

There has been a lot going on around here. First my exhibitions:

I'm currently showing at the following locations-

Middletown Arts Center's Spring Fling
Apirl 20th-May10th
130 North Verity Parkway
Middletown, OH
For additional information: 513-424-2417

(Yes, they were so impressed with the Miami University show that they asked me back!)

Hurricane Alley Art Look
May 1st-May 31st
Wright-Dunbar Village
1100 Block next door to Pri-Med building
West Third Street
Dayton, OH

Epiphany Gallery
May 1st-May 31
South Park United Methodist Church
Stonehill and Brown Streets
Dayton, OH
Hours: M-F 8:30a-4:30p, Sundays 9a-1p
For additional information: 937-293-4640

The Dayton Philharmonic Volunteer Association's Designers Show House & Gardens XV
May 6th-May 25th
The Patterson-Haurer Estate
2358 Adirondack Trail
Kettering, OH
Hours: T, W, F, Sa-11a-4p, Th 11a-8p, Su 12p-4p

(Here you can purchase my handicrafts...hurry, because once they're gone, they're gone! I won' t be making these gems anymore!)

I'm also working on my official website. Stay tuned for the launch!