A new year and a new schedule.

For the past 2 months we have been working on the projects for this trip to Florida.  We will be teaching 12 classes, one of those is a 2 day and an evening workshop.  All this in 7 days.  Didn't God get to rest on the 7th day?

This is our blind dog Baby helping me in the office.  When she was a smaller puppy she would sit behind me in my office chair.  she fit then.  Now she leaves me a small sliver of the chair.  

Of course we got out of Kansas late so had to drive on.  We stopped in Shreveport last night or should I say early this morning.

Loading the trailer.  We are no longer doing trunk shows...  they are now trailer shows.

Crew member Cat.  I think she is ready for us to leave.  

Ready to head out.

We are now in the New Orleans area heading on across to Florida.   The lyrics "Florida by nightfall ring in my head, but I think it will be later than nightfall as we have to still cross the state.

Crossing the great Mississippi at Baton Rouge.

LSU stadium in the background.

and on we go

We will start teaching at A Small Cleverness in Orange Park, Florida tomorrow (Sunday) at 2PM.  We will also have a full trailer show with us full of stamps and supplies.  Haven't been here in 2 years so am really looking forward to see al my friends.  There is still space in some of the classes if you are in the area and want to join in on all the fun.  We will be there for a full week.  Here are the classes.  

Cabinet Card Book

Printed with a gelli plate

Long time no hear.

Sorry for being away from my posting.  Opening the restaurant last year kicked our you know whats and the summer was full steam ahead at the Brickyard.  Fall found us dealing with family as one sister almost died and the other one moved back to Kansas.  I'm happy to report that everyone is settled in and doing well.  That took priority over business.  Our son Travis and his wife finally found the house they had been waiting for and moved in mid December.  We helped for a couple of days with that too.  Two of our dearest friends told me in early November that they were getting married on Thanksgiving. I had been waiting on this for a long.....  time.  10 years to be exact.  So we put together a wedding in less then 3 weeks.  We had almost 150 for Thanksgiving dinner.  Then we slept for 2 days...  All the best to you Chuck and Jeralyn.

Congrats Jeralyn & Chuck

Art Unplugged 4

Early June saw the return of Art Unplugged and a week long schedule of classes.  But first we must prepare.

   Cecile was the first to arrive, but not the last.

Cecile and her little bear Boyd.  Her ever-present traveling companion.

 patterned patinas

enameling

gel du soleil

microfolding - rolling mill

finished product

Worker bees making ready the frames.

Shadows of Our Past

more studio time

Tin Type Book - the closing act

The party's over...  till next year.

We need to replenish!