The Past Few Months In Photos

It is time to play catch up from the past few month using photos in order from the last blog post till now....

I participated in the Broad Ripple Art Fair Student Sale!

I organized and put on our school's K-8 Art Show. These are some linocut landmark prints from 7th graders! They are pretty talented!

Became a couponer, who gets lots of things for free (but does not store stuff under beds or in kids playrooms like that show...). Thanks to Coupon Pro, Coupon Mom, and Money Saving Mom for getting me started in the right direction and for their updates!

Thanks to them, I am now the proud owner of items like.... 150 boxes of pasta (that I earned $1.50 back when shopping), 32 sticks of deodorant, 25+ boxes of brownies, 43 containers of tic tacs, tooth paste, shampoo, and conditioner for a lifetime and lots more. I have been waiting for my school to host a food drive or something.... I do no need all of this, but it was all FREE! Maybe couponing leads to hoarding....I think both of those shows are on TLC.

Went fishing in St. Petersburg Florida with my husband and two awesome friends!

My sister-in-law got married. I took a photo with a giant yellow pepper!

I became the next American Idol!

Not really, but I had a ton of fun taking photos behind a rear projection screen!

I did eat a lot of crab legs while attending the Home Video Studio Getaway 11 and the "Hanley Awards" in Las Vegas.

Currently I have been adding new Rainbow Crayons to my shop and preparing to go back to school (I am an art teacher).

So there you have it... Summer has been so busy and has gone by so fast. I hope you enjoyed the photos and stay tuned for a giveaway from our Facebook Fan Page and a sale in our Etsy shop!

WOW!

Wow... Have I been busy! It has been quite some time since I have been on here, but now that there are only three more days left of school, I can start my regular blogging again.

As an update on job front, my art position at my two elementary schools did get cut, so I have been on the Art teaching job hunt. I have applied for several, but teaching jobs in Indiana are becoming few because of the lack of funding everywhere. For now, I started a blog for private art lessons, Art Parties, and workshops. It is very rough right now, but it will help a little while I am looking for a job. Please send good thoughts my way if you can.... it is sure hard to be a teacher these days! http://art2theextremeparty.blogspot.com/

Since I wrote last, I have participated in two craft/art fairs that were very successful. The first was the Bloomington Handmade Market, a group of Indiana Etsy members of the INCrowd team. I always enjoy selling and buying in Bloomington, IN because it is such a great community of artists, shops, and restaurants.

The Broad Ripple Art Fair sponsored by the Indianapolis Art Center was also last weekend. This art fair is one of the largest and most well-known in Indiana. This was my first time selling there as a student and this was my best show yet! I also ran into a fellow vendor friend, The Binding Bee, who had a successful time as an outdoor vendor as well.

At the show, I bought some awesome things from this AMAZING teen artist Gregory Dugdale. He was selling his jewelry, greeting cards, art, and tie-dye t-shirts like crazy. I bought some earrings and my new favorite tie-dye shirt from him for a great price. He has even sold tie-dye shirts to Rupert from Survivor! I do not think he has a website, but you can contact him at Effie2@aol.com.

I am doing an outdoor show/open house next week in Broad Ripple with a few ladies that should be awesome!

Creative Neighbors : Artistic Showcase

DATE: Saturday, June 5, 2010

TIME: 1-4pm

ADDRESS: 5856 Primrose Ave. Indianapolis, 46220

Check out the indie sister(s) blog!

I am going to be putting together a YART (Art sale in a Yard) sale for June, so if you live in the Indy area and would like to participate, let me know at art2theextreme@yahoo.com .

Thanks for continuing to check up on my blog. It has been quite some time!

THE ORIGINAL HANDWARMER MUG!

WOW! 

Yesterday , I was working on burnishing a piece of pottery for a raku fire at the Indianapolis Art Center and I wanted to stop by the gift shop and take a look.

They lady working inside the shop was so nice and helpful and I remembered what a nice place it was to shop at. A pair of earrings caught my eye (which I later purchased) and this Handwarmer Mug (what I am featuring today).  Right away I was mesmerized by the colorful glaze and surprisingly perfect grip of the mug. It was the perfect size! 

Since I am on a mug kick, I was wondering how it was made and very impressed by the style. I usually say to myself, "Oh, well I will just try to make something similar myself," but this style I cannot pass up (Do not get any bright ideas Etsians.... this is patented!). I like to collect mugs from other ceramic artists, so I need to purchase one (or more depending on Christmas gifts in the future).

These artists  (Clay in Motion Pottery Studio) are so smart because they made both right-handed and left handed mugs! I know I will be purchasing several for myself and my family since they are heavy coffee drinkers! These are artists that come out for the local, but WELL-known Broad Ripple Art Fair in the spring each year, so I am sure I will be seeing more of them!

You can order right online, or support the artists, as well as the Art Center, by visiting the Gift Shop of the Indianapolis Art Center! 

I would love to hear what you think!

**Photos came from Clay In Motion Pottery Studio Website