Oh No...Is Summer Over ??

I can't believe it's almost the end of August. My summer has been a bit crazy for me with me having surgery, the passing of my Grandmother, an art show and orders to fill....which explains the long period of no posts.

I'm happy to say that my very first book hit the shelves in June. Yay! I have no idea how well it's actually doing, but I'm crossing my fingers. Who knows......maybe I've been wrong about my destiny, maybe I REALLY AM a writer........or not !!

So, with June also came FestivALL in Charleston. It was the first time I had shown there and it was very interesting. They had lots going on each day and they had a good crowd.

The band Option22 was on our end of the tent and I was really digging their tunes. Their music someone dubbed "hippie hop" has a really cool rhythmic groove.

I've been working on a few new pieces in copper. I have never worked with copper before and I've taken a liking to it. Torch heating it gives it some cool colors. And hammering and doming give it interesting texture and shape. These pieces are nice, but not extremely fancy. I plan on doing more experiments with copper to see what I can come up with.

Well, this is all I have for now.......I'm busy but not too exciting at the moment. I'm heading out to Summersville Lake tomorrow, maybe I'll have some good to report after that, who knows!