Orangewillow

So the last couple weeks have been very busy.  First was my trip to San Francisco and meeting with the publisher.  I flew home for a few days, scooped up my daughter and headed back out to San Mateo for Maker Faire.  Tomorrow I fly home and I am looking forward to curling up in my bed and not going anywhere for some time.

Maker Faire was interesting and fun but was not the big money maker I was hoping for.  The vendors I was with were all put in a tight cramped area in the back of the fair grounds.  If I lived in the area I would have considered it a success but the fact that my overhead included plane tickets it was not worth the trip.  On the positive side it helped me really focus my ideas on a different direction to take my career.  I have been working on some new art anyways but now I really want to back off craft fairs for a while.  They take a lot of time away from creating new work and time away from Zoe; not just while at the event but how busy I am leading up to it.  I have some family coming in town the weekend of Renegade NY so I canceled my booth space there but did confirm I am interested in Chicago Renegade.  In the future I plan to only do a couple street shows a year.  While this may initially hurt my income I am hoping it will give me the time to grow my portfolio of limited edition prints.

Another thought is that I want to not only finish the current book I am working on but start another one.  I even have some ideas for a novel jumping around.  I love creating and I am blessed that my art gives me the freedom to explore all kinds of creative avenues.  I am looking forward to new challenges.  This is without a doubt a positive for all of my fans, when you follow your heart it shows in your work and I look forward to showing you all the growth.  I am finishing some new pieces at the moment and will post pictures the moment I get a chance.