It's been awhile...

So after an intense week of working the Smithsonian Craft Show in DC, my energy level was in need of a boost....I have rested, recooped and am ready to get to the bench! The Smithsonian Craft Show was an amazing experience that left me charged up in more ways than one. Overall, the experience provided me with the pleasure of getting to know Todd Reed on a more personal level along with Los Angeles based jeweler/scupltor, Eric Silva (www.ericsilva.com). We enjoyed dinners in Georgetown and attended the Jewelers Werk gallery opening featuring Karl Fritsch and Robert Baines. Earlier in the week we sat down for thai food near Chinatown with Thomas Mann and Dennis Nahabetian.
The work featured this year was fantastic! The amount of inspirtation I attained from the artists, the work and the energy was almost too much to digest. Some of my favorites include Adam Smith-mixed media, Jennifer McCurdy-ceramics, Judith Kinghorn-jewelry, Deborah Muhl-basketry, Carla Reiter-jewelry, and Andrea Janosik-jewelry.
Working sixty hours in five days can surely be exhausting, but the opportunity to meet artists sharing the same goal of sustaining a life as a craftsperson, promoting the education of fine craft and altering the conditioned notions of art has made me realize that I need no justification in the DIY field I have chosen.
Persuing the passion...