TV Adventure

I don't normally sit in front of the TV all day but yesterday was an exception. Watching the inauguration of our 44th President was an occasion to be savored. What an inspiring day. I think this country needs the shot in the arm that this man and his family can give us. Once in each generation an inspiring leader comes to us. My generation had John Kennedy, this one gets Barak Obama. One of the very first changes is the White House web site http://www.whitehouse.gov/ which has interesting, important and fun information. This is obviously a technology that has helped Obama through his campaign and now will help all of us to be informed and inspired as well.

What a day. I think I will go leap tall buildings or something. Perhaps I will visit the http://www.usaservice.org/ site and volunteer!

Life in a Tent

An artist life in a tent and on the road is a grueling proposition. The hardest part is, of course, the set up. Lots of lifting and shifting. Lots of arranging so that people will see something that catches their eye and want a closer look. Lots of anxious looks at the weather. Lots of tired bodies and nerves of anticipation.

After promoting and operating an art event for 19 years, The Celebration of Fine Art, people may think that we only know one side of this business. Surprise, we began on the other side.

We took hundreds of thousands of dollars of fabulous American Indian jewelry and dragged it and our show cases to Scottsdale AZ to become an exhibitor at the Arabian Horse Show. We were provided this lovely tent but we had to do all the lighting, green carpet on dirt, arranging the cases and all else. Fortunately the weather was fabulous, as only winter in Scottsdale can be. We did, however, bring down the wrath of the other exhibitors when we plugged in our coffee pot and blew the breakers for over 50 other exhibitors! We did this show and the national Arabian Show in Albuquerque NM that year. Yes, we sold things but it was more work than profit. We decided that being in one place would be better. The rest, as they say, is history.

The tent is bigger and better looking now and filled with artists going through the set up process. Be sure to see the results of their hard work beginning January 16th in Scottsdale, AZ. You can find out more about the event by visiting http://www.celebrateart.com/.