Funky-Fun Art Festival

Once a year, all the coolest, most colorful outsider art and folk art comes to Travelers Rest, SC. Serious collectors and curious art lovers come out in droves. You don't want to miss this one.

I'll be sharing a booth with Jessica Wilson. Her jewelry designs are to die for...super unique, high quality and fabulous....oh, and affordable!!!

I'll have my psychedelic alphabet letters, Day of the Dead coloring books, rock and roll magnets, cigar box art and so much more.

See you there!!!

Travelers Rest Art Festival

This Saturday, I'll be in Travelers Rest....don't you just love the name of that little town?  When I hear "Travelers Rest", I think of covered wagon trains or maybe stage coaches pulling into town for an old fashioned 'layover'.

Anyway....I'll be there for their annual Art Festival. The local art center, Trillium, is doing the festival, and it will be extra special this year.  Instead of back in the park, it will be held right on Main St.

Come see me. I'll be sharing my tent with another artist, Jessica Wilson. She designs and creates the coolest jewelry you've ever laid eyes on!

More details to come....right now, I've got to get some things ready for the festival!

My New Website

My nephew, Nick is building me a website. I am one lucky Aunt, because Nick has a degree and experience in building websites. I don't. I've tried to use templates and such....I just don't know what I'm doing, so I tend to make a mess of it.

Nick lives in NYC, so we're doing everything by text and email.  Actually, that wasn't as much of a problem as thought it would be. It's coming along fabulously!  Nick is one of those rare people who live in both sides of their brain. He is an amazing visual artist, a talented musician, a computer genius and a wonderful father....sorry ladies, he's happily married, too.    

I've posted a link to my future website in the right column of this blog site, but if you click on it now, it won't take you there. I'll let everybody know when it's launched......

Dia de los Muertos COLORING BOOKS

I'm having so much fun with my new Day of the Dead COLORING BOOKS!

Although my coloring book is suitable for children 3 and up, and is a great way to teach the little ones about an awesome family holiday, most of my customers are grown-ups...buying the book for themselves!  I do believe that we never grow out of our love of COLORING!

My New Studio

I've move into a new studio: 10 Central Avenue Studios. It's a 90 second walk from my house! One big building, lots of amazing artists, but I have my own space...my own room in the big building. I'm inspired to do great things......

Alex J. Cavanaugh: CassaStar

Alex J. Cavanaugh: CassaStar: "CassaStar by Alex J. CavanaughOctober 19, 2010 Science fiction/adventure/space operaISBN 9780981621067 Dancing Lemur Press LLC To pilot the..."

Check out this cool blog and enter the contest giveaway! (After you click on the CassaStar link above and read the post, click on his giveaway contest link in the top right-hand corner of his page)

I know this isn't my usual painted mosaics and art news type of post, but this book/author came highly recommended. I'm just now getting into a bit of SciFi, I could easily become hooked......at least for awhile!

I've been so busy creating my wooden letters for a couple of stores (Liz Daly's on Main St. Greenville and Two Doors Down on Main St Spartenburg) and for ETSY, that I've ignored my blog. I promise to do better....look what I've been missing! Fun stuff out there!

Love, Kay

FIRST FRIDAY!

Milagro Studios is having a very special event this First Friday.....tomorrow!  We'll be unveiling the studio's fresh, new look. We've been cleaning, painting, redecorating......even planting a little organic herb garden in our little Spanish-style courtyard. Suzanne is using those herbs to make her wonderful syrups that are fast becoming Milagro Studios' signature "grown-up snowcones".  I can't wait to try the pineapple/cilantro/tequila snowcone! (Milagro brand tequila, of course!)

We've been busy creating several new pieces for this event. Along with a few other new works,  I did a "Frida" painted mosaic that I think turned out pretty cool.......and I'm also putting my painted mosaics on boxes, now. As soon as I get a decent photo of them, I'll post it here.

Today is Suzanne's birthday. I wish I could drag her away from her art long enough to squeeze in a little celebrating, but she's on a roll.......creating some of the most beautiful ceramic pieces I've ever seen! (Be sure to check them out if you're able to make it on Friday!) Well, I guess we'll both have more time next week for birthday festivities.....