Good news; I’ve heard back from some of the art venues I’ve been looking into. I’ll be showing my work at the 2010 Numa Arts and Cultural Fair, in Westfield , IN.
I’ve also heard back from the 2010 Indiana State Fair (August 6 – 22), and will be submitting 8 works (3 drawings, 2 watercolors, 3 acrylic paintings), and participating in the Plein Air Day (August 14), where artists are invited to create a piece during the day on-site, to be displayed and judged at the Fair. I haven’t heard from any other artists who have shown at the fair, but thought I would take a chance.One of my buddies will be showing at the fair, and possibly doing a demo at Numa, so that should be fun.
The main reason I was interested in the fair, was because K’s great-great Aunt AJ would always talk about her friend who showed her work at the fair. AJ was 104 years old at the time, and would talk about how she helped her friend haul her hand-woven baskets back and forth to the fairgrounds, and what a good opportunity it was. I decided that I should give it a shot this year.
So, in addition to getting together, matting, and framing work for these upcoming shows (still waiting to hear back from one), I’ve also been keeping with the biking training regime. Just today I rode 11 miles, from home to the Monon, and back home, to see if I could add that to my 12 mile route. It would add about 5.6 miles, or 25 minutes, to my hour-long commute. Since I already have to get up and start biking before sunrise, I’m still planning on driving to the Monon entrance off of 86th st. with my bike on the rack, and then parking and biking the 12 miles down from there. I’ve gone the full way on this route, but not in the morning hours yet. The past week has been alternately low 90’s/thunderstorms, but hopefully mid-week next week I’ll be able to bike commute to the office. I’ve also saved my route on Google Maps here, have added notes and places of interest, and will update it with photos from time to time.
I added a back rack to my bike, a handle-mounted water bottle holder (since my bike's frame is too oddly shaped), and a homemade rear fender from recycled water bottles (following the instructions found in this video). It'll do for now, didn't really want to put any more money into my Wally-World bike just yet...though I'm thinking about upgrading to some clipless pedals if I can find a cheap-ish pair, which would make my commute a bit more efficient.
I got some new aquarium fish, Petsmart is having a pretty sweet 50% off sale on many of their more popular fish, and I picked up two fish from our local specialty shop, The Reef. From The Reef:
From Petsmart:
- 2 Corydoras catfish (1 bronze, 1 albino)
- 2 Black Kuhli loaches
- 1 Powder Blue Dwarf Gourami
The 50% off sale is until the 25th, so if anyone wants to stock up on any fish, now’s the time to do it.
Well, gotta get back to putting together more work for the shows. I've also got a good-sized watercolor underway, will post it when finished. Fingers crossed that I hear back from the last show here soon!
-Joe
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