My Version of Woodstock

Instead of the Catskills of New York, my wood stock was of a more practical nature this week at my workbench.  All week the whir of drills, ZERRR of table saws, and wratcheting of bolts could be heard.  The familiar phrase, "Thank you for shopping at Home Depot", was ....well, quite familiar.  Almost daily!  I have been building a variety of displays for my art work...both prints and originals. And now I am almost to the the finish line of that project.  Tonight I return to another phase of preparation which I hinted at a month or so back.  

What is all this for?  Well, follow me down the road in your mind to the county fairs and rodeos around the country.  Next week I will be at the Burwell, Nebraska rodeo all 4 days selling my artwork.  Burwell boasts of one of the world's largest outdoor rodeo arenas. The following week I will be at the nearby Sarpy County Rodeo with the Springfield Artworks Gallery doing a special exhibit of my work.  Then the first week in August I will be at the Cass County Fair and Rodeo.  

Here are some photos of my displays:

I love building things out of wood.  The smell of wood is so appealing.  And I am thankful for the ideas that God brings to mind in how to design display systems that will be portable, sturdy, and easy to put up and tear down.  Hard work has its rewards, and part of that is the satisfaction of seeing an idea come together as you work and struggle with it until the final result is what you had in mind.

  It will be a busy number of weeks coming up.  I will miss not being at my easel creating new work, but meeting people and being at rodeos is a whole lot of fun, too!  Maybe I will have the pleasure of getting to see some of you along the way!  

Be strong and courageous!