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Art Lovers
Mark Your Calendars: Summer Art Market June 9-10, 2012
I’m happy to
announce that I’ll be at the Summer Art Market (SAM) again this year on the
June 9-10 weekend on 200 Grant in central Denver. It’s my favorite art festival—I always meet
so many great folks who really enjoy art. I’m in lucky booth number nine.
I believe
SAM (which is celebrating its 20th year) is one of the best quality
art festivals in the region. The quality and prices for original fine art (no
reproductions are allowed) can’t be beat in IMHO. I’ve said it before but if you’re a savvy art
shopper who hopes to discover talent this is the art festival for you. And for
artists it offers a ton of inspiration and variety from regional artists.
Darn it Jim—I’m
an Artist, Not a Mechanic
Nothing
perks a studio up like a new easel. Several months ago I posted that I was
planning to try a new counter balanced easel. I’ve read many positive reviews and after some
debate settled on this style. Unfortunately, while it was well packed, one of
the supports was cracked (which could be glued) but another part just didn’t seem
to work very well as you know these are not inexpensive easels.
Now I'll admit I'm not terribly handy so I had
a pretty handy neighbor trying troubleshoot it with me. But after several hours
of assembly and then re-assembly we decided that it wasn’t meant to be. Long
story short, that easel was returned to Jerry’s. About a week ago though, spring serendipity
brought a gently used Renaissance crank easel and I so far I love it. The easel is super sturdy, the cranking is
very smooth, and I love the warm wood tone. If you’re ready for a larger easel I highly
recommend this one.
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