this was my very first ever art market!
i had no idea how to set up my table. i’d shipped some prints and cards out to artfest the week before i arrived. and as i left my hotel room, i realized i had no way to display it all.
so, i grabbed all of the bowls and cups from my hotel room, a sheet for the table, the dish drying rack and my easel. i filled a pint glass with stones and sticks from the parking lot as a locket display and used my shipping boxes to hold up prints.
i was really quite nervous at the start, but it was amazing to meet everyone and put a face to so many names i’d seen only online. and i was lucky to have the lovely kate daniel helping at my table. she made me know everything would be okay (a message i keep seeing everywhere these days).
i flew into seattle the day before the market, rented a car and drove into port townsend, washington. i so enjoyed having a day to myself, to wander around shops and galleries, head to the beach and skip stones, and sip freshly-made ginger, carrot, apple juice at the owl spirit cafe.
i have this tradition of finding native american beaded earrings at significant points in my life. and i have to say, my journey to artfest feels like a new world has just opened right up.
everywhere i turned, it seemed i’d ended up just where i needed to be… talking to whoever i needed to meet (more on those incredible inspirations soon).
i love to travel because the journey gets me out of my comfort zone and into following my instincts. i become even more aware of following the signs… those times when someone says i have to meet this person and then i end up running right into them (literally). or a moment when i hear about the same book over and over again…so much so, that i simply can’t not read that book.
well, really that has been happening so much lately, on trips and in my every day. and i’m finally now taking that step back and realizing it can be a lot of fun to listen.
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ps. this was just the beginning…not only was my time at artfest my first ever art market, but it was my first time teaching at a big art retreat! i had such an amazing time teaching HOW TO PAINT IN OWL in-person. lots of photos and more stories…coming soon!
have an amazing weekend!
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Abstract and Figurative Painter
Juliette Crane creates luminous, dreamlike paintings shaped by memory, imagination and nature. She builds translucent layers of color until something familiar begins to emerge. Based in Wisconsin’s scenic Driftless Region, her work is represented by select galleries across the United States.
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14 comments
Prudence Puddleduck
You are quick on your feet! Good Job indeed. Thank you for posting such fasinating pic's what wonderful sites you saw…♥Debi
What Remains Now
I'm so happy for you and can't wait to hear more about it! Also, wonderful quick thinking. Everything looks great.
Ann-Margaret {Ann-Margaret's Visions}
Oh, I love how CREATIVE you were {on the spot!} in thinking of ideas for your table!! It looks so pretty with all of your beautiful owl paintings!! So happy you had such a wonderful time and encountered so much inspiration! Looking forward to hearing more about your amazing journey there!! Hugs!!
Mindy Lacefield
It was so awesome to see you Juliette. I totally get the “person showing up just at the right time” thing. its certainly a magical place. I'm so happy you were there and that we got to spend some time together. thank you for your friendship! thank you for just being you.
Love you friend!
xo
mindy
Juliette Crane
thank you! i was lucky to have a kitchen in my hotel room…stocked with some pretty cute bowls and cups 🙂
Juliette Crane
thank you…so happy we had the chance to meet up again and spend a bit of time together.
xoxo.
Johwey Redington
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Johwey Redington
So innovative! And so many yummy artwork! 😀
IndigoEarth
What an awesome adventure you experienced! That is wonderful and when you are spiritually open it makes the journey so much more meaningful~ I love your work and meaning that you bring to your pieces~ have a beautiful Easter Juliette!
Many Blessings~ Sherri
Deb Harvey
I loved reading about your trip, and I can't wait to read more! It's really wonderful to read about other people having the experiences you mentioned. There really are no accidents…
Great thinking on your feet! Your table looks great, and your artwork is always amazing!
Elizabeth GLz
Wow. Congratulations on this magnificent experience. Very creative! Looking forward to see the pictures from the course. Have a lovely Easter weekend!
Charlotte Phillips
Congratulations…and you are a genius for solving the problem in such a creative way…bravo to you.
Hope you have a great Easter weekend.
Charlotte Phillips
Sharing HeARTs!
Sherry
Where there is a will…there is a way. Perhaps a trite sentiment but seriously, you made it happen and in a unique and creative way. I look forward to hearing more about your adventure at artiest!
Mandy Saile of Bijou's Whimsy
I love how you just whipped something up for your market table using things from the hotel room…that's amazing, ha ha….Congrats to you for staying cool and finding a way:D