One more day. I keep telling my feet and back - we can make it!!! There is an amazing group of women who make up the Carolina Mixed Media Art Guild. They - We - have been at the North Raleigh Hilton the past 3 mornings at the crack of dawn, ready to flip classrooms (peel painty plastic off the tables, replace it, haul buckets of dirty paint water and fresh clean water, cater to the whims of artist/instructors), manning the ATC tables, manning (womaning?) the Guild info booth. Three of us will have been there for the entire event and we've had many many others coming in and out, adding extra hours to their assignment to help out as we've needed them. Sure, we're slap-happy, sillier than usual, groaning a bit - but all in all it's been a great experience.
We've met some truly amazing people. I'm being just a wee bit silly about whims of instructors - one delightful woman was concerned about one of her students who was elderly and alone and late for class - it's pretty amazing for someone who's no spring chick herself, who's been teaching for 3 days straight to packed classes (told you she was amazing!) to still have the compassion to be concerned about the well being of one of her students.
Students, teachers and vendors are here literally from all over the world. I've met people from France and from Australia. We had the most fun group of women from Alabama make ATCs with us tonight, a husband & wife from VA - he's the artist, but we had her making ATCs right along with us, Jerry's staff and workers - what fun they are!, the hotel staff WOW. If only it wasn't grey and rainy...but that certainly hasn't kept people away at all!
And of course, there's the Trade Show and Sale. I haven't gone totally crazy and am going to check on a couple of booths tomorrow before they pack up and head back home to make sure there isn't something I absolutely have to have. I'm about to enter a painting phase. I'm kind of excited about it :-)
Alright - time for ibuprofen, washing my face, and deep rejuvenating sleep so I can hop out of bed ready for the last day of fun!
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Great post! And to think there are many who were there who may not have found your blog! We should read it before this year's AOC so we are prepared for the hard work and fun!
So glad I found your blog.
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