Busy Week Ahead!

I need one of those yellow and black warning street signs - BUSY WEEK AHEAD! Work-work through Wednesday, then it's 4 days filled with art and friends and meeting people and working and who knows what at Art of the Carolinas. Jerry's Artarama sponsors this amazing event annually. It consists of 4 days of classes with nationally renowned artists and 3 days of a trade show/sale. People come in from all over the country, I've heard of many who buy their supplies for the entire year at this event because the great prices.

I'm president of The Carolina Mixed Media Art Guild and our fabu Scribe, Penny Arrowood, had a stroke of brilliance. (she has them on a regular basis - she's one of the busiest, most organized, creative, FUN women I know) She suggested that we offer the Guild's services as "runners" for the AOC (Art of the Carolinas) weekend. Sharon, the master mind of AOC, loved the idea and we are not only helping with classroom setup, we're hosting an ATC Make & Take for Strathmore and Jerry's, and manning an information table for the Guild. Strathmore has come out with a series of ATC substrates using many of their great papers - from canvas paper to watercolor paper to illustration board - 7 or so different types. It has been a real treat trying them out while creating samples and cards for trading at the show.

If you are in the Raleigh, NC area this coming weekend - stop by the North Raleigh Hilton, check out the trade show, take a class (check the website - you can still sign up or even show up and sign up!), make some ATCs and meet us at the Guild table!