Valentine's Day goodies

Heart Mug By Gary Rith

Little "love magnets" by ME!
I am still putting together an assortment of interesting little gift items for Valentine's Day.
These will be for sale at Bun Appetit Bakery at 215 Main St. in Groton.
There are some really nice gifts and cards-all reasonably priced- check it out! Not to mention, the Bakery has YUMMY TREATS! It is a really cute little shop.

Another Bowl

I have been enjoying my time painting my recycled wooden bowls. I have been working on this one all week. These take a long time- many coats of paint on each color. This piece is pretty large- about 12'' in diameter. There is still much to do on it, but I love the way it is coming out.
The colors are actually much brighter in person.

A few days later...

What a difference a few days can make in your mood. I am feeling a bit overwhelmed with what to do with my business. I REALLY want to keep it going, and I want to move the location to Main St. The problem is CASH to do it! I also keep thinking maybe I should just concentrate on my own artwork which has suffered a bit in the last couple of years. I do have a great following at the Ithaca Farmers' Market, and maybe it is time to concentrate on that. If I had a bundle of money, I would know what to do, but....

I NEED AN ANSWER- SHOW ME A SIGN!!!

Happy Morning!

For some reason I have greeted the world in a super good mood! I have a lot to do today- so that should make it a bit easier!
I am still setting up my little satellite gallery at Bun Appetite Bakery, and I need to pick up some items for that. I also have to get a card rack ready- cards are always a good seller, and with the focus on Valentine's Day, it's a must-have. I have also been working on an ad for the Bakery- keep a look out in the Shopper (the main advertising source for most businesses in this area). I think my graphics look pretty good! Hopefully Jody will like it.

Much to do yet...

The T'art gallery has started. There is still much to do and more items to stock- after I started I realized there is more room than I thought. Today I will try to put more items on the walls and make things look a bit less "stark". I am REALLY thankful to Jody, the owner of Bun Appetite, for letting me do this- hopefully it will work for both of us. Times are tuff, and we little businesses need to help each other out when we can. It doesn't look like much in these photos yet, but it will!

My little satellite shop...

Today I am setting up a small satellite art shop in a bakery called Bun Appetite on Main St. in Groton. Jody, the women that owns the bakery, has a small room with a few tables for seating that needs some "jazzing up". I have just the merchandise to do it! It will be some lower priced gift items from my vast array of local artisans. I will have pottery from Gary Rith, bookmarks from Werner sun, prints and cards from Dee Sprague, journals from Jennifer Marshall, hand knit mittens from Joyce Kantor, soap from Tammie Whitson, and more great stuff. There will also be a card rack with many local artists featured. Hopefully this will help bring people into Thou Art Gallery, and carve out a little niche for me on Main St. I will have pictures later.

SHORT HAIR!

pencil
Warhol
comic book
That's right, last week I cut off my hair- all of it! I guess I was sick of the old look. I did however, keep my "trade mark" red. I love messing around with my Mac Photo Booth- you can get rid of all the ugly in anyone!