Monument Square Art Fair 2015

I wanted to give another great thanks to everyone who purchased work from me during the 2015 Monument Square Art Fair this past weekend. The first day of the fair was not a good one, with the rain and wind. Thankfully the decision was made to close up early and let the artists go home. I do appreciate the wonderful people who did come out for that short while on Saturday to check out the fair even though it was pretty miserable out. For all the artists who had damage to their tents, or set ups over Saturday night my heart goes out to you. When I came back Sunday morning my tent had moved during the night, but everything was pretty together underneath. I hope that the rest of the season is better for all the artists.

Sunday, was overall a lovely day, minus the harsh wind and the colder temperatures. I did get a nice group of people stopping by, which I fully appreciate. I am glad to have had very nice and helpful neighbors. They made things a little better for me. Not to mention the Racine Arts Council for their help and compassion during the crummy weather and wind. One last thank you to everyone who added to their art collection with my work. It truly makes me happy knowing someone is out their enjoying my work.

Thrive,

Katie


P.S. This Saturday I will be in Deforest, Wisconsin at the Dragon Art Fair from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.!!!

The Crooked Canvas

 The Crooked Canvas is this amazing art gallery/ art school in Shullsburg, Wisconsin, and
 I have the great pleasure of having four of my images in the space.

 Toph, the man running the show and teaching the classes is very lucky to have such an amazing space. The light just flows right in through the huge front windows in this early 1800's building. It is a very warm and inviting space to be in. Not to mention, Water St. (where all the action happens) is a National Historic Landmark. The town is a very cute place to spend an afternoon strolling around checking out the antique stores, and a very good restaurant called The Water Street Pub.

Here are the links to The Crooked Canvas's website, and Facebook page- The Crooked Canvas
The Crooked Canvas Facebook

Here are some great pictures of the space!!! I would love to live in a place just like this.....

News update

I just wanted to use this week's post to give an update on some things that have been going on...

First, I just found out today that my image Abstract Reflections 3 was accepted into the 1650 Gallery's "Reflections 2013" exhibition. Big smiles for this because not only do I get another chance to show my work, this is special because this is the second time I am showing work with 1650!! This makes me really happy to be building a relationship with 1650. So go to the link- http://www.1650gallery.com/reflections2013_exhibition.php  to look at some great Reflection images!!! Don't forget to look at the online annex as well. Oh, and if you are in the Los Angeles area check out the exhibition opening on November 16th.

Second, I have created a very small, shop to purchase some of my work. This has been on my list of things to do for quite some time. I am happy to finally dive into this. Honestly, I should have done this a long time ago, but with me being me, I have to know everything and understand everything before I jump into it. However, I took the leap!!

You can go to http://katiejeanimages.bigcartel.com/
I have only five items listed for the time being. I am working on creating and Etsy (everyone's favorite place) store. The reason it is not up and running yet is because I need to get to my friend's studio to shoot the product pictures. I am pretty proud of myself for finally creating my Big Cartel site! Giving myself a pat on the back.

This weekend I will be doing some maternity pictures for my sister-in-law and her husband. This is something that is brand new to me, so this should be interesting. I have done some reading on tips and ideas, so I have a little idea as to what to do. I will post those as soon as I can.

Well, that seems to sum up the "big" things going on right now. My next thing to do is work on some pictures to post.. they have been backed up in a folder waiting to be let out!

Thrive,

Katie Jean

Big Cartel shop space

For about a year now, I have been meaning to create an online selling web place for some of my photography. Since I started art fairs, oh last year, I have been wanting a way for people to purchase my work via the Internet. I finally did something. After the month that I have had, it was nice to get some focus on work on this venture.

My first place for this experiment, is Big Cartel. I liked the simplistic nature of the site, so I set up shop.

Katie Jean Images Shop

I have five pieces up there for the time being. This is a very new thing for me, so please be patient! The images are not that great, I know! I just wanted to get it up and running. Then I will go back and finesse it. I am also working on an Etsy shop. Personally, I did not want to go towards such a big commercial type of site that Etsy has become, but I will try it out and if it doesn't work out there are plenty of other sites on my list to try.

For now, I have my little shop on Big Cartel.  :)