Treasure Tables 2022 Art Sale

I walked through this event last year as my friend Deb had a booth. I took the plung this year and decided that I would attend as a vendor. 

Then I changed jobs and was struggling all summer with making things for the event as well as find coverage for me to go to the event AFTER I had already paid for it. What ended up happening is I left that job and took a job that I worked Sun-Thurs 8-5 and that helped a TON! I was able to complete a lot more things working those hours. 

I have to say I was also very shocked to see several of my items used in advertising. I sent some photos over, but they were all used! 

 I am so excited to see if I sell things from this - that is awesome! 

The night before I set up and then Saturday morning I redid my table a little bit. Throughout the day, I had several lookers but only 5 takers :( Several of the other vendors said it was slow for them. Only a few really had really good sales. 

It was a fun experience and I might try it next year. 

Model Horse and Action Figure Monthly Art Challenge - October 2022

I love Hallowe'en and had so many ideas. I really wasn't sure what I was going to go with for this challenge. And I finally completed a challenge in the month it was due! It was awesome. The concept just floated to me. I had a pumpkin and a broken cat and they just came together. It was perfectly imperfect! 

Eerie Equine Live 2022

 

This live show is in support of the Denver Community Farm. I judged the Youth Large OF Plastic and showed in OF Mini, Custom and AR - all scales. I was going to try performance, but with judging I didn't feel I could do that after being so stressed at Ace of Spades Live. Also, the performance classes had odd names, and I honestly didn't think I could get things together in time to show correctly, the way I wanted too and in a creative manner that seemed to be required for the classlist. 

I drove up Friday afternoon and got into my motel. I enjoyed a nice relaxing evening and then up early Saturday morning and to the show hall. I was there early to help get things in and set up. 

It was a nice paced show. The hall was a little crowded, but it was good overall. I am judged the Youth Large OF Plastic Division and there were some great showers and involved parents! My grand of show is pictured below - photo courtsey of her mom. 

Also some pictures of me judging.

I did well for the limited show string I took and I was happy with the results! 

I was a good show and I am so glad to have attended it and had the chance to judge such great youth showers. 

Model Horse and Action Figure Monthly Art Challenge - September 2022

Getting the supplies I needed for this was such a drama. The first place I ordered from was in the NETHERLANDS and then I had to turn to Amazon. That was much quicker. 

Then I never seemed to be able to get done to the horse what I wanted done and as I write this on September 30, 2022, the model is at least in primer, but nothing more. :( 

So, here is to another missed challenge for the year. 

Ace of Spades Live Show 2022

  

I am so happy that this show is taking place on September 17! It was going to move to August and I was going to be so bummed that I couldn't go, but they changed it to Sept 17 and YEAH I am entered now!

And I booked my hotel room. Now to plan my show string, which is hard when you are working 50 hours a week, volunteering around 10 hours a week and only have 1 day a week off!

I figured out my show string about two days before the show because I was so overwhelmed with work. That was a mistake because I did not give myself time to learn my performance set ups. 

Friday Night was the Swap meet. I got to chat to a few people and then I was able to purchase a Pebbles Stock horse to customize, three Little Bit breyers to customize, a Classic Jet Run for my show string and a Peter Stone Chip Warmblood for my show string! 

My motel room at the Motel 6, about 15 minutes from the show hall, was very nice and a decent price. 

I arrived on time for set up on Saturday, but was slow organizing and it was a bit of a cluster for me. I ended up getting all of my performance set ups on the table, but I did not do as well with them as I had hoped, because I was also trying to run to the rings to get OF Minis, Custom and AR horses on the table. It was a good learning experience and the Performance Judge Teresa Buzzell gave me some great pointers. 

I did well overall and can't complain. Anna Miller puts on awesome shows and I was very pleased with the day, especially a Reserve OF Champion Mini of Show! YEAH! 

I was glad for the hotel as I went back and crashed then drove home Sunday morning. 

I will definitely attend again!