Archive for June, 2010
Jun 2010
Review: Stone Arch Festival
Minneapolis is a long, long way from home, but the Stone Arch Festival, seated on the banks of the mighty Mississippi river, made that journey worthwhile. This photo was taken from the back of my booth. It was a beautiful view, fortunately, I did not have a lot of time to enjoy it as the booth was busy the entire weekend. Setup: This was relatively easy. I showed up about a half-hour before set-up was to begin. A few artist were already setting up and I joined them. My van was parked about 100 feet from my space, which made …
Jun 2010
Katie Waller Barrett Elementary
My favorite kind of mail came the other day from Ms. Lawthers second grade class in Stafford, VA. They are studying homophones before school lets out for summer and To See the Sea happened to fit the curriculum. Their packet was full of letters and drawings from the students, along with some pretty tough questions. I thought I would share my responses along with some of their wonderful artwork. by Katie Have you ever gone to the sea? Yes. The book was based on some of childhood experience of growing up on Lake Michigan, which is not the sea of …
