This April Fools Day was stunning ... not because of any prank or joke or even the current political season. It was stunning because the month really crept up on me almost in an unexpected way. Since the start of 2025, April seemed "off in the distance". I knew that April was going to be a busy month but it didn't dawn on me that it was here until it actually happened! In just a few short weeks, Steve and I will have gone to Florida and back (for the public reception of Spaces Between at Florida CraftArt where my Cemetery Flags won FIRST PLACE) and then headed to Washington, DC for the Smithsonian Craft Show.
All of a sudden, I had to prioritize my month! What needs to be done before this big show? How am I going to display my matted artwork in my booth (Booth 400)? I have rolling print stands but they are bulky if not disassembled. Yet they are difficult to take apart and put back together again. The solution has been a print bin from ProPanel. My booth is a ProPanel booth. Wouldn't you know it! They make one that easily attaches to their portable walls.
Then ... I had to look at the artwork I've already made, count the number of pieces, and carefully decide what else I might want to make before we set off for the show. I determined that I need three more Window Series pieces and one Large Stained Glass piece. That's enough work that I had to admit to myself: NO MORE RELICS!
I adore making these pieces. They have a little bit of everything I love best ... scraps of exotic fabric on which to fuse polyester stretch velvet, a little free-motion machine stitching, lots of hand stitching, and beading! But now it is April ... time to get to work making the few more things that will go to the Smithsonian Craft Show!
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