Edward's Place 2011.

I was fortunate enough to be invited back to Springfield, IL for the Edwards Place Fine Art Fair this year, and let me tell you, it was a blast.  It's been a week and a half since I returned to Milwaukee, and I finally got around to putting all my pics on my computer.  Unfortunately, my extreme narcissism means I only have pictures of my booth, but it's generally bad form to take pictures of other artist's work without permission, so any other photos I may or may not have taken won't be making any internet appearances.

 The shadowy figure back there is our own Megan.

I used to do shows like this on the regular, but the last three years I've done very few, mostly because when I finished school and got a real job, I told myself I no longer had the time to do them.  A sad fact, really.  The show promoters asked me to come with items under $10, which might seem like a tall order, but really was not.

I had an absolutely wonderful time.  It's hands-down the best staffed, most hospitable show I've ever done, and I sincerely hope I get a chance to do it again.  The real attraction of the weekend for me, though, wasn't the show.  It was seeing Megan!

We spent about 86% of our free time in Hancock Fabrics, discussing her quilt project, possible dress projects and the two throw pillows on her sofa with split seams.  Basically, it was heaven.

The most commented-on item during the show was probably my recycled game card notebooks.  Lots of giggles.