Ballerina Drawing

Remember the show in Westwold I shared with you a few weeks back?  Bryan of Bras Art Gallery was working on a drawing right next to us and he finally finished it so I wanted to show you the finished piece here.
Isn't it lovely?

Here he is working on the piece that day when we met him:

This is just one of his many gorgeous drawings that are found in his Etsy shop.

Back from our Etsy Artisan Show in Westwold

We had a great time at our Summer Artisan Show in Westwold yesterday.  We were so exhausted after so much talking and visiting.  Here is a photo of our set-up.  We are finally getting things more streamlined so set-up and take-down is smoother and quicker these days.

It was fun meeting a lot of our on-line friends that were there along with other Etsy sellers in our area we hadn't discovered yet.  There was a variety of artists which made the show very diversified.

I managed to get a few photos in between customers and visiting.  This is Ellie from Felt The Fluff.  She organized the show and got all of us together.  She does sculptural needle felting and her polar bear family is so adorable!

This is Deb from Paxton Valley Folk Art.  Her space was across from ours and was really great getting to know her and see her beautiful handmade creations.  She also sells patterns for her original designs as well as fabric flowers like the daffodils shown here.

This is Bryan from Bras Art Gallery who was right next to us.  He does pencil and graphite pencil drawings that are just out of this world.  He was working on a ballerina drawing throughout the day and was so inspiring to see it take form.

Bryan's wife, Siana of Sinderblu Studio, was next to us as well but I missed getting a photo of her.  She makes beautiful hand embroidered cards as well as does gorgeous hand weaving.

This is Linda of Views by Linda Photography.  She is a talented photographer and her photographs are amazingly beautiful.

I picked up this cute messenger bag in denim and vintage paisley fabric from Christine of CW Designs.  Her Etsy shop is called Christines For Tea and she makes all sorts of hand-sewn items.

And this is Sophie from Lili Simone Designs.  I was having fun kidding her about whether she was working hard or hardly working!  lol!  

It was also great to see one of our Okanagan Etsy group leaders, Becka of Gingerurchin, come out to support and visit with everyone.  

All in all, it was a great day and we are looking forward to another event such as this one!

Summer Artisan Sale in Westwold

We are fortunate to have found an Etsy Artisan group where we are all located in the beautiful Okanagan area here in British Columbia.

One of the cool things about belonging to such a group is that we can actually get together and meet rather than just connecting over the internet.  One of these occasions is happening this weekend in a little town called Westwold.

One of our members has organized our very own Etsy Artisan show and sale  this Saturday (May 21).  We are looking forward to a great time with making new friends and getting to know some of our fellow artisans.

It is going to be a great weekend as Westwold is right next door to the town of Falkland where they are having their famous Stampede Rodeo.  We will have our Country Charm collection available as well as our buttons, shawl pins and other new pieces we've been working on.