Our 4th ever annual Hanna-Gilhooly Holiday Open House was another big fun festive event with a steady stream of visitors throughout the day and into the night. The cherry on top was that almost all of my students from my Oct. Eco-Dye Playshop came by and each brought samples of their wonderful dyed fabric results to show and tell about.
Some of my Hanna-Dyed scarves on one wall of my studio.
Per usual, we forgot to line someone up to take some photos of the frivolity during the party so all I’ve got to share here are some of the “before” shots.
Some of Barbara Gilhooly’s paintings, folk art furniture, and “bloomer” pillows. (© 2013 Barbara Gilhooly)
This event gets bigger and better every year and truly is lots of fun for us to get to show our appreciation for our wonderful friends, family, collectors, and colleagues. Thanks to everyone that was able to stop by – it was great to see and visit with each of you!
Our holiday tree (made from a tree by Barbara Gilhooly) and hung with my Hanna-Dyed holiday ornaments.
A Big Announcement and Big Plans for 2014
2013 has been a big year of shows for me (6 including my solo show at The Dairy Center). 2014 is looking like an even bigger year as I already have 4 big shows on the calendar.
I will be participating in three American Craft Council Shows in 2014, starting with the largest show (including ~675 artists), the ACC Show in Baltimore, Feb. 19-23. At the Baltimore ACC Show, I’ll be in Booth #719, doing both the wholesale and retail shows, exhibiting my textile paintings, dye drawings, and Hanna-Dyed scarves and pillows.
Hanna-Dyed Silk Scarves
This is going to be a year of discovery and learning for me as this will be my first big trade show and whole sale selling experiences.
I’m approaching it with lots of preparation, open-ness to learning, and few expectations. I imagine I’ll meet a bunch of new friends and colleagues in the art world, learn a lot about the business of art, and get clearer on where I most want to focus my energies and art business going forward.
It’s my excellent adventure and I’m going to enjoy the ride. I hope you’ll come along with me as I share my experience and learnings here on my blog.
