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Showing posts with label Florida. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Florida. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 5, 2017

a peek at our recent SANFORD appearance...

...we all love our annual trip to the Jeanine Taylor Folk Art Gallery...

so many old friends to see there...and we always make some new ones too.

..and yes, Blythe was a special guest this year...


 


I love to see what Jeanine has upon all the gallery walls...the space is an inspiration...




And here's a peek at some of our displays...loved all the loot we could present to our customer friends in Sanford...


 



 Thanks to all the artists who attended too...always wonderful to have time with the Art Girls...
 

And thanks too to Ace Art Girls' RoadShow Roadie, Teresa...you're the best Teresa... xxoo





Thanks to Jeanine and her gallery manager, Bailey, for all the support and allowing us to invade their space for a few days!

And best of all...hang out with LOUIE!!! 


We hope to shake things up a bit and make our 2018 appearance more wonderful...stay tuned for more on that!

xxoo Jen

Monday, February 22, 2016

EVENT THIS WEEK!!! ..catch the "heART of Winter" in Sanford, FL


 ...the bags are packed...
it's time for the
FIRST ART GIRLS' ROADSHOW EVENT OF 2016!!!
 
...we're flying south for our annual appearance at the renown 

...hope you can join us this 
Friday & Saturday for our

10th Annual “heART of winter”

Friday, 2/26 
from 3pm-9pm

Saturday, 2/27

from 10am-4pm

 ...this will be our 6th appearance 
at this amazing gallery venue!
So many wonderful and artful customers and friends step out to see us...we hope you will too!

The Jeanine Taylor Folk Art Gallery 

211 East First Street, Sanford, FL


 ...so much art to share from all our Earth Angels artists AND 
Featured Artists:

Valerie Weberpal
Lucy Farmer
Bonnie Petersen
Letty Worley
Jocelyn O'Gorman
 
 FULL DETAILS and DIRECTIONS to this Art Girls's Road Show event are on  
the events page..



or visit JTFOLKART.COM for more info!

Hope to see you there!
xo Jen

Monday, May 19, 2014

hello monday hello to what counts most

Hello Monday.

Hello to knowing what matters most.

To be honest, I am more than overwhelmed this week.

So I will say a hello and a quick little prayer for me to remember 
to focus on what matters most.

I look at this picture of my happy kiddos and I know what it's all about for me.  Family playdates and happy days together seem to make the best of memories.
(I nabbed this shot at Castaway Cay on a sweet 4 day cruise we were able to take as Disney Vacation Club Members with our points...love that!)

Hello to family. Hello to what matters most.

Hello to all of you and I hope your week, 
and whatever comes your way during these days. 
I am grateful to all of you for your support of me and Earth Angels Studios, too!

xxoo Jen

Monday, March 3, 2014

hello Monday...and the "heART of Winter"

For the past four years my Art Girls's RoadShow has taken planes, trains and automobiles and made the exodus from colder parts of the art-loving realm and descended upon Jeanine Taylor's glorious (sunny and warm and utterly charming) folk art gallery in Sanford, FL.

Hello Monday and HELLO SANFORD...thanks for the truly wonderful, 
Southern hospitality you extend to us. 
We feel treasured when we come to visit, and I love this trip.
...you know it's something truly special when you are sleep-deprived and writing this from the floor of the Orlando airport and you are already looking forward to the next time you can be here with more good memories from an amazing show of talent, style and folk art!

A heartfelt thanks to Jeanine Taylor and her gallery manager, Mary Shaw for making this event possible. Thanks to Robin Marks for hosting us too!

Hello Monday and getting back into the swing of things at home...but first, here's a peek at the event...

 Fabulousness from Jocelyn O'Gorman and "The Painted Fern"...AND great news Jocelyn will be at the FAIR IN RHINEBECK WITH US (can you tell I am excited!)



The wonderful and uber talented Nancy Wiley was able to make the trip to FL for the first time...

  

 My fab friend Valerie Weberpal and her Harvest Moon critters were here once again...

 
 
 Lucky us, the ever festive and fun Nicole Bowen was able to make the trip too! I love her new cupcakes and soft sculptures -- we'll be posting these on Tuesday!
  

Lovely Laurie Meseroll made the trip once again...she has never missed this event, and is much-appreciated by the local arts community...




 And here's our Letty Worley...Letty was too busy keeping me in line for me to get many shots of her....watch the site for some new work to be posted soon, Letty has been selling out these days!

As ever we love to do our "line-up" shot for posterity!


But oh no! There is not a decent image in there of our oh so wonderful, helpful, lovely and much-treasured assistant SOPHIA BRAKE!!! Hello Monday and hello Sophie and THANK YOU FOR THE AMAZING JOB YOU DID!! Sophie was too busy working for me to snap her...next time Soph...


... and some peeks at the other loot on hand too!
 

So hello Monday...

Hello suitcases to unpack.
 
Hello to getting ready for my annual tax appointment next Sat...sigh.

Hello to my kiddos I missed you.

Hello to Michelle Sylvia, she sent me a surprise in the mail..that sweetie!

Hello Texas...we'll be there soon for our next event with Holly Kuhn and Round Top!

Hello Spring...please tell me you'll be here soon!
 
Hello to all our friends in Florida...See you next year in Sanford, I miss you already!

xxoo Jen

Monday, February 24, 2014

HELLO MONDAY & HELLO FLORIDA HERE WE COME!!!

...hello Monday...it'sgonna be a big week and I need to get ready for you!

The Art Girls' RoadShow is off to Sanford, Florida for our wonderful annual appearance at the Jeanine Taylor Folk Art Gallery for our "heART of winter" - SOUTH art show and shopping experiences... (details are on our events page)

I cannot tell you how excited I am to be packing my bags 
and heading to sunny Florida at this time of year...
It's been so cold and snowy here in NY.  
I hope you'll join us if you can...I adore downtown Sanford and all it's cool and funky renovated buildings. This one hosts the Gallery...
Hello new week...hello list of things to do before I leave.
Like mailing out a few more of our event postcards to remind folks to be there!


Hello new little floral suitcase from the clearance rack at TJ Maxx gotta love that! The old one was just retired after many years of service!

Hello leftover chocolate, it's not just for breakfast anymore. 
I think my chocolate consumption has been off the charts this month.

Hello kickboxing...have been at it for almost 2 years now and still love it. 
(see comment on chocolate and necessity for said exercise above!)

Hello needing more quiet afternoons with the kiddos...
I  don't love the rush around these days.

Hello laundry, hello dishes, hello packing orders and all the little things to do before I leave on this adventure!

Hello to all of you and have a super week whatever it is you are up to...leave a comment and let me know...
xxoo Jen


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