No Notice Art Fair

Last weekend, I was in a (almost) no notice art fair. The art fair was in the Lafayette Shopping Mall in Portsmouth, NH. I had applied for the fair last May but never received a response. Two days before the fair, I received an email reminding me of the show with a printout of the artists and I was on the list. A few emails later I started getting ready for the show.

Something went awry and I and a couple of friends didn't receive notice of acceptance. One friend only found out when someone had seen a poster announcing the show and told him his name was on it.

Anyway it was a good show, the hosts were quite helpful and nice. It was their first show and I hope they'll have it again next year.

I sold my last Mustang giclee print, I will have to get more made. This print has been a best seller for me on Zazzle.com and Cafepress.com. So far everyone who has purchased the image has had it put on black tee shirts, black caps, and black jackets and black sweats.

New Images in my Zazzle

I added three new images to my Zazzle: http://www.zazzle.com/halsart . The one showing here is the surf on the coast of Rye, New Hampshire, just after a Noreaster passed by.

I've been experimenting with Chigiri-e (literally: tear art) but I haven't achieved a piece I'm willing to share as yet. I'm having difficulty achieving a blend of colors. Just what translucent paper to layer over another colored paper to achieve a graduated color shift. It's more demanding than I thought it would be. I have twenty sheets of different translucent color but I wish I had forty different colors to achieve more subtle color shifts. I may break down and make my own. In fact I'm pretty sure I'll have to resort to making my own using white rice paper. In my previous posting, I included a link to an artist who knows what he's doing in this art form. I wish I could have him as a mentor. I much admire this art form.

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