Its been a whirlwind the past two weeks, attending two trade shows literally back to back. Attending the Atlanta Gift Market is always a treat with so many new products and fabulous colors capturing my attention as well as meeting up with friends. The market was abuzz with buyers making their selections from the new products. I saw a lot of retro, but it was an equal mix with contemporary and whimsy. I thought the color turquoise was dominant throughout market, while a friend thought pink stood out. (Me – I’m still with turquoise!)
Speaking of new products, I found one of my products, Our Henhouse garden flag, debuting in Evergreen’s showroom. (The picture is a little grainy and the flag colors are way off due to the lighting, so I am showing another picture of the flag so you can see the correct colors.)
I met up with several artist friends one afternoon for drinks and talking. By the time that our conversation toned down and we remembered to take a picture, several had already left.
Shown left to right are Karen Embry, Cherish Flielder, Sharon Himes, Jane Maday, myself, Brenda Pinnick and Stella Violano. Please visit their blogs to see their fabulous art and a possible sneak peak of new products featuring their art.
Strangely, although it was the middle of the summer, the weather turned cool during market with cool evening breezes. Not so, with the next show, CHA (Craft and Hobby), which was in Chicago during the middle of a heat wave. Please check back as I saw many fun products that I was allowed to take pictures of.
Stay cool!
Phyllis
