Showtime

For the very first time, I am participating in a huge Austin wide show called EAST. I am excited yet very nervous.  Why? Because I am showing my work with a lot of bigwigs. May they be kind to me.

The piece that you see here is titled Rustic. It is an encaustics piece with rusted cardboard and some string. It is one of the 7 pieces that will be displayed at a gallery. I may end up dropping off some more pieces if they ask for it.

This weekend, the entire east Austin will turn into a chain of galleries. I will be volunteering talking to artists, patrons and even doing a demo of encaustics with found objects. I am a little nervous about that but super excited about seeing artwork by various artists.

This event is really BIG. If you don't believe me, check out the website.

http://www.eastaustinstudiotour.com/

And wish me luck!

Happy Friday!

Plano

Is just plain-oh.

So glad to be back at home.

One good thing about sleeping in a hotel room... I had 12 pillows to myself. But it is hard to sleep in a strange bed. 

Oh and it got cold so suddenly! One minute it was 80 degrees and the next, windy and in 40s...

Oh well...

Taking Off

Heading to Plano.

Road Trip!

Yeah!

So I am going on a road trip tomorrow. Nothing very exotic but a simple business trip from Austin to Plano. To attend some meetings. And I will be driving.

Yep. May the powers that be have mercy! I am not too fond of driving and am direction impaired. So let's see how this goes.

This morning, I started packing. Which means I started making a list of things I need to take with me. So I can throw it all into a bag as soon as I come home from work. 

At first my list seemed OK. But then it dawned on me.... how many gadgets am I taking for this trip? Shocking! Here is the list. You tell me if this is normal. Just so you know, I leave early on Wednesday and come back Thursday night.

List of Gadgets:

1. Work Blackberry and charger.
2. iPhone and charger.
3. Bluetooth device for car. So I can talk on phone hands free. It is a 4 hour drive at least.
4. iPod. Haven't really transferred all my music yet.
5. GPS. Haven't used it before but I hope it helps with directions. And I do not get lost. Dallas is a maze!
6. Work PC in case I need to access the work network.
7. Personal Mac to use all day and check my emails.
8. DSLR Nikon camera with 2 lenses in case I want to take photos.
9. Point and shoot camera for taking photos of the Plano office.
10. External hard drive in case I need to share some large files.
11. A very cute USB drive. Just so I look cool.

Question: Am I normal?

Kidnapped!

In case you are wondering... as soon as I landed in Cincinatti, I got kidnapped! They came in a huge limo and whisked me away. The kidnappers then made me watch the Fishing Show and even though I was terrified, I was so bored that I fell asleep.

When I woke up, I was at this location. And in front of my eyes, my abductor... Captain Jack Sparrow also known as Johnny Depp!

So that is where I have been for all this time. On a boat, sailing with Captain Jack Sparrow.

Unfortunately... I was rescued and thus I am back.

Thank you Mr. Mayor of Pottsville Mr. Mythos for your efforts to rescue me.

Le sigh!