After a year fo traveling in our RV, spending time with family, and not sure where we were going to land, we ended up in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Stoked to be just an hour south of Asheville and now a member of Marquee Asheville! USA Today listed the River Arts District as the top arts district in the United States and I'm so honored to be represented there! I'm definitely missing my Colorado festivals this season though. We've already been throwing around the idea of hitting the festival circuit next summer to escape the heat here in the South. It's rough!

Lots of new work coming up. I've been spending lots of time in the studio experimenting with new styles and mediums. Stay tuned!

Here are the festivals I'll have a booth at this summer. Stop by and say hello if you're in the area! 

Estes Park Art Market May 25-27
Highlands Art Festival in Denver June 8-9
Evergreen Mountain Art Festival June 29-30
Breckenridge July Arts Festival July 4-6
Lake Dillon Arts Festival July 19-21
Jackson Hole Art Festival July 26-28
Park Hill Arts Festival Summer Edition August 17-18
Breckenridge Fine Arts Festival August 24-25
Breckenridge Gathering at the Great Divide August 31-September 2

I'll be participating in Breckenridge's July Art Festival July 4-6 as well as the Gathering at the Great Divide Festival Labor Day weekend.  

Honored to be a part of the gallery space at Morning Glory Cafe until May 22nd. So many amazing artists are featured in this space and their breakfast and lunch are on point! 

So stoked to be participating in another one of Colorado Art Weekend's  summer art festival events. I'll be at the Highlands Festival June 8-9th! Check out the link for more information! Highlands Art Festival

I'll be at the Evergreen Mountain Art Celebration on June 29-30 with my work! So stoked about festival season! This will be my first year participating in festivals. Hopefully one of many to come! 

Finally got all of my supplies in to set up my booth! I'm very excited to see all the hard work and long hours pay off in this colorful and professional display I can be proud of! I'm using an ABCCanopy pop-up tent and Flourish mesh panels that were so very easy to set up. Can't wait to see how this summer goes! While I was setting it up to take some photos, I met one of my neighbors who came by to see what the big white tent was about. She had just completed a beautiful painting of her own so it was really nice to connect with a new person over art! Cheers!

Along the road to becoming a festival artist, I finally got accepted into my first festival! I've been waitlisted for two very large, established festivals and I'm keeping my fingers crossed for a spot, but for now, I'll celebrate my acceptance to the August Park Hill Festival! I definitely think not having a booth shot is hurting my applications. I just received all the supplies I need to set up my booth for applications so I'm hoping to get that up and running this week so that I'm more competitive with all the amazing artists here in Colorado. I'm super excited to set everything up and see all of  my work and limited edition prints ready for shows! The August Park Hill Festival will be August 17th -18th in the Park Hill neighborhood of Denver. More information on the link!

Park Hill Summer Edition Art Festival

I'm currently working on getting set up to participate in art festivals in my local area. In order to start participating in festivals, I need the physical supplies such as a display tent, display boards and panels, tables, table clothes, sling back print displays and wooden crates, display shelves, vinyl signs, and hanging hardware. In addition to selling my own work, I hope to make my booth interactive where patrons can screen print their own drink coozies and bandanas. Screen printing supplies will include a heat press and ten small screens as well as ink. I feel that art should be affordable and approachable to everyone regardless of income level or educational background which is why I hope to sell affordable prints of my work and have a creative experience for patrons. 
I've started a GoFundMe to help me achieve this goal. As a public school teacher and emerging artist, I do not have the capital to purchase the supplies for festivals which is around $4000 just in display setup. Please consider donating to my GoFundMe. Donations over $100 will receive a free print valued at $35 of "Sea Rocks" or "PNW Fire Tower," Thanks so much for you help! 

Exciting news! I just joined my first Colorado gallery, Ethan Gallery and Studio in Old Town Arvada, Colorado. 34 artists are represented at the gallery! I have a small selection of work and for the first time, I'm selling prints at a gallery so I'm excited to see how it goes. Grateful for the experiences here in Colorado as an artist and educator! Ethan Gallery and Studio