Getting ready

We are really busy today. I am suffering from a case of shin splints which if any of you are runners out there, you feel my pain. We are not going to the zoo as we have too much work. If we are lucky and my legs aren't killing me we may go tomorrow.

Today we are making the best of things. Johnnie is in his work shop matting and mounting all the artwork going to Imagicon. We are really really hoping none of it comes back. I spent the better part of two hours setting up and photographing the set up for our dealer room booth there. It is done and I am going to start packing soon. We need to make sure it all fits in the van with our luggage. If our operation continues to expand we are going to need a bigger booth for shows and a trailer. I want to hold off on that for as long as I can, it just costs too much. This year is really going to determine what merchandise stays and what goes for good. We already have things in mind we want to phase out.

I need to get a few more things painted and sculpted for the show. As soon as this one is ready to roll we need to look ahead to May when things really get rolling show wise. I want to start doing some designer OOAK jewelry with my art. The cameos are nice but I feel like it is the same old same old. We are designing some things now that if time permits will make its way to the May shows. I am really excited about this. I can't get started until the book is finished though. Once I have enough paintings to fill it I am going to take a break to do other things for shows. I need it anyway I am getting burned out. We are going to be spray painting some shelving that my grandpa (Pop) gave us last year. We are working on a color scheme for the booth and making the cloths and fixtures match. This will be a process, especially since the cloths we want are $$$$$. Yikes!

All of our prints are ready for the show, All the statuary is signed we just need to affix labels on things. We need to mat and mount a lot of stuff and order a few more things. For the most part we are ready to roll which is nice. I want to finish the poor neglected Summer dragon this weekend. I am just feeling kinda meh about it and I think it is because I am stressed about all the other show stuff.

If you had your eye on any of the Mythical Chakra originals, I highly suggest you purchase them now because once they are matted and mounted they are going to Imagicon and hopefully priced to never return.

Well I better get back to it. Have a great day everyone!