News from Antigua

some news from Antigua

where the UFV women's basketball

has been for the past two weeks

they have been holding clinics in high schools there

and also playing some exhibition games

the cascades have won the first two of three games

go HERE to read up on their trip

come on over and check out my new jewelry blog

Whatever Lola Wants Lola Gets

My Bling Booth

if you are ever in the ottawa, ontario area

you must check out my friends' store

St. Elmo's Fire

it has very unique items for sale

and she has a variety of classes and workshops available too

i am honored to be able to say that my aprons and jewelry are among

the different items that she has for sale in her shop

when i was visiting in march

we took the time to set up my "area" in her shop

here is a peek...

so, go on and visit the town of Stittsville, Ontario

and be sure to stop by

ST. ELMO'S FIRE

you will not be disappointed

Happy Mother's Day

wishing all you moms out there

a very wonderful day!

NYC Part Two

the whole experience of the new york art expo was a whirlwind

the building was filled with so many different artists

some appealing...some not so appealing

all in all it was a window into the world of art

and what appeals to the different personalities of our world

here are christina and i poking fun at her painting

there were some "live art" sessions during the weekend

christina was spotlight for one of those sessions

she did a session on encaustic painting

she involved the audience in the demo's

to give everyone who was interested in the session

a chance to participate and learn the technique

here is our friend amy from texas giving it a shot

the "altered art" canvas

if you would like to take a peek at a video from this session

go here

one artist's work that caught my eye was 

Anna Razumovskaya

her paintings were so moving to me

and so romantic

i loved how she had her booth space set up

she had mannequins with her sketches as the dress

very unique

love

she was so kind to let me choose a 

sketch to take home as a keepsake

i chose the one below

love this

mannequins speak to me

after one long day we met up with the gals for a drink and dessert

so fun to catch up

on our last night there christina was invited to a cocktail party

that was being held at the Trump World Bar

we met this fellow "Sir Shadow"

he does amazing one line art

christina and i had the opportunity to chat with him

and we each came away with one of his pieces of art and a calendar

with his artwork and he was kind enough to take a photo with us too

here is his website

after all the excitement from the cocktail party

we met up with our texas/arizona gals for a late night snack

before we made the drive heading towards home

it was an amazing trip and i'm glad i got to tag along with christina

there is never a dull moment when i'm with that girl!

NYC Part One

well i'm finally getting around to sharing my new york trip

it sure was a whirlwind of a time

even though i was away from home for ten days

when i left my rainy b.c. weather

i arrived at the ottawa, ontario airport to this...

snow...snow...snow...

christina picked me up from the airport and we were off to her home

to pack up the van for our road trip to NYC the next day

her husband cooked us a fantastic italian meal

and then we went to the task at hand of wrapping all her paintings

before we packed them in the van

off bright and early the next morning

heading to the u.s. border crossing

2 hours later (long story)

we were finally headed down the highway

our destination for the night was rhode island

made it to her publisher's home in the country

beautiful couple with lots of hospitality

great meal, great wine, great dessert

thank you paul and kirsten!

next morning we were on our way

NYC baby

weather was not great

more of the cold, rainy kind i am familiar with

seeing this sign meant we were close!

yippee!

i guess i am the "old" rochelle

since the "new" rochelle resides in new york!

arrived at pier 94 to unload all the paintings

only to find out that we might not be able to do this until the next day

a bit of coaxing and we were able to get started

christina so excited to actually have HER paintings

showcased at this BIG NYC art show

the staff of angelnook publishing

setting up the booth

"the shift is key"

"deste more"

"an ugly truth about humanity"

and

"the shift is key"

christina's wall in the booth

the four in the middle of the wall are all done with encaustic

close-up

another artist with angelnook publishing

jp madison's work

we finished setting up the booths on the next day

so we were able to do some sightseeing and shopping

a few hours to shop before we needed to meet the group for dinner

so naturally on our list was this fab store

sadly though i found nothing that i really had to have

no clothing found - just houseware stuff

once again though the window displays are over-the-top

and more...

rockefeller center

and all the people skating

times square at night

certainly the "hub" of the city

so much energy could be felt here

our friends amy, suzi and krista

all the way from texas and arizona!

what little time we were able to spend with them was a hoot!

this is the only statue of liberty we had time to see on this trip

part two to come...

christina's debut on opening day at NYC ART EXPO!!