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After the Spring Fair…

April 20, 2015 By Marit 3 Comments

… I’m still glowing! As you may know, I went to a Spring Fair to exhibit my art journals and promote my workshops. The Fair was at a school, and I shared a classroom with three other artists. We all had very different art to show (paintings, ceramics, paper-fabric cards) and when we were done decorating and putting our stuff on the tables, ‘our’ classroom looked fun and whimsical. We’d also set up a “mono-printing corner” and there were a lot of kids who wanted to try this technique. They printed lovely cards that they could pick up later (after drying) and MAN, were they all enthusiastic and happy!

I did not take my camera, but the other artists-friends made some photos with their cellphones* that they emailed me later. (*Yes, I have a cellphone, I’m not that unworldly! However, my phone is from the stone-age and it doesn’t have a camera, I can only call and text with it.) So here’s an impression of the Spring Fair.

I don’t have an overview photo of their stands, but here’s work from artists Mirjam van Sluijs (ceramic lamp) and Antoinet Wisse (crocheted garland)

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On the next photo you see the corner/stand with the paintings of my friend Lena Schreijenberg.

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And here’s my table.

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Behind where I was sitting we put up a table for mono-printing with a (handmade) gelatin plate. Most kids that wanted to try this technique were approximately 8 years or older, and they usually ‘got it’ right away when I showed them how to use the gelatin plate and templates to mono-print. But I remember the sweet little girl on the photo that came in with her dad… she wanted to play and make a card but when she stood there with that apron on, she was a bit afraid and so I helped her all the way. She was so cute!

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All and all, there was a lot of interest for my art journals and I had a real fun day!

Thanks Lena and Antoinet for sending me these photos!

**I blurred the faces of the people on the photos because I don’t know if they gave permission to publish their faces.

 

Filed Under: art Tagged With: art journals, exhibit, gelli print, monoprinting, spring fair

Comments

  1. Irma says

    April 20, 2015 at 1:35 pm

    Sounds like a great succes and loads of fun! Sunny greeting – Irma

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  2. Glenda T. says

    April 21, 2015 at 1:32 pm

    That looks like such a fun day Marit!! All of that creativity in one place, fabulous!!!!

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  3. Halle G says

    April 30, 2015 at 3:03 pm

    Looks like a really great day! Very smart to blur the faces. I’ll have to remember that trick. 🙂

    Reply

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