Studio Tour Weekend Finally Arrives

June 7 & 8

It took a while to get my house all ready for the tour. Because I was sharing with 3 other artists, I had a lot of work to do to accommodate them. Selma Cooper was on the porch with pastels, Keren Moskovitch was in the front parlor with her c-print photos, Brenda Becker in the dining room with handmade books & I was in the livingroom. Lots of cleaning, hanging, moving furniture and taking down artwork (to make room for others’ work) to turn this into four galleries. It looked fabulous (if I do say so myself)!

The weekend was blistering hot – 96 degrees & humid—breaking all records (who said there’s no global warming?). We were afraid no one would come. But art lovers seem to be a stalwart group and shortly after noon on Satuday, people started trickling in. By the end of the day, about 80 people had signed our book.

Sunday was even hotter & Selma came inside, off the porch, into the a/c. The Victorian House Tour ran simultaneously but it was hard to tell if we got any people from there. But come they did! Individuals and groups—at times, we were mobbed! People loved the art & seeing it in this home environment. But many did not seem to realize that it was for sale, so sales were light.

It was wonderful to have all these people share our work and by the end of Sunday, apx. 200 had come through to look. We all agreed it was a great success and we’re already making plans for next year. Thank you to all my guests for sharing your weekend with us. What did you think of the tour and how can we improve for next year?

Photos: large at top: Karen, Brenda, Selma, Keren--the four artists at my house. Smaller photos: guests looking at artwork during studio tour.