In example. I was painting at my desk, rotated the canvas and accidentally smacked myself in the lip. Blood was spilled.
I survived the wound and got back to work on painting. Whoops, I didn't mean to flip the camera off.
This past week, while at work, I had company managing my painting routine. My puppy Lando joined me for work since he could be trusted at home by himself. He destroyed and partially ate Elizabethan Collar #1. He tried working on Collar #2, but I kept an eye on him so he couldn't do much damage.
Don't worry, he wasn't in his kennel the entire time. He managed to run around the office causing usual puppy havoc and mischief.
I had also started on this painting.
And then decided to work on this one as well at the same time.
I have no sense of time management skills. :P
But each painting progressed very well. Even though two of my other paintings got put on hold. When I have an image in my head beating to come out, I have to oblige.
Below is the scene of chaos that is my temporary studio.
The two paintings that need work are the Parade and the Pinata Party. I lost my focus on them, becoming too overwhelmed by the volume of what I need to accomplish within the painting.
Whoops.
Friday I spent preparing for the Salinas Food and Wine Festival.I made new/more prints, contacting officials of the festival to ask questions for my family (there was a little confusion of the event was free or not. it was) loaded up my parents van with my new grates Hubby and his family gave to me as my birthday present (heavy!!) and made my way down to Salinas with my Mom who was going to help me at the Festival.
We stayed at mi Abuela's house.
She likes elephants :D
I woke up around 5:30 the day of the Festival and couldn't get back to sleep. I was quite nervous and excited at the same time. Like a child on the night before Christmas, waiting for Santa to appear. Well, instead of dreaming about eight tiny reindeer carrying a big guy in a red suit all I could think about was setting up my booth.
The e-mail I received about the event said we could start setting up after 8:30am. I was staring at the clock as if it would burst into flames while I waited for time to move swiftly.
After a bowl of cereal and have a glass of chilled Starbuck's Mocha (I hardly ever drink coffee) I was jittering in the passenger seat of my parents van and got to the site within 10 minutes. Though setting up wasn't as easy. There was a line of people in their cars and trucks waiting to find out just where their booths were to be set up!
No one at the entrance knew. Apparently there was only one sheet that revealed all? :\ Even amongst the confusion, people kept their cool and we all managed and finally got directed to spots. Pretty much where ever we got pointed to. Lol. I don't know if I was actually supposed be across the way from a Bratwurst vendor, fruit juice venodr and a cigar vendor, but it all worked out.
Mom and I got help unloading the van, and we began to set up. Eric and his brother Ty usually set up for me and Devon and I direct, but it was just my mom and I so I had to my big girl pants on and get a control on my bubbling freak out.
After only a minor glitch, we set up the booth wonderfully.
Ha! Just noticed Hubby peering through from behind the grate. He came just an hour after set up with Devon and Lando.
The day was HOT. For Salinas. It had to be in the 80s. For the first part of the day we had the sun hitting us directly, but as soon as noon came around we got the shade of the tree behind us, but it was still hot out in the sun.
I walked around once to check out the other vendors. I was eyeballing some very cute looking boots from across the way, but forgot to take a picture of them. I did however get a card.
I also watched a little part of two performances. One was this chica:
Isn't she cute? She wooed me in with Como la flor, by Selena. I very much enjoy Selena's music and this girl really hit the notes. Talented girl. Anyone know her name?
I LOVED her ranchero dress. I couldn't help but study the designs.
We also had a visitor in the booth. One of the ladies walking through the festival came by with her little basset hound Sugar. She was simply adorable. Much smaller than Addie, but just as sweet. She was so gentle and friendly.
You bet I will be painting her sweet face.
The other performance I saw was something near and dear to my heart. No, not the belly dancers. Wish, I could have watched them though because I really do enjoy belly dancing. I had to man my booth so I couldn't partake in all the festivities like the wine tasting, performance viewing or food tasting.
But I did catch a bit of these guys as they walked by my booth.
Aztec dancers!
I love watching them dance. the beat of the drums, the feathers, the shells and nuts making noise. Love it all.
All in all I had a great time at the Festival. I'm glad I went. I hope those of you who came out to the festival had a lovely time and if there is one next year, I would see you there again.
To check out more photos from the event, check out this site: Salinas Food and Wine Festival
The Californian.
I am preparing for another crazy week as I gear up for the Calvary Cemetery show this Saturday. New and old Day of the Dead work will be shown!
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