Oh my sweetums, I am recovering, RECOVERING, from Open Studios…by killing myself with COOKIES.
But they are very GOOD cookies. Filled with things like butter, eggs and flour. Walnuts!!! And oatmeal! Raisins! Cranberries! And CHOCOLATE CHIPS!!!
And I’m storing them for safe keeping in my tummy. Tomorrow they will meander over to my hiney where they will stay until I put on a Village People CD and dance them off.
Unless I exploded before that. BOOM!!! Because there’s only so much sugar and carbs a belly can hold until they take on qualities similar to that of military grade weapons. And if the rumblings are any indication, I’m reaching critical mass right now.
If I survive the night, if the house doesn’t fall down around our ears while we sleep, I. Will. Repent.
But that’s tomorrow. Let me tell you about Open Studios. Which was today and last weekend.
Well, it was my first OS in years and years and YEARS. And it was a pretty good one. Sold a couple of big ticket paintings as well as some little stuff.
'Dunes' by Susan Lobb Porter
'Summer' by Susan Lobb Porter
Crappy photo alert for ‘Summer’. Sorry about that, the good photo is in the other computer and I’m too bloated with cookies to properly fetch it for you.
Back to OS…I raised some money for the local animal shelter with some prints. Met some nice people, got a couple pages of names for my list. In between customers I experimented with my new printer. Found the perfect paper to reproduce my encaustic paintings. Perfection. Absolute Perfection. I would tell you except the notes are out in the studio and I’m not running out there right now. You’ll have to trust me on this. The encaustic is reproduced so well you’ll want to EAT them. I’ll be posting more info on those prints on my FB page. If you haven’t like my FaceBook page yet, oh my goodness, do it RIGHT NOW so you won’t miss out on all the excitement.
Oh, speaking of my FaceBook page, October 15 is the date for the ‘Red Door Challenge’. A couple weeks ago I posted a photo for anyone and everyone to use as inspiration for a painting. If you’ve done anything be sure to post it on my FB page wall (link up above). I’ll be posting my own creation as well. Be sure to share on your own wall, tag and all that stuff. I would love to get lots of people to take part in this.
And be sure to keep your eye out for the next challenge!
So happy your Open Studio went so well. Love the pieces that sold.
Wish I had a cookie right now!
xxoo
Judy Shreve recently posted..A Walk In The Woods
Judy, I will happily send you ALL the cookies that are left. Oh wait, there are none…
And I’m sure I’ll feel better tomorrow!
I love those pieces too, especially ‘Summer’. It’s been my personal FB timeline pic and will probably remain so.
xoxo
Susan, Good for you! Beautiful studio, beautiful work, “liked” your FB page, happy cookie recovery to you!
Janet Hovde recently posted..Non-Fattening – Spiritual Cookies
I should’ve consumed some of your Non Fattening Spiritual Cookies, Janet!
Oh cool, Susan! I just went to our local Fresh Art Tour last weekend. (Minnesota). It was wonderful. Great time of year for such things! I love your paintings. I did not think the Summer photo was bad. It’s a beautiful painting!
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Thanks, Amy. You’ll have to see a good photo of the painting to know what I meant by that. Oh my, it will POP.
I think a lot of the people who showed up were just enjoying the beautiful autumn weather and scenery. Can’t say I blame ’em!
All in all it was a good weekend.
I’m feeling full just from reading about your cookies LOL. I’m so glad your Open Studio experience went so well. I’m really looking forward to seeing the information on the paper you found:)
Michele Bergh recently posted..7 Steps To Sanity Through Any Transition
It’s Epson Exhibition Fiber Paper, Michele. Heavier than thick cardstock, I mean SUBSTANTIAL, with a beautiful satin finish. Here’s some info. It says it was developed especially to work with certain Epson inks so I don’t know if you would get the same effect with a different printer. http://www.lexjet.com/i-5093-EPSON-Exhibition-Fiber-Paper-85in-x-11in-S045033.aspx
Thank you. I’ll have to check it out along with the printer you are using:)
Michele Bergh recently posted..60 Pages on the Art of Becoming
The printer is an Epson Stylus Pro 3880. We’re still getting acquainted.
Oh Susan. I am so glad you are back to painting after being gone so long. They are truly stunning! Please share with us the paper you use to make prints. I am a few steps behind you and am emerging into a new reality after raising kids for twelve years. All the best to you. ~kathy
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Kathy Anne, I ordered two sample packs of paper, one from Epson, the other from Canson. Then I just printed away…the Canson paper was better marked, a label on the back of each sheet. The Epson paper had a divider between the different papers and that’s where the name was. I didn’t mark each paper (d’oh!) but I’m pretty sure the stuff I liked best was the Exhibition Fiber Paper. It’s made specifically to go with the type of ink that’s in my printer. I would order some sample packs and see what works best with what you’ve got.
Mmmmm…cookies and art! Great match 😉 So glad your OS went great and that you sold a few. Keep going!
No more cookies for me, Anneri…at least for awhile. But art? Oh yes, a steady diet of that every day is just what I need!
All this talk about cookies (the last post I read was spiritual cookies) is making me hungry for COOKIES, oh my!!! I try not to have too many sweets in the house and just made my annual batch of Carmel Apples MMM good! But…cookies would be so delightful, and perfect dessert after dinner tonight. It’s Friday darn it! Time to celebrate…with cookies. ♥
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Caramel apples??? I would gladly trade my cookies for one of those, Julie. Except SOMEONE ate all the cookies 🙂
“when they will wander over to my hiney”….you’re just
too good:):)
oh thanks for the chuckle.
and big happy congrats on the studio
and all the wonderfulness happening in your world.
you do live an extraordinary life, friend:)
inspired i am,
Jennifer
Jennifer Richardson recently posted..brushstrokes and blessing….
Well, I’m glad you think it’s funny when they ‘…wander over to my hiney…” Miz Jennifer, lol.
I, on the other hand, am not amused 🙂