{photo by Tiffany Kirchner-Dixon}
Last week I returned from a trip to California, where I attended Kim Caldwell's fantastic event, An Affaire at Tiffany's. (The gracious Kim doesn't leave out a single beautiful detail at her famous art events!) Art retreats are special and powerful. I came home recharged, refreshed, and inspired. So happy to spend fun times with some of my dearest girlfriends, and to meet new friends as well. There's nothing like surrounding yourself with 70 creative women to give your own creativity a boost and help you reconnect with your artistic spirit. It was almost a rediscovery for me. Made me want to come home and journal and paint and fill my shop up again with trinkety treasures, baubles and bookmarks. Most importantly, on those days when my to do list is a mile long and I'm feeling uninspired, I need to remember how this feels... this wonderful feeling of friendship and connection and creativity. It can change one's whole perspective.
I already have some jewelry in the works and bookmarks nearly finished. Now, if I could only remember the log-in to my website. I know it's written down here somewhere!
Also, I finally created a page on Facebook for my shop. You can "like" it if you want by clicking here. I'll let you know when my shopette gets updated and hopefully I can keep the momentum going!
Good for you! sounds like fun. You know we would all be glad to see your shop fill up again :)!!
Posted by: Jill Flory | May 15, 2012 at 08:05 PM
Oh, what fun!!
: )
Julie M.
Posted by: Julie M ~ The Little Red Shop | May 15, 2012 at 10:56 PM
sounds just perfect. glad it's given you inspiration and refreshed you
x
Posted by: sadie | May 16, 2012 at 01:16 AM
Glad to hear it- especially the part about new items going up for sale. Hopefully you'll give us a sneak peak soon? :)
Posted by: rachel | May 16, 2012 at 10:10 AM
oh i would luv to see more shop goodness. Andrea i was wondering if you sprayed anything on ur peonies in the last house to get all those lil bugs off. I luv bringing them inside but don't want the icky bugs.....hugs
tabitha
Posted by: tabitha | May 16, 2012 at 10:57 AM
Andrea i was wondering if you sprayed anything on ur peonies in the last house to get all those lil bugs off. I luv bringing them inside but don't want the icky bugs.....hugs
Posted by: tee shirt femme | May 18, 2012 at 05:09 AM
This sounds wonderful - and so much fun! I've never been to a retreat, but I'd like to attend one, one day.....
Carly
x
Posted by: Crafted by Carly | May 18, 2012 at 10:58 AM
How wonderful that you get to spend time with so many creative women!! I've been thinking about forming some kind of creative group in my town where women can come and chat and create and just be together as women. It's so important for us to be able to take off our wife/mother hat once in a while. : )
~ Wendy
http://Crickleberrycottage.blogspot.com/
Posted by: Wendy McDonagh-Valentine | May 21, 2012 at 07:46 AM
Oh, ich würde zu mehr luv Shop Güte zu sehen. Andrea Ich frage mich, ob du im letzten Haus alles auf ur Pfingstrosen gesprüht, um all die Bugs lil aussteigen. I luv bringen sie innen, wollen aber nicht die ekligen Bugs ..... Umarmungen
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Posted by: Louise @ Elsie May and Bertha | May 31, 2012 at 04:25 AM
So wonderful to have you join us Andrea! Sage words ~ I need to remember more often too!
xo
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