Isalos Fine Art

It occurs to me that I probably shouldn't title my blog entry with a non-word, like 'whew', since I get plenty of hits to the site when the search engines find all of my references to Britney Spears unclothed, and other such sensational titles. But 'whew' sums it up pretty well. Or maybe 'phew' or perhaps 'sheesh'. I'm referring, of course to our first annual Holiday Small Works Show, and the flurry of activity leading up to it. We've had a bunch of shows before, but not with thirty artists. This one kicked my butt. (Yes, I said 'butt' and I'll say it again- butt: the search engines will be sure to find us  now.)

Our cat, Wendell helping-out. Pedestals displaying  paint trays. 

After staying up until 4:30 a.m. Thursday night, I still had a lot more work to hang on Friday. I opened the door yesterday afternoon at four sharp when the first guests arrived, and continued labelling artwork for another half-hour. I printed-out over ninety labels, and some labels cover multiple items. I counted thirty artists on the website list, and there's still a few I haven't listed and whose work hasn't arrived yet. There's a lot of art in here. 

 Happy customers. Is that Britney Spears behind George?

As usual, I was ready to fall over from exhaustion, and hadn't eaten, so when Rebecca brought the food down, I started grazing, more out of a survival instinct than  for my love of hot artichoke dip (but are many foods finer?). Somehow, I managed to hang-on through all those conversations, although I think I received a few weird looks. We had a steady flow of visitors from start to finish- probably as many as we've had for summer shows. A few red dots appeared beside items... and they're still there today, so it wasn't just my vision. Britney Spears never did  show  up, clothed or unclothed.

What a cozy living room! Artwork by Jennifer Morrow Wilson and Lorraine Lans.