Another Great Day at Artprize

     I know that I have been playing for almost two weeks now. And I have had soo much fun. But yesterday was a great day downtown with one of our own Artprize artists, Nellie Durand. Nellie was going to attend one of the artist workshops today and wanted to spend some time prior to the workshop just seeing the art. We walked.  We talked. We admired. We looked.  We sat and visited in a quiet cool spot and got to know each other. We walked even more. Lunch. Art talk. Dinner and more Artprize with a very quick trip to the Meijer Gardens to see some of their Artprize sculptures before it got dark.

  

     One of my favorites, by Beiliiu Lui, installed in our new UICA-except construction isn't done and you could only view it through a window from the sidewalk. Kind of made it even more alluring. I really wanted to reach out and touch this one or lay underneath it.IIt is  thread coiled and hung but a needle piercing the coil and installed- hanging by a thread. They were all floating and moving ever so slightly. 

    The ever famous elephants that always drew a crowd. 

   

     Their heads bobbed up and down. The kids enjoyed them.

     After dinner, Nellie and I had show and tell. Nellie brought some of her" Interpret This" pieces and so freely shared how she had done each piece. And she so graciously looked at some of my pieces-finished and unfinished, made helpful hints and was just a delight to learn from. She brought me a wonderful present- a piece made from her Lake piece. I was just about beside myself after a day of art and spending time with a new art friend. 

     Unfortunately, I lost my camera-500 pictures on my little Coolpix guy-birthday, quilt show and Artprize with Nellie. I didn't realize it until last night when I went to download them. Left it on a counter I think in the last building we were in. These pictures were actually taken from one of my earlier trips. I haven't quite figured out what I will do. My big guy is lost in the Nikon factory warranty repair abyss.....As soon as I solve my new pictureless problem-I will show you my new present. 

     The biggest treasure though was spending time with a new friend-met by another on the internet. 

A day to be remembered. Thanks Nellie! 

Back to sewing tomorrow. I did some painting on fabric today with acrylic paints for about an hour. :) Too bad I can't show you a picture.

Be creative, my friends!