Getting Ready

Yesterday was spent mostly in my studio getting ready for the upcoming shows which will start fast and furious beginning with the Labor Day weekend. I am in the process of making what I call the bargain stuff after spending much of the preceding weeks creating some very labor intensive and involved pieces. The bargain stuff pays the bills though for rarely does someone walk into my booth and buy one of my bigger, more intricate pieces that is more expensive. Usually a customer oogles and ahhs over those pieces and then buys a piece of the bargain stuff. I can understand this as I can't afford to buy art either. So today will be spent making the things that make the gravy.

Here are some of my peyote stitch band bracelets. I usually make the body of the band while I am at a show (in the slow times...I need to keep my fingers busy) and then complete the embellishment in the studio. I have just completed five of these.