You might think it was our freshly painted new venue,Linda Morgan's awesome
art dolls
, or the continuous tours of the new artist studios but to some of the younger fans of
Stifel and Capra, it was the Peeps! It IS close to Easter after all.
The
rest of the crowd, however, had fun checking out my funky new revolving tacky jewelry cases for my tremendous, tacky, terrific vintage jewelry. I just LOVE hearing the the
chuga,
chuga,chink, of the goofy bicycle chains that run the things. What a hoot!
Jane, Sandi, Concetta, Vicki, Lori,
and Heidi debuted their working studio/gallery spaces
this last FIRSTFriday. They had lots of well-wishers toasting their success! We had a
FanTAStic crowd; I don't think there was much of a crumb or a libation left to tidy at the end of the night. Cathy from
Joie de Beads revived me Saturday morning with a humongous plate of doughnuts and
Bellinis to enable us to finish cleaning the next morning. Nothing like a little fat, sugar, and
champagne to get you motivated (?).
Thank you to EVERYONE who came out to celebrate our big move. Your support really reinforces that committing to the big thing will be a good move,
rhetorically as well as literally. A thousand thank
yous.
in August because although the show looked great, Phil played a mean piano on Friday and we were inundated on Sunday we didn't raise half as money for CHO & Homestretch as last year. *Sigh* I am more than a little bummed because these charities support those folks who are right on the edge. A twenty dollar bill away from losing their homes or families that are boot strapping their way back into an apartment from a shelter. If you can help even a little please go to http://www.cho-va.com/ or http://www.homestretch.org/ for more information. Thank you to everyone who did support Artists Helping Others 2009. I appreciate your time and talent.
For all those that are back in town, I hope you can join us on tomorrow. FIRSTfriday festivities run from 5 until 8! See details at right with photos and more info at http://www.stifelandcapra.com 
