"I See What You Mean"

It's not every day one gets to see a 40 foot tall blue bear. There has been one peering into the Denver Convention Center since we arrived! The permanent installation was done by sculptor Lawrence Argent and titled "I See What You Mean".

Today the big blue bear graced the coming and going of thousands of orthodontists and exhibitors as well as a legion of young high school graduates who donned red caps and gowns. One graduate was with us in the elevator to the parking garage.
We wished her well.
I wanted to say "I know how you feel".
The end of one part of lifes journey with the next unfolding almost too fast.
Both terrifying and exhilarating embodied in one!
I graduated 30 years ago. I remember the feeling!

I think the big blue bear said it best......."I see what you mean"!

There's still snow in the Rockies!
♣
Pat

In the Mile High City

We left our studio home last night at 7:30. A few delays in town set us back from leaving earlier, but this was fine. We had a nice dinner at home and hit the road. Drove to Columbia, MO last night. This evening we arrived in Denver as the sun was setting. In time to catch LOST!
It's chilly here and the news said it snowed this morning. Glad I brought my coat and socks! Also glad that we'll be inside for 4 days! Tomorrow we head to the convention center and set up our booth. With unions and drayage, setting up at these events is always a circus! For two people accoustomed to moving our stuff all over, little can be done without the unions stepping in to connect lights and lay carpet.........and get paid!!
Ugh...makes me glad we don't do this type of show all the time!
We're kind of colorful small potatoes at these shin-digs. Colgate, Crest, dental chairs and lights and all that sort of thing prevail in a big way with reps that fly in to work in their makeshift offices set up by crews ahead of them.
The funny thing is we're the ones who make what we're selling, and we drove it here, will set it up, and sell it. Next time someone says artists don't work hard, they better duck!!

The show opens Saturday morning and runs through Tuesday afternoon when we begin our drive home. We'll arrive home in time to kiss the kitties and repack the van for a one day show up in Lafayette IN. with the Hecker Design work.
On Sunday we hope to catch the time delay of the Indy 500 and celebrate with a little agave!!

Featured above is another vessel from my work that will show at By Hand Gallery.
This is the Petroglyph Bead Pot. An insane amount of intricate work that I became inthrawled doing. Every glass bead is hand stitched through the gourd with holes drilled first and a matching pearl inside to keep the stitch from pulling through. Weird how these activities relax me!!

Patricia


Petroglyph Bead Pot
85.00
By Hand Gallery

New ArtfulSmiles in the works!

Things here at Hecker Design Studio are in full swing as we prepare new images for our other business, ArtfulSmiles.com.
http://www.artfulsmiles.com
May 16-20 will have us at the Colorado Convention Center for the AAO (American Association of Orthodontists) Annual Session. About 300 other exhibitors will set up their wares at this trade show along with us. We do however offer one of the more colorful booths among those showing dental hardware, toothpaste, dental chairs and office software. Last time we did this show it was in Las Vegas and we resaid our wedding vows as it was also our anniversary. Presiding over the 'cermony' was a cardboard Elvis and our software selling neighbors were our attendants as borrowed flowers from the booth across from us graced our space. We did it at the end of a long day and all had a good laugh doing so.

This year there will be no Elvis, but we will have new 'friends' with us in the way of new images we're taking! I will document them here in the coming days as they come alive out in our studio!

All I can say is lions and lobsters and kitties oh my!!

Keep watching......
♥
Patricia