Packing up!

Well the studio is in a whirl wind! Boxes, bubble wrap and product all over the counters, floor and any other space available.

Its showtime for me and Im starting to go through my pre-show jitters. What do I pack what do I bring duplicates of........how the Hell Im I going to get all that in the van. Oh the challenges of art shows on the road.

These next two shows offer more challenges then usual. I am traveling to the Seattle area and doing two weekends of shows. Not only the unknown lies ahead, I haven't done these shows, but the fact I will be out of the studio for a month, means more product must be taken. I am so looking forward to the adventure, but the unknown still makes my knees knock! :0)

So I take off on my "little" road trip on the 26th of July......Not only will I be doing shows but I will be staying with my "BFF" for 3weeks. Yippee....... A good time for sure.......

I have new ceramic designs to unveil and a new children s line to showcase:
http://www.1000markets.com/users/justjewel

If you are in the Seattle area come and see me. Mention this blog and recieve 10% off you purchase. Show dates are listed below.


Aug. 1-2 http://www.coupevilleartsandcraftsfestival.org/
Aug. 7-9 http://www.anacortesartsfestival.com/

Peace and love!
Julianne

A write up on me!

This is from a blog that someone wrote up about me: I owe Ed praise for coming up w/my new "tag line" ........Dishes that smile...Just love it

Every meal can be a fiesta with the whimsical, functional ceramic art found at Eclectic Clayworks: http://www.1000markets.com/users/eclecticclayworks. Your day will be brightened whenever you open a cabinet and see one of these joyful ceramics smiling back at you.

The shop’s owner, Julianne, lives in beautiful Ventura County surrounded on one side by mountains and on the other by beaches. The best of both worlds. She has always painted. Walls, furniture anything she could put a brush to. Then, one day, her dearest girlfriend, Wendy Lee Lynds, suggested they go to a “paint your own” ceramic store. They loved it and continued dropping in. The store’s owner was impressed with what Julianne and Wendy Lee were creating and asked if they would design products for her store. After thinking about it the two friends decided, “Hey! We could do this ourselves!” Julianne’s aunt, who managed an art gallery at the time, set up appointments and Eclectic Clayworks was launched.

After a while Julianne and Wendy Lee, with love and support for each other, moved forward on their own. Beginning with many craft shows, then juried shows Julianne is now more focused on web sales but still does a very few selective juried shows. This summer she’s doing two shows in the Seattle area: The Couperville Arts Festival (August 1-2) http://www.coupevilleartsandcraftsfestival.org/ and the Anacortes Arts Festival (August 7-9) www.anacortesartsfestival.com both 0n Whidbey Island. If you’re anywhere in the Seattle area come August visit Julianne on Whidbey Island. Mention this 1000 Markets profile and she will gladly give you a 10% discount.

Julianne’s new ceramic line “Give Back To Africa” was inspired by her humanitarian efforts in Africa last year. She donates 15% of every purchase to benefit the woman and children in Zambia in the fight against AIDS. This collection can be viewed on her Eclectic Clayworks site.

If you are looking for things fun, funky and artsy for little ones they can be found in her new children’s line Just Jewel: http://www.1000markets.com/users/justjewel. It’s charming!

“I’m also branching out and joining those who blog,” Julianne tells us. “Check me out at: www.eclecticclayworks.blogspot.com."

Julianne welcomes new challenges. They can be a bit risky and sometimes a little scary but the rewards are well worth it.