Hey, great to see you!

This was my little corner of the world last night, at Edmonds Bookshop, where I was selling my signed copies of Mixed-Media Dollhouses. And guess who came to see me? My friends Tonnie Wolfe, her daughter and brand-new granddaughter!

I know Tonnie from church, but I hadn't realized she's also a mixed-media artist. She's also going to hook me up with a local group of artists who organize a four-day art show every year.

It seems my most interested audience is women who think their arty granddaughters and nieces would love the book and my art...

... arty girls... the occasional arty boy or guy. I was too busy talking to the kids to take pictures of them, but a teacher brought her kids in to talk to me, and my last customer was a ten-year-old who convinced her mom she needed the book.

And guess who else stopped by?

Nancy Leson, food writer for the Seattle Times -- I know her a little because she and The Husband read their food writing at an event a few years ago. (He's really good. See?)

And I'd highly recommend Supporting Your Local Bookshop -- and by that I mean Edmonds Bookshop. If it weren't for the fact that I was boosting my own book, I'd've been burrowing through the fabulous selections. Thanks, Mary Kay!

Where are you going to be on Thursday?

If you're in the Seattle area, your best bet would be to come to the Edmonds Bookshop. Really, it's the best thing going between 5pm and 8pm this Thursday (ahem...) because it's time for this month's Edmonds Art Walk!

Yes, I'd participated in the February art walk. But there was a good chance that was a one-shot deal. Even so...

I walked into the Edmonds Bookshop. Turns out the book store owner, MK, chooses her own artist rather than being assigned someone for each art walk. She immediately loved the idea of Mixed-Media Dollhouses, and she opened up her calendar to find a place for me during this month's Edmonds Art Walk. I'll have copies of the book to sell, and the rooms on display are also for sale! 

 Including the Gothic attic -- yes, everyone's favorite!

Here's where you'll be headed:

 Here's the address: 111 5th Avenue South in downtown Edmonds.

Hurry! It's a popular stop on the art walk!

"Green" day

 

Selected scenes from last weekend's opening reception for the "It's Not Easy Being Green" art exhibit...

Mostly, I did what I do best--

run my mouth introduce myself to other artists, as well as to arts commissioners Pat Condon and Rennie Grossman.

Jennifer Kuhns and Patrick S. McKenna were awarded gift baskets from local businesses...

 ... for Jennifer's "Curtains of Ice Web" recycled glass and cabinet door piece (upper left)

... and Patrick's "Fronds," a tissue paper fern piece (lower left).

 

All the artwork is for sale, including "The Plumber's Jealousy" (email me at yolisalisa at g mail dot com if you're interested). You'll get a better idea of how it'll fit into your home by seeing it in person! (winkwink nudgenudge...)

All the artwork will be on display until November 18th at the Lynnwood main library gallery. "The Plumber's Jealousy" is in the display case on the right, just before the library doors.

Yeah, right there in the center of the second level.