So this was in July.

I went out with my friends Anne and Seidi and our kids to see a couple streets of the art fair. The kids loved the snow cones, crafts and music. I loved hanging out with friends.

Okay, but I also loved comparing my art with everyone else’s. Come on.

Lots of art (in my opinion) were not better than my work. Disappointing at a fair this large. The best part though was finding the few artists with a more interesting style or more experience than me and asking them loads of questions. When I’m thinking about being a mom I work hard not to compare myself with other moms, but as an artist I let myself go. An art fair IS worth the time to look around as an artist. The Nt. Gallery, the DIA, and the graffiti downtown of course offer better examples to study (and I love studying them), but those artists aren’t standing around to talk with. A huge advantage at an art fair.

Aside, have I ever mentioned on this site how REALLY amazing the DIA is? I could post about it. The suits of armor alone…fah. You would die.

Of course the kids go crazy, insane and bored while I’m conducting these interviews. Maybe an indication that life isn’t tough enough. They did get to glue pompoms on butterfly and bear masks after all.

These first two are of Beth Borjarski’s tent. Her work was my favorite and she comes from an illustration background too so it was fun to talk.