Dogwood Arts Festival Market Square Art Fair {one-of-a-kind fused glass art, Knoxville, TN}

:: MARK YOUR CALENDARS ::

Sassy Glass Studio will be displaying our one-of-a-kind fused glass art at the Dogwood Arts Festival Market Square Art Fair from Thursday, April 16th to Sunday, April 19th.

This will be second year Sassy Glass Studio has participated in the DAF Art Fair and we are looking forward to great weather and huge crowds. Last year's DAF Art Fair was our very first show and just about anything that could go wrong did. It was the ultimate learning experience. Our hand-me-down tent literally exploded in a wind storm about an hour after a reporter from the newspaper came by and asked how things were going and I replied "Great!". It was pretty funny because the story was on the front page of the paper the next morning and a lot of people came by and told me about it and then I got to share "the rest of the story". We now have an ultra-fabulous professional tent and that bad boy isn't going to give us any trouble. The first day of the Art Fair coincides with the popular Sundown in the City concert series on Market Square and I am really looking forward to sharing my art with the thousands who will flock downtown to listen to Cowboy Mouth. There are also a number of new activities planned this year such as the chalk walk which should be great fun for the kids (and probably a few adults too).

I get really excited about all things local to Knoxville so when I was planning my art show schedule for 2009 doing the DAF Art Fair was the only show I cared about. I won't be traveling to Blowing Rock, NC or Hilton Head, SC this year for shows that were well attended but didn't leave me feeling like I had connected with any "community". That's why I am keeping it local this year. In order to let people know a little more about me and what I think is important as an artist located in Knoxville, TN I created another tag line for my Studio (aside from one-of-a-kind fused glass art) that sums it up :: Shop Local :: Shop Unique :: Shop Handmade :: Shop Sassy Glass Studio. I also sell my fused glass goodness through Etsy, an on-line marketplace, where only handmade items are sold which allows me to share my art with the whole world while maintaining the "Shop Local" feeling of a friendly market.

I will be sharing more about selling my art on Etsy and how that has evolved into the development of a group of local crafters, artists and creative minds who have come together to raise awareness of creative people in Knoxville and give people the opportunity to feed the local economy by buying art and other products which have been hand-crafted locally. Look for features on my fellow Knoxville Etsians as well.

I look forward to seeing you next week at the Dogwood Arts Festival Market Square Art Fair!

The Art Market at Historic Honey Horn

Sassy Glass Studio booth

The art show at Historic Honey Horn on Hilton Head Island in South Carolina was absolutely fantastic. There were almost eighty artists displaying their gorgeous creations for sale to a huge crowd of patrons on Saturday and Sunday. Allan and I enjoyed meeting our neighboring artists and wandering around when we could to see what everyone had to offer. Everyone commented that the quality of the art was wonderful. The weather was beautiful with only a brief shower on Saturday, but it let up in time for the "Meet the Artists" reception where supporters and artists alike gathered to eat, drink and mingle with one another.

Mary Jane and her husband, Allen, accommodated us comfortably in their condo just a few minutes from the art market site and we had a great time with them each evening when we returned. We were also thrilled that our friends Carol and Denise came to see us with their friends Linda in tow. They enjoyed shopping around the art market and relaxing with us Saturday evening. Good times! Here are some photographs from the Art Market.


"Allan's sign" Actually this sign was handed down to us from MJ and everyone loved to read it as they walked past the booth. It reads "Your husband called and said you can buy anything you want."

"Sassy" working the booth

Some of our pieces

The pendants capturing some attention

Dogwood Arts Festival Artist's Marketplace Recap

Allan and I had a fantastic time at the Dogwood Art's Artist's Marketplace which ran from April 11th through 13th. Our booth location was superb, right across from Abode and Trio (very difficult working the booth watching people relax with great food and drink) and even though our tent blew up on Saturday afternoon and the weather was less than appealing on Sunday our spirits couldn't be dampened. We thoroughly enjoyed meeting everyone who visited out booth and especially those who liked my fused glass creations. If you put your name and e-mail address in the sign-up book in the booth you will be receiving an e-newsletter in May and if you aren't already signed up for it, please send me your name and e-mail address to sassyglass@comcast.net to be added. The newsletter will have the Sassy Glass art show schedule, new products and designs, as well as a class schedule for Beginner Fusing and Advanced Fusing which I plan to begin offering this summer (dependent upon interest).

Allan and I are headed to The Art Market at Historic Honey Horn on Hilton Head Island, SC this weekend and we are looking forward to the warm weather as well as a visit from our Jacksonville, FL friends, Carol and Denise. Mary Jane (former Sassy Glass Studio artist and my sister-in-law) and her husband, Allen, will be putting us up for the weekend and MJ might even stop by the show and check out how the "new face" of Sassy Glass Studio is doing. She certainly doesn't miss the early rising and the long hours of an art show. Nothing better than a great art show with friends and family around to keep your enthusiasm up after a long day!

Here are some photographs from the Dogwood Arts Festival...

Friday- getting the booth set up

The pendant tree and the sign-up book etc.

Fused glass!

More fused glass!

Saturday's Sassy shirt...yes, I was attacked by a Bedazzler...