The Affordable Arts Festival, Sunday August 26, 10am - 5pm

New booth shot, taken by photographer Jim DeLutes[/caption] I will be showing my work this Sunday at a new festival on the Arapahoe Community College campus.  This show is put together by the group that does the Downtown Denver Art Festival each year over Memorial weekend.  They fashioned it after the Starving Artists Show that is in its 44th year in Milwaukee, at Mount Mary College. Their website features all the artists in attendance.  There is a $5.00 admission charge that goes to the ACC scholarship fund.  You can print out a discount coupon with this link.  You can purchase tickets online with this link.  There is a ton of free parking on campus, just go south on Santa Fe Drive--or better yet--take the light rail.

I just took the plunge and updated to Adobe Creative Suite 6 from the first version.  The interface looks very different! I can now update my blog and save photos for web viewing and it even has Dreamweaver for web development.

Anyone having fun with Fast Fire BronzClay?  I am trying to get the firing right--I had to test fire 3 times to get the correct sintering temperature for my kiln.  I like the product so far, it dries without warping as much, and is great to carve.

Hope to see you at the Affordable Arts Festival this Sunday!

Winter Park Alpine ArtAffair this past weekend....oops!!

Well--I tried to make a blog post from my iPhone, but apparently it didn't post, it was saved as a draft--so sorry to post this after the weekend! Here was the post...

If you happen to be in Winter Park area enjoying the Jazz Festival stop in to see me and all my new work. I've been so busy this summer and have been remiss about my blog. I did a major upgrade on my desktop Mac and have been suffering ever since!! I now need to upgrade Photoshop, Illustrator, etc.,  in the mean time I'm using my ancient laptop.  And trying to use the amazing iPhone.

I hope to be blogging more soon and getting back to normal. I have lots to share as I attended last PMC conference in June and have been playing with a new group of friends in the "Bronze Club" in Boulder.

I have two more outdoor shows this summer--the always fun Golden Fine Art Festival August 18 & 19.  And a new show this year that will be really fun--the Affordable Art Festival Sunday August 26.  Stop in and say hello if you are out and about.

Zephyr Street Studio Sale this Friday & Saturday

1495 Zephyr Street[/caption] My jewelry and ceramics will be featured this Friday & Saturday at the Zephyr Street Studio.  It's near Colfax & Wadsworth in Lakewood.  This appeared in the 40westarts.org newsletter and the event is featured as part of the "Inspire Arts Week" -- the 40 West Arts District, which runs from June 6-16, 2012:

On June 8 - 9, Zephyr Street Studio -- a group of exquisite metalsmiths and pewtersmiths -- located at 1495 Zephyr Street, a 1/2 block south of West Colfax is holding it's 2nd Annual Sale on Friday, June 8 from 6-9pm and Saturday, June 9th from 10am-5pm.  Come and see their remarkable silver jewelry, metalwork and pewterware.

I'm working on another batch of bronze and copper clay and have new styles in sterling silver as well.  Zephyr Studio is a working studio where I've been able to work on traditional metalsmithing techniques. I'm working one day a week there.  It's a great place to practice what I learned in art school in the 80's.

I'm also gearing up for these shows this summer: Winter Park Alpine Art Affair, July 21 & 22; the Golden Fine Art Festival, August 18 & 19; and a new festival on the campus of Arapahoe Community College, the Affordable Arts Festival, Sunday, August 26.  All art featured at this show will be under $100.00.

And I'll be sending my boy off to college mid August!  Waaaaa!

My Summer Schedule

[caption id="attachment_1022" align="aligncenter" width="490" caption="CC Designs Art Jewelry Booth"][/caption] Here are the summer shows I'll be showing & selling my work:

Boulder Festival of the Arts on 29th Street  

June 25 & 26     Saturday:  10:00am - 8:00pm     Sunday:  10:00am - 6:00pm

Winter Park Alpine Art Affair  --  during the Winter Park Jazz Festival

July 23 & 24     Saturday:  9:00am - 5:00pm  Sunday:  9:00am - 4:oopm

Golden Fine Art Festival

August 20 & 21    Saturday & Sunday:    10:00am - 5:00pm

I've got some fabulous new pieces you must see!