My trip to Fredericton

This is turning out to be a week of new adventures and some new endings so I thought I'd share a few of these happenings before skipping into my studio to finish a collage that is due tonight!! (nah, I am not a procrastinator!)

Well, Kanis and I somehow managed to squeeze everything into the civic this past weekend. I had the hard challenge of trying to repack 5 large tupperware bins worth of art and display items into only two bins and a few small boxes...Eek! With a slightly panicked determination, I managed to expertly pack everything as required, and everything fit beautifully into the car!!! It was a little short of a miracle though.....I think I have as many display pieces as I do art!

We left Nova Scotia with absolutely lovely weather. The sun was shining and it was warm. Needless to say we drove out with a pep in our step at around 5 o'clock (a few hours ahead of schedule I may add!). We stopped only once in Truro to pick up a tarp ('just in case' I kept saying) to cover up the lattice displays that we had strapped to the roof of the car.

Good thing we picked up that platic lifesaver!! By the time we arrived in Fredericton, it had started to rain.

And it rained and rained and rained and rained!!! I'm talking cats and dogs. Bucket loads. All night Friday and all day Saturday.

The rain eased up enough for us to bring in all of the art into the Charlotte Street Arts Center for the sale (thanks Mother Nature!!) and we only suffered one fatality due to the rain. The straps that were tying down the lattice to the car were tied inside the car because we did not have a roof rack. Well, the straps absorbed large amounts of water, and so began to drip.... inside the car!!! When we went to leave on Saturday morning to set up for the show, we were horrified to see that the inside of the car was soaking wet!! All of the boxes in the back seat were wet...Luckily we had somehow packed all of the cardboard boxes and signs and prints into the trunk, which remained dry. Only one little three tiered box (which was being housed inside a cardboard box...) got drenched, and so destroyed. But it's okay! Considering what could have happened, I was alright with throwing only one thing away.

Other than that, the show was lovely! The crafters at the show were fantastic, and I met some really great people!! The show was definitely worth the trip up from Bedford, and I'm really glad Kanis and I ventured out. A lot more work goes into preparing for an out of province show, but I think I'm getting the hang of it, and the next one should go a little bit more smoothly. Practice makes perfect right?

I'll add pictures shortly so check back!! :)