In the books

The January 2010 ARTpARTy in Winston-Salem is in the books and we had a great turnout despite the somewhat crappy weather conditions. We actually had about 30 people here and 21 pieces of art. That may have been a record number of art works in the history of our 12 ARTpARTies. At this point though I must say that I botched the photography during the event, and that included taking no photo of Nancy Tuohy and her art work and no photo of Amy and I. :-(

Laura came to our ARTpARTy despite having other plans



Stacy painted glass



Her husband Rick worked with pottery



The very cool painting of Laura



Jessica created a nice set of cards



Our friend Jenni created 2 mirrors that were separate artworks



Our kitchen cabinet designer Mara painted this artwork



The photography of Phoebe and Mark



Kim crafted a pillow



Our next door neighbor Mary decorated this very cute box



Mike worked with metal and Amy and I are now the proud owners of this artwork



The black and white photography of Luke and Melissa



First time ARTpARTy visitors Sandy and Eric worked in photography



Julia and Brian were "expressing" themselves, and this was also their first ARTpARTy



Craig finished his architectural artwork late and came a bit later than his wife Kim



The photo of Page was popular in the auction



Caroline knitted a very cool hat and her husband Matt playfully shows what he contributed



My "pencil" artwork when it was finished about a week ago



I am glad Nancy also took a picture of her artwork prior to the party

ARTpARTy on Clover

Last night we had our first ARTpARTy in our new home on Clover Street and it worked out great. There were lots of interesting and beautiful artworks plus a ton of nice people. Below are a few images of the people as they arrived with their creations. A few hours later everyone went home with someone else's art.

Amy finally wanted to create her own art piece



My artwork reflected too much and we had to go outside to not use the flash



Despite being a bit sick the last week, Mary was able to come



Caroline and Matt each worked on an art piece for the party



Art pieces showed up in all kinds of different ways



The older son of Nate and Jenny give them the inspiration for these popular items



Laura and Jared brightened up the party with their painting



An old tourism card print was crafted by Scott and Mitch



Tom and Travis and their candle art



An endless art piece by Laura



Luke and Melissa worked with wood



Ken is a neighbor from up the street and created an interesting Mango



Leanne and Breck worked in cork



Nancy created a 2-piece artwork



Treb ran an errand for us and thus came a bit later with his beautiful rope work



Related image galleries:
- Piedmont Leaf Lofts ARTpARTy
- 2007 Chattanooga ARTpARTy
- Late 2006 ARTpARTy in Chattanooga
- Early 2006 ARTpARTy in Chattanooga

Getting closer to moving in

Tuesday, April 7 is the big moving day from the Piedmont LeafLofts to the home on Clover Street. Amy and I are both excited and ready to move into our first house that is ours (not mine or yours.) Our contractor Rick Stevens has done a great job with the opening of the kitchen to the dining room and the painting and finishing of several rooms.

The house is a bit easier to see with the leaves not yet up



We will need furniture for the living room.



A look from the living room through the dining room into the kitchen. It is all open now.



Only a few more days and we'll be cooking here.



The new cabinets and the counter top is not yet in place. The table won't stay.



A look over the back deck into the yard from the kitchen window



Upstairs now. A look from the master closet into the master bedroom. Master bath is in the background.



The guest bedroom is currently the only room in the house with some furniture in it.



The guest bathroom.



Amy's office is very bright and has unique window closing hardware