It is so hard to sit down
at the computer these days. Seems like
every time I do, two pairs of gray ears pop up and the demon kitties come running. One wants to sit on the keyboard, one wants
to try to unplug every cord, one wants to climb in the trash can, one wants to
walk along the shelf above my desk and knock everything over. Yes, there are only two of them, however,
seems like three-times as many when I’m trying to do anything!
Yesterday Ellen and I drove over to Rockport to the
We went for the first time, last year. It was very impressive. So, we started watching for dates for this
year. We made our plans to go
Saturday. There were a few challenges.
It takes roughly 2 hours to get to Rockport anyway you
go. Ellen and I wanted to take the
scenic highway along the coast. Takes a
whopping 9 minutes longer but, that’s what we wanted. I set the map directions on my phone; pressed
start.
So, and I know this NOW
because I paid attention coming back, you take Hwy 59S to Hwy 71. Then a couple farm roads and ultimately land
on Hwy 35 going south and west. Lots of planted farm land, lots of pretty ocean views, not much traffic.
About the time we got to El Campo, Siri
announced “You
can save 9 minutes!” and changed the
directions. Aarrgghhh! I don’t like the phone (or any inanimate
and many living things) to tell me what to do. If you’re paying attention and holding the phone, you can tell her
NO, argue a few minutes and eventually she'll give up and go the way you want. However, I was driving – and - we
took Hwy 59 most of the way with traffic, trucks, and no nice views. I fumed the whole way. Okay, okay – in with the good air; out
with the bad.
Got to Rockport.
Found a parking place. Walked over to the art festival. So, if you live anywhere around here you
know, yesterday was hot, humid, no cloud cover, minimal breeze, lots of sun, and
HOT. That’s fine – we expected this.
Now, and this is a personal “rule” for me, I generally
don’t go to art festivals that have an entry fee. Primarily because, I go with a specific
amount of $$ to spend and I’d rather spend it on something I want and that benefits the
artists and/or food vendors. This show
is held outside. I might feel
differently if the show was held in a large building with AC. The artists are located under canopies
outside in the heat.
They are slap-dash up against one another so if it’s crowded, you sort
of shuffle from booth to booth. The cost
is pricey - $10. Alright – we expected
this also. What we didn’t expect was to
get there just a few minutes after it opened and find the place jam-packed-full
of people. When I said “shuffle from
booth to booth” I was not kidding. Just
trying to get in the line going one way or another was hard (like 8am traffic
in Houston!).
There was good, bad and just odd. Art is a very personal thing so I'm not going to denote good from bad, just some of the ones I really liked -
Stacy Gresell
Encaustic and mixed media
Raku Pottery
Letty Tijerina
Painted Tiles
Cindy Gentry
Lampwork Glass
Bill Killian
Wood Sculpture
Kathy Scofield
Coastal Art
Barbara Francis
Pottery
Christopher Alan Smith
Hand Drawn Maps
Ann Feldmeir
Unique Earthware Ceramics
Aly Winningham
Mosaics
Rita Marie Ross
Woven Metal Sculpture
I know, I know – I need to quit soon. This is one of the odd ones and I want one
for my yard! I love it!
Unfortunately, I didn’t get the artist’s name.
These all make me smile!
Folk Art
There were more food vendors this year. And, it you go, plan to share lunch with
someone – the amounts are huge!
We left Rockport around 130-ish for the drive back to big
W. And, this time, we took the coast
road. Nice and pretty drive back.
7 Jul 2019
Very interesting art. I'm guessing that they couldn't put it in a building because of what Harvey did to it. Many of the buildings were a total loss.
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DeleteLooks like a decent show. Weather is always the krap shoot. Interesting it was a "gated" outdoor show. The gated outdoor shows I did either were by professional promoters, which made sense as the gate was their income after expense, or by art museums, and such. I remember watching customers accumulate before the shows opened, and totally in awe of the customers, rain or shine, who had come to see a good show and have a good time. I hoped it was that way for you and Ellen.
ReplyDeleteIt is a good show. And, the crowds were huge - heat and all. I wish they'd spread everyone out just a little to accommodate the artists/ visitors/ customers. It was hard to see some of the displays of art and certainly hard to move around. It doesn't appear to be professional promoters that put on the show so I'm assuming the profit goes toward the next years show and to the city for continued help with restoration after the storm.
DeleteWell I think we must have the same taste - I loved all the things you photographed. Fortunately I don't have the room for much more in our house because I certainly don't have the money. Well, we could do some things in the yard... Hmmm...
ReplyDeleteI have the same problem - not much room inside and limited money to spend. There were some lovely things but everything I liked was out of my comfort zone. Still, I did enjoy seeing everything there!
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