they like basketball and know how to rock a crowd. they are incredibly passionate about their musik and their fans are even more enthusiastic about that passion, i think. everyone was singing and jumping, bouncing and crowd-surfing. it was 40 something degrees outside that night but we were all sweating (and losing our hairpins) in the club, as evidenced by this photo captured by photojournalist, tina phan.after a late night my service-goose and i trudged out the door at 6:45am to set up my little home-away-from-home at wheatsville co-op. i was pretty jazzed about being near the stage....there's always lots of people around checking out the musik which usually means they'll check out your wares, as well.
the booth setup went smoothly and turned out really lovely with my new accoutrement. accoutrement being the edwardian mirror frame-turned necklace display and books. uh...turned jewelry display. whatever. it all fit together really well and drew in quite the crowds.
many folks inquired about purchasing some of the books. maybe i should quit this frippery business and devote my time to peddling old tomes. the favorites were obviously the little red tooled-leather canasta card holder book and the crumbling 1912 bible. a fan of the bible i am not; it's just not my thing. but i can respekt it as a piece of literature and especially when it's been loved nearly to death by a former owner from my own town of san marcos (it's inscribed on the front cover).
i started collecting more czech and german glass jewels for earrings....i think they make such lovely little accessories to fancier necklaces....just a tiny bit of sparkle here and there, you know? i also acquired an envelope of tiny turn-of-the-century tintypes from an estate in pennsylvania; they happened to be just the right size for little necklaces with a tiny little locket added on, just for good measure. i'm really pleased with the tintype necklaces. they're kind of like lockets, but open, where you can see the photo....and the method in which they were made is such a piece of history in itself. alot of folks asked how i put the piktures on the metal; i had to explain that they were printed [developed] on the iron plates over 100 years ago. i simply drilled a hole in them and filed the edges smooth.
the cameo necklace shown below has since sold, but i was rather pleased with this little vignette and its combination of the carved shell cameo and the vintage branch coral....sort of a wee ode to the sea, if you will.
i'm giving up using recently harvested coral in favor of hunting out vintage sources. i'd always felt a little guilty about using the new stuff as i know there's alot of reef destruction that comes with the territory. the vintage bits are semi-easy to come by if you know where to look and it comes with the added bonus of having a little history.
in closing, the 2010 wheatsville was a wonderful success. two full days of peddling, great musik, yummy wheatsville food, friends, and new inspiration. i'm really looking forward to next year and a whole new slew of shows, as well. cheers!
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