All Hallow’s Eve

Tomorrow is Hallowe’en! It’s always been my second favorite holiday. Mom used to make donuts in our kitchen, and we trick-or-treated faithfully until well into junior high. So now our kids are carrying on the tradition! I will be out contributing, dressed witchly with my pit fire burning, enticing the juicy little ones into the backyard lair….

But that means it’s after Artoberfest ‘way back on the 17th-18th! Seems like months ago by now, but we had a great show and need to thank Galveston! My earlier post explained how much we love going there, and this year was even better since we had the best show ever. We rearranged a few things and it must have been the ticket because we were busy selling a lot of jewelry! It’s put us in a great mood for the Mary Queen Bazaar that will be coming up the first week of December, and inspired us to apply for the Bayou City Art Festival in Memorial Park this spring in Houston. We had so much good feedback from customers and non-customers alike.

I also want to report on the good energy in the Gulf city because of its comeback from Hurricane Ike last year, which stole the Artoberfest and devastated the region. Residents told us they were so happy to see the festival back in swing, because it was just another sign of life coming back to the island. The weather was beautiful and cool, and there was good art to be seen! My favorite was the rock art of Carlos Moseley, seen at http://www.artisansatrockyhill.com/. You have to see his work in person–I was blown away (sorry for the overworked descriptive). There were a few very talented painters, too. We were happy to see that Artoberfest is thus far keeping its character as an artist-driven show. There are no food booths still, but remember that New York Times booth we complained about seeing at Pecan Street? Yep, in Galveston, too. YUCK. But the rest was happily crafted by the artists who attended. Kudos to Kathy Modzelewski for her hard work keeping it reallllll-y a great show!

So please come see us in Friendswood on December 4-5 at Mary Queen! Remember, it’s a lovely Christmas show and really brings out the holiday in you. Pretty tables are set up for luncheon, there’s a dessert table a mile long, and the wares are always top quality and varied. Alice Malek does a great job every year to keep this show true to its high standards and we love being a part of it.

See you there!