WHAM

I blew my anniversary budget at the 5th Annual Winter Holiday Art Market organized by Spacetaker!!! Yeh for me!

Soooooooo many artists(well, around 60 if you want to know:) and so much stimulation in one space left me more of a 4 yr old than my daughter:) It was a perfect end to my weekend and the best part - my husband and I both got gifts that will last forever. The environment was light and there was music in the air...literally, keyboardist Kris Becker was performing.

So let me get to the good part. Here's what I bought!!

A beautiful copper ring from Eduard Onecic's jewelry collection. Just the display and the care he took to explain how I should maintain my little piece is an indication of quality I think.

 A clay, canvas style rendition of this tiny bird for my daughter's room by Betsy Evans. The texture begs you to touch it. All the pieces there had a practical side to them. The little candle holder can moonlight as a vase in a second...talk about versatility!

And this absolutely amazing version of a tea kettle from Loes Berendschot! It is a perfect fit for my whimsical side. Her pieces look fierce but are surprisingly light! They are all hollow inside and she used the egg form to create most of the pieces on display.

Who wouldn't love this lovely message box? It is one of those tempting things that as a woman I cannot resist. Heather Beliveaux creates these cute little boxes with messages and a little token inside. I had to get one for a globe trotting friend of mine. And the kicker..it comes with this really adorable miniature envelope and blank card AND a 'Goddess' pouch! I am sure she has elves helping her cause the amount of detail in her work is astounding. Creating miniatures of anything has to be difficult.

So that was my damage for the weekend! But this post is so incomplete without mentioning some of the artists I interacted with and liked. More pictures of course!



Olga Nicolaevna Porter - Oil Paintings - http://www.olgaporter.com/



Collaboration of 12 print makers - http://www.printmattershouston.org/



 

I have to mention the Teen Council of The Contemporary Arts Museum Houston. A group of young people working towards their passion. It was obvious they were having fun but took their work seriously.

Cannot wait to see what WHAM 2011 has in store...should start planning..hmmm