Kalaya Steede

I have come full circle. This Saturday will be my 2nd Freret Street Festival . This marks my one year anniversary of doing markets.  Woohoo!!! Here is me one year ago at the Street Festival. I revamped my booth display this week. I felt that the pieces were not popping, and the props were actually crowding the table so the eyes could not rest on any one thing. So all of the displays were removed for a more wabi-sabi look. A more simple look. I will take a picture tomorrow for you. The forecast is predicting 60% rain...likely! Wow! Do I melt in the rain? YES! hahahaha...well...not really but still! Here is a sneak preview of some of the pieces you could see if you came out for a visit. Some pendants... I was playing with scraffitto enameling.  Lots of fun but time consuming.  All of these were done in a kiln except for the middle one.  That was torch fired. Some dangle earrings... but the real fun was this... 'Wonder' brooch I wond...

They are coming and they are going and you see them passing by. They are walking over here, they are walking over there...these are the dead.   How happy they are! Hola everyone!   It has been so long since my last post and I have been busy like a little bee.  I have been pounding in the studio, showing at art markets, reading some books, learning Spanish, and hanging out with friends and family. Did I mention that it is my favorite time of year so I just HAD to make these pretties... Both were at Coq Rouge Gallery here on Magazine and both SOLD!   Yay!  Muchas Gracias!!! I posted most of my new stuff on my Facebook page so I am not going to be a photo whore and repost them here.  Well...I did post that above picture already on FB.  hahahaha!!! Last week was my first Palmer Park Holiday Arts Market and it was a blast! This week I have been busy trying to catch up on making some metal stuff and teaching a friend...

cause Kalaya wants to come out and play!   It is just as well that it is raining because I really need to be in the studio anyway and has it really been two weeks without a post?  For the last two weeks all I have been doing is playing, playing, and then played some more!  Hehehe!!! And here I am...Wednesday, April 3rd with only 2 1/2 days left until Freret Fest this Saturday! My latest creation is for that Starbucks junkie in your life. Click on the picture below to find out all about Freret Street Festival. I will be there with a few of my 200+ artist friends strutting their stuff.  Here is a preview... Alison Ford Metals NOLA Breeze Art Libellula Jewelry Bead Dat And of course myself... A Bit Of Mexico In My Heart Next post will be about how to make bezel wire.  So come back and visit me! Have a great Hump Day! ♥ Namaste Kalaya