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Category Archives: art festivals
I Woke Up Very Mad – KirkWood SpringFling
Today I woke up angry– really angry. I felt pretty mad too. After stomping around for an hour I went over to do some live painting at the KirkWood SpringFling in Atlanta, Georgia. There were a bunch of other people … Continue reading
Posted in art festivals, painting
Tagged art, blackcattips, cat, dog, festival, fun, kirkwood, KirkWood SpringFling, live painting, mushrooms, paint, psychedelia, sam flax
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Oakhurst Arts Festival 2012
Saturday I showed art at the Oakhurst Arts Festival 2012 in Decatur, Georgia. The fall weather was very pleasant. There were good bands to listen to. I had two cups of coffee. I saw some friends and made some new ones. … Continue reading
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Tagged art fesitval, blackcattips, decatur, oakhurst, oakhurst arts and musical festival, Proboscis monkey
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East Atlanta Strut 2012
It has been a year since my first outdoor art festival show. A lot of my life is still the same but the art part has been moving on; just like an old rusty train with scraggly hobos inside. It seems … Continue reading
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Tagged art, art festival, blackcattips, east atlanta, east atlanta strut, kyle brooks
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Peace Love & Bugs – VW Show
Yesterday was Peace Love & Bugs – VW Show. It took place at The Atlanta Progressive Preschool between Druid Hills and Clairmont Roads in Atlanta. I set up my tent really early. I dragged myself out of bed earlier than that. … Continue reading
Midway Pub Earth Day Art Sale
Yesterday was the Midway Pub Earth Day Art Sale in East Atlanta Village. The weather was nice. No rain or wind or too much sun or locusts. No homeless people or packs of wild dogs caused me trouble. I sold some … Continue reading
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Tagged art festival, atlanta, blackcattips, east atlanta, midway pub
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Midway Pub Valentine Art/Craft Sale
Today was very cold. Today was very cold and very windy. So I decided to sit outside for about 9 hours. Yes, yes I did. Today was the Midway Pub Valentine Art and Craft Sale in East Atlanta Village. I … Continue reading
A Failure of Sorts
We all have setbacks and failures of sorts. I had one this last weekend. Friday and Saturday was the National BBQ Cup in Cumming, Georgia. I had read about it on a website advertising festivals in the Southeast. They said it … Continue reading
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Tagged cumming, failure, lessons learned, National BBQ Cup, soot
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The Day After (Chomp And Stomp)
The Chomp and Stomp started off slow and cold and windy. Soon it turned into a nice fall afternoon. I sold some art and had some good times talking to friends. Today I was tired. I wrote this down… freezer … Continue reading
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Tagged blackcattips, cabbagetown, chomp and stomp, kyle brooks, the day after
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One Year Ago
A year ago this weekend, I sold art to the public for the first time. I stood in front of a boarded up building on Memorial Drive. I put all my paintings along the building. I sold art for 2 … Continue reading
Candler Park Fall Fest And Other Deep Thoughts
Last weekend was the Candler Park Fall Fest. I participated and sold my artwork. It was my first two day art festival. The weather was about as nice as it gets; like sitting on the back porch with a big … Continue reading
Posted in art festivals, creation process
Tagged bears, blackcattips, candler park fall fest, creativity, Spirit
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