A weekend that beautiful should not be allowed to be that short.
We took advantage of the gorgeous weather and headed downtown to the Bayou City Art Festival on Saturday afternoon. This is the third year I’ve been, and each year has been with Jose. I’m glad that we both enjoy creative endeavors, and admiring the works of others. It is a lot of fun to wander around the booths and point out what we like — and what we hate. While our tastes are a bit different, they’re very compatible, so we like a lot of the same things.
I made two purchases. One is a print from artist and illustrator Geoffrey Harris. I remember seeing his booth and admiring his colorful artwork last year, so when I saw him again, I decided to splurge on a print. I had trouble deciding between three different ones that I liked — two with a robot theme and one with a transportation (by air, by sea, by space) theme. In the end, I decided on this one, which I hung above the fireplace.
I love both the subject matter and the colors. I am happy just looking at it, and the robots make me laugh. Jose and I talked to the artist for a while about why he does what he does. He used to be a software engineer or IT guy, and finally gave that up to become an artist. He collects vintage tin toys — robots, rockets, and other sci-fi related things. He also does a series of baseball paintings as well that are really neat. He even talked about how particular he is, coming from a technical background, and how he likes to make sure all his lines are straight, etc, etc. Ha! I can totally appreciate that kind of attention to detail, since I obsess about the same kind of things in my own projects.
In any case, you should check out his website. He has at least a half dozen other prints that I’d love to have, if only I had the wallspace.
The other purchase was a necklace from Vinosus Jewelry. I always look at the jewelry booths at shows like this, and Vinosus was one of only two jewelers who made me stop for more than a cursory glance. I’ll have to take a photo and post it, because the necklace I bought isn’t on their site (sadly, none of their jewelry is really pictured; what is it about artists not having great websites??).
Jen M says
Just now getting around to seeing what you were talking about at lunch the other day. I really like the watercolor collection from that artist!