Applique ring class

  We had another event at the studios on Saturday.  Since I had already set up a ring class for that morning, I had to set up the displays in the outer studio so it looks entirely different from my Open House.  Also, this time I wasn't the sole provider of the food.  I'll post another picture when I take one.    My cousin Debi came to help out since I was going to be busy with the class.  Thank goodness for her.  It would have been next to impossible to do the two things at once.  

   Anyway, the photographer from the local newspaper, The Derrick, stopped by and took a picture of the class..... so we made the paper.  (And, there is a different picture in the Venango Area Chamber newsletter.)  Free advertising is always good.

   We didn't have a great turnout on Saturday though.  Everyone went to the bazaar at the YWCA and spent their money there.  One of the artists thought we should stand outside the door at the YW and offer them rides over to the Transit studios. I suggested we use a bull horn to get their attention.  

It is going to take time to get people to stop in.  All the artists know that, but we are still somewhat impatient.  (It still beats working from my daughter's old bedroom......... no one EVER stopped by there.)

Metal clay artist Alice Walkowski (right) of Franklin teaches jewelry-making to Carol Dickert of Franklin at the National Transit Building in Oil City.  An open house for the Transit's 20 artists was held in conjunction with Oil City's Christmas Past.