Waterfowl Festival in Easton MD

For the past four years we have headed east in November to the Waterfowl Festival in Easton, Maryland. It is now our one and only wildlife show on the calendar each year. The wood and wildlife sculptures seem to find a         sophisticated audience on the east coast, even figurative work sells well.

Three years ago, we added Sculpture at the River Market in Little Rock, Arkansas to the calendar in mid-October, which leaves three weeks between the two shows.  It used to be a race across country and back, now it is a leisurely trip between shows—camping and exploring the hardwood forests, rivers and glens. It is also a time to visit family, artists and collectors along the way.

Travel patterns are not set in stone and can dramatically change based on weather—sometimes we go a little south, sometimes we head due east… Flexibility is all part of the journey.  This year we plan a short trip to Asheville TN and explore the possibility of offering a sculpting class at an Art Center next fall.

While in Tennessee, we enjoyed the company of Paul Reagan and his Gibson Master/Flatiron Mandolin and the Black Hawk Waltz by Frazier Moss who won 1st Place in the Weiser, Idaho (the worlds largest Fiddle Festival) - it truly is a small world. Paul and my Aunt Eddie, who played her Charles J Horner violin, serenaded us with Old Annie...

These two just loved playing together... amazing musicians.