Can you believe it
is the end of March already? I am looking forward to some relaxing
days with my family over the holidays. Due to the lovely Easter
workshop I taught last Friday, I have some unique decorations for the
table. The two participants of the workshop both wanted to learn how
to felt a bunny, so I also created another bunny.
Later on, my
daughter and I felted another Easter egg. Mine took a little longer
as I covered the whole egg in little flowers. These unique
decorations will look great on the Easter table.
As I was asked to
replace another teacher this week, I did not have a lot of time to
work on projects. I did quite a bit of sketching on the bus as well
as during shows at the Ottawa Little Theatre.
Despite the fact
that I have a seat in the first row at the Ottawa Little Theatre, it
was still too dark during the performance to see what I was drawing.
I am not sure you would be able to recognize the actors, but my
sketches give me enough information to remember them. Sketching is a
little bit like shorthand; I love that the sketches help me remember
the plays much more than just passively watching them. The sketching
also helps me to stay awake. As I am not used to sitting still, the
sudden immobility makes me quite tired, even if I enjoy the play.
However, when I sketch what I see, I have no time to doze off.
Aside from the fun
stuff that I am able to create, I also have to look after the
administrative tasks of my business that are not very exciting. I am
just in the process of finishing my bookkeeping which I always seem
to leave to the last minute.
Then, there is the very time-consuming
task of marketing. At the beginning of the week, I faced a very
uncomfortable situation as Jackie Leduc from Hikano Yoga Studio and I
wanted to shoot a promo video for our upcoming Yoga & Art Retreat
on
May 6, 2018 from 9:30am to 4:30pm. While I had taken short
videos of me being at a painting location, I had never been in front
of the camera. It was scary, but Jackie helped me through it and did
a great job editing. You can see the video which gives you more
information about the retreat at
https://www.facebook.com/HikanoWellness/videos/2031170460230897/.
I also have a new
promotion going on right now. Despite the fact that many of my
paintings are scheduled for exhibitions, I still have a big inventory
of paintings. As we want to move to a smaller house this year, I
would like to find some new homes for some of my paintings. I have
decided to sell all my still lifes (except for the couple of painting
that are scheduled for exhibitions) at a 25% discount off the price
listed on my website
www.KerstinPeters.ca
until Mother’s Day. If you are interested in a painting please
contact me at
kpeters@domingoinformatics.ca.
Payment can be made in cash or by e-transfer.
To conclude this
blog, I would like to wish all of you a Happy Easter! Enjoy your time
with family and friends.
Thanks again for your very interesting blogs.
ReplyDeleteHappy Easter to you and your family
Thank you, Charlotte. We spent some very nice days together. I hope you had a happy Easter, too.
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