The Nature Fest went well 2 weeks ago. Though the weather was rather chilly, thousands of folks attended the 2 day celebration of Spring in Ohio; with wildflower walks, birding hikes, live animal programs, lectures, etc.  Not everyone made it into the room with the art show, but  there was still dozens of dogs & plenty of people coming through. A person dressed as a frog clumped about, a friend stopped by, I got to pet a baby crocodile & I got lots of compliments on my display(above, the white screen is on the table behind me).
    While I knew two of my fellow artists, the rest were new, but we quickly built a rapport.There was carved gourds, photographs, hand turned birdhouses, and lovely watercolors. The lady next to me did drawings on tree fungus, large toadstools that she sketches on with a wood burning tool and highlights with white Prismacolor pencil. The blue jays below was my favorite.
   Sales
were slow, those who had been in it before said last year was more
profitable, but the atmosphere was great, all of the people very nice
& I still had fun. It was a positive experience and I hope to be in it next year.