I just designed gift certificates for the shop...available in amounts $20 and up, can be used for prints, paintings, gifts (magnets, cards, notepads and more) or towards a Pet Portrait or other Commission Painting....just contact me if you would like to order one!
How did I spend my day? Fed & walked the dogs, stopped in at Earth Pups to drop off some Pet Portrait Postcards, came to the shop, paid some bills, followed up with an art consultant, printed mailing labels for my Kansas & Missouri customers...designed a quick postcard for my art fair in Prairie Village, KS May 29-31, not too much work since I already designed the poster...still need to buy some heavy white paper, won't get my full summer show schedule mailing done until June. Still have to pick the Grand Opening date for the shop! Looking at July 16-17-18 or July 23-24-25...starting on a Thursday night and going through the weekend. I'm thinking if I start it on a Thursday night more people can make the party than on a Saturday in the summer. What do you think? Can you come? I hope so! Also met with a sign painter/finisher/hanger...regarding varnishing and hanging my sign - not an easy or cheap task. Meeting with another gentleman on friday. So many details! Also contacted some animal welfare folks including Chicagoland Tails about partnering to do adoption events in my shop. In the midst of this I visited with some of my daily dog walkers and met some new folks and their canines...
This is Amanda & Dusty Rose, she is a very sweet Lhasa Apso, did I spell that right?
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Now heading home to my pups...hoping the big concentrated attention they get when I am there makes up for the time I'm away from them. It's quite a new concept to go home and relax, I like it...Hope you had as beautiful a day wherever you are as we had in Chicago today!