Redstone, Colorado Labor Day Art Show Recap by Hastypearl Close your eyes. Dream of a beautiful Victorian town. Nestle it down into a valley, as beautiful as any in Europe. Now…open your eyes! It’s not a dream. That little place really exists. It’s a touch of Nirvana and everyone experiences that when they visit or […]
Moving Forward and Aren’t the Days Busy ? by Hastypearl Hey You, friends of Hastypearl ! I’ve been running around getting “those proverbial crazy ducks” in a row, and I thought about how often that seems to be the case. For You, too? Over the last 9NINE9 (months), the same amount of time that it […]
Art Call Submissions, Continued… by Hastypearl Hey You ! Happy Dog Days of Summer, for You in the northern hemisphere. In Texas, that means it’s HOT…REALLY HOT! It’s the kind of hot that tends to drive us inside, to do things that won’t make us melt. For me, August has been about getting ready […]
On ” Rejection ” (Of Your Art, Or Anything) by Hastypearl I recently read an excellent piece called, Thoughts On Rejection, written by Brainard Carey. He is someone that I listen to/read, often. I ultimately sent Brainards’ piece to two people that I care about, as they had both just experienced job “Rejections”. There are […]
Hastypearl and Belle Armoire Magazine Dreams DO Come True ! Do you believe that? Of course you Do ! If you had told me five years ago, when Hastypearl was born, that I would be published in a magazine as incredible as Belle Armoire, well, you would have probably seen me laugh and heard me say…Yeah, right! […]
Art Studio ReArrange; Ahhh, Room To Breathe! by Hastypearl Are You a Furniture Hog, like me ?! Yep, I’m a sucker for Turn of the Last Century, Golden Oak. It’s in a sales slump say the antique dealers. Seems that the millinneals are looking for Mid Century decor. Yeah, the kind of stuff that I […]
I’m A Rock Nerd. There, I Said It 😉 Hastypearl Ok. I can’t help it. I love rocks. We pick them up everywhere. We ship them home. It’s true! I got that idea from my SIL. There’s something about the colors and the specificity to a region, a memory, a feeling…and they’re FREE! (Well, […]
Hastypearl’s First Product Listing ! Cream Vintage Button Jewelry Pin Brooch Yay! It’s been a while coming, but so many things can be. For someone that likes her things…Hasty…waiting, can be a real growth opportunity. But, you know how sometimes you make something out to be harder than it really is? Hmm. Like I did? […]