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Until last night, I hadn't held a paintbrush since about 1:30 am on July 6th.... or when I finished my Strip watercolors. The break has been nice. I've always been a believer in taking time off from something instead of continuing to move full steam ahead ALWAYS. When I ran cross country and track in college, most of my teammates used Spring Break as a time to train more. I usually sat on my duff for a week, but came back rested and looking forward to the next practice.  I jumped back into a painting I had started a while ago, but abandoned for The Strip. It's called Northern Ireland Gave the US Ten Presidents. Until I purchased Around the World in 10,000 Pictures, I had no idea this was a true fact. Can you name all 10? I'm not sure I can. I like presidential facts, but this list is out of my league. I'm still working on my Strip blog post, and maybe another one about the short trip I took to DC last weekend. Filled with old friends and older art, it was a great time.

New plants. Rosemary, a favorite herb.

Mint and a succulent

Meat Manager's Special film! Expect some new photographs soon.

A corner of the new painting.

New business cards ordered.

BUSY BEE

 This past week was a particularly challenging one for me. I turned into old, undergrad Sarah --  chugging coffee and staying up until the wee hours of the A.M. to get things done. When all the work was finished and framed, I hung not one, but two shows of my own work here in Knoxville. The first show opened Friday afternoon at the Ewing Gallery in the Art and Architecture building on UT's campus. This exhibition featured a project I alluded to in an earlier post titled Every Building on the Strip.

On Saturday morning I woke up early. Early enough to forget to put the filter in my coffee pot. I put some final, finishing touches on my frames and loaded my car for round two. I had just two hours to hang my work at Tomato Head, a vegetarian friendly restaurant here in town, before they opened for Saturday brunch. With a little help, I got everything done by 9:30. Just in time to take a spin through the farmers' market and grab some breakfast at Pete's.

Both shows will be up through the end of the month. Stop back later for some more about my project, Every Building on the Strip.