Morning overcast skies promised, but did not deliver, snow.
This excursion was a lot of fun. There were so many local craftspersons asking
for space that this project has expanded beyond the Egan Center. You also can
find booths in the lobbies of the 4-story Performing Arts Center, which is
attached to the Egan Center by a skybridge... and still there's a waiting list
for next year's show booth space!
Wandering through the crowded aisles- we admired all sorts of handwork. Saying
our hellos to both crafter friends and buyer neighbors made this a social
event as well as a shopping occasion -
Dorothy tells Gail of her husband Leo's
Denali photographs and
their efforts to save that lone Toklat wolfpack
Sunni and Rod Hilts were up from Seldovia for the occasion. It
is always a pleasure to see them, and to admire her work, this year a
"finger-powered" holiday whirlgig...
The Alaska Glass Studio had a booth with some of those marvelous glass ornaments like those they helped us to create 2 weeks ago. To really see their magnificent art glass, you need to go to the studio on King Street.
Paula showed up at a potter's booth There were many different art concepts in the couple dozen ceramic arts booths- it is so very hard to select a favorite.
We stopped for a quick bite of lunch, after all that, at the China Express downtown. There we had time to gather up the "second thoughts" and "I should have gottens" which always seem to happen too late.
Then home with a find for our cats, who took immediate possession of their catnip filled- Katnappers... and a little hissy- fit thankyou because I came home with 2 Katnappers for 3 Kats. They do not share very well. Back to the show - where I was not the only one to return for another Katnapper.
Next page - the Paint-your-pot excursion on Sunday.