After spending a month, Brandt left for his home in New York. Whenever the house is empty, we get back to work on unfinished projects. I just completed a wall mural in the small bedroom, an arched window scene of the sea, bouganvilla growing up one side. It certainly gave the room a view! New art work brought back from Artscape went up on some walls, an African mud cloth went on a table and a very comfortable big basket chair came from Penny Legg and her husband today.
Chairs keep appearing in my life, as if I was meant to have them. I "find" them, or they "find" me. Penny and her husband are going back to England and were selling a few things before they leave. When I e-mailed Penny about the chair, it was sold. Lucky for me, the buyer didn't take it after all. It was just meant to be at Miss Jimmy's. Penny is a writer and had interviewed me for an article in Anguilla Life magazine as well as our Chamber of Commerce newsletter. She's also a blogger. We people of Anguilla will miss her!
The adventures of the Artscape Festival in Baltimore
I left this warm and breezy island of Anguilla for the hot and steamy city of Baltimore to attend the three day Artscape Festival 2008, held on July 18th, 19th and 20th. This is the largest free arts venue in America. My reasons for attending were two-fold, one, to soak in all the culture and arts I could in my home town, and secondly, to beat my drum about Miss Jimmy's Artist Retreat. All three days (and nights) I handed out my newly made brochures and business cards while meeting and talking to artists. It was a blast! And it took me 3 days to see everything! Check out my new web site, http://missjimmysartistretreat.com.
The "center of operations" started each day at the Mount Royal Tavern, located in the heart of Artscape. It is such a wild tavern that has been there forever, at one time a speakeasy! The ceiling of the tavern has a replica of the Cistine Chapel on the ceiling and a long wall is devoted to rotating art exhibits of local artists. My daughter Dawn is bartender there as well. She runs a tight and busy ship and you can thank her for the juke box selections which are excellent. Not to mention the service!
I stayed in a bed and breakfast on Bolton Street called The Phoenix Risin', a wonderful place. This beautiful townhouse was filled with art, African, Haitian, Afro-American and Indian American art was everywhere. A feast for the eyes, not to mention a delicious gormet breakfast each morning provided by the owner and hostess, Janice Orr. This central downtown location was within a few blocks of Artscape.
The "center of operations" started each day at the Mount Royal Tavern, located in the heart of Artscape. It is such a wild tavern that has been there forever, at one time a speakeasy! The ceiling of the tavern has a replica of the Cistine Chapel on the ceiling and a long wall is devoted to rotating art exhibits of local artists. My daughter Dawn is bartender there as well. She runs a tight and busy ship and you can thank her for the juke box selections which are excellent. Not to mention the service!
I stayed in a bed and breakfast on Bolton Street called The Phoenix Risin', a wonderful place. This beautiful townhouse was filled with art, African, Haitian, Afro-American and Indian American art was everywhere. A feast for the eyes, not to mention a delicious gormet breakfast each morning provided by the owner and hostess, Janice Orr. This central downtown location was within a few blocks of Artscape.
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