Piccolo Spoleto Outdoor Art Show - Day 5, June 1, 2010

 A Wishy-Washy Day

Today should have officially been a rain day!  At 8:30 a.m., I was at Marion Square to open my tent for Pat Creighton, my sitter, who was to arrive at 9 a.m. when I would then go to my day job at Nelson Mullins Law Firm where I do corporate paralegal work.  As soon as I get to my tent, it starts pouring rain - and both my umbrellas were in the car across the street...however, in the distant sky, it appears that the weather will clear, which it does - only after I walk into the office looking like I took an early morning swim and forgot to dry off.  And there were a few hours where artists were open.  Pat was not by herself - the artists around me were there until about 2:00 when it began to rain again and Pat called and said the others were leaving - so I sent her home, too.  At 4:00, I go to secure the corners, and the weather turns to sunny and clear, and artists are opening up their tents, ready for those late day customers.  Except for the artists around my booth who I knew were not returning from Summerville at 4:00, so I totally shut down my booth and went home.

But lots of artists stayed open and the word is that there were some good sales!  Each of us has to make the call - it's just so much easier when is consistent...and the choice is clear.

Artist Stephanie Shuler Hamlet and her two artist daughters (talent just oozes out of that family like a tube of paint), Melinda Lewin and Kellie Jacobs, all came back and opened up.  Stephanie is one of the show's 2010 award winners:

 HONORABLE MENTION

by Stephanie Shuler Hamlet for "Red is Hot".

Stephanie is pictured with her 2 daughters, Kellie Jacobs and Melinda Lewin (both to her right).

The blond to Stephanie's left is Artist Amelia Rose Smith, a good enough friend to be part of the family.