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Cinco de Mayo, margaritas, and rugs, oh my!

Cinco de Mayo Folk Art Fest poster

 

You know, when I lived in New England, we never combined Cinco de Mayo and rug hooking. Rarely even margaritas and rug hooking. We ain’t living in Kansas Massachusetts any more, señor! Saturday, Cathy Kelly and I will be under our joint tent selling rugs  (and doing demos, of course) at the 11th annual Cinco de Mayo Folk Art Fest here in Albuquerque. If you’re local, stop by. It’s happening right at La Parada and Farm & Table. There’ll be music pretty much all day, and Farm & Table will be offering food and beverages on their patio. That would be where the margaritas come in. And if I don’t manage to get one there, Tom will have one or three waiting for me when I get home. Woohoo! (And, trust me, he doesn’t skimp on the tequila. His margaritas are yet another reason that I had to marry this man.)

 

hooked rug to be offered for sale at Cinco de Mayo Folk Art Fest
While technically it’s not on the frame, this week’s “What’s on the frame” offering shows that __________ (no name decided on yet, hooked with recycled bedsheets) is almost done. Just have to sit down to hem it. That WILL happen much sooner than later as it must be ready for sale at Saturday’s Cinco de Mayo Folk Art Fest. Hope to see you there! The weather’s supposed to be warm and sunny.
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4 comments

  1. Catherine Kelly says:

    I would turn it so the circles are on the top and I would call it “Journey.”

    • LauraS says:

      Interesting. I would like to bring out the “Aficaness” of it. A little. African textiles were the inspiration.

  2. Debbie Moyes says:

    Makes me think of African mud cloth, though that’s not a very lyrical name! You are just hopping from one sale to the next. Hope you are doing well.
    This Friday is Open Studios in Greenville and I will be at the Art Center promoting my two weaving workshops this Summer! I am excited and hope that a lot of people stop by. The classes aren’t until late June and July – I will have to propose new classes before I know if there is interest in these two.
    I’d like to do a dyeing workshop, but I’m not sure it’s feasible. So much stuff to take and we need gobs of water for washing the fabrics. I only get paid $25 @ hour, at most. Not that I do it for the $ but still!

    • LauraS says:

      –I don’t know; workshops (and just proposing them!) takes plenty of time and energy. And, no, there is no way to really do this for the money. –May is really busy. Found out about tomorrow’s sale only during the last sale. Also, suddenly involved in a 3-day demo-selling event that’ll take place the weekend after next. Probably won’t sell much, but it’s free and will give me time to work on things for the weekend after that! Looking forward to a weekend off next week. –And, yes, give that lady a prize! It was based on African mud cloth. 🙂

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