Going away to warm weather is amazing but coming home to the cold, Calgary weather is really depressing- its spring for pete's sake! Was I dreaming? Did I really get to spend a week in the sunshine reading books, sitting by the pool and visiting art galleries? I got the chance to visit the Palm Springs Art Museum where they had on a display of Andy Warhol's prints- I have only ever had the chance to see his work in books and it was really something to get to see it in person. At the Heather James Fine Art Museum- I was really impressed with the work of Herb Alpert and his show called "A Visual Melody". His sculptures reminded me of a student of mine's work but in a smaller scale. I also visited a Art Fesitval at Indian Wells- there were over 200 artists that we displaying and selling their work. It was really great being able to talk to them about their work- what inspired them and how it was made. I met a really cool woman named Sharon Kaplan- she is a maker of enamel and gemstone jewelry from Los Angels. I bought one her necklaces and I am inspired to try some enameling with my students in the future.
