Around Here: 16 Collages Sold, Antiques in the Garden & Gee's Bend

Written By lucy farmer

Welcome to Around Here. Each week, I’m sharing a glimpse into what I’ve been collecting, creating, and discovering, from antique finds and home projects to time in the studio and travels that inspire what’s next.

COLLECTED & CURATED

Y’all, I came home with some goodies this week! I stopped in at one of my favorite little antique booths, Sweetwater General at Finders Keepers. Elizabeth is a really good dealer and always has a great booth. I bought two rugs and a basket from her.



I also found a shadow box frame for $30. That was an amazing deal!

There is camp house progress, too. On Saturday I dropped off the lighting and the plumbing fixture for the drainboard sink. It’s slowly coming together!




And I’m working on the next Build a New House with Old Things video. This one is all about the apothecary cabinet from France in my kitchen. Watch for it on Instagram Friday!

WANDER & GATHER

What a week for getting out and about!

On Thursday, I went to see my mom for her birthday. We spent the day in Cullman, which is how I ended up at Finders Keepers. (Funny how that happens!)

On Friday, I went to Antiques in the Garden at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens. It’s one of the best events of the year, and everything was amazing! I got to see Barbara from Black Sheep Co. I didn’t buy a thing, but it’s so inspiring every single time. Next year I’m taking a friend. It’s more fun with a friend, for sure.

On Saturday, I headed to the camp house and went straight to the Gee’s Bend Quilt Festival. It’s always a good time and such an inspiring place.





IN THE STUDIO

I can’t believe I’m typing this. I sold 16 more collages at Christopher Collection last week! I took 16 more to restock, so there are 20 there now. If you’re in Birmingham, you can go see them in person. I’m so grateful.

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That leaves only 7 that aren’t at the store, and I’ve put those on my website. I’m shipping one off this week, too.

So of course I got right back to work. Over the weekend, I finished a bunch of new collages, around 20 or so! They’re going to the framer by the end of this week. More on those soon!

In my Jane Monteith class this week, I played with encaustic on a collage. I still need to mess with how it’ll work, but I love the texture it adds. I’ve been inspired to use encaustic in one of my next collage releases!

THE INSPIRED LIFE

Coming up: I’m teaching Create for a Cause on October 15 at Gallery Annette in Homewood, benefiting Christopher Kids! Let’s raise money and create a project to take home. More details soon. I’d love to see some of you there.

I’m also thinking about hosting a holiday decor workshop during the week in November, and I want to pick a day that works for you. Leave a comment and tell me which weekday is best, and whether you’d rather come during the day or in the evening.

And I’ve been thinking a lot about the 100 Day Project and how it’s changed me in ways I never could have imagined. I’m working on a blog post about it, so stay tuned.

What I’ve been wearing on repeat lately:

Thanks for being here. I love sharing these little sparks with you. If something here inspired you, I’d love to hear. Just leave a comment!

XO,
Lucy



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