What a whirlwind 2011 was...I blinked and it was over! There have been a huge amount of changes for my business and for myself personally.
This past year was the first time that I partcipated in both the Spring and Christmas One of a Kind shows. Preparing for these shows was an insane amount of work, especially since it was the first full year of the launch of my watches. I have had some watches at shows in previous years, but they were prototypes, not like what I was showing in 2011. It was also the first year for my stainless steel watches, which I'm happy to say were well received. I also did a few other shows this past year, here's a list of all the shows I was at:
- Christmas One of a Kind Show
- Artscape Artbarns Holiday Market
- Movies & Makers Art & Craft Show
I hope to have more shows added to the roster for this coming year, but we'll have to wait and see which shows I get accepted to. I'll let you know as soon as I know!
This past year also saw my work featured in a number of articles from different websites. Thank you so much to those people who featured my work. Here is a list of some of the places I found which posted about my work:
- Support Canadian Made Interview
- Work Live Play Cafe One of a Kind Show Article
- My collaborator Hugh of Moviesinhaiku on his blog
The other major happening in my life this past year was the arrival of my son! It's been so amazing seeing him grow and develop. Here's a couple photos of him, one from the beginning of last year and one just a couple days ago.
I think 2012 is going to be just as full as 2011 was, both on the Dad side and also on the creating side. I have lots of plans for the watches for this year and I'll be blogging about my progress and process. I'm very excited about the possibilites that some of the new materials I'm using will open up, but I'm not going to spoil any of the surprises about them. If you do want a little sneak peak, look at the On the Horizon section of my website.
I'm also planning on another series of blogs about some of the people I meet at shows and thier work and continuing my series about the different parts of watches. Will I have enough time to do it all? No idea. Guess you'll have to stay tuned. One thing is for certain though, my next show! It;'s the Spring one of a Kind show which starts March 28. More on that to come.
Wishing all the best to you in 2012!
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