Steven Potts - Branching Out

Florida, Florida, and Florida

2012 is well underway with two wonderful Florida Shows behind me and three more to go.  I will be bouncing back and forth from the Atlantic to the Gulf to the Atlantic.  Alligator Alley here I come! My show schedule is listed below.  Here is an ad for the Palm Beach Fine Craft Show and an ad for " Notable Art Events" in Luxe publication with my work featured ...

 

Here's to a Great New Year!

The Longs Way Home

I just made it back home from a couple of wonderful shows - The Port Clinton Art Festival in Highland Park, Il - perfect weather and great crowds, and on to Longs Park in Lancaster, PA - not so perfect weather (even though the rain held off) and slightly less than hoped for crowds (due to predicted weather).  I was glad to be part of both of these great shows, and now glad to have made it through the floods and back to the small zoo at my home.  It's amazing how much you can miss your furry friends when you are away for a while.

The Grandaddy of Them All

So, what do you think?  Is it possible to make it through the entire week at Ann Arbor without a major weather event??  It never ceases to amaze me that no matter what the weather - people come!  They come with the umbrellas, with the layered clothes, and with the attitude that nothing is going to get in their way of checking out the art at the shows in Ann Arbor!  I salute you!  And look forward to seeing you all again this year.

What Next? ..... TEXAS!!!!

I was honored to be named featured artist at The Woodlands Waterway Festival for this year.  I have been preparing for this trip for a while now, and I am READY!  I will be leaving in a couple of days for this festival and for Southlake Art on the Square, where I am also one of several featured artists.  Very exciting stuff!!  After these two I am heading for Richardson, Texas to the Cottonwood Art Festival. I sure hope you are able to make it out to one of these shows!  Below is a shot of one the the ads from The Woodlands Waterway Festival.

AWARDS

Award of Excellence - Port Clinton Art Festival 2011

Award of Excellence - Southlake Art in the Square 2011

Award of Merit - WinterPark Sidewalk Art Festival 2011

Best in Show - Armonk Outdoor Art Show 2010

First Place 3D Functional - Port Clinton Art Festival 2010

Best In Catagory - Krasl Art Fair 2010

First Place - Broad Ripple Art Fair 2010

Best of Wood - Dogwood Festival 2010

Featured Artist for 2011 - Woodlands Art Festival 2010

Award of Distinction - Naples National Art Festival 2010

Best Booth - Coconut Grove Art Festival 2010

Board Choice Award - Krasl Art Fair 2009

Award of Distinction - Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival 2009

First Place Wood - Coconut Grove Art Festival 2009

Best in Show - Houston Bayou Art Festival 2008

Best in Show "Critics Choice" Award - St James Court Louisville 2008

Best in Category - Krasl Art Fair St Joe, MI 2008

Jurors Choice 3D - Columbus Art Festival 2008

Joan Voss Renner Award - Art on the Square Belleville, IL 2008

Best in Category - Brookside Art Annual Kansas City 2008

Best of 3D - Bonita Springs Art Festival 2008

Award of Distinction - Naples National Art Festival 2008

Best Booth - Coconut Grove Art Festival 2008

Best in Show - St James Court Louisville, Ky 2007

Award of Distinction - State Street Art Fair 2007

First Place Sculpture - Cape Coral Festival of the Arts 2007

Second Place - Houston Bayou Art Festival  2007

Best in Category - Bethesda Row 2007

Third Place Sculpture - Melborne Art Festival 2007

Best in Show - Alpharetta Art Streetfest 2007

Show Schedule 2012

January

7th, 8th Estero Fine Art Festival, FL

14th,15th Bonita Springs National Art Festival, FL

February

18th - 20st    Coconut Grove Art Festival, FL

25th - 26th    Naples National Art Festival, FL

March

2th - 4th     Palm Beach Fine Craft Show, FL

April

14th, 15th   Woodlands Art Festival, TX

27th -29th  Art on the Square, Southlake TX

May

5th, 6th  Cottonwood Art Festival, Richardson TX

 

June

9th, 10th   Old Town Art Fair  Chicago, Il