A matter of time.........

In our busy lives sometimes certain things get away from us, forgotten but not totally, we know we need to get back to them and are certain that someday soon we will. This blog has been what I have forgotten. I knew I should get back to it, needed to get back to it, but everyday life, work and family has kept me from it. Ok, ok, I just was not sure what I wanted to say or had to say.

Since I have been away I have been busy creating, it’s been great fun witches, water color and acrylic paintings, wonderfully scented potpourris. I gather great inspiration from the fall and it has been wonderful, but as the days grow shorter and the temperature here in Michigan starts its downward spiral it is time for me to make the switch from wickedly fun orange and black to jolly red and green.

As fun as my witches are to create I enjoy the warmth and joy that comes with the Kringles. With his white beard and the glint in his eye, Santa brings a feeling that only this jolly old elf can. Each Kringle is as unique as the witches I create, and the same great detail goes into each if not a little bit more.

You can find The Rare Hare Studio on Facebook as well as on Etsy as the Rare Hare. I will be attending a few shows yet this season and will post a listing here of the events.

Fulton Street ARTisan Market

Only two weeks left and another Fulton Street Artisan Market season will come to an end. Be sure and stop down this Sunday and see what I have been up to this week. Some small and fun water color paintings, framed and un-framed. Some pressed botanical's in clay wall hanging plaques. Halloween greeting cards designed by yours truly and of course, witches, pumpkin people, potpourri, pumpkin paintings and so much more.

Stop by and say hello I'll be there from 11am to 3pm this Sunday and next.

Trick or Treat Street

Stop by these three very talented artist blogs and wander down the street. Put on your best Halloween costume and get ready to say TRICK OR TREAT!!! Do you dare to go up to the creepy house on the end and ring the doorbell? What kind of tricks or treats will that house have?

Lori Rudolph of Retro Rudolphs
Amelia Schaefer of Sweet B Folk Art
Len Bentham of Happy Holidays

All three artists are a great inspiration, follow the link below and stroll down Trick or treat Street.

http://retrorudolphs.blogspot.com/

Happy Halloween!

Another great day.......

at the Fulton Street Artisan Market. Only two Sundays left and the market will be closed for another season. Stop by, say hello, and see all the great new Halloween and fall decor ideas from The Rare Hare Studio.

Labor Day Weekend

This weekend you can find the Rare Hare at the Fulton Street Artisan Market on Sunday the 5th from 11 am to 3 pm and on Monday the 6th you can find the Rare Hare at the Labor Fest at Ah-Nab-Awen Park in downtown Grand Rapids. Stop by and say hello, I promise new items added to the mix of crazy and holiday items already down the Rabbit Hole.

The Rare Hare Studio on Etsy

Well its almost here, after way to long, the rare Hare Studio will have an Etsy store. Hopefully by this coming Sunday, August 15th. Fall is in the air and pumpkins are ready to be picked.

My muse..................

It's been a week and I have just not felt anything creative, it was hard to try and make the bird and the insects, but I tried to stay focused. It was not easy. Yesterday while setting up my booth for the Fulton Street Artisan Market I took a look at it and thought, damn Bradley you really do need to focus, what is it I want to do? What kind of artist do I want to be? I had Halloween, Christmas, Alice in Wonderland, Fairies, bugs, birds, and watercolor paintings. What a mess. I cant decide what i want to do for the Grimm's ADO challenge, I have hardly started to sketch in my Sketchbook Project, and the Carnival has fallen to the way side. What am I doing?

Well as the day went on yesterday and I sold, bugs, birds, fairies, and watercolors I decided maybe I can have an eclectic mix of things, and then I brainstormed about the Grimm challenge with my friends Heather and Heidi and i now know what I'm doing for that. I have created four new faces and hands today and I'm ready to continue tomorrow after work. I'm not sure where you went my Muse or when you came back but boy am I glad to see you again. I've missed you.