Sumter, SC has been hosting and Arts and Crafts Show at its
the annual Iris Festival which is held at Swan Lake Park. It was CC's Artist Date
for this week..
First of all we wanted to see the Iris. The
last time we visited the gardens the Iris had not yet begun to bloom. But they
should be at their peak of bloom right now and CC really wanted to get some
reference photos.
While
the iris were definitely in full bloom, we were disappointed in how few blooms
there were growing around the lake. The we discovered why. It seems that the
Lake's other famous attraction .. i.e. swans have a craving for iris blooms. CC
watched the hefty fella below munch down a half dozen just while she was standing
there.
No wonder the park has fencing around so many of its
flowers.
Our second reason for going was to scout out whether CC wanted to consider an entry
into the Arts and Crafts Show in 2011.
There
were a fair number of fine art craft vendors selling .. glass , wearable art,
woodwork and a variety of other crafts. There was only one full time painter,
and one person who had some paintings and some crafts (below). Both said
their low cost reproductions had sold quite well.
While we both enjoyed the day, the Art Craft Show itself did not seem to be the right venue
for CC's work..
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