CHRISTMAS IS ONLY A MONTH AWAY!!!

As the holidays draw nearer, with Thanksgiving being only days away and Christmas following close behind, we look to those times that make the holidays that much more insane... like BLACK FRIDAY and the Weekend shopping rampages!!! And of course I have to keep my foot in the door with that one, so here are my upcoming shows for the rest of the year:

November 27 and 28: Christmas Market on Market Square

December 4-6 : Handmade Holiday Trunk Show- Located on Gay St
December 11-13: Handmade Holiday Trunk Show- Located on Gay St.

Please come out- to see me of course, and also to support local crafters and artists this holiday season.

Hooray for the Holidays!!!

November is teaming up to be a busy month with the holidays coming our way soon.
This Friday, I will be at Mast General Store for their First Friday Event. After that, look for me at the Christmas Market Downtown... the weekend after Thanksgiving. I will be having a booth in Krutch Park near Market Square, so come down and do your Christmas shopping!!! I have a lot of new jewelry on display and I am working on a few new hubcaps to bring to the show.

First Friday for a Good Cause!!

Friday, October 2nd starting at 6pm, Ijams is opening its doors to a Members-only evening art sale. Artfully Ijams is a fundraising event to help raise money for the exhibits and teaching tools at Ijams Nature Center. Everything from paintings to pottery to metalworks and jewerly will be sold.

I will be setting up a jewelry booth with all of my pieces on display that night with a percentage going to the fundraiser.

Come out and help a worthy cause!!!

Look for me Around Town

With the holiday season quickly approaching, I will be making my way around to local shows and stores if you wanted to come out and see me. I have increased my jewelry collection by 10 fold and have many new hubcaps to offer. Here is where to find me in the upcoming months....
October 4: (9am-3pm) Ijams Fall Plant Sale
October 31:(11am-5pm) Pumpkinfest in Oak Ridge at the Grove Center Shopping
area.
November 6:(5pm-Close) Mast General Store for First Friday

You can find my jewelry at Ijams Nature Center in the gift shop and at Unarmed Merchant on Gay St. all the time, so stop in and find a treat for yourself or others.

Also, since this is the time of year to start thinking about gifts for others, why not have a jewelry party and learn how to create incredible homemade jewelry- it's fun and easy... and the possibilties are endless with what you can create.

For more information about jewelry parties or personal jewelry shopping appointments, contact me at (865) 684-7466 or at Lilysjb@hotmail.com .

And the Winner is....

Thanks to everyone that contributed to the great turn out that we had for Ijams Symphony in the Park last Sunday. The weather was perfect, the music was superb, and a lot of money was raised for a good cause. The winner of my painted rain barrel was none other than the TN state Senator herself, Jamie Woodson, who placed the winning bid during the live auction. And, the winner of the "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" jewelry party with food and wine was Jennifer Moore and friends!! Thanks to all who helped out and made this Symphony a great one!!

Hubcap Heaven during the months of August and September

Look for hubcaps everywhere during the months of August and September in both Knox and Blount County.

• For the month of August, Unarmed Merchant (located on Gay St. Next to Nama) will be hosting both my hubcap and jewelry collection, with the art opening starting on First Friday ( August 7). All pieces will be available for purchase... They make great conversation pieces and gifts for friends and relatives!!!!



• Also, in September, the hubcaps will be moving to the Blount Co. Library where they will be on display for the entire month. Look for new pieces!

Check out my abstract green "Atomic" hubcap which is currently located at the Urban Bar in the Old City... proceeds from the sale of that hubcap go for a great cause: Random Acts of Flowers- which brightens the lives of people in hospitals and nursing homes!!

For more information on any of the upcoming events or pieces of artwork, contact me at lilysjb@hotmail.com or (865) 684-7466.

Need a fun activity for you and your friends?!

Why not have a beading or jewelry party!?!

Invite your friends over for an evening of personalized jewelry shopping while you learn how to make jewelry yourselves. Classes usually last 1:30-2 hours while you learn how to create designer earrings, necklaces, bracelets and more, from the courtesy of our own home! It's easy... I bring my tools and supplies to you and teach you how to create pieces, put colors together, and put the final finishing touches onto your one-of-a-kind jewelry.
Prices based on length of class and number of participants.
To schedule your evening of fun, call (865) 684-7466.

Some of my creations!!!

Rain Barrel Bonanza!

It is finally finished!! This rainbarrel was commissioned by workers at TVA to be presented as a retirement gift for one of their long time employees and I am happy to say that I am proud to have painted this piece for them. I put many hours into this rain barrel and love the end result. When given alot of freedom, it takes me awhile to hone in on what I want to portray, because there are so many choices. But all in all, the coutry scene never looked so beautiful.

Just a Hint of Jewelry

Here are a few of my pieces of jewelry to show the variety of items that I offer. There is everything from glass to wood to ceramics pendants and more. Also, custom ordering is available. If you want specific colors or themes, just let me know and I can create something for you.
Right now, some of the items are for sale at the Ijams Nature Center gift shop.
Also, if you need an idea for a get together with you and your friends- Why not have a jewelry party?! I bring my displays to you.

If you are interested in taking a look at any of the jewelry, give me a call at 684-7466 or send me an email at lilysjb@hotmail.com.

Thanks for Supporting me!!

I just wanted to thank those who came out to Mast General Store last Friday to check out my hubcap exhibit and jewelry display. It was a huge success and I was really surprised at the constant flow of people who left very me with very encouraging words about my work.

I will be putting more of my hubcap designs online very soon as well as my jewelry. You will be able to get a closer look at my work and if you are interested in purchasing any of pieces, just send me an email at: lilysjb@hotmail.com or give me a call at (865) 684-7466.

Custom Orders are available!!!!

Upcoming Events

July 3rd- First Friday Event at the Visitor's Center in Downtown Knoxville (where they do theBlue Plate Specials) Starting at 5:30pm

September- Hubcaps will be on display at the Blount Co. Public Library for the whole month, so

go and check them out!!!

ALSO- you can vote for my rain barrel that was on display as part of the Rainy Day Brush Off Event at http://www.waterqualityforum.com/. Come out to see it at the Gala even on May 15th starting at 7pm at Ijams Nature Center.

Countdown to Painting Exhibit...

Here are the two newest hubcaps in the collection...

-"Geometry"

- "Luna"

On a Roll with Painting!

Lately it has hit me that I have two exhibits coming up where my hubcaps will be on display- Earthfest 2009 at Pellissippi State Community College Campus on April 18th and First Friday at Mast General Store on May 1st- so I have been painting hubcaps like crazy. Here are the newest ones that I have come up with....I hope you like them.

Here are the two newest hubcaps to the collection. I am very excited to have them finished and up here for all to see. I hope you enjoy and if you want to see them up close, mark your calendars for May 1st from 6-8pm at Mast General Store in Downtown Knoxville, where they will be on display for the First Friday Event!!!

Rain Barrel for the Rainy Day Brush-off

Spring showers are just around the corner, and what goes better with a little rain than a rain barrel. Rain barrels are a wonderful way to save yourself alot of money on gardening and lawn maintenence since you are using what Mother Nature is providing. You place the barrels on the down spout of your guttering system and it catches the rain water as it runs off your roof. On average, one inch of rain running off from a 1,500 square foot house equals 935 gallons of water, filling 16 rain barrels or 13 bathtubs! That goes along way when it comes to saving all that money on watering your lawn.

The Water Quality Forum is having their second annual Rainy Day Brush-off event where artists from all over Knoxville are painting these rain barrels to go on display at businesses all over town and then be put up for auction on E-Bay starting in May. It is a great event for a great cause and I have been happy to create a barrel of my own. It took me awhile to even come up with an idea, but once I did, the painting process went pretty smoothly from then on out. Since we are near the Smokies, and I can usually see these from my drive everyday, I had lots of inspiration right outside. I hope you enjoy the rain barrel and look for it and others throughout Knoxville. There will be rain barrels to buy at Earthfest this year... look for our booth.

Newly posted hubcap photos!

Though I am still trying to figure this blog site out, I am happy to say that I did end up posting some of the hubcap pictures up here. This will hopefully be updated frequently once I get into the groove and paint my little heart out onto my hubcaps once more. I am looking to be inspired so if anyone has any scenes or ideas that they would like to see painted onto a hubcap, I would love to hear any suggestions.

Another exciting event has presented itself to me and it is that I will be one of Knoxville's First Friday Artists that will be on display at Mast General Store on May 1st. Everyone should come out and visit me!!

All the hubcaps I have are for sale, so if you are interested you may contact me at lilysjb@hotmail.com

Welcome to my first blog on my Creative Spaces page. I am highly excited about getting to share my artwork and other creations with you. I have been working on my hubcap art since I was in college, though it started as a high school game of "Who can find the coolest hubcap on the side of the road?" These roadside treasures became my wall decorations for all of my college years at Berea College, in KY, much to the dismay of my roommate. But at least they turned colorful pretty quickly. From there, these basic colors turned into scenes, objects, and abstract designs. It wasn't until recently that they moved from my own private collection in the back room of my house to a place where others may see it....All thanks to Ijams, who let me set up a display of them in the hallway.

The pictures of my hubcap art, drawings, and jewelry will be posted soon.