An Awesome Day at Urban Craft Uprising

I don’t think I’ve ever had a day fly by faster, but Urban Craft Uprising was a total blast.

It’s still going on today (Sunday), so if you’re near Seattle, you should stop by! A great space, and so many intriguing artisans. Plus, crafty demos all day, taught by awesome people!

After getting lost in downtown Seattle, I skidded into the show just in time to teach my Kanzashi workshop. It was a lovely group, and lots of great energy.

Then it was off to the signing booth to sign books and meet super nice people. (There’s fuller documentation of all this, by the way, in my Flickr set.)

I got to walk the show a bit, and meet several Twitter buddies in person, including Tara, Tsoniki, Shannon, and Dawnise, who gifted me with a groundbreaking plastic canvas book. But more on this later….

It was also so great to see and hug friends. I love this community we’re all in, but Boy! We all get so little face-time.

It’s always a huge treat to have even a few minutes with folks – so I relished little visits with Moxie (pictured in the earlier photo, in the lower left corner), Kristen, Kim (pictured above, documenting), Michaela, Jennifer, Susan, and Brookelynn.

And then, holy moly, I met Thea Starr (there in the white shirt)! She’s an amazing Kanzashi artist in the traditional technique. I went kind of fangirl on her. Go look at her work!

To cap an already-great day, I also had a chance to meet my agent, Kate McKean, in person for the first time. And she’s just so freaking amazing.

So – now I owe you a podcast! It’ll be up later today. But first, another nap, methinks.

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