Weekend Wind-Down #101

This past weekend was a pretty busy one, with so many events happening in and around town. After running our usual Saturday morning errands, Missy and I grabbed our umbrellas and headed out to the annual SOUTHWORKS ARTS FESTIVAL at OCAF in Watkinsville. We checked out the juried art exhibition in the gallery and voted for our favorite pieces...I threw in a vote for the "Trojan Horse Shoe" sculpture, of course...









A lot of the vendors came from outside of Georgia, so we made sure to check out everyone's booths. Somehow, we managed to leave the sale without buying a FUNNEL CAKE. Missy even resisted buying a GIANT TIN MANATEE that she wanted to use as decoration at the Ranch...























From OCAF, we headed back to Athens and made our way downtown...there were like, three or four festivals happening all at the same time, all within a couple of blocks of each other - the HOT CORNER FESTIVAL, the ATHENS HUMAN RIGHTS FESTIVAL, and CRAFTSTRAVAGANZAA. We skirted by the Hot Corner Fest on our way to Craftstravaganzaa, and then took a short detour to check out the HOT-ASS PRINT SALE at the FLICKER THEATRE & BAR. At Craftstravaganzaa it was weird not having a booth, this being the first time we've not participated in the sale as vendors, but at the same time, it was fun not having the pressure of running a booth and being able to look around, chit chat with friends, and shop without having to worry about running back to our tent...

















FAVORITE MOMENT OF THE PAST WEEK?
MISSY - Going to all the sales on Saturday.
RAOUL - Lakers beating the OKC Thunder...finally.

WORST MOMENT OF THE PAST WEEK?
MISSY - Having meetings at work.
RAOUL - The moment it got all hot and humid this weekend.

FUNNIEST MOMENT OF THE PAST WEEK?
MISSY - Everyone asking where our booth was at Craftstravaganzaa.
RAOUL - Repeats of The Office on TBS.

WORD OR PHRASE OF THE PAST WEEK?
MISSY - "Who here has flies at their house?"
RAOUL - "Hellride"

FAVORITE EVENT OR ACTIVITY THIS WEEKEND?
MISSY - Seeing "Secret Of Kells" at Cine.
RAOUL - Being on the other side of the booth at Craftstravaganzaa for once!

FAVORITE MEAL OF THE PAST WEEK?
MISSY - Falafel at The Grit, with roasted red pepper soup.
RAOUL - Quesadilla night at Rancho Cocoa.

PERSONAL SOUNDTRACK FOR THE PAST WEEK?
MISSY - Laura Marling, Joanna Newsom, B52's, Alessi's Ark, Beirut, The Judybats.
RAOUL - The Smiths, Stereolab, Fool's Gold, Best Coast, Vivian Girls, Liechtenstein, Antipop Consortium, Laura Veirs, Beirut, Caribou, Herman Dune, The Bundles, James Pants' "New Pants" mix on Stones Throw podcast.

Some of our May Day haul from the art and craft shows:



A drawing and notecard set from CHRISTY WOOKE...



Zines from DAVID MACK...









Hairpins from CAMEOKO...



Magnet and photo print from YVONNE MILLER...





Zine and stickers from KATE HOWELL...









Arrow earrings from LAUREL HILL...



Etched glass bottle "bud vase" from PICKY PICKY SHOP...