It’s been an eventful month… There was the unveiling of “Our Lady of Liberty,” which was quite a momentous occasion, with more press coverage than I had imagined.  In addition, I participated in two new Home Shows in Montour and in Bethel Park’s Cool Springs Sports Complex, both of which I’m certain I’ll be returning to next year. I did, however, visit our friends at the Pittsburgh Home and Garden Show downtown. I also led a workshop on business development for fellow artists (pic above). And keeping with tradition, we bought our Girl Scout Cookies.  Then this weekend, Tom and I spent an entire day gardening in…

Hi, it’s Linda! You know… the artist who started at the Pittsburgh Home and Garden Show 29 years ago? When we made the decision not to participate this year, I had no idea how much I would miss it. I literally started the Artists’ Aisle years and years ago. In my first year at the old Convention Center, I was the only artist on the second floor. My booth was between bathtubs and windows. People told me that my booth was like having dessert after all those garage doors and garden sheds! For 8 years, I remained the only artist…

The title of today’s blog relates to our experiences at last week’s South Hills Home Show at AHN Cool Springs Sports Complex in Bethel Park. From the moment we arrived Thursday to set up, the other vendors went out of their way to welcome us and to help us carry everything in. Friends and customers stopped by to tell me they were so glad I was there and that they found me! On Friday, Andy from Evey Hardware showcased our booth on BPTV. And on Saturday, KDKA’s Rob Pratte Live interviewed me for about 20 minutes. He asked questions about my career and told…