1.14.2012

Had to start somewhere....

I'm fresh off the road from a trip to the Atlanta Gift Mart.  I was thrilled to see my first licensed work in the Ohio Wholesale showroom.  I'm looking pretty cheesy, I know...
As excited as I was to spot my painting, I was also a little bummed to realize that the other two pieces didn't make the cut.  They'll hopefully be in their catalog and fingers crossed someone will be buying for their stores through that.  
It's so cool to see the trends before they hit the stores and it's so inspiring just walking around taking in the scene.  Two trends that I can confidently report are all things maritime (driftwood, shells, coral, boats) and bright patterns (especially ikat and anything tangerine tango (2012 pantone color of the year).