art by sarah kargol - sarah's blog

ONE OF A KIND SHOW AND SALE IN CHICAGO

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 11:51:06 CDT

you are cordially invited to the biggest event of my career thus far. :) i will be exhibiting at the one of a kind show and sale in chicago, illinois this december. this show is currently consuming my every thought! i'm a bit terrified actually. i'll be a little fish in a ginormous pond. from what i hear from other artists, this show will knock your socks off... it's huge, it's well done and the art there is superb! (well, obviously! i'm there!) :) seriously though, it's such a great honor to have been invited to show my work. most, if not all, the art i bring will be new and fresh from my studio, never shown anywhere else. hence, the stress. the show is less than 6 weeks away! nothing like the last minute. :) but, like my mother, i work best under a bit of pressure... and as she says, "the last minute is the best minute!"

if you haven't already, and are able to make it to chicago in december for the show, i have coupons for discounted admission tickets. let me know if you are interested and i will send some your way. as for those of you who have already requested coupons, they will be coming shortly!

making progress!

Mon, 8 Sep 2008 17:42:58 CDT

i have blitzed my galleries with new work! i'm still working on making sure everything is titled correctly and properly labeled 'sold' or 'still available'. with four rugrats running around :) sitting at the computer for any extended amount of time is near impossible. between tap classes, tackle football, play practice, homework and, as always, house work, moments to myself are rare during the day. :)

in the meantime, enjoy purusing my galleries; there's lots more to see and lots more to come! if you have a question about a specific piece that i haven't gotten around to labeling yet, send me a note!

my next show is in ames, iowa... the octagon festival on setember 28th, 2008. immediatley following that show my work is going to the gallery in east village books in des moines, iowa. there will be an opening and artist lecture on friday, october 10th from 5:30-7:30. all are welcome to attend!

ps! my mom, kathleen bullock, entered her first art fair this year and was accepted! (no surprise! she's very talented...) she will be exhibiting her art at the valley junction fall art market in west des moines, iowa on staurday, september 21st from 10am -5pm. i'm so proud of her!!! go check out the show if you are in the area; she does great work! (yay mom!)

i love minneapolis!

Mon, 4 Aug 2008 16:12:43 CDT

i felt the love from minnesotans last weekend at the uptown art festival! i had a super show (the best to date)! it was a great festival... well put together... very organized... the weather was cooperative (for once!)... and i was in the wonderful company of many amazingly talented artists. it was quite an honor. i was juried in the top 10% of the 350 exhibiting artists and have been invited back (automatic acceptance) into next year's festival! which is awesome!

this month is family time. i've got a new niece that i need to meet! (yes! a baby girl!) and my little brother (well, he's actually bigger than me) is getting married! i love weddings! my husband and i and our boys are camping at the iowa state fair again this year and then i've got to get 3 boys ready for school! (yay!) after that, it's back to the drawing board!

i've got two more art festivals this summer. the washington pavilion sidewalk arts festival in sioux falls, south dakota on september 6th and the octagon arts festival in ames, iowa on september 28th. following those two shows i will be exhibiting my work at east village books in des moines, iowa during the month of october.

uptown! (and a special announcement)

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 06:25:08 CDT

just a quick reminder: the uptown art festival in minneapolis is this weekend! (august 1-3) i'm booth #101 on hennepin avenue... i've got several new pieces! come visit!

as previously mentioned, i will be exhibiting at the one of a kind show and sale in chicago, december 4-7. if you'd like to come, i have coupons for $3 off the $10 admission fee. all you have to do to get one is comment on this post with your name and i'll contact you via email to get your mailing address.

gotta get back to the studio! :)

mi vida loca!

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:23:21 CDT

welcome to my crazy life! :)

this summer has been nuts. the weather's been nuts... our family's schedule has been nuts... my show schedule has been completely nuts... and i think i'm nuts too! ;) (that fact probably helps me in creating my art.) the stone arch festival in minneapolis went wonderful. i won first place in the mixed media category! quite a thrill. :) last weekend was the brookings summer art fair. i love that show. the staff is always super friendly and the park is a comfortable setting. we were lucky enough to get a spot right next to some friends of ours (brenda collison-schmidt and her husband nate). brenda makes really neat fused glass jewelry.

it's such a small world... brenda actually bought my very first monster painting at my very first little art show in mobridge, south dakota. and now she and her husband have jumped into the art fair circuit with their own fantastic creations. check out her website: flourish glass.

this week is the downtown fargo street fair. i have several new pieces that are not posted in my galleries yet... i apologize. i have some time in between fargo and the uptown art fair in minneapolis the first weekend in august :) to try and catch up a little bit on my website.

other news: i was juried into the one of a kind show and sale in chicago in december! it's a biggie. very cool.

well, i must be off... time to fly.

under construction

Sun, 8 Jun 2008 14:37:26 CDT

hello everyone! just a quick note to let you know i am in the midst of reorganizing my images/pages. since there are sooo many it's going to take a little while. :) i can only do a little here and a little there... in between house cleaning, diaper changes, loads of laundry, mealtimes, painting and show weekends.... hmmm. i should be done with the site make-over... in about a year. :) (hopefully sooner)

in the meantime, i'll continue to post new work on my 2008 page and in my blog.

monstrously yours, ;)

sarah

what the hail?!

Tue, 3 Jun 2008 17:05:44 CDT

what the hail?! i survived the edina art fair hailstorm of '08!! barely. what a surreal experience... when i think about what we went through on the corner of 50th and france at 6:15pm on saturday, may 31st... it seems almost like a dream, or more like a nightmare. *sigh* apparently, the storm was to miss us... i wasn't too worried. we tied down to our weights and zipped up what tarps we could in the 5 minute warning we had, and then...
while standing in 8 or so inches of rushing ice water, in a soaking wet dress and bare feet, being pelted with ice balls the size of brussel sprouts, holding up a crumbling tent and watching, with horror, the poor glass blower in the booth next to me try and protect what work he could and looking to my equally wet and horrified husband in the opposite corner who was trying to hold his end of the tent down in the massive gusts of wind... i wondered, "why the heck am i doing this?!" "i need to abandon ship and run!" honestly though, i was probably "safer" with my now destroyed tent over my head than out in the street with no protection at all. so i stayed in there and rode out the 15 minutes that seemed to go on forever... when it finally did stop, and we were able to step out into the street again, the adrenaline began to wear off and the shock of it all started to kick in. i had 4 inches of hail inside my booth! it looked like someone dumped giant styrofoam balls everywhere. walls were bent... some of my paintings were buried in ice...

here is a link to a very amateurish video i shot with my camera... please pardon my potty mouth... i was in shock.

"oh-my-goodness" just like laumeier, there were booths blown totally away... people who lost everything... and just like laumeier, i fared better than expected. i lost a few pieces... some suffered minor water damage... i lost my tent (well, two tents actually.... long story), but we weren't hurt, and the majority of my work is okay. i've got a new and much better tent already ordered and on it's way. :) it should be here just in time for the stone arch art festival in two weeks, which (fingers crossed) hopefully has much better weather than what i have been through this season so far! que sera! it's all part of the game, i guess.

on a lighter note! :) my last two shows were both one day shows in the same bright and sunny weekend. the marion arts festival and the valley junction spring art market. i won 3rd place at marion and best of show at valley junction!! i've got a pretty ribbon and a darling trophy sitting in my studio to remind me that "you love me! you really love me!"

on the road again!

Mon, 12 May 2008 15:04:31 CDT

i consider myself a pretty lucky girl. :) i've got a great family, a super husband... and a dreamy bohemian life. :)

this last weekend was the art fair at laumeier in st. louis missouri. my mom was able to come with me (it was a memorable mother's day!)... we got to stay with my aunt and uncle and their two beautiful girls... (here's a shout out: "i love you guys!")

i had kinda high expectations for this show... i won't lie. :) it was a big deal that i was even juried in... if mother nature would have just butted out for a few days, i think the weekend would have been perfect. the news said the storm system that moved through the lower midwest on mother's day weekend killed 22 people. some of the artists and vendors at the show lost everything they had. i didn't lose a thing... my booth didn't suffer any wind damage, not a drop of water landed on any of my work. i wasn't a lucky girl... i was a blessed girl.

having a wonderful husband and a great family (immediate AND extended) and being able to lead this life i'm living isn't luck at all. it's unfortuate for me that it takes a close call to remind me that god is taking care of my needs. although, happily, i am grateful for this reminder... and my thoughts and prayers go to all of those who lost livelyhoods and loved ones in the storm that crossed over our heads.

in other news: :) i received news earlier this week that i got into the marion arts festival in marion, iowa! THIS WEEKEND!! (may 17th) i'm very excited to be part of that show again this year. (it was great last year)... then on sunday (may 18th) i have the valley junction spring art market in west des moines, iowa. (see my events calendar for more info)...

TGIS!!

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:04:11 CDT

thank goodness it's SPRING!! not sure i can take anymore winter. it was a long tough one... wasn't it? :) i got to take a little hiatus to atlanta a couple weeks ago, but it was cold and wet. not much fun.

i've updated my summer schedule. it's looking to be just as or busier than last year. i have at least 5 other shows that are still being juried... i'll post them as i am accepted.

art fair at laumeier in st. louis, mo is my next venue. :) come see me! (booth #95)

i'm having so much fun with my "machines" !!! here's 'mechanical man'

oh... :) check out my machines gallery. 'mr. and mrs. roboto' would like to share some vacation pictures with you.

seattle bound...

Mon, 3 Mar 2008 14:33:35 CST

here is a preview of what's winging it's way to seattle:

'retro monsters'

...and the "good old days" :)