Today at the park was pretty special. Being the newest “artist-in-residence”, I have not seen every season in this magical place and so I get to have my first impressions...
pure magic.
What can be better than a family oriented celebration of a vintage carousel (some history here)?
Lovingly restored, the summer season opens with patrons being able to take a ride on nastalgia. And when patrons with kids made their way into my studio I would ask, “So, did you ride the carousel?”. The thing that surprised me (thinking that it was all about the kids) was that most of the adults said yes. Apparently it is a time honored tradition. And for $1.25 per ride, who could resist a little nastalgia?
As far as SilverWorks Studio was that day... I had a ball demonstrating simple forged silver rings. The delight of the children that realized that the demo I was sizing for them was theirs to keep will fuel me for the rest of the year. Their sweet faces will be a reminder of why I like to do this. The little bit of silver given along with some really sore hands at the end of the day was well worth those fabulous faces asking questions about my craft.
Thanks kids, you were awesome!