Wow, just got back from Oxford and I'm truly impressed with the Double Decker Festival. I have hesitated applying for this show ($50 jury fee and $200 booth fee) kind of pricey I thought. But after visiting and doing some reconnaissance work ( I always wanted to be a spy when I was a kid, guess I watched too much "Get Smart" and "The Man from Uncle") I've decided it just might be worth a shot.
Several of my fellow guild members were in attendance, Steve Windham, Juliette Johnston, Jerri Sherer, Sam Clark, Lisanne Miller, Stephanie Dwyer and Tim Pace all gave me the thumbs up saying the show was one of the best they do all year. My old friends Rick and Merry Anderson were also there, Rick is a very talented Jackson artist. Jerri won an award for Artistic Merit, way to go Girl. Her husband Roy Adkins is a great photographer and shot the pictures of my found object art.
We stayed in Hernando the night before, we were unable to get a room within 40 miles of Oxford. This also bodes well for the Double Decker. Jack and I stayed at the Sassafrass Inn B&B, what a neat place. Eric (the owner) moved to Hernando from Colorado by way of upstate New York, I can't believe I forgot to ask him what brought him to Mississippi. He's a musician, maybe he wanted to be near the birthplace of the blues. We had an awesome 3 course breakfast, didn't eat lunch till late in the day. I highly recommend the Sassafras Inn of Hernando, MS, I'll be back. We also found a great junk shop, got lots of items to create new things could have searched the endless shelves all day. It really got my creative juices flowing, can't wait to get back in the studio and see what happens.
