j.ho's celebrations, llc 

Hurray hurrah! All the castings turned out well! Pics will be posted soon/eventually. Delivering to Walleye Gallery & Crafty Goodness this weekend. Busy busy, Then Roxboro School Art Fair next week, the 21st. Inventory is down, so these fingers will be flying!

Hot forged 2 bike gear cuff bracelets so far this week and finished up the molds for bronze and aluminum casting. Hope to finish glass casting molds later this week. Gotta get crackin! Art Fair season is upon us soon!

Not quite 100% yet, but getting there, and it's a good thing, too! Exhibit at Walleye coming up next month, as well as Roxboro Arts Fair, and then the full out Waterloo Arts Festival in June. Inventory is low, so I've got to get pumping! Meanwhile, we pour bronze in 10 days, and I haven't even finished my waxes yet!

Finally got the health issues more or less under control and have a piece in the CSU Student Show, the Doubting Thomas Sculpture Show, and will be drawing at the Spaces Monster Drawing Rally tonite. Delivered more stuff to Local Girl and for last month's grand opening of Crafty Goodness. Geez, it's been busy trying to make up for all that time lost to unwellness!

Will have to miss the artisan fair at the co-op tomorrow, with regrets, as it's a good place to be - good people, good food, but I'm having health issues, and tho I'm not contagious, it's probably not a good idea to push it when I'm feeling so punk.

No big shows for a while, so now's when I'm finally catching up on the last 4 months' of bookwork and building inventory back up. Schedule time at Glass Bubble for tomorrow!

Been working on a new mask for the $50 show at the Pop Shop to deliver this week. These things always seem to take longer than I think! http://popshopgallery.blogspot.com/2010/12/jan-8th-2011-50-show.html

Dec 26 1-4pm Cleveland Food Coop Fair Trade Fair 11702 Euclid Ave
1/3 OFF all scarves after Xmas sale. It's also their Freecycle day, so bring what u don't need, take what u do. And while you're there, stock up on bulk foods, fresh produce. http://www.clevelandfoodcoop.org/

Picked up what little inventory was left at the Pop Up Gift Shop yesterday. Only greensmart gifts still has any of my xmas stuff. So now comes the tedious part of putting everything away so it's not all scattered everywhere, and trying to reclaim my living space. And trying to get organized what needs refilled (more earrings, for sure!), what new work should I try (new design for bike chain bracelets and necklaces), what I'll be able to take to market in the Spring when things get going again, what shows should I try to get into, how much tax is owed, how much I'll have left to buy blow time at the glass studio...

I want to thank all of you who came to our various outings this holiday season. It's been a busy year, and we appreciate all your caring and feedback. We'll continue with Local Girl, greensmart and Something Different, and hopefully Pop Shop as well. Check back in January, when we'll have a better idea of where we'll be. And for sure things will start picking up in May. Meanwhile, contact us at jhosacct@hotmail.com if you're looking for something ...