Santa Fe, NM

Santa Fe was a short stop with a pop-up event in a Starbucks. But every event is for someone and a couple people did stop by to check out what we were doing. One woman typed about her grandfather who was a writer and used a typewriter all day, every day. 

Santa Fe itself was wonderful. We saw a very small portion of the galleries there but they were outstanding. The food was incredible. The architecture splendid. Looking forward to going back.

Denver, CO

Drove from Salt Lake City through Wyoming to get to Denver, Colorado. 

It was beautiful.

Upon arriving in the Denver area I went straight to El Dorado canyon to meet up with my husband and siblings-in-law. I got right on a rope to climb a two pitch route. It was fabulous!

And swimming, of course.

While the siblings were at work, my husband Ben and I drove the highest auto road in the United States up Mount Evans. I will let Stella tell you more about that in the next post! But we saw a rainbow!

We did an event in Denver at Forest Room 5. It was a super cool, artsy venue with a great wine selection.

And then I got a tattoo to commemorate the tour. Good times!

My brother-in-law did too. Here they are together. 

Salt Lake City, UT with Catherine Just

I am getting way behind on these updates. I am currently writing from Baton Rouge, Louisanna...but this post is about Utah. Let's see if I can get caught up this week before the schedule kicks into high gear again. 

I attempted to drive from L.A. to Salt Lake City in one day, but that didn't happen. I liked L.A. too much to leave early in the morning and had to fit in a swim in the Pacific before heading inland. I didn't end up leaving L.A. until 11am and so I did not make the 11.5 hour drive in one shot. But I did take a spin through Vegas. I had to see it. 

Salt Lake City was an intriguging place and the lake itself was wild! The Great Salt Lake was a facinating ecosytem and a great place to take pictures.  

Catherine Just took the bottom two pictures (the ones of me!)

I had a great time hanging out with Catherine Just. She is one powerhouse of a woman. Love her! We did the event at a Farmer's Market on Saturday morning. We were stationed next to the ponies! 

While in Salt Lake City I also got to hang out with Jenica McKenzie. It was so nice to catch up with my fellow squamie. She is another really awesome one. 

Me, Catherine, and Jenica!

LA Area Events

August 21 & 22 marked the begining of Leg 2 of this tour! I did two event in the Southern California area: Carlsbad and Culver City (LA). Both were wonderful successes!

In Carlsbad I met up with Michelle Jones and Tracy Verdugo! We had a lovely time at Relm Wine Bar.

And then there was a great event in Culver City (LA) with Pixie Campbell and Christine Mason Miller! A good time was had by all at The Whole 9 Gallery. 

I loved LA and I know I barely scratched the surface of what the area has to offer. My favorite part was the canals of Venice Beach. Just wonderful. 

I'm pretty behind with these posts but will hopefully be catching in the next couple days! 

Berkeley with Maya Corinne at Teahouse Studio

Hosting an event at Teahouse Studio was a fantastic way to end Leg 1 of the tour. The Bay Area boasts so many creative types and we had a full house! Being surrounded by enthusiastic attendees was certainly gratifying. And I was excited to finally be at Teahouse since I've been following the space and its founders since the beginning. 

My special guest for this stop was Maya Corinne. Maya is an amazing woman of visions, hope, and action! I've enjoyed working with her over the last couple of months and was thrilled to have her at Teahouse making giant paper flowers with anyone who wanted. 

I then headed back east for a break. Stella, the Mobile Creativity Unit, stayed in Santa Rosa and I relaxed at home for a couple weeks. I am now back on the west coast and the tour will resume on August 21 in Carlsbad, California. 

Still so much more goodness and inspiration to come!