While every new craft show is a challenge, this fall I’ve had the opportunity to show my designs under stadium seating and in a school hallway. I’m pleased with my adaptability efforts.

In October I did a show under the Lawrence Veterans Memorial Stadium, This was fun because I invited my friend Laure Dennery and her DenneryDesignBébé: Handmade Gifts for Mom and Baby. Laure moved into the apartment downstairs from me in Jamaica Plain just as I was moving out in the summer of 2010. It’s always more fun to do a show with a friend, and I hadn’t seen her stuff all laid out.

When was the last time you saw this much color under stadium seating?

In November I had the opportunity to transform an elementary school hallway at Arlington Open Studios. The lockers in my area were bolted open for the preschoolers. I put a board across the top, and voilà, a shelf.

I was located at the end of the hallway, which was a great perspective:

Stay tuned for information about more shows soon!