Art for the Masses!!!!

ORIGINAL FINE ART FOR $250 OR LESS

200 Regional Artists are pleased to invite you to purchase artwork directly from them priced at $250 or less.

Artwork available in pottery, painting, fiber, mixed media, jewelry, photography, watercolor, wood, metalsmith, digital, collage, illustration, mosaic, screen printing, sculpture, printing, glass, and drawing and more (don't forget LEATHER baby, yeah!).




Saturday, November 22, 2008
10am - 5pm
Hanover Center
3501 Oleander Drive, Wilmington, NC
(behind Stein Mart inside a 30,000 square foot warehouse)
Rain or Shine

$3 donation requested at the door

Among the 200 artists will be:
blah, blah, blah, LESLIE PEARSON, blah, blah, blah.......

Edge of Urge

I am really pleased that some of my screenprinted tote bags, tee-shirts, and cards are now selling at Edge of Urge, an awesome shop at a primo location right downtown in Wilmington (18 Market Street). The store was recently featured in Coastal Living Magazine.


Here's one of the tote bags that's in the shop...


and here are the cards...

Natural Inspiration

A couple of days ago Justin and I were invited to go to Masonboro Island with some new friends from ACME. It was a beautiful night for a boat ride. There's nothing more inspirational than being surrounded by natural beauty and a bunch of creative people. We saw an amazing sunset followed by an indescribable full moon.

Masonboro Island is the largest undisturbed barrier island along the southern part of the North Carolina coast, and is located approximately five miles southeast of Wilmington. The Masonboro site is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the east, the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway to the west, Masonboro Inlet to the north and Carolina Beach Inlet to the south.


Hunting for shells with fellow artist Michelle Connelly, I found this one that reminded me of a birds wing.


Photos by Justin Pearson Photography

Beach Bum

After a week of 8 hour days in the studio it feels great to have a day of play.  We kicked it off with a long bike ride to Wrightsville Beach (11 miles there....plus a three mile detour....then 11 miles back for a total of 25 miles).  It's 97 degrees today so when we got to the beach we couldn't hardly wait to dive in (although the water is still a little cold for my taste).  What a great way to get refreshed before heading back.  We did make time for a yummy coastal lunch at the Airlie Garden Seafood Company.  My shrimp burger rocked!  Then we stopped for some shaved ice at Rita's Ice Custard Happiness.  We'll probably cap the day off by meeting up with some friends or watching a movie.  My kind of day!

New Diggs

Well, we finally found a place to live in Wilmington! We will be living RIGHT downtown on 2nd and Nun Street in a historic home that has been converted into 3 units. We are renting a top floor two bedroom with high ceilings and loads of character. My first impression of the place was, "oh my gosh, this looks like an old English pub...we'll take it!" As you can see from the pictures, it is very charming -- so much so that the trolley and horse drawn carriage tours of the area go down the street. It's about a four minute walk to the river where all the action of a thriving downtown is taking place. It's also only 1 mile to Acme, my new art studio. It's a beautiful and easy walk or bike ride away. Our door is there on the second level, which gives us access to the covered porch -- perfect for grilling out on those low-key Southern evenings.



Our neighborhood is filled with mansions, other historic homes, and Bed and Breakfasts. Here is a picture of our neighbors home...needless to say, we won't even try to keep up with the Joneses.


Our home in Fayetteville is on the market, and so far we've been showing in regularly. In the meantime, we're hustling to get our stuff to Wilmington. Once we're more settled in, I'll post some pics of the inside.