SAVANNAH SOJOURN

By David Luttrell

December 2^nd, 2014

the 20th annual Telfair art Festival

My wife is a traveling artist. She does 15 or 20 shows a year in the eastern states and occasionally my schedule will work out where I can tag along. This show in Savannah was one that I was able to make. It had been years, I don’t want to say how many, since I had the pleasure of a brief interlude with this wonderful city. Normally I will assist in the set up of her booth and will stay very much in the background unless she needs me to spot her for a break. I have no expectations that I can converse about the nuances of her art and technique as well as she can and I am always relieved when she returns. I am much more comfortable reading a book or newspaper behind the booth or visiting and taking in the rest of the show. A spousal working weekend break as it were. I’m a photographer and a break is fine but there were too many opportunities calling out, so this is my small slice of Savannah in and around the festival.

Artist Shanti Yard / Little River Woodworks / Floyd, Va

Early Friday morning 70 artists begin the logistical task of unloading their tents and work and proceed to create a 10 foot by 10 foot environment to sell their wares, much like bazaars in faraway and colorful locales. So for a weekend these artists become shopkeepers that not only entice with wonderful art but also get to interact with their potential patrons. All are accomplished artists and many do these festivals full time, for some traveling all across the country. By Sunday they pack up and head to the next show or back to their studios to produce more work.