Hi Everyone,
I am finally caught up with everything, well almost everything, from Art Opera. I will be back to blogging first thing in the morning.

To start I will begin with a week long blogging adventure about Art Opera, followed by some antiquing and treasure hunting, a Day in Ocean Grove and Pt.Pleasant, followed by some scrapbooking, new designs, recipes and projects!

Have a wonderful night and see you tomorrow!

Magic and Joy,
Lisa!

Art Opera's: Queens of the Sea Pageant!

I wish the opera was every night. It is, of all entertainments, the sweetest and most delightful. Some of the songs seemed to melt my very soul.

FANNY BURNEY, Evelina

No Opera, No Beach or Seaside event should be without a Pageant, Don't you agree? At the Art Opera Orientation Dinner Soiree, we will have just that a pageant, one filled with elegance, vintage flair and of course royalty straight from the sea, a pageant called:

The 1rst Annual Art Opera Pageant called: Queens of the Sea Pageant!


There are ten main attendee tables in which a Queen will each be chosen at random, by a seaside delegate, then they will be crowned. Later in the evening, The ten Queens will be asked to come up to the front of the room and await for the Main Queen to be announced. The final Queen will be chosen based on the attendee, teacher and guest vote, then AnnDenise Anderson of Whim and Fancy Designs will announce the Queen of the Sea, and bestow her with a crown, sash and septor that she has created for the winner.
We have had several pageant goodies made from fabulous designers for the event, these were wonderful gifts made by each, which supports Art opera and the events within it.

Art Opera: The main Pageant Goodies were made by both Whim & Fancy Designs, and A Gilded Life for Art Opera!
The 10 table crowns, pageant tickets and ballots were made by me, Lisa Kettell. The ticket glitter buckets were purchased to match the decor and theme.

Glitter wands were made by Sandy Koterba and will be randomly distributed around the room for the attendees.

AnnDenise Anderson of Whim and Fancy Designs made a crown, the dazzling vintage sash and a septor (septor not shown, pics to follow)Shea/Debbie of A Gilded Life made the other crown and the Art Opera necklace! The necklace was a surprise made for me, and is absolutely beautiful!

All 3 of these wonderful ladies hail from Texas, as do several of our Art Opera attendees, coming in for the event, as well as ladies from Arizona, California, Vermont, Rhode Island, NY, NJ, PA, CT, MA, MD and other areas.

Here I am modeling all their beautiful wares:

More pictures to follow of the complete pageant assemble with the septor, table crowns, tickets and ballots.

Pam Huntington is a brilliant artist who teaches workshops across the country such as Art is You, Artfest, Art and Soul, and various other locations. That is why we are lucky to have Pam join us at Art Opera to teach some fabulous workshops:

-Victorian Parlour Bird
Pam has always been fascinated by the old Victorian Parlour's that were filled with butterflies, birds and fauna. Come join Pam and learn how to create your own Victorian Parlour filled the charm of a real one, which can sit in your studio, office or favorite location. Best part is you receive the glass dome as well, love that.

Learn vintage techniques, assemblage, while working w/vintage and new items, distressing agents and more.

Seats still available, contact me to reserve your seat, last day to guarantee your seating is April 5.


-Parlour Fairy Shadowbox
Pam creates enchanted worlds through her art, in this class join Pam on a journey into a World of Enchantment, a Flights of Fancy in Fairyland, with the Parlour Fairy Shadowbox. You create an enchanted shadowbox with a jointed winged fairy ballerina, while working with a plethora of vintage and new materials which will make the heart sing. Your final piece will have a dancing ballerina which will move up and down like your own personal theater.

Seats still available, contact me to reserve your seat, last day to guarantee your seating is April 5

Pam's fabulous kits for the 2 workshops:


Visit Art Opera Website at: www.artoperanj.com

to register for single or multi workshops
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Art Opera: Queens of Sea Crown for the:
Queens of the Sea Pageant at Art Opera!
This crown was made by AnnDenise Anderson for the main Queen of the pageant. Each table at the dinner soiree will have a Queen chosen to represent their tables. The Queens are randomly picked by chance at the start of the evening.

Toward the end of the evening all guests will randomly write down a name of someone inside the dinner soiree who they feel should be the Ultimate Queen of the Sea. Then each table Queen will hand the written ballots to AnnDenise, who will then tally up the names and then call the winner.
This Queen will be crowned with the beautiful head piece above, followed by this gorgeous Sash and a Dazzling Septor.

The septor photos will be un-veiled soon. All three items are handmade with regal detail by AnnDenise Anderson aka Whim and Fancy Designs. AnnDenise is also teaching, sponsoring and vending at Art Opera 2010

Art Opera, Red Bank, NJ April 7-11, 2010!
Art Opera Overview! Again Art Opera will be held April 7-11, 2010 in red Bank, NJ at the Oyster Point Hotel and St. Anthony's Hall.
If you haven't registered fro Art Opera yet, look at everything that's going on:
-Wednesday Night is the Dinner Soiree w/mini group workshops and presentations from: DMC Floss (Liz/Allison), Parcel (Nancy), Lisa Kettell and more. Receive these project kits, supplies and treats inside your goodie bags. Munch on candies from handmade candy cones hanging from your chairs. Enjoy a vintage seaside setting w/lanterns and more. Guest Speakers, Art Opera Awards, Queens of the Sea Pageant w/a royal court, Gourmet Dinner, sweets and more. (Full attendees get this complimentary ticket, however there are tickets available for the dinner for those of you who are ala-cart attendees, vendors, or want to come)



-Thursday, Friday and Saturday (sat.morning) Workshops with top instructors: Ruth Rae, Traci Bautista, Suze Weinberg, Lisa Kettell, AnnDenise Anderson, Jenny Hernandez (polka dot pixie), Linda Hahola, Jenny Heid, Joan Kettell, Terri Ventura, Pamela Huntington, Heidi Wallingford, Kecia Deveney (lemoncholys). All classes include either breakfast or lunch, depending on the time of your workshop. 5 Full attendee packages are available, and 10 ala-cart (single Workshops) are available. Walk-ins the day of the workshops will be available for some of the workshops only.
AnnDenise Anderson's Classes:

Jenny Hernandez aka Polka Dot Pixie Classes:

Heidi Wallingford's Classes:

Pamela Huntington's Classes:

Ruth Rae's Classes:

Terri Ventura's Class:

Joan Kettell's Classes:

Suze Weinberg's Classes:

Traci Bautista Classes:

Kecia Deveney's Classes:

Lisa Kettell's Classes (Me):

Jenny Heid and Aaron's Nieradka's Classes:

-Thursday Night Sparkle Gathering

-Friday Night Private Attendee, Guest, Vendor Party at Monmouth Antiques starting at 7pm. Visitors to the shoppe will receive Art Opera shopping discounts, take part in amazing antique and art giveaways, treasure hunt, catered food and fun. (this is complimentary and is available to all attendees, guests, vendors)
-Saturday and Sunday is the vendor soiree at St. Anthony's Hall, just around the corner from the hotel. Inside the vendor soiree will be vendors, artisans, book signings, make/takes, mini workshops, demo's and more.
(The 2 day vendor soiree is free for attendees, guests pay $10 at the door each day, or go to the Art Opera Website and print/write down the code to bring w/you to save $2). Below is a list of the vendor soiree mini workshops, make/takes and demo's which are either free or for a small fee.
-Saturday and Sunday are additional small demo's and mini workshops at: Monmouth Antiques, Plum Cottage and Carla Gizzi, the schedule is on the Art Opera Blog!

For the whole photo gallery of amazing workshops, instructors, props, decor, vendors, location, to do, inside the shoppes, the oyster point, etc., click on the Art Opera Photo Gallery Album on Flickr
and/or Join the Art Opera yahoo Group!