Katey's Garden Flower Art

I'm going to go out on a limb here and suggest that even if you don't have a yard, it would be worth your time to stop by Katey's Garden Flower Art booth at The Flea.

"I will use the term 'whimsical' to describe my yard art."

And this, dear reader, is super cool whimsical yard art:

How did Katey get started making these?

"A friend of mine introduced me to plate flowers through a photograph she found, and I was hooked. I wanted to just make a few for myself, but we know how that story goes. That was 3 years ago, and I'm still at it. Let me compare it to Lay's Potato Chips*: I just can't make just one!"

Um, no, she can't:

Where on the good green earth does Katey find so many plates?

"I find pieces at the secondhand shops that everyone goes to. I also have been lucky at estate sales and antique shops. Yard sales can be good, but I don't find as much as you would think. I do have a couple of secret haunts that will remain nameless. Friends stop by my house and give me things. I think people are happy to give things away when they think that something unique can be created with it. My friend Al from Big Al's Poke and Pick spent part of last winter finding items for me too!"

When Katey's Garden Flower Art is at The Flea she sets up a magical glass and porcelain patch on the Greenway.

"I started this art later in life and it has brought out the good and bad in me. The good part is being able to create fun things that make me smile and hopefully make other people smile too. The bad part is that I have become obsessive compulsive over making them. Does anyone know a good therapist??"

Okay. The work is amazing and you now know exactly what your yard is missing.  But even if you DON'T have a yard, don't you want to stop by and see the glass in the sunshine and hear a few more lines from Katey?  Come meet her at The Flea!

* The Providence Flea does not endorse or recommend Lay's Potato Chips, but we do heartily approve of snacks and snacking.