Host an Artsy Fartsy Party
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Invite to our Artsy Fartsy Party, art by my daughter |
The idea is to rely on your friends to provide entertainment, decor, and food for a party. Though most of my friends don't call themselves artists, I knew that each had something creative to offer. So my husband and I hosted an Artsy Fartsy party a few weeks ago.
We had two rules: (1) Each person had to dress appropriately artsy (we had a lot of black-clad people), and (2) Each person or couple had to bring a creative talent, whether it was a performance, a visual art, or a culinary treat. At our party, we ended up having:
- a pianist
- a juggler/joke teller
- a poet
- a singer (my husband)
- an amateur caricaturist
- an origami maker (what do you call that? an origamist?)
- four artists who displayed paintings, architectural sketches, and prints
- a baking demonstration (a French friend showed us how to make French bread from scratch), and
- delicious dishes and well-chosen bottles of wine
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My artist card |