The show is up! It took about 4 1/2 hours to put everything in the cases the way I wanted it. Charlie came to help me the last hour and half. He has a great eye for design. Above is a one of the big cases that flank the entrance to the children’s room. It is hard to see, but the birds are in there with their nest and three wooden eggs. And above them are assorted animals.
And this case is opposite that one. It is also huge. And right next to the fish tank where all children like to hang out so I put the storybook vignettes there. Roxanne, Simon and I took a last minute trip to Lowe’s yesterday to get the bricks for Humpty. One pig is on mini bales of hay, the next has a bundle of sticks and the third is sitting on more bricks. The wolf is sitting on top of our wooden United Housewrecker’s Box with the cauldron beside him.
And here I am holding the front page of today’s Wellesley Townsman once the show was totally installed. Whew! I put a few more pictures of the cases here if you are interested.
WOW! It looks great! (As if we expected anything less…)
Congratulations on getting it all put together so nicely and also for all the great press! You deserve every accolade you get and then some. Nice job.
Everything looks fantastic Abby! You should be so proud of yourself! What a major accomplishment!!
I’m so proud of you!
What an amazing collection of work. I looked on Flickr and wow! you can see the hours and hours of effort. Looks great.
Hurray for you! It looks amazing!
Congratulations!! It all looks AMAZING! (And you too!!)
Congrats! Your work is so lovely! 🙂
Oh, Abby, this is just fantastic! I love that you got great press on this show – you totally deserve it. The cases look fabulous, and the one with the story book characters and their special props is just amazing – so perfect for the library. It’s so nice to see a big body of your work together like this. Now if only I could see your etsy shop – I keep having problems viewing your store. Ugh! Enjoy the fame!
Congratulations! Those longlegged birds look fabulous!
Wow! It all looks amazing. What fun to have such an event at the end of such hard work. Congratulations!
You did so fabulously – I love how the scene sets the fairytale.
You are so amazing!
It looks so great. Congratulations.
Congratulations! It all looks wonderful. I have been eyeing those beautiful birds for sometime now. I have dreams about them!
Take care, Andrea
Just adding my congratulations for your show and the wonderful press it’s received. All well deserved!
well done! it looks fantastic, best of luck.
Wow Abby!! Everything looks just fantastic. Congratulations!!
Congratulations! It looks amazing — I especially love the scene you created with the birds. And congrats on the good press!
Congratulations on a great display! Everything looks amazing with all of their props. I especially like the housewrecker’s box … perfect!
Congratulations, Abby – it looks fantastic. And the press! So very cool. I really love the details like the little hay bales, they bring the whole display together so beautifully. 🙂
love it! congrats!!
also…love the props – bricks ect. great idea.
I can’t wait to go see it- let’s plan an opening… a little wine and cheese in the ladies room?
Congrats Abby! Your displays look wonderful! And more congrats on your writeups in the papers! Wow! I can say “I knew her when…”
it looks fantastic! it must feel good to stand in front of it and admire all your hard work. wonderful!!
What an accomplishment! Congratulations!
You’d better do a little something nice & relaxing for yourself this weekend…
Way to go! Your displays are wonderful and your work is stunning. What lucky library visiting kids.
The show looks so smart! If you weren’t one already- you’re now a local celebrity. With fame comes responsibility so consider blocking the driveway with some caution tape or pylons to keep the fans off your lawn. (Can you tell I live in L.A.?) Seriously- you’ve really done well and deserve all the attention and celebrity that comes with great accomplishment.
Way to go!
Your display cases look so wonderful, I’m sure all the kids (and adults)will be absolutely spellbound by them. You are such an inspiration. Congratulations on a really brilliant show.
Congratulations on your show! I loved the layout in the cases – all very old style museum. Hope that everyone enjoys the show! It’s funny because even though I live in Scotland I have seen the Wellsley Library when visiting my aunt in the States – her husband’s mother came from Wellsley.
the display looks wonderful!
congratulations!
great job – everything looks just amazing.
Congratulations, Abby! It all looks so amazing! You have done a wonderful job setting it all up. Wish I could be there to enjoy it in person 🙂