Love was in the air...

Hello all! I hope you have been having a spectacular winter so far--we're on the home stretch now! Spring is coming. Over here at Zavida we have been extremely busy the past several weeks hosting lots of shows around the country. In January we had the pleasure of hosting a special trunk show at the luxurious Canyon Ranch in Tucson, Arizona. The show was a huge success; we met tons of wonderful new people and were able to share the Zavida story with many of them. Not to mention the wonderful sunshine!

Some pictures from the Canyon Ranch show:

We also snagged a couple iPhone pictures of our show at Purcell Gallery of Fine Art in Tubac, Arizona:

We also had several shows around Valentine's Day, both in Arizona and in Washington. At our 2011 Valentine's Day Show, hosted at our very own studio here on Vashon Island, lots of people from around the island came, and some ventured over on the ferry from the mainland as well. We had great food--including a delicious asparagus, sun-dried tomato, & feta cheese dish which I shall post the recipe for soon--and great conversation. The theme of the purchases seemed to be pearls and one particularly beautiful stone known as Iolite, which has the appearance of amethyst, but with a slightly richer blue tone to it...

While the jewelry and company was fantastic, I have to admit that personally, my favorite part was the delicious chocolate fountain we had which provided attendees with a wonderful dip for their cookies, fruit, and anything else they felt like coating in chocolate. We also had a drawing for a lovely pearl necklace, which the local Elementary School Art teacher won! So congratulations to Gail of Vashon Island for winning and we hope she enjoys our Valentine's Day gift to her.

Stay tuned for that delicious recipe and for updates on tons of new pieces headed your way...