Excited for the Historic Bluffton Arts and Seafood Festival

Trotter Arts is excited to show our photography printed on satin fabric this weekend in Bluffton, SC. This Fall has been rough with hurricanes Debby, Helene and Milton impacting many. This weekend’s weather is looking pretty spectacular and so is the art!

We will be showing some photographs of Driftwood Beach taken just before hurricane Debby. Sadly, beach erosion continues to claim the beach and the driftwood trees.

Below are two of our sunrise pieces from Driftwood Beach.

We also will be showing some favorites from the Lowcountry including Low Country Life taken in Beaufort and the Boardwalk on Hunting Island.

Come visit the festival, open from 10am-5pm Saturday and 10am-4pm on Sunday. Trotter Arts will be booth #14 behind Cornerstone Church on Calhoun Street. Hope to see you!

Artist in Residence - Devils Fork State Park

Lynne was privileged to be an artist in residence and our family thoroughly enjoyed the experience with her! Recently she presented a pair of 32”x50” photographs printed on satin fabric to Ranger Rowdy. A huge thanks to the staff for all their support during our stay. We highly recommend a stay at the Villas. Bring your boat and enjoy the beauty!

Ranger Rowdy and Lynne Trotter Presentation

On the left is Laurel Fork Falls and on the right is Wrights Creek Falls, both are popular boating spots on the beautiful Lake Jocassee.

It was really difficult to select from all the pictures taken. In the end the waterfalls were selected because of their iconic status around the lake. Below are several other pictures from around the lake.

Toxaway Creek

Jumping Off Rock at Sunset

Lastly, the family had a grand time! The Grandchildren swam, slid down rocks, swam under waterfalls, jumped off rocks, fished and knee boarded for the first time. They saw Bad Creek, Whitewater River, Thompson River, Bear Camp Creek, Horsepasture River and Toxaway River and portions of the Foothills Trail. Yes, we slept good at night and many memories were made!

Foot Bridge at Horsepasture River

We will be placing some of the Lake Jocassee pictures on our web site in the portfolios section - new releases. Also, we will be taking a few Jocassee prints to our next show: Aikens’ Makin’ on Friday and Saturday September 6th and 7th. Let us know if you are interested in any of these satin fabric prints. We would be happy to work with you! Below is a button that takes you to our store. Please call if you’re interested in any piece. The 60” wide pieces are available for local pick up or at shows due to the “oversize” shipping expense. Thanks for sharing our experiences with you!

Driftwood Beach - Field Trip

We are remiss for not posting sooner, but we had an interesting field trip to Jekyll Island back in July. We really enjoyed our field trip and the island has changed since our last visit about 30 years ago! We found the island very bike friendly. One day we logged 17.5 miles. That day started early as we wanted to catch Driftwood Beach at daybreak. We were able to capture two shots that we have printed for our Fall Shows, both are 37” x 60” printed on satin fabric.

Survivor

Morning at the tree

Later in the day we circled back to Boneyard Beach. As we admired the tree at a higher tide, a local photographer told us that the tree was the most photographed tree in Georgia. We are not too sure about that “fact” but it is a recognizable site. Below is the shot. We printed it 24” x 24”.

Later in July, Lynne was selected as artist in residence at Devils Fork State Park on Lake Jocassee where we spent a week. Next week we will deliver the art to Ranger Rowdy and we’ll also post another blog with a few of the images the we printed from our fantastic week.

Fall Show season is quickly approaching! Our next show is:

Aiken’s Makin’ on Friday and Saturday September 6th and 7th. Hope to see you there!

You can also view our web site by using the button below. We will be adding these to the New Releases on the store soon. Please remember that the 60” wide pieces are offered at shows or local pick up only due to the high oversize shipping cost. Please call to order and we can work out delivery.

Announcing 2023 Favorites

As we close out our 2023 shows, we always reflect on the past year and announce the annual favorites. So here you go ……

In the 24” x 24” size, two wildlife shots were selected a 2023 Favorite. A little backstory, the owl was taken in our backyard (sometimes you just get lucky) and the White Heron was taken at Magnolia Gardens (hours of patience) where we love to visit when the rookery gets active. This is the 2nd consecutive year for Preening to be a favorite.

The 2023 favorite triptych is The Road to Wormsloe. We began producing XLarge triptychs which are 50” x 96”. We were pleasantly surprised how much interest there is in the XLarge size. As it turned out, The Road to Wormsloe was our best seller in the XLarge and the Large sizes (even outselling Angel Oak!). Wormsloe Plantation is in Savannah, and it is the longest avenue of live oaks in the Southeast. It makes a grand statement piece of art. This is the second consecutive year for this one to be the favorite triptych.

In our portrait category a shot from Lake Moultrie is our 2023 favorite. The name of the piece is Lake Moultrie Pair and it was taken using a long exposure technique. Some of our customers said they really liked the peaceful serenity and calming spirit around this piece. We offer this in two sizes 26” x 40” and 32” x 50” and it looks great with our walnut stained cedar frame.

Every year, we try to listen to the voice of our customers and we heard requests for large one-piece landscapes. We decided on 60” wide and 37” or 30” tall as our show standard. We took a couple of productive field trips to the low country and reviewed some previous shots for possible printing. We were pleased that the 60” landscapes were very popular at our shows. Low Country Life 37”x 60” and Morning at Botany Bay 30” x 60” rose to the top as two of our 2023 Favorites.

A word of thanks to all our customers who made 2023 so successful. Ya’ll are the best! It’s always fun to look back briefly, before we press forward. We are currently applying for 2024 shows and printing for the 2024 season. Also, working on updating our web site, adding items and inventory. The store is organized a little differently and we’re wrestling with shipping costs on the 60” pieces (oversized). We hope that you will visit the store and we welcome your feedback!

If we can help you with your home or office decorating, please give us a call as we would love to work with you! Our next show will be in Columbia - The Vintage Market Days of the Midlands on February 2nd - 4th at the SC State Fairgrounds.