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August 2026 News

Posted by Ellen Hamilton on

Back after Summer Break: Restocking!

You could say it is bad planning that I am now in Fairfax and Arlington more than in Alexandria!

Only because I have so many Alexandria-themed shirts, paintings, note pads, cards... The up-side is that I have expanded my t-shirt designs for the new locations. I feel it gives me more flexibility with being able to set up in new communities and meet new people. It turns out, retail is actually about the people. I miss customers who I used to see at West End Market! Once a month, I am at Gustave Art Market in Del Ray. Gustave Market is this Saturday, and the second Saturday of each month.

Before leaving for Summer break, I was cleaned out of sun hats and scarves and shirts. Now it has been a race to re-order hats, shirts and sew new scarves.

Ellen Hamilton

Heraldic roaring Lion watercolor

Latest Painting


This image was painted from many different lion images - I kept losing the one I was using! Watercolor on thick gray paper, he was finally done in June. The perfect frame was picked out, and a double cream-colored mat. My last Sunday at Pike Park before our trip, my weather report got it wrong. The skies opened and it poured! I thought, "I am the dumbest vendor ever, sitting here with watercolors in the pouring rain!" Somehow all the artwork was fine. It was hustled back into the van and no damage done.


See Mr. Lion Painting

Daisy-chain baseball cap with daisy lace sewed on

Daisy-Chain
Baseball Cap

Cotton cap with daisy lace sewed on

Large sized fedora style, camel colored hat with colorful band.

Large Fedora

Large sized, fedora style sun hat with colorful band

Petite sun hat

Petite Sun Hat

Breezy Victoria style sun hat in two colors for petite heads